City Inspector's Report, Manchester England 1847 

This report dated in 1847 has been provided for the urban planning committees of various cities in England. My name is Emma Rainville, and as a mid-level city inspector I trust that you will use the information within to determine appropriate needs in urban planning for your municipalities. My report has been through as I have made use of all the sources available to me and have worked to guide you through my own analysis and critical thinking to a full description of the issues facing our cities.

The positive impact of Industrialization on Life and work in the cities were shown in Documents B and E. In Document B it’s shown that the people living near Manchester had good living conditions. As it said in the document people lived in “gorgeous palaces” and that means Manchester was probably a nice place to live at the time. in Document E the setting was in a smoky valley with lots of family's. It was said that the smoke from the factories was a good thing because it gives the people and children food and jobs. I question that the smoke from the factories was all good because it pollutes the air the families breath and that could cause illness.

           There were several Documents that showed negative impacts on people. For example Document A described the river next to the factory with black smoke and the water was dyed purple. This can't be good for the Earth or the peoples lungs. In Document C it's stated that the people were locked in dungeons with heavy air and children lost their childhood to jobs. This is extremely bad living conditions for people especially children. Lastly in Document D the factory was filled with horrible smells of tainted water and human filth. The helpless children had health problems and had no fun in their lives due to jobs. This is a terrible place to live or even work at. One thing I question about this Document is the premature old age in children, it seems unlikely that children could look old due to these bad working conditions.

         I think industrialization had an overall negative impact on living and working conditions in these cities because all of the pollution and illnesses it must've caused. The information that lead me to believe it is mostly negative is the river described in Document A as black and purple. These are not colors anybody wants to see in a river and this was caused by industrialization.