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Part of Charles Booth's poverty map showing the Old Nichol, a slum in the East End of London, which was demolished and replaced by the Boundary Estate eleven years after publishing. Published 1889 in Life and Labour of the People in London. The red areas are "middle class, well-to-do", light blue areas are "poor, 18s to 21s a week for a ...
The second edition was entitled Life and Labour of the People in London, and was produced in 9 volumes 1892–97. A third edition, running to a grand total of seventeen volumes appeared 1902–3. [2] A noteworthy feature of the study was the production of maps describing poverty (see illustration on the right). Levels of wealth and poverty ...
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Descriptive map of London poverty, 1889 (showing degrees of poverty in London). Charles Booth, Life and labour of the people in London. General Collections
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Booth's maps colour-coded every street to determine and demonstrate the level of poverty or comfort. The colour-coding was also used to highlight the social conditions of the households on the streets. The objective was to expose to Victorian society the social evil, which is the problem of poverty. The maps have a strong impact on the poverty ...
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London is expanding, but there are still large areas of fields to the east of the City. 1882 Reynolds Map of the East End. Development has now eliminated the open fields shown on the earlier map. Part of Charles Booth's poverty map showing the Old Nichol slum. Published 1889 in Life and Labour of the People in London. The red areas are "middle ...