Jacob A. Riis 1849–1914. The Battle with the Slum. 1902.
Subject Index
| Stewart house, failure of, 165–166 |
| Lost children, tagging proposed, 92 |
| Low, Mayor—Election, 75 |
| Reform government, school erections, 44 |
| Roof playgrounds, 389 |
| M’Carthy, Mrs., of Cat Alley, 316 |
| Mahoney, Miss, of Cat Alley, 319 |
| Market, Colonel Waring’s scheme, 273 |
| Marriages in Cat Alley, 325 |
| Massachusetts—Demolition of dangerous houses, 123 |
| Tenement labor, registry system, 200 |
| Massachusetts, U.S.S., cost of, 346 |
| Medical inspection of schools, fight for, 357 |
| Menu, Mills House, 160 |
| Meyer, D., thief, 238 |
| Meyer, F., murderer, 98 |
| Mike of Poverty Gap, 239–240 |
| Mills, D. O., see Mills Houses. |
| Mills Houses—Beds, 159 |
| Business management, 158 |
| Erection of hotels, 128 |
| Fame and success of, 162, 165 |
| Housing capacity, 161 |
| Menu, 160 |
| Privileges of, 159 |
| Thieves, safety from, 162 |
| Mississippi River town, reservation of vacant land, 17 |
| Model tenements, erection and success of, 128–137 |
| Mooney, William, founder of Tammany, character of, 64 |
| Mortality rates, see Death-rates. |
| Mott Street— |
| Barracks— |
| Death-rate, 123 |
| Destruction, 118, 120–124 |
| Legal proceedings, 120, 123 |
| Bath, public, 282 |
| Big Flat, see that title. |
| Cat Alley scrap, 320–322 |
| Trillby, gang in pursuit, 332 |
| Mulberry Bend— |
| Bottle Alley, see that title. |
| Description, 39–40 |
| Destruction, 39–41, 51 |
| Campaign difficulties, 272–276 |
| Cost of, 275 |
| Wrecked square— |
| Accident to children, 270 |
| Nuisance, 276 |
| Effect of reform, 307–309 |