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how we may aid the civic authorities in improving the conditions in 

 the community in which we hve. 



Home Surroundings : The Bedroom. — As we spend about one 

 third of our time in our bedrooms, we should give them more than 

 passing attention. A bedroom should have good ventilation 

 obtained by two sunny windows if possible, or by a window open 

 both at top and at bottom. An ideal arrangement includes a 

 sleeping porch (page 185), with the bedroom used as a dressing 

 room and study. Such a condition as this is manifestly im- 

 possible for most people in a crowded city, where too often the 

 apartment bedrooms open upon narrow and ill- ventilated courts. 



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This map shows how cases of tuberculosis recur in the same locality and in the same 

 houses year after year. Each black dot represents one case of tuberculosis. 



Until comparatively recent times, many tenement houses were 

 built so that the bedrooms had very little light or air; now, 

 thanks to good laws, wide airshafts and larger windows are re- 

 quired. Model laws require that every room in an apartment 

 except the bathroom must have at least 90 square feet floor area, 

 that every room must have at least one outside window, and that 

 at least 25% of a lot (except the corner) should not be built 

 upon. 



Care of the Bedroom. — Bedroom furniture should be light and 

 easy to clean, the bedstead of iron, and the floor painted or of 

 hardwood. Heavy hangings and carpets which collect dust should 

 be avoided. Rugs on the floor may easily be removed and cleaned. 

 The furniture and woodwork should be wiped with a damp cloth 

 every day, for bacteria soon settle with dust on every horizontal 



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