living conditions- towns

Noisy

Upper floors jut out to provide more floor and caused stagnant rain water

Thatched roof full of insects + rodents

Not everyone cleaned gutters/ drains

Lived very close together

Few people had gardens

Poorer areas were dirty and cramped

bought food instead of making it

street vendors/ taverns sold hot food and ale

made meat pies from rancid meat

were allowed to leave rubbish outside for 3-4 days then had to remove it

threw sewage into river

smoke from metal works= polluting

threw sewage into streets

Still left rubbish outside

Tradespeople caused a lot of mess

Animal waste/carcasses everywhere

Gong fermers

rakers would move waste outside of town

Water from conduits

Most got water from conduit or bought it

Some had wells

Lots of pollution

cesspits

Lots of animals around