... set up people were faced with more problems. Health was an important matter and people soon began to realise there were few resources. There were a lot of diseases around and with families living in compact communities there was a high risk of infection. For example Smallpox, which left many men infertile and many women less able to carry their unborn children in the newly set up towns there was a lack of medical facilities (e.g.: Hospitals and doctors), so if people were ill they would have to travel long distances to find the help they needed. Not only were there a small number of medical facilities there were no schools meaning children would not be educated, this was until the women started to teach and effectively, start up their own schools. There was also an insufficient quantity of resources. Firstly, supplies were low such as tools making it hard to farm ...

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