Health in home and town . lp them. Reforms. — There are public-spirited persons whoare trying to improve the tenements, and in the lastfew years great gains have been made. This work hasextended in four chief directions. First, the worsttenement houses in New York and Boston have beentorn down. In Boston, 144 houses were destroyedprevious to 1900. In New York, two beautiful parks,Mulberry Bend and Seward Parks, now give air andsunlight to a multitude of people where formerly theworst tenement districts stood. Second, many houseshave been cleaned and repaired. The chief improve- THE DWELLING HO
Health in home and town . lp them. Reforms. — There are public-spirited persons whoare trying to improve the tenements, and in the lastfew years great gains have been made. This work hasextended in four chief directions. First, the worsttenement houses in New York and Boston have beentorn down. In Boston, 144 houses were destroyedprevious to 1900. In New York, two beautiful parks,Mulberry Bend and Seward Parks, now give air andsunlight to a multitude of people where formerly theworst tenement districts stood. Second, many houseshave been cleaned and repaired. The chief improve- THE DWELLING HOUSE 19 ment has been to let light and air into the 350,000 darkinterior rooms of New York by cutting large windowsthrough the partitions into adjoining rooms. Other Reforms. — In the third place, the new tene-ment houses must be sanitary, and must be built accord-ing to the laws which have recently been passed. Thehouses must have proper light, air, and washing facili-ties. Fourth, tenement houses are now inspected to. A Crowded City District see that cellars and halls are clean, that the plumbingis in good order, and that the houses and yards arekept in a sanitary condition. The improvements in thefuture will extend along these same lines. The Children. — The saddest part is the story of thechildren. Many are put to work almost as soon asthey are able to earn a cent. It is constant, wearywork with little fun or play. Many children prefer tolive on the streets to the poor places that they call 20 HEALTH IX HOME AXD TOWN home. Some of the children are even homeless, andmust earn their own living. Help for the Children. — In the large cities, thereare many societies and charities whose aim is to helpthese unfortunate children. In New York there areover two hundred and fifty charities to assist needyboys and girls. Among these are the industrial schools,boys clubs, reading rooms, childrens lodging houses,childrens homes, childrens hospitals, and dispensaries. Summary. —
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