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Living conditions in towns & cities By Douglas & Myles

Living conditions in towns & cities

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Living conditions in towns & cities. By Douglas & Myles. Terraces- were quite nice places to live compared to cellars and tenements Single ends- Within a block of tenement's at the end of the building. . The better Housing in a city. Tenements- flat’s often small and cramped. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Living conditions in  towns & cities

Living conditions in towns & cities

ByDouglas

& Myles

Page 2: Living conditions in  towns & cities

The better Housing in a cityTerraces- were quite

nice places to live compared to cellars and tenements

• Single ends- Within a block of tenement's at the end of the building.

Page 3: Living conditions in  towns & cities

The worst house’s in a slum • Tenements- flat’s

often small and cramped.

• Close- Close ally way’s with a dead end

• Cellars- are terrible cold, damp & dark places to live.

Page 4: Living conditions in  towns & cities

Diseases

• Cholera• Can kill in hours• First you get a violent stomach ache, then

you’re sick and you have diahhorea then they collapse and go cold the pulse goes weak the skin turns blue and then they died

• 40 to 60% of victims died

Page 5: Living conditions in  towns & cities

Sewerage Systems

• Most streets just had a privy at the end of the street shared by all in the street it became a cess pit this is a breeding place for germs.

• Unless you were rich then you had a proper toilet.