. Denmark; its medical organization, hygiene and demography . ore in each was480 with a total of 66,355. The increase of the number of inmatesin these houses was therefore 24*5 per cent., and as the increase ofpopulation in Copenhagen from 1880—85 was in all only 19*2 percent., the overcrowding in some houses has been on the houses contain over 200, some over 300 inmates. If we examine the density in these barracks, we find, that itis three times as frequent, that a house with over 100 persons has * 1 square alen=0394 square meter. MAP OF COPENHAGEN SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE


. Denmark; its medical organization, hygiene and demography . ore in each was480 with a total of 66,355. The increase of the number of inmatesin these houses was therefore 24*5 per cent., and as the increase ofpopulation in Copenhagen from 1880—85 was in all only 19*2 percent., the overcrowding in some houses has been on the houses contain over 200, some over 300 inmates. If we examine the density in these barracks, we find, that itis three times as frequent, that a house with over 100 persons has * 1 square alen=0394 square meter. MAP OF COPENHAGEN SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION ACCORDING TO STORY-AREA. The quarters (.Roder) where themean number of inmates to each 100 square alen (394 square meters) story(floor)-area is: 0 i — Oy are named. 0 6-/o — /-/ -/?* - U-2o - 2; -2y - The figures are based upon thecensus of Copenhagen February 1st1885. The figures of each quarter onthe map indicate the actual numberof persons living in each quarter(according to the same census). The boundurier of each quarterare DWELLING STATISTICS OF THE METROPOLIS. 137 a density of over 4, than that a smaller house has it. Large anddensely populated houses go together. It must finally be remarked, that besides the above named 67,272dwellings—of which 8,287 are used both for shops and dwellings-there are in Copenhagen 6,029 dwellings or premises which areexclusively business premises. From 1885 to 1889 inclusive, the following number of buildingswere finished and received certificate for habitation: 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 226 189 124 153 In these buildings the dwellings were: 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1 roomed 79 186 52 53 96 2 roomed 1981 1778 1288 727 813 3 and 4 roomed .. 1248 897 719. 563 -6695 roomed and more. 248 217 99 139 209 Total: 3556 3078 2158 1482 1787 Of new dwellings there are arranged in elder buildings: 31 32 11 23 14 Total: 3587 3110 2169 1505 1801 Marcus Rurin. DWELLINGS OF THE AGRICULTURAL CLASSES. [IN the followi


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