The impact of polluted waters on diseases spread in Naseri age (from foreign tourist's point of view)

Lack of hygiene and general health was deteriorating during Qajar era and as general hygiene was unorganized. Failure to follow personal hygiene beside lack of public education on basic health principles, caused diseases spread that some of them was due to use the polluted water. In this era use the polluted water caused many diseases such as cholera, digestive diseases, guinea worm, and skin diseases. In this study we have tried to show the impact of polluted waters on diseases spread in Naseri age from foreign tourist’s point of view. The findings show that from foreign travel writers’ point of view, lack and inadequate distribution of waters, ignorance public toward sanitation and neglect of central state to water hygiene caused water pollution in Naseri age and consequently diseases spread. The method in this cross-sectional study was conducted using information and library documents.