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> In 1923 they'd say "we have modern medicine and air travel" Not really. Penicillin was ~1930. Ford Air Transport Service was founded in 1925. Typical peop
by mlyle 3y ago
> In 1923 they'd say "we have modern medicine and air travel"
Not really. Penicillin was ~1930. Ford Air Transport Service was founded in 1925.
Typical people didn't have a whole lot. Indoor plumbing was only starting to become commonplace in the late 1920s. Radio only reached the majority of homes in the 1930s. Only about half of families had a car by 1923.
- jvm___ 3y agoIn the 1940 USA census 50% of houses reported having indoor plumbing.
- mlyle 3y agoThe issue here is defining what indoor plumbing is. It was a small majority in 1940 if you include heated water, a bath, and a flush toilet exclusive to that dwelling unit. If you include toilets alone and apartments with shared toilet facilities, the majority was reached a bit earlier-- around 1930, meaning that I judged indoor plumbing was rapidly becoming commonplace in the late 20s. In 1923, a huge chunk of households still used kerosene lamps as a primary means of lighting (it was a decent percentage in 1940, even).
- jvm___ 3y agoAgreed, but they didn't ask the indoor plumbing question in the earlier censuses because it wasn't worth asking.