Housing and Neighbourhoods


 
 
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Housing and Neighbourhoods

Housing and Neighbourhoods: A person living in London enjoyed an average space of 155 square yards, whereas a person living in Bombay had a mere 9.5 square yards. London had an average of 8 persons per house, whereas it was 20 persons per house in Bombay by 1872. Bombay did not grow according to any plan and in the Fort area there were houses with gardens. The Bombay Fort area was divided between a ‘native town’, where most of the Indians lived and a ‘white’ section where the Europeans lived. A European suburb and an industrial zone began to develop in the North and South of the Fort settlement area. The racial pattern was true of all three Presidency cities. The rapid and unplanned expansion of Bombay led to many problems like water crisis, crisis of housing, pollution, overcrowded colonies and homes, fears of plague epidemics etc.

 
 


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