Note 88 — CRIMINALITY.
Henry P. (Henry Pomeroy) Horton translation
It would be possible to quote a number of authors who have taken up the effect of housing conditions upon morals.88 However, it is naturally very difficult to express this influence in figures. As far as I know it is Dr. E. Laspeyres who (in “Der Einfluss der Wohnung auf die Sittlichkeit”) gives the most significant data upon this subject. I borrow from him the following figures: summarizing part of the results of a study of “Furnished Rooms” in 2,360 dwellings:89