Tenements (1870-1900) (jan 1, 1900 – dec 7, 1917)
Description:
Cramped, poorly lit, under ventilated, and usually without indoor plumbing, the tenements were hotbeds of vermin and disease, and were frequently swept by cholera, typhus, and tuberculosis.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1900
dec 7, 1917
~ 17 years