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''Life and Labour of the People in London'' was a multi-volume book by Charles Booth which provided a survey of the lives and occupations of the ''Inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London'' (1886-1903) (''Charles Booth's London'' website)
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''Charles Booth's London'' website
1889 non-fiction books 1891 non-fiction books Books by Charles Booth (social reformer) 19th century in London Economic history of London
''Life and Labour of the People in London'' was a multi-volume book by Charles Booth which provided a survey of the lives and occupations of the working class
The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also " Designation of workers by collar colou ...
of late 19th century London
During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the largest city in the world from about 1825, the world's largest port, and the heart of international finance and trade. Railways connecting ...
. The first edition was published in two volumes as ''Life and Labour of the People'', Vol. I (1889) and ''Labour and Life of the People'', Vol II (1891). 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.
A noteworthy feature of the study was the production of maps describing poverty (''see illustration on the right''). Levels of wealth and poverty found by the research's investigators being mapped out on a street by street basis.
The notebooks used to carry out this investigation are held at the Archives Division of the British Library of Political and Economic Science (London School of Economics and Political Science
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...
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See also
*19th century London
During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the largest city in the world from about 1825, the world's largest port, and the heart of international finance and trade. Railways connecting ...
* Costermonger
*Poverty map
A poverty map is a map which provides a detailed description of the spatial distribution of poverty and inequality within a country. It combines individual and household (micro) survey data and population (macro) census data with the objective ...
References
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''Charles Booth's London'' website
1889 non-fiction books 1891 non-fiction books Books by Charles Booth (social reformer) 19th century in London Economic history of London