. Industrial causes of congestion of population in New York City. v» 3W u t i? -V t <v k .^V ^ t j t It/A, <-f ^A- C^ IcW ^ r/c c- giv I 1 »i-» ygrk <^( For this chart the writer is indebted to the Federation of data are accessible to any one through the State Census of 1905. 31] IN NEW YORK CITY 31 The accompanying tables, 4, 5, 6. and 7, and charts A,B, and C. which show the densities of population in thevarious assembly districts, indicate that the problem of con-gestion is largely localized in certain areas, and that othersections cannot be said to approach cong
. Industrial causes of congestion of population in New York City. v» 3W u t i? -V t <v k .^V ^ t j t It/A, <-f ^A- C^ IcW ^ r/c c- giv I 1 »i-» ygrk <^( For this chart the writer is indebted to the Federation of data are accessible to any one through the State Census of 1905. 31] IN NEW YORK CITY 31 The accompanying tables, 4, 5, 6. and 7, and charts A,B, and C. which show the densities of population in thevarious assembly districts, indicate that the problem of con-gestion is largely localized in certain areas, and that othersections cannot be said to approach congestion. Some ofthe most congested districts are inhabited by large propor-tions of aliens—Italians. Russians. Germans and Irish. .\very large but unascertainable part of the Russian and Ger-man population is Jewish. .Although the most densely popu-lated districts of the city show the highest percentage ofaliens, it does not follow that immigration is the cause ofcongestion. It seems dangerous to draw the conclusion, ashas often been done, that there is a c
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