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Why Were Towns And Cities In The 19th Century So Unhealthy?
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Why Were Towns And Cities In The 19th Century So Unhealthy? During the 19th century thousands of people flooded to factories for work. There was an epidemic of diseases such as T.B, Cholera and Typhoid. Towns grew rapidly without planning. Which then made the housing crowded, this caused the diseases to spread quickly. The killer diseases such as T.B, cholera, typhoid, scarlet fever and measles killed tens thousands of people in the 19th century. The poor people lived in crowded, dirty, muddy homes, which made them ill, and also other families, which lived in these areas. These killer diseases were very common. The average age of death for a labourer in the 1840's was 19. Housing and health in the 19th century was very unhealthy. As more and more people moved to towns and cities to find work. Factory workers had to live as close as possible to their place...
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