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Malnutrition and tuberculosis were two diseases that were prevelent during the Great Depression. Health care was directly related to income and with up to 25% of the population unemployed, health care was relatively unattainable for the poor. An American Health Dilemma, a book, pages 132- 133 The 1930's, A Time for Depression (http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/elmer/infoCentral/frameset/decade/1930.htm) The Great Depression (http://libr http://library.thinkquest.org/3483/Rhist/gd.htmlary.thinkquest.org/3483/Rhist/gd.html)
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∙ 14y agoRickets was a disease targeting children suffering malnutrition during the Great Depression. Rickets causes softening of the bones that could lead to breakage and deformity. It was due to a Vitamin D and calcium deficiency from people having to do without healthy foods because of the high rate of unemployment and plight of farmers.
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∙ 13y agoWell two of the common ones that I have just seen here online were health issues due to malnutrition, as well as tuberculosis. I'm totally looking for the same information as you, so I'm sorry that I'm not the greatest source, but I hope this maybe helped you a little. Hope you find what you're looking for!
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∙ 13y agoEpidmeics of tuberculosis, diphtherica and whooping cough plauged communities
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Which of these rose during the great depression?
Migration rose during the Great Depression.
Did they have bicycles during the great depression?
Yes, there were bicycles during the great depression.
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it was not clean during the great depression
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What did some americans question during the great depression?
What day did the banks close during the Great Depression?
what did so many banks close during the great depression
Which of these rose during the great depression?
Migration rose during the Great Depression.
Did they have bicycles during the great depression?
Yes, there were bicycles during the great depression.
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What was environmental cleanliness like during the Great Depression?
it was not clean during the great depression
How does hooverville relate to the Great Depression?
It happenes during the Great Depression.
What did some Americans question during the Great Depression?
What did some americans question during the great depression?
What day did the banks close during the Great Depression?
what did so many banks close during the great depression
Was Taylor Swift around during the Great Depression?
The Great Depression happened in the 1930s and 1940s. Taylor Swift was born in 1989, so she was not around during the Great Depression.
Is there anyone their who lived during the great depression?
There are many Americans who were alive during the depression.
Christmas during the Great Depression?
Yes chrismas still occurred during the depression.
What was the homeless rate during the Great Depression?
the homeless rate during the great depression was nearly 25 percent of Americans.
What was the unemployment percentage during the Great Depression according to class of society?
The unemployment rate was 25% during the Great Depression.
