Use the passage to answer the question. “In 1860, after a tenement fire took 20 lives, New York City's building laws were extensively revised and strengthened. At that time, the position of "Superintendent of Buildings" was created within the Fire Department to enforce the new structural safety laws. An independent "Buildings Department" in Manhattan was later founded in 1892.” —City of New York Buildings Department
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A problem of sanitation in cities
A problem of sanitation in cities
The mass crowding and Tenant buildings
The mass crowding and Tenant buildings
A sudden increase in poverty
A sudden increase in poverty
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The passage does not mention any sudden increase in poverty.
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