Growth of Industrial Towns and Cities Flashcards
Why did towns and cities grow?
- Improved infrastructure
- Demands for housing met by employers and factory owners
Where was housing often built?
Close to factories
What type of housing was used?
Back to back housing
Why was back to back housing used?
Minimised the cost got factory owners, houses were often used in conjunction with terracing
What was back to back housing?
a terraced house, but with shared walls on either side and to the rear, leaving only one front wall for all the windows and the front door
1750
Population of London and Edinburgh over 50,000
1772
Population of Manchester 25,000
1831
Population of Manchester 182,000
1851
29 cities over 50,000, London 2.3million
What was the main requirement of housing, what was the result?
maximise gain and minimise outlay, rows upon rows of cheap dwellings
What were the back to back housings like?
cramped, poor quality, small, very dark
What did the houses result in?
Lack of ventilation and smoke created respiratory problems
What was the sanitation like?
Drainage systems insufficient, cesspits without solid bottoms and not emptied to save money, seeped into water supplies
What was the result of poor sanitation?
Outbreaks of influenza and cholera
Cholera epidemic in Sunderland, killing 32,000
1831
