Overcrowding and poor living conditions in London, 1862: eleven scenes. Wood engraving, 1862.
- Date:
- 1862
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- 38089i
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Top four scenes: a house in Islington, a decayed suburban cottage, sleeping accommodation for nine children and a bedroom for nine as well as a cat and dog. Bottom seven scenes: people attending a wake in a crowded room, an overcrowded schoolhouse, a sick room, a bedroom under the stairs, a modern house with thirty four occupants, a London house let in apartments and accommodation above a stable
Publication/Creation
1862
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 28.5 x 18.1 cm
Lettering
Overcrowding, and other sanitary derangements, in 1862.
Further lettering within the print accompanying each scene
Reference
Wellcome Collection 38089i
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