Question

Why a large number of people began to recognize need for housing facilities for poor people in london city in 19th centuary?

Answer 1

A large no of people began to recognize the need of housing of poor people because of the following reasons
First,the vast mass of one room house tenement occupied by the poor were seen as a threat to public health : they were overcrowded , badly ventilated and lacked sanitation.
Second , there were worries about fire hazards created by poor housing.
Third , there was widespread fear of social disorder especially after the Russian revolution in 1917 .
Workers mass housing schemes were planned to prevent London poor from turning rebellious.
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