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human habitation and which should be pulled down. The portion of
the district between the Elephant and Castle and the river has been for
years past losing its residential character and acquiring more of a City or
commercial aspect. This change appears to be a desirable one both from
a health as well as a municipal point of view. It is therefore inadvisable
in this old part of the borough, to rebuild many of the old rotten houses
and narrow courts which, in a few years, must give place to large
warehouses, factories and offices. The housing problem in relation to
those families who cannot pay an economic rent is a very difficult one
to solve. Whatever form a subsidy should take, or by whom it should
be paid. something of the kind is absolutely necessary if the housing
conditions of the poorest of our people are to be improved.