Would someone finally do something about these tenements? Well, in 1901, New York did. From there, the focus turned to congestion of population and what to do about it because Vicks VapoRub isn’t going to clear this problem up. Enter Benjamin Marsh. If you don’t know who he is, you should, and you will. New York State Tenement Housing Act of 1901: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Tenement_House_Act http://www.livingcityarchive.org/htm/framesets...