So you think that people live longer and better now? Prepare to have your mind blown. Link follows.
We were healthier and lived as long or longer in the Victorian era.. FACT. “…public records reveal that they lived as long – or longer – than we do in the 21st century.”
“…adult life expectancy increased from the 1850s until by 1875 it matched or surpassed our own”
“Those that survived the perils of childbirth and infancy lived as long as we do, and were healthier…”