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13 three hundred underground lodging houses in the city when the Health Department was organized. THREE HUNDRED UNDERGROUND LODGING HOUSES IN THE CITY WHEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS ORGANIZED
tage in a pleasant part of Brooklyn. The third in- stance was that of a colored family of husband, wifo, and baby in a wretehed rearrookery in West Thii-tl Street. Their rent was eight dollars and a half for a single room on the top-stoiy, so small that I was nnable to get a plioto- grapli of it even by plac- ing the camera outside tJie open door. Three short steps across either way would have measured its full extent. There was just one ex- cuse for the early tene- ment-house builders, and their successors may plead it with nearly as good right for what it is worth. "Snch," says an official re- port, " is the lack of house- room in the city tJiat any kind of tenement can be lodgers, if there is space ing in cellars. There were immediately crowded with offered." Thousands were li * Tills " uiiTentilated and fever-breeding structure " the was built was picked out by the Council of Hygiene, then 'A, and prusented to the Citizens' Association of New York =,Google GENESIS OF THE TENEMENT.  CE AT ALL WITH SCARCELY ROOM ENOUGH TO TURN AROUND IN THEY HAD BEEN COMPELLED TO PAY FIVE DOLLARS AND A HALF A MONTH IN ADVANCE THERE WERE FOUR SUCH ROOMS IN THAT ATTIC AND TOGETHER THEY BROUGHT IN AS MUCH AS MANY A HANDSOME LITTLE COTTAGE IN A PLEASANT PART OF BROOKLYN THE THIRD INSTANCE WAS THAT OF A COLOURED FAMILY OF HUSBAND WIFE AND BABY IN A WRETCHED REAR ROOKERY IN WEST THIRD STREET THEIR RENT WAS EIGHT DOLLARS AND A HALF FOR A SINGLE ROOM ON THE TOP STORY SO SMALL THAT I WAS UNABLE TO GET A PHOTOGRAPH OF IT EVEN BY PLACING THE CAMERA OUTSIDE THE OPEN DOOR THREE SHORT STEPS ACROSS EITHER WAY WOULD HAVE MEASURED ITS FULL EXTENT THERE WAS JUST ONE EXCUSE FOR THE EARLY TENEMENT HOUSE BUILDERS AND THEIR SUCCESSORS MAY PLEAD IT WITH NEARLY AS GOOD RIGHT FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH QUOTE SUCH SAYS AN OFFICIAL REPORT IS THE LACK OF HOUSE ROOM IN THE CITY ANY KIND OF TENEMENT CAN BE IMMEDIATELY CROWDED WITH LODGERS IF THERE IS SPACE OFFERED AND QUOTE THOUSANDS WERE LIVING IN CELLARS THERE WERE
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