Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 866449027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-93831

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Cost of living in German towns

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1908

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (LXI, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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189 DRESDEN. Dresden, the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony, lies on both sides of the Elbe, 116 miles south-east of Berlin. It is chiefly famous for its great art collections, and in order to be convinced that the city is not only a pleasure resort but also an important manufacturing centre, it is necessary to travel round the suburbs, more especially those known as the Friedrichstadt, Leipziger Vorstadt, Pieschen, Cotta, Löbtau, Mickten, Plauen, and Uebigau, all of which may be said to be working-class districts, in so far as that term can properly be applied to any part of a town in which the top story of almost any house is likely to be occupied by a working-class family. Even in the industrial suburbs, however, where several large factories are often to be found within a radius of 100 yards from a given spot, their position or construction is always such as to produce as little unsightliness as possible in the streets which, here as well as in the more central part of the town, are frequently bordered with trees. Except in the centre of what is called the " Old Town,” where the con ditions as to light and air are those of three centuries ago, the streets are laid out on lines which suggest a desire to make the surroundings as un-townlike as possible. With this object trees and shrubs have been planted on every available open space and along the sides and down the centre of many of the main thoroughfares. The Elbe, which divides the " Old Town ” from the “ New Town,” is used to the best advantage to add to the attractiveness of the city with its promenades, bathing establishments, garden restaurants, gondolas and decorated passenger steamers. A curious contrast with the general air of prosperity noticeable in the streets and shops, as well as in the adult population, is to be found in the large number of children of the poorer classes who, when the weather permits, go unshod. The fact would seem, however, to be traceable less to poverty than to local custom and a habit of economy, for unshod children are not to be met with on Sundays or holidays. The following Table shows the population of Dresden at the census of 1871 and at each subsequent census :— Year. Population. Increase. 1871 1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 177,040 197,295 220,818 246,088 276,522 336,440 396,146 516,996 20,255 23,523 25,270 30,434 59,918 59,706 120,850 Increase per cent. 114 119 114 124 217 17 7 30 5 It will be seen that in 1905 the population was nearly three times as great as in 1871 Part of the increase in population shown in the above table is due to the incorporation within the municipal area of outlying parishes, at various dates. Since April, 1901, for instance, 13 suburban parishes, with a total of 90,000 inhabitants, have been incorporated. Migration does not play an important part in the growth of the population, the average annual increase clue to the excess of immigrants over emigrant* during thl If) years 1896-1905 being only 4'6 per 1,000, as compared with 13 9 per 1,000 due to natural increase. Both the birth-rate and death-rate have fallen considerably during the last 15 years, the latter to a much greater extent than the former. Thus the mean of the rates for the period 1901-5 shows a decrease compared with the corre- spending mean for 1891-5 of 4 3 per cent, m the case of the births, and

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