BRIEF HISTORY OF CLEANING VIA CLEANING SUPPORT SERVICES
A Brief history of Cleaning Today, we know that sanitation makes a tremendous contribution to preventing disease and keeping people healthy. But is wasn’t always that way. Throughout most of our history, sanitation practices were practically non-existent. Yet the history of sanitation dates back at least 7.000 years, to the Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. 7,000 YEARS AGO The Babylonians discovered that contaminated water could cause disease.
They brought in fresh water every day. 2,000 YEARS AGO, the physician Hippocrates discovered that cleansing could prevent infection. THE ROMAN EMPIRE Made great progress in the area of sanitation. Built aqueducts to bring in fresh water, and built sewer systems and public baths. However, with the fall of the Roman Empire, much of the knowledge the Romans developed was lost, and was not passed on. MEDIEVAL TIMES where truly the Dark Ages as far as sanitation was concerned, towns were dirty and crowded, and disease, epidemics spread unchecked because of the lack of sanitation. Water was contaminated, and personal hygiene was virtually unknown.
Tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria, smallpox, yellow fever, all were rampant. As many children died as lived, and the average life span was under 30 years. The worst epidemic during this period was the Black Death, from 1438-1441, which spread to such proportions that 60 million people died, which at the time was one-fourth the population of the world. In the 19TH. CENTURY, in New York City, living conditions were as nearly as filthy as in the middle ages, and yearly epidemics swept through populations, killing many. The average life span was less than age 40.
But during the mid1800’s, it was discovered between germs and disease was proven. Soaps, disinfectants, and pharmaceuticals began to be developed, and it was first recognized that disease could be controlled. This began the Sanitation Revolution, and public health practices such as garbage collection, water treatment, public health departments and regulations, as well as personal bathing, became part of the culture. The death rate in children dropped, and the average life span increased over the years, to age 74.
History of Cleaning
House Cleaning in Ancient Times
Before there was nearly any technology that could help with every day cleaning, there were ancient civilizations that grew incredibly creative in order to maintain cleanliness. The ancient Mesopotamian societies cleaned their living quarters with the by-products of their agricultural harvest. Taking straw and other materials unfit for use, they wove them together with a stick and built a small broom. While a far cry from today’s technologically advanced brooms, the ancient people were able to clean their homes fairly well with their new tool.
It wasn’t only the Mesopotamians who were good at cleaning their homes with primitive cleaning tools. The Greeks and Romans took great pride in their ability to maintain cleanliness for it enhanced their perception of superiority in the Mediterranean and the known world. While ancient Mesopotamian cultures typically had grass or dirt floors, many of the Greek and Roman buildings were made of stone and required extra attention.
Luckily for ancient Greek and Roman rulers, there were plenty of slaves that could wash the stone and keep the building clean. Legions of these slaves were used in order to scrub the stone on a routine basis in order to remove the dirt and grime.
It should be noted that the house cleaning in ancient times was considerably different from what it is today. Without technology, it was harder to maintain the same level of hygiene that we currently take for granted. Even with slaves and primitive brooms, the ancient peoples were incredibly dirty compared to modern individuals. Bathing was infrequent, teeth were rotten, but arguably the only aspect of the ancient lives that had a measure of cleanliness was the cleaning of the home.
Organizing and Ancient Home
Much like modern homes, the ancient peoples needed to do more than just clean their homes. Most of them needed to organize many of the things in their home as well. Ancient cultures often had trade from distant lands and plenty of religious artifacts in their homes. Despite common perceptions, the ancients had a lot of possessions and they often were strewn across the home.
Organizing the ancient home was a difficult task as furniture was far more scarce than it is today. Therefore, space was a hot commodity and thus shelves were often made as an extension of the wall. In creating shelves out of the wall, it was much easier to store goods and prevent harm to them later on.
SOURCE: http://homejoy.hubpages.com/hub/Creative-Ways-to-Organize-Your-Closet
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