why did Charles Booth, a Liverpool ship owner conduct the first social survey of low skilled workers in the east end of London in 1887
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To know the populace of poor people and how many years they would live (life expectancy)when compared to the rich people.
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- Charles Booth had noticed an increase in poverty in London. He undertook a survey to find out how many people were living in poverty. He also wanted to find out the condition of workers and their average life expectancy.
- Charles Booth from his survey had found out that approximately 1 million people, that is, around 1/5th of the population were poor and were likely to live upto an avg age of 29 when compared with the avg life expectancy of 55 amongst the middle class and gentry.
- These poor people were more expected to die in a hospital, lunatic asylum, or workhouse. Charles Booth stated from his survey that London required the re-building of at least 4 lakhs rooms to accommodate the poorest citizens. For some time the affluent city inhabitants were demanding that slums be cleared away. However slowly, many affluent people started to understand the requirement for housing the poor.
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Charles Booth, in his survey in 1887, at East end of London, found that 1 million Londoners were very poor and their average age is 29 years.
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