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Living Conditions in the Inner City

Living Conditions in the Inner City. US History: Spiconardi . Tenements. Tenements  urban multi-unit dwellings; In the late 19 th /early 20 th centuries they were usually four to eight stories that were often plagued by unsafe & unsanitary conditions

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Living Conditions in the Inner City

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  1. Living Conditions in the Inner City US History: Spiconardi

  2. Tenements • Tenements  urban multi-unit dwellings; In the late 19th/early 20th centuries they were usually four to eight stories that were often plagued by unsafe & unsanitary conditions • Directions: Analyze the following photographs & documents. Identify and describe conditions and problems residents of the inner cities faced.

  3. Related Problems • Crime • Due to poverty crime increases in the urban centers of America • 1881: 25 murders per 1 million people • 1898: 107 murders per 1 million people

  4. Related Problems • Health Issues • Tuberculosis • Cholera • Typhoid • Diphtheria

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