Living Conditions of the Poor

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Living Conditions of the Poor
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The Tenements

• Tenements were a step up for the homeless or
  people living in rural shacks. They lacked
  descent room, light, and fresh air.

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Jacob Riis
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The Tenements How the Other Half Lives

• Be a little careful please! The hall is dark
  and you might stumbleHere where the hall turns
  and dives into utter darkness isa flight of
  stairs. You can feel your way, if you cannot see
  it. All the fresh air that enters these stairs
  comes from the hall-door that is forever slamming

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The Tenements How the Other Half Lives

• The sinks are in the hallway, that all the
  tenants may have accessand all be poisoned alike
  by their summer stenchesHere is a door. Listen!
  That short, hacking cough, that tiny, helpless
  wailwhat do they mean?...The child is dying of
  measles. With half a chance it might have lived
  but it had none. That dark bedroom killed it.

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Problems in Industrial towns
population
Overcrowding
Poor housing
Poor hygiene
Dirty drinking water
Pollution
Sewage
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The problem of public health shown here is
. Overcrowded buildings. Many people often had
to share the same small and dirty rooms and the
same beds. This meant diseases would spread
quickly and easily.
The problem of public health shown here is
.public lodging houses. Here many people, often
strangers, would share dirty and cramped rooms.
This meant that diseases could spread quickly and
as people moved around the country they would
spread the disease further.
The problem of public health shown here is .
Dirty streets with rubbish heaps. A woman is
dressed in ragged clothing and is searching
through a heap of rubbish in the street, you can
also see a child playing in the rubbish. The
waste was not removed from the streets which
shows that people lived in filthy conditions and
this could have led to diseases spreading.
The problem of public health shown here is .
Death. A coffin is being carried among the
crowded streets. This shows that people were
around dying or dead people which would have made
it easier for them to catch diseases.
The problem of public health shown here is
. child poverty A young boy is holding a broom
used for cleaning chimneys which tells us he
works. The boy is dressed in rags which shows he
is poor. Many children did dangerous jobs and
worked for long hours for little pay and could
afford not much food or clothing. This meant that
they would be under-nourished and unhealthy,
which made them more likely to die from diseases.
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Working Conditions of the Poor
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Sweatshops
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Child Labor
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Bobbin Girl Cotton Mill
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Breaker Boys Woodward Coal Mines Kingston, PA
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• Starting in Upper Left
• Usher
• Dept. Store Girl
• Wagon Boy
• Soda Fountain
• Cotton Mill Workers
• Oyster Shucking
• Errand Boy
• Mine Boy
• Ill-Equipped School
• Old Age at 47
• Illiterate Family

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