Fourth report of the Factory investigating commission, 1915 (1915)
New York (State). Factory Investigating Commission, Wagner, Robert Ferdinand, 1877-1953, McGuire, Laurence M. D · Albany : J. B. Lyon company, printers · leaf 444
r-sons per room is more than one and five-tenths, the apartment istoo crowded for decency. According to this standard, a familyof five or of six needs at least four rooms; but the bars mightbe lowered by a small margin. If five individuals are in threerooms the ratio is one and seven-tenths persons… … M ^ Ch Ul O « PM 1 ^ M H y. a> w a Ji a> M ii >. iKJ N 01 H cy i-l ,ia w Q a O O Appendix VII — Cost of Living 1643 obvious reasons this seems absolutely essential not only as a matterof health but also for the sake of decency, and has been properlyincorporated in the Xew York City…
Working class · Factory system · Wages · Building laws · Technical education · Cost and standard of living · Minimum wage
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