Why was public health a major concern in large cities during the 1880s?

American cities industrialized during the 1880s and infectious diseases appeared as a real threat. The immigration and the developement of large urban areas allowed diseases to spread quickly and infect larger populations. The immigrants lived in chea houses with inadequately hygiene, that made things worse.

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