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Culver, David M. – New England Social Studies Bulletin, 1983
In the early nineteenth century, Boston was a small, pleasant seaport, but the large influx of immigrants after 1840 led to overcrowding in unsanitary housing for the newcomers. Gradually public pressure forced local government to pass legislation in 1868 which set minimum standards of light, ventilation, and safety for housing. (IS)
Descriptors: City Government, Housing, Immigrants, Laws
