Was living in 19 th Britain really that bad?

Introduction People moved into the industrial towns and cities to get jobs in the new factories & coal mines. There was very little public transport so everybody wanted to live close to where they worked. Landlords exploited this fact and built high density, low quality housing for the workers.

Each a house in this picture cost £50 to build in Notice how close the sewage was to the water supply

People were forced to live in cellars & attic rooms

Everything had to be done in the same room Washing Sleeping Cooking Relaxing Play

Inside a real working class living room. Why was it called a living room?

Factory managers and overseers had larger houses and could afford some luxuries in their homes. These people came to be known as the middle class.

All water had to be fetched by hand from a communal pump or standpipe Clothes were washed by hand. Dolly Mop ?

People queuing for standpipe water Standpipe water was turned on for a couple of hours everyday.

Where did standpipe water come from? People also dumped all their rubbish & sewage into the local rivers.

Comparison of life expectancy rates in town and country: Age in years This information comes from a report written by Edwin Chadwick in 1842 for the government. What action would you expect them to take?

Edwin Chadwick’s campaign Why use a cartoon to get a message across?

Edwin Chadwick’s campaign What message were these cartoons trying to get across?