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Explain why public health provision was far better in the towns of Ancient Rome than in English towns during the Middle Ages? Explain the answer? You may use the information below.  

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James Scott Explain why public health provision was far better in the towns of Ancient Rome than in English towns during the Middle Ages? Explain the answer? You may use the information below.> The Romans had an organised system of public health.> The Roman Empire split in two and disintegrated after about 500AD.> Many English towns lacked clean water and sewage disposal. Roman Public Health was much better than Medieval Public Health because the Romans used aqueducts, sewers and running water to clean out the toilets. The Romans had a stable Government committed to health and medicine, believed in worshipping to the God's, used tax properly by using the money to maintain health and medicine, had a very strong army which was strong and healthy and able to fend off any opposition attacking their gigantic empire spanning over the whole of Europe and parts of Africa and the middle east, the Romans...

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