Survey of Pittsburgh’s Soho District, circa 1914

 

Chart A. Scope of the Survey

 

Area of the District:  22.9 Acres

Number of Houses:  65

Number of Rooms:  396
above ground – 311
under ground – 85
totally dark – 18

Number of Families:  126

Total Number of Persons:  619

Number of Adults:  410
male – 245
female – 165

Number of Children Under 16:  209
male – 118
female – 91

Number of Families Taking Boarders:  40

Number of Boarders:  120

Number of families dependent upon charity agencies for relief:  40

 

Chart B. Nationalities Represented in District Surveyed

 

American:  77

Irish:  93

Welsh:  35

Slav:  121

Austrian:  19

Servian:  24

Magyar:  9

Russian:  25

Polish:  119

English:  16

Hungarian:  65

German:  12

Scotch:  4

Total Population: 619

 

Chart C. Average Rents

 

Average Rent for 1 Room Apartment:  $4.00 per mo.

Average Rent for 2 Room Apartment:  $6.19 per mo.

Average Rent for 3 Room Apartment:  $7.42 per mo.

Average Rent for 4 Room Apartment:  $9.41 per mo.

 

Chart D. Total Number of Families Per Room

 

Number of Families Living in 1 Room:  6

Number of Families Living in 2 Rooms:  45

Number of Families Living in 3 Rooms:  41

Number of Families Living in 4 Rooms:  26

Number of Families Living in 5 Rooms:  3

Number of Families Living in 6 Rooms:  3

Number of Families Living in 7 Rooms:  1

Number of Families Living in 10 Rooms:  1

Total Number of Families in the Soho District:  126

 

Chart E. Employment of Men

 

Unskilled laborers ($1.23 to $2.50 per day):  221

Street Cleaners:  4

Car Cleaners:  1

House Movers:  3

Riggers:  1

Cranemen:  3

Bartenders:  2

In P. R. R. Ticket Office:  1

Bricklayer:  1

Coal Miner:  1

Dyer & Cleaner:  1

Paperhanger:  1

Lineman:  1

Steamfitters:  2

Helper to Steamfitter:  1

Street Car Conductor:  1

Total Male Laborers:  245

 

Chart E I. Employment of Women

 

Housework: 7

Scrubwoman:  3

Laundresses:  6

In Candy Factory:  2

Cleaners in Hotels:  2

Cleaners in Clubhouses:  3

In Bakery:  2

Bindery–Carnegie Library:  4

Box Makers:  3

Domestics:  2

With Manufacturing Chemist:  1

With Banknote Company:  1

In Grocery Store:  1

Total Female Laborers:  37

 

Chart E II. Employment of Children Under 16

 

Female:

Dishwasher in Saloon:  1

Cash Girl:  1

 

Male:

Errand Boys:  3

In Copper Works:  1

In Pool Rooms:  1

Domestic:  1

Total Child Laborers:  8

 

Chart F. Privies and Water Closets

 

Total Toilets

Number of Outside Flush Closets:  8;   Number of Compartments:  8

Number of Privies with Sewer Connections:  8;   Number of Compartments:  17

Number of Inside Water Closets:  6;   Number of Compartments:  6

Number of Privies with No Sewer Connections:  27;   Number of Compartments:  73

Total Privies and Water Closets:  49;   Total Compartments:  104

 

Toilet Condition

Good Condition:  6

Fair Condition:  10

Bad Condition:  33

 

Homes Without Toilets

Number of Homes Without Privy or Toilet Accommodations:  6

 

Chart G: Detailed Data of Families

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chart H. Detailed Data of Houses

 

2342 Forbes – rear 2500 Forbes

rear 2502 Forbes – 8 Rock Alley

22 A Rock Alley – 9 Maurice

11 Maurice – 2612 Cornet