Document 1.4
Sanitary Map and Social Chart of the Fourth Ward of the City of New York
To Accompany a Report of the 4th Sanitary Inspection District Made to the Council of Hygiene of the Citizen's Association by E.R. Pulling, M.D., assisted by F. J. Randall. In Report of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the Citizens' Association of the New York Upon the Sanitary Condition of the City, second edition. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1866
Click on any number to see a detailed map of that area, with hyperlinks to primary source documents. Map 4, in particular, is rich in information on health conditions; Map 5 shows the section that experienced the most racial violence during the Draft Riot, and Maps 3 and 6 contains links to information on the lives of the Fourth Ward's numerous sailors.
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The Fourth Ward:
Life and Death in New York, 1860-1870

  Key to the Map Chambers, Chatham, Duane, Frankfort, Nassau, North William, Rose, William streets Chambers, Chatham, Pearl, and Roosevelt streets Chatham Square area Franklin Square: Cliff, Dover, Ferry, Frankfort, Gold, Hague, Jacob, Pearl, Peck Slip, etc. Batavia, Chambers, Cherry, James, Madison, New Bowery, Oak, Pearl, Roosevelt, Water Catharine, Cherry, Madison, Oak, and Oliver streets Waterfront: Dover, Front, Peck Slip, South and Water streets Waterfront: Dover, James, Roosevelt, South and Water streets Waterfront: Catharine, Oliver, South and Water streets