Question

Who found after survey that people of London were more likely to die in a workhouse , hospital or lunatic asylum?

Answer 1

In 1887, Charles Booth, a Liverpool shipowner, after conducting the first social survey of low skilled London workers in the East End of London, arrived at the conclusion that the people of London were more than likely to die in a ‘workhouse, hospital or lunatic asylum’. This was based on the extreme poverty that governed the city during the Victorian era. The poor were living in poorhouses which only add to their problems as they were not really saved from a life of hunger and want. This was as a result of industrialization that became prominent in this period. This gave rise to poverty, increase in criminal activities and child labour among other ill effects.

Answer 2

The answer is Charles Booth.

Charles Booth found after survey that people of London were more likely to die in a warehouse, hospital or lunatic asylum. He was a ship owner in Liverpool and conducted a social survey of low skilled workers in the East End of London. The survey showed that around one million Londoners were poor and were most likely to have an average life span of only 29 years. There as a huge probability of these people dying in a warehouse, hospital or lunatic asylum.