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The Overgrowth of Berlin
April 25, 1872 issue

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The sudden over-populating of Berlin, Germany was referred to under its financial and social aspects. The sanitary and moral bearings of this condition of things are now attracting the attention of men of science and of philanthropy. The evil goes on continually from bad to worse. It is no sign either of poverty or humility that, in this capital of the Germanic Empire, one "has not where to lay his head." Given a population of 800,000 to be housed in 25,000 buildings, the average of 32 persons to a house may not seem excessive, when it is considered that these houses are subdivided into about 160,000 dwellings upon their several flats.

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POPULATION; HOUSING; CITY planning; CHARITIES; BERLIN (Germany); GERMANY
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