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Tenement Housing Many immigrants moved into the streets of New York and Chicago in search for tenement buildings. The life in these buildings were harsh and full of diseases and sickness. Immigrants in these building had to rent and share a room with another 13 adults. The conditions in these buildings were extreme, the lack of sanitation and housing made an impact on every person living in these small and clustered rooms. The children in these tenement buildings were exposed to extreme famine, with the unsanitary food and unhealthy living condition children's life span was up to 6 years. The children living in these buildings did not live long because of the bad conditions inside these tenements. ¨The death of a child registered at the

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