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The Housing Problem a Century Ago

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  • J.N. Tarn

    (Sheffield University)

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Housing one hundred years ago was a problem of philanthropy, speculation and public health. The early housing societies were not very successful either financially or in terms of the number of houses provided. The speculator was catering for the artisan and the middle classes rather than the very poor and his work was uncontrolled by adequate legislation. The paper traces the growth of '5 per cent philanthropy' and the important contribution of new organisations which rejuvenated in the 60's what then appeared to be a declining movement. It outlines the various attitudes to housing the poor in an age which still believed in self-help, it examines the relation of public health questions to housing, it discusses the condition of our cities and particularly London at that period, and it examines the scope of legislation, its permissive nature and the whole problem of state interference in what was generally regarded as the sphere of private liberty.

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  • J.N. Tarn, 1968. "The Housing Problem a Century Ago," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 5(3), pages 290-300, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:5:y:1968:i:3:p:290-300
    DOI: 10.1080/00420986820080531
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