New-York tribune., 1905-02-18
NETWORKS LODGING HOUSES.
Evil Conditions Under Which Great Float
ing Population Is Housed.

Believing that large number OF tuberculosis
cases at the BIackwells Island Inhrnary we're re-
eruited from the New-York lodging houses the
committee the prevention OF tuberculosis as
signed Paul Ksnnaday. its secretary to fnvestisars
such institutions. Yesterday the results OF his
work were given out IN q report. a part OF which
Is follows:
There are In the Borough Of Manhattan excIu-
beds. operated under the Department. OF Public
iT SlS+Iue5 7gl W odsl9s houses. with licensed
extent from the incorporate the crininsI and re
diseases presenting n some ne phs S and and other
Stat - 0i our E popga5on u would seem that the
measures for the protection OF these citizens as
As under our present system or In fact any eve
tenn short OF complete and '+un-Anerscau1 charge
over the individual members OF this Shifting pooG
auon u Is apparent that It IS needful sxsrcise
maintenance OF their dwellings. anu
or in close proximity 70 the Bowery' within tHs
9TH oTn llth. l2th and 18th Police precincts Ths
store on the street door. one two lots n vf5th
with %ndos baek bs a6a 5ss o8 T49' depth OF the o
these houses are on corner lots not infrequsntiy on
dornltory and the cell. or Individual roora~ss %
bine BOTH the rapor u 20 Is ana 'sr tS s ead which eo
rooms range in price from Is cents a nfxhc to Is
and even 80 cents: the beds in the doraitor styis
WITH far accuracy the relative standards OF clean,
The advantage to the lodger OF the cell method
ang: Il IS d : pTEasy r. c rs ;, d77advaatsse
tore. often II Is not cleaned: and the Ve7rifse -
20 Lhe highest degree bad Ordinarily thes. r~,--x
to2 IeeC by feet are arranged in long rows T,-,
the 'front.' 20 the back OF the house securing -hes,
oy VelJiiaJion over the TOD Of the 81 foot part
tons which form the walls Of the rooms As 1
many instances One-half OF the Windows ~, 80
open directly INTO the end rooms not being separfss
py n corridor from the rows OF cells
OF these end cells largely control the va--fIs
uon Tor the rest OF the h0Or- A natural ru~1Tirs-
ness 20 oe subjected to draughts from these la-S.
windows. opening direcJiv on their beds ova-Ess
ances any possible wish 20 provide more ada1raF.
Iresn ar ror those in adjoining rooms ans fhesz
WlnoowS are accordingly kept closed. Where roo--s
are ISrha5s AZ feet long with several IonS rows
De not more than two windows at each sr5 ~ 80
room Even where the cells are separated Y-,sra Al
WINDOWS by a surrounding narrow co-ridor ~,
ventilation 70 the rooms short distance rsrnovef
rom tne windows IS very bad especially vrhera az
N rare instances. double deckers'' ara usaf =
IN the dornitOry the possibility for bsrfe- vAr
tliaon IS MADE greater and AT least u would 60.
De impossible 20 air out all rooms once a dav ~
any one were 50 minded However the an pres-1t
dread or fresh air the practice OF placing beds ~
bedroom and an unwinsness "a spend rnore none
than ls necessary for fuel make the p-obIe-7 ~
properly VentilarIng even the dorutor- we'll sur.-
pHed with windows a dif5Culr one For instances r
nave seen one large room, having windows twenty
Two n all on three sides with hut two --f,r5,vv.
omen. each about six inches. This room was ocrr,
pied oy about seventy men. and. though csfIfnrs
were high and arrangement OF windows sIr9oss
ideal tcr good ventilation the air in room vas
heavy and foul
MI s.e0uadav also Incorporates In his rzpC~r =
description Of the condition of bedding aoOrs etc
ah3 -hfn SuEEts. remedies for the correction n,
existing evils I'M '.d@iuE houses