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New York Tenement Life and Child Welfare Debates
An article discusses poverty in New York City tenements, focusing on families with many children and the high cost of supporting them. It cites estimates of weekly earnings and required expenses for meals, clothing, and schooling, and quotes Mrs. Miller of Brooklyn on the burden of large families. It notes charity concerns and studies on child costs in the urban poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Jwor
Slaters
Hen Avenue
Brooklyn
New York City
Federick T. Miller