“I feel confident that if the dwellings of the poor were made healthy and comfortable, there would be a marked improvement in the status of the poor. With improved health, cleanliness, and comfort we should obtain improved industry and prosperity; and this would not be confined exclusively to the poor, but its influence would be felt through every grade of society. It would tend to lessen the selfishness of the prosperous, and the suspicious jealousy and impostures of the unfortunate.” Medical doctor Benson Baker pens this informational book on the subject of urban sanitary conditions and explores the link between sanitary conditions and the wealth gap between different sectors of society.
