Infamous Lung Block

What: A tenement rife with tuberculosis that was eventually razed
When: Early 1900s
Where: Between Catherine, Cherry, Hamilton and Market streets on the Lower East Side in Manhattan
Sep 08, 2010 | Categories: All stories, Early 20th Century (1898-1945), Health & Medicine, Lower East Side | Tags: Department of Health, Ernest Poole, Hermann A. Biggs, immigrants, Lung Block, tuberculosis | Leave A Comment »