Notes from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

Living Conditions and Environment in Packingtown (Chapter 2)

• Overcrowding: An average of $6$ boarders per room; sometimes $13$ or $14$ to one room, or $50$ or $60$ to a flat. Each occupant provided their own mattress and bedding.

• Shared Accommodation: It was common for two men to share the same mattress, one using it by day and the other by night, often rented by lodging house keepers in