Applying material from item B and your knowledge, evaluate the reasons for, and the consequences of, the fall in death rate since 1900.

It is common now for people to live into their nineties since the decrease in death rate from the 1900. Life expectancy in the 1900 was 50 years of age for men and 57 for women. Their has been a drastic increase of life expectancy since 1900 proven by the 2011 census which shows it is now 82 years of age for women and 78 years for men. The death rate is now much lower than in the past due to many reasons. Firstly, the fall of death rate is due to today's medical and public health developments. The infant mortality rate is dramatically lower than a century ago because of pre and post-natal car this involves treatments and trainings to ensure a healthy pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and birthing process for the mother and for her child. Once past childhood, in which children are now protected from most infections and diseases,]individual are less vulnerable therefor increasing their chances of a long life. Their are now less manual labor accidents as dangerous and exhausting jobs, such as dock work and mining has declined therefor contributing to the fall in death rates since 1900. Public health advances during and since the nineteenth century have contributed to the fall of death rates as the flush toilet, efficient sewage and water systems and the Clean Air Acts. The Clean Air Act introduced a number of measures to reduce air pollution, especially by introducing 'smoke control areas' in some towns and cities in which only smokeless fuels could be burned. By shifting homes' sources of heat towards cleaner coals, electricity, and gas, it reduced the amount of smoke pollution and sulphur dioxide from household fires. Reinforcing these changes, the Act also included measures to relocate power stations away from cities, and for the