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THE POOR IN GREAT CITIES
 

Plan A.                                                         Plan B.

Has   no   brick   walls  around   the           Has brick walls around area enclos-

staircases, which are thus unprotected     ing each staircase, so  that it can be

against fire.                                                   made fireproof.

Five-sevenths of the rooms open on           No rooms have windows opening on
 

..Rear Let Lmg
 

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Figure 4—Plan A.
 

narrow shafts   four feet   eight inches     a court   less than eighteen feet wide.
 

wide, which cannot provide sufficient
light for the lower floors, but wliich
act as an excellent conductor of noise,
odors, etc., at ordinary times, and as a
flue for spread of flames in case of fire.
There is only one  water-closet  to
 

The central court measures thirty feet
square, so that every room would be
abundantly lighted directly from the
outer air.

Each apartment has its own water-