Sentence:  I saw that most of those who were spending from eight to fifteen pounds monthly had the advantage of scholarships. I had before me examples of much simpler living. I came across a fair number of poor students living more humbly than I. One of them was staying in the <WSD>slums</WSD> in a room at two shillings a week and living on two pence worth of cocoa and bread per meal from Lockhart's cheap Cocoa Rooms. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.