LIVING CONDITIONS

CHANGES

• Cities became dirty
• No time for recreation
• Traditions banned
• Horrible poor houses and workhouses conditions
• Bad conditions caused death and disease

FAMILIES IN POVERTY

• Workhouse inmates increased by 151% in 5 years
• Poorhouses and workhouses were designed to be harsh to discourage poverty
• Families were separated in poorhouses
• Government created prison-like houses and work spaces for the poor.

DIRTY

• Working class neighborhoods were crowded and polluted
• Quarters that were once neat are now full of filth and misery
• Dirty water pumps caused 10,000 deaths in 3 months (Cholera)
• Quality of life took a sharp downturn
• Poor sanitation caused lower life expectancy and poor public health

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