Medieval towns were crowded because serfs wanted more freedom and moved out of the manor land to towns.
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Medieval towns were crowded because serfs wanted more freedom
and moved out of the manor land to towns.
Towns in medieval Europe were dangerous places because they were noisy, crowded, and often unsafe. Pickpockets and theives would always be on the lookout for travelers with money in their pockets. Towns didn't have streetlights, so night Watchmen patrolled the streets with candle lanterns to deter (discourage) criminals. -Carol
Many medieval towns were clean by their standards, which would have meant uncluttered, without foul odors, and so on. The medieval people did not understand anything about bacteria, viruses, and disease vectors, so in some modern senses, the towns were not clean; for example you could not trust the water.
Some medieval towns transportations were wagons or carriages. Some people just walked.
In the middle ages city dwellers were crowded together and usually had unclean water supplies. They had no knowledge of the causes of disease so could not do things to prevent diseases spreading, such as collecting waste and keeping it away from their water supply.
Regulate production or trade ;)