Second Report of the Factory Investigating Commission, 1913 (Volume 1) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1913. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... mankind, should be so slow (and sluggish in fighting a foe so plainly in sight and so readily vanquished. We have led the world in seeking out the causes of pestilence and removing them. We are in the vanguard of the battle against tuberculosis, typhoid and yellow fever, and still we stand apart and let the older nations lead the fight against an enemy much more easily conquered." That this tremendous fire waste is preventable, is clearly shown by a comparsion of the statistics of fire losses in the United States with those of European countries: "The actual fire losses due to destruction of buildings and their contents amounted in 1907 to $215,084,709, a per capita loss for the United States of $2.51. The per capita losses in the cities of the six leading European countries amounted to but 33 cents or about one-eighth of the per capita loss sustained in the United States." * A comparison of the fire losses sustained in European cities in 1904 and in cities of the United States having approximately the same population in 1907, shows how far behind we are in the solution of the fire problem. The comparison is a just one, although owing to the absence of accurate official statistics, the years selected are not the same for both countries. European Losses For 1904 Per CITY. Population. Fire loss, capita. Paris, France 2,714,068 $1,266,282 $0.47 Frankfort, Germany 324,500 99,492 0.31 St. Petersburg, Russia 1,500,000 2,128,541 1.42 Birmingham, England 550,000 226,506 0.41 Sheffield, England 426,686 75,989 0.18 Toulon, France 101,602 55,391 0.55 Bremen, Germany 203,847 78,372 0.38 Molenbeek, Belgium 63,678 106,150 1.67 Laeken, Belgium 31,121 22,349 0.72 Etterbeek, Belgium 23,992 19,604 0.80 United States Losses For 1907 Chicago, Illinois 2,049,185 $3,937,105 $1.43 Cin...