How did society change in response to the industrial revolution

You read earlier about the ineffective preindustrial medicinal practices that lingered into the 19th century. Poorly educated doctors still bled patients, consulted astrology for treatment, and often did more harm than good. These medieval practices became appallingly insufficient in the dense working-class neighborhoods of the new industrial cities, which became, with theirpoor sanitation, breeding grounds for diseases.

Fortunately, healthcare did gradually improve during the Industrial Revolution through advances in science and technology that focused on preventions and cures. Eventually, sound scientific research and experimentation established the basis for a professional medical community. During the 1850s and 1860s, diagnostic aids that doctors typically use today-the stethoscope, the ophthalmoscope, and the thermometer - came into common use. Microscopes improved enough to allow for the examination of microorganisms. During the 1880s and 1890s doctors began to use preventive inoculations to systematicallycontrol contagious diseases. And by the end of the 19th century, hospitals began to use general anesthesia and antiseptic, which allowed physicians more carefully to perform surgery and greatly reduced the amount of hospital deaths (Haley).