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what condition most directly contributed to the spread of disease in the city tenements in the early 1900s?

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inadequate sanitation

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Back then , the city was shocked by smallpox epidemic. Since smallpox is easily transmitted by contact, overcrowded areas are the perfect breeding spot for smallpox ( they still has not developed small pox vaccine back then)
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