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Descriptive map of London poverty in 1887, based on reports gathered from School Board visitors.
From Charles Booth’s Inquiry into the Life and Labor of the People of London. Courtesy David Rumsey
- Red: Well-to-do
- Pink: Fairly comfortable
- Violet: Mixed with poverty
- Blue: Very poor, casual[?]
- Black: Very poor, lowest class… Vicious, semi-criminal
