What was life in cities like during the Industrial Revoultion?

In general, life in cities during the Industrial
Revolution was quite difficult.  The vast majority of people worked in very physically
demanding and dangerous jobs for long hours.  They typically had poor housing situations
and very little time for leisure compared to what we have
today.

Looking at a few examples, the link below tells us
that workers typically worked about 60 hours per week.  Their jobs were often physically
dangerous and did not pay very well.  Because of this, they were not able to afford good
housing.  People lived in small apartments that did not have indoor plumbing.  Often,
the apartments did not even have windows.  Also because of the low pay, many children
(the link below says 20% of those aged 10-15) had to work at full-time
jobs.

As examples like these show, life was very difficult
for the working class in cities of the Industrial Revolution.