Details About The 1800s That Definitely Weren't In The History Books ~8

[Rella]

By Cody Mauro

Adult Mortality

Surviving a day in the 19th century was a bit like dodging traffic, and cholera, smallpox, tuberculosis, bad diets, and lacking medical knowledge were the cars speeding down the highway. Data is skewed (because of the infant mortality rate), but the average life span was about 41 years.