Overcrowding and Urban Planning in Victorian London

Victorian London during the Charles Dickens era was a city focused on the people who lived there. In the days of Dickens, London was the largest city in the world, both due to population growth and city expansion due to the influx of many people. In the heyday of the Victorian era, about 4 million inhabitants lived in the "big city." In about 30 years, this number has increased by nearly 3 million, but there are many problems with this explosive growth, which is the most obvious in Charles Dickens' life.

The figures themselves could not prove the seriousness of the overcrowding problem in Victorian London. In his book "London Small World" published in 1857, the writer Charles McBee Smith explained in London that "life is so crowded ... but now we move slowly and effectively now It is impossible that "Charles Dickens is describing Londoners" lost its footprints in the corner and thousands of other pedestrians have slipped since that day. Illustrator Richard Doyle in 1849 Crowded London station is drawn on a punch magazine

Victorian London during the Charles Dickens era was a city focused on the people who lived there. In the days of Dickens, London was the largest city in the world, both due to population growth and city expansion due to the influx of many people. In the heyday of the Victorian era, about 4 million inhabitants lived in the "big city." In about 30 years, this number has increased by nearly 3 million, but there are many problems with this explosive growth, and they are best known for Charles Dickens' life.

During the Victorian era, there have been significant social and political changes, affecting every aspect of our lives. In 1851, London became the UK's largest city with a population of 4 million and faced a big problem of overcrowding and poverty. Disease and premature death are experiences common to all classes, and at that time it is inevitably the focus of popular literature. By 1901, the UK turned from a country country to a huge manufacturing machine, accounting for over a third of the British population. 80% of the population lives in the city, but the situation improved. Dr. Barnado, Sir Shaftesbury, Beatrice Weber, Henry Mayhew, and Charles Booth revealed the poverty of many London children. Under pressure, the government began taking responsibility for education, medical care and housing, passed the bill such as the Education Act of 1870. However, many poor children continue to work instead of going to school.