. Denmark; its medical organization, hygiene and demography . houses, and more especiallytheir widows. During the last 25 years, 831 houses have been completed at thecost of 6,192,631 kroner, of which 3,850,000 kroner are still owing WORKING MEN S DWELLINGS. 151 from house owners; 22 houses are under building, 372 houses aremade over to members, and 140 houses are entirely paid off. Eachhouse is brick built, slate roofed, and divided from neighbouring housesby a brick gable-wall; the sub-basements have concrete floors. As arule each house is occupied by 2 families, but sometimes by but
. Denmark; its medical organization, hygiene and demography . houses, and more especiallytheir widows. During the last 25 years, 831 houses have been completed at thecost of 6,192,631 kroner, of which 3,850,000 kroner are still owing WORKING MEN S DWELLINGS. 151 from house owners; 22 houses are under building, 372 houses aremade over to members, and 140 houses are entirely paid off. Eachhouse is brick built, slate roofed, and divided from neighbouring housesby a brick gable-wall; the sub-basements have concrete floors. As arule each house is occupied by 2 families, but sometimes by but family has from 2 to 3 rooms, or also from 3 to 4, according towhich tenement the attic falls to. In all the newer houses the roomsare heated by extremely well adapted ventilating stoves. To eachtenement belongs a lumber-attic and wood cellar; the washing-cellar,drying-loft and small garden to the street are in common. In theyards are detached privies on the tub-system; water is laid on tothe kitchens from the water works, waste water being carried off to. FRONT OF 3 HOUSES ERECTED RY THE WORKING MENS RUILDING SOCIETY. the sewers by pipes. The roads are macadamised carriage roadswith asphalt side-walks, being lighted with gas from the town gaswrorks. The houses are in blocks; more than half are collected to-gether between a wide street and the lakes which encompass theMetropolis on the north, and are bisected by 12 roads. These wor-king mens quarters with their smart, neatly kept gardens present amost attractive and pleasant appearance. These houses are in greatrequest, so much so indeed, that many hundreds, and even overone thousand kroner are paid for their relinquishment; for whilst therent here buys the house it is not all in all higher than that paidfor similar dwellings in other parts of the Metropolis. The prevailing tendency of the Society has been towards a general 152 WORKING MEN S DWELLINGS. improvement of the working mens social status, which they haverecognised a
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