1. Industries and other urban activities gave people the necessary livelihood.
2. People moved to the towns and settled down in makeshift houses and shelters
3. They were cramped and had little sanitation and other facilities.
4. Accidents, diseases, and epidemics were common. Most workers’ residential areas lacked proper ventilation, health, and sanitation facilities.
5. Slums became a common scenario in towns and cities especially near the factories and mines.
6. At the same time, distinct quarters came up for the rich and powerful which were well provided in terms of open spaces, sanitation, water supply, roads, and other facilities.
7. Slowly people fought for civic rights and the conditions of the worker’s quarters too improved.
8. People were accustomed to luxurious life and towns were polluted.
