London

Victorian london is the largest city in the world. Middle and high class lived in close area to people who have poverty. The people there were not really the best kind of people. The city wasn't really the safest. In 1854, an outbreak of cholera people had thought it was how disgusting people were not taking showers. Then, a doctor named John had figured out that the well was contaminated by the garbage. They removed the well and cleaned it. Then, people stopped getting sick.

Here is a link to look at Victorian london in Google Maps.

Living conditions Poor V.S. Wealthy

Poor

The proportion of Londoners living in poverty after housing costs are taken into account has fallen from 29% to 27% over the last six years. Due to population growth, the number of people in poverty remains unchanged at 2.3 million. In the rest of England, the figure is 21%

Previously it had been the burden of the parishes to take care of the poor.

V.S.

With restrictively high rent prices, London is the most expensive city to live in the UK, but the comparatively high salaries help balance this.

Greater London has the highest average rent price in the UK at approximately 1,615 GBP (2,030 USD)

Wealthy

Some 13 start-up companies based in the capital earned revenue of more than 820 million GBP (1 billion USD) in 2018.

This is the way the poor lived

This is how the poor survived

Working Conditions Poor V.S Wealthy

Poor Working Conditions

~ The working conditions were terrible

~The people were willing to work as long as they got paid so, the employers set wages as low as they could.

~ As they were building new buildings, they were lacking workers.

~ They worked 14 to 16 hours a day for six days a week and only got paid 8-10 dollars a week making it about 10 cents an hour.

~ Children were paid less than 10 cents for 14 hours of work a day. Children were forced to do unskilled and easy jobs mosslty because they had physical deformities due to the lack of exercise and sunlight.

Wealthy Working Conditions

~ People found an extra source of energy:coal oil natural gas

This is what it would look like if you were working in a workhouse.

Workhouses & Poor In 1834, an act was passed, forcing people who didn't have a job or a home to work for low pay.

It was kinda like a prison in disguise.
It was a regime. People were separated, items sold, and homes were broken up.
The workhouses were homes for the homeless and jobless.
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was to reassure people that you could not get poor relief unless they lived in a workhouse.

Poor workhouses in London

London

Working Conditions Poor V.S Wealthy

Poor Working Conditions

Wealthy Working Conditions

Workhouses & Poor In 1834, an act was passed, forcing people who didn't have a job or a home to work for low pay.

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