This caused the crime rate to slowly rise in crowded areas. Not only did it create less jobs it created less living space. This is a primary reason as to why tenements were formed. Tenements were a new form of housing that was developed. Since families were so closely compact these tenements were fire hazards, wasteful and disease filled. The average family had no other choice but to live in unhealthy conditions because they could not afford a better
This caused the crime rate to slowly rise in crowded areas. Not only did it create less jobs it created less living space. This is a primary reason as to why tenements were formed. Tenements were a new form of housing that was developed. Since families were so closely compact these tenements were fire hazards, wasteful and disease filled. The average family had no other choice but to live in unhealthy conditions because they could not afford a better