Living room at Palisadenstraße 21 in Berlin, photographed on 15.5.1911. - The original caption reads: "Transverse building 4 stairs. Kitchen and parlor, very cold in winter, very hot in summer. The patient, who suffers from neurasthenia, occupies the rooms with a 10-year-old daughter." Flash photograph. - The photo was taken on behalf of the Berlin Housing Enquête of the "Ortskrankenkasse der Kaufleute, Handelsleute und Apotheker" (Local Health Insurance Fund of Merchants, Tradesmen and Pharmacists) to document the living quarters in Berlin's slums. The study was intended to draw attention to the disastrous housing conditions as one of the main causes of widespread disease, in order to persuade the state and local authorities to combat the poor housing conditions. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]
