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Map showing over-crowding of buildings on lots and consequent lack of light and air space also the prevalence of tuberculosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria in the tenement house district bounded by 3rd Ave., East River, 110th, 98th Streets
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Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, Tenement House Committee Strong-holds of poverty and Prevalence of disease maps, 1899
These 89 maps, hand-drawn and hand-colored, were created in 1899: under the leadership of Lawrence Veiller in conjunction with the Charity Organization Society of New York for display at the Tenement House Exhibition, held in Manhattan in February 1900. They depict neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, from the Battery to Harlem, in two series: "Strong-holds of poverty" and "Prevalence of disease." Colored dots on the first series indicate the number of families requesting charitable assistance.
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