I-6: Problems Flashcards
1
Q
Housing
A
Neighborhoods overcrowded; housing old/outdated; Tenements established
2
Q
Water
A
only the newest urban dwellings had indoor toilets & the shared toilets in tenements often overflowed
3
Q
Sanitation
A
streets> littered w/ trash & dead horses
Alleys> food waste & trash
-> breeding ground for epidemics, threat to everyone
4
Q
Fire
A
Consequence for crowded housing> open fireplaces & gas lighting started fires quickly swept through cities
5
Q
Crime
A
Streets were dimly lit at night many factory workers worked late shifts
