{"id":4560,"date":"2026-01-04T14:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-clean-were-the-victorians-ruth-goodman-on-19th-century-healthcare\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T14:06:48","slug":"how-clean-were-the-victorians-ruth-goodman-on-19th-century-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/how-clean-were-the-victorians-ruth-goodman-on-19th-century-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"How CLEAN were the Victorians? | Ruth Goodman on 19th-century healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtVS-vK0x2c?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>How did life expectancy transform during the reign of Queen Victoria. And how did germ theory change lives? Subscribe here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/subhistoryextrayoutube <\/p>\n<p>Historian Ruth Goodman explores the great strides in healthcare that took place in the 19th century \u2013 from the move towards clean water supplies and improved waste disposal, to antiseptics in hospitals and in the home..<\/p>\n<p>#HistoryExtra #health #victorian <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n00:31 How clean were the Victorians?<br \/>\n03:35 What did they know about germs?<br \/>\n05:42 What about Florence Nightingale?<br \/>\n10:22 What about hygiene in the home?<\/p>\n<p>More episodes with Ruth Goodman are live now at https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/membership\/victorian-leisure\/. Gain access to the full course on Life in Victorian Britain, and much more with a membership. 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