The growth of the mill industry also caused considerable problems of pollution andinsanitaryconditions in the city.
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Insanitaryareas were cleared and public health became a major preoccupation.
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If the food was made up with contaminated milk or water or ininsanitaryconditions infants were also exposed to infection.
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Significantly, most of these diseases are aggravated by the presence ofinsanitaryconditions and pollution.
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This demand was largely met by private landlords adding new storeys to their oldinsanitarytenements.
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This was principally attributed to overcrowding in the 'cubicle' accommodation; poorinsanitaryconditions on the estates; and poverty among the workers who lived in a state of semi-starvation.
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They areinsanitaryand unfit for human habitation by reason of the manner of their construction.
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In the following villages there are numerousinsanitaryhouses which are not fit to be occupied.
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The demolition of a large number ofinsanitaryhouses and ofinsanitaryslums, which ought to be proceeding, has now been postponed.
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Men should not be compelled to live in quarters which areinsanitaryand an insufficient protection from the weather.
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Anyone who visits prisons knows that conditions are, in many cases, appalling andinsanitary.
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When the streets are not swept and reach a disgusting and whollyinsanitarycondition.
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Moreover, it is more difficult to controlinsanitaryconditions if a vehicle is travelling from one place to another.
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They are badly ventilated, badly lighted, disgracefully overcrowded andinsanitary.
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Most of the complaints are concerned with unsatisfactoryinsanitaryaccommodation, defective drainage or with such nuisances as offensive smells, accumulation of refuse, rats, etc.
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