The 'Lodging Houses Act' and other similar housing reforms were primarily intended to combat:
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Correct answer: Overcrowding and the spread of 'moral contagion'
Victorian reformers were concerned that overcrowded lodging houses were breeding grounds for both physical disease and 'immoral' behavior. These acts set minimum standards for space and cleanliness.
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