Timeline of sanitation
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This is a timeline of sanitation.
Big picture
| Time period | Development summary | More details |
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Full timeline
| Year | Event type | Details | |
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| 2000 BC | Descriptions of of foul water purification by boiling and filtering are written in Sanskrit.[1] | ||
| 460-377 BC | “Hygiene” becomes known as the branch of medicine dedicated to the "art of health," (as distinct from therapeutics, the treatment of disease).[1] | ||
| 300 BC-AD 400 | Romans build a system of aqueducts providing inhabitants with fresh running water, which is piped directly to homes of the wealthy, and to public fountains and baths. This system greatly improves domestic sanitation and adequate disposal of sewage. |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SNAPSHOTS OF PUBLIC SANITATION". hygieneforhealth.org.au. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
