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Jacob A. Riis 1849–1914. The Battle with the Slum. 1902.

Subject Index

School census, 349

Charity of the poor, instances of, 216222, 322325, 445

Charity Organization Society, tenement reform movement, 143, 147

Chicago—Church, basement dwellers in neighborhood of, 181

Hull House kindergarten, harvest picture incident, 365

Parks, 410

Playground, 304305, 439

School excursions, 362

Slums, outlook, 17

Child labor, East Side, 4344, 185, 186

Children—Boys, see that title.

Cat Alley, 330331

Clubs, see that title.

Children—Increase of child crime, 225, 240242

Landlords of tenements, Greenwood story, 96

Neglect of, 225226, 233

Schools, see that title.

Tagging lost children proposed, 92

Tenements as “infant slaughter houses,” 37

Children’s Aid Society—Report as to condition and neglect of children, 225

Rescue of boys, 245

Cholera panic, 1866, 4, 29

Christmas trees—Armenian, contribution of poor children, 218

Gotham Court, 311

Santa Claus in the slums, 94, 310311

Church Federation, Fifteenth Assembly District—Baths, investigation, 281

Educational agencies and saloons, 129130, 292

Churches—Movement up-town, 232

Neglect of the young, 232

Reform movement attitude, 399, 435437

Citizens’ council of hygiene, report 1866, 19

City and Suburban Homes Company—Erection of model tenements, 129137

Homewood plan, 137138

Management, 136

City History Club, work of, 379

Cleaning the streets, Colonel Waring’s work, 4546, 268272, 415

Clubs—Buck, Miss W., work of, 373, 383

East Side boys’ demand for club room, 372

Clubs—Gangs, see that title.

Good Government Clubs, see that title.

Jackson Pleasure Club, School No. 160, 374377

Meeting, management of Miss W. Buck, 373

People’s Club, work of, 381

Saloon room, 372

School class-room plan, 372374

Willard, D., work of, 378379

College settlement, see University settlement

Colored people, see Negroes.

Committee of Fifteen, evidence of Tammany corruption, 74