In this essay I intend to show that the video, 'Day Return, Labyrinth of filth', portrays an accurate picture of what the living and working conditions were like during The Nineteenth Century.

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Ian Chaffey 11DH/11H                         18th January, 2001

History Coursework

        In this essay I intend to show that the video, ‘Day Return, Labyrinth of filth’, portrays an accurate picture of what the living and working conditions were like during The Nineteenth Century.

        In the ‘Day Return, Labyrinth of filth’ living conditions are presented as very poor, dirty, over crowded and very unhealthy. The video shows children living on the streets begging for to money to pay for their next meal. The video portrays that millions of people lived in filth and dirt, but sources show that this is not entirely true. There were many thousands living in very dirty living conditions but not millions. A population report shows that between 1801–1851 the population grew to just 46,382 people (of all ages). Below is the official report produced by the government during this period.

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Other evidence also shows the living conditions were bad during The Nineteenth Century. A Report to The General Board of Health said that,

                “The houses have been built without any

        system… having very bad ventilation and

        no regard whatsoever to drainage… only

        two rooms… occupied by up to 5 or 6 persons.”  

         

We know this is a reliable source because the government issued it.

        Another report from The General Board of Health shows that many diseases broke out from dirt and filth. During the month of May in 1849 three epidemics of cholera broke ...

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