Urban Life Condition in the 19th Century were hazardous because of Corrupt Government, Spread of Disease, and dangerous Tenements.
Tenements, what were they for? Why were they dangerous?
"It was impossible for me to believe that conditions in Europe could be worse than they were in the Polish section of Chicago" -Alice Hamilton, On Tenements
"I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles, my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures" Boss Tweed, On The Issue of Thomas Nast's Political Cartoons.
"I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating" Boss Tweed, Raking In Votes
The effect of Cholera in the 19th Century was simply massive.
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Created with images by AnotherLeaf - "drain plumbing wall"