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Crime + Punishment: Whitechapel - Coggle Diagram
Crime + Punishment: Whitechapel
Immigration
Types of immigrants: Jewish, Irish, Irish fenians, Anarchists, Socialists.
types of tensions: Jewish community segregated from rest of locals in Whitechapel, locals despised the Irish due to their alcoholism and fighting, anarchists were causing havoc in eastern europe, socialists wanted to overrule the government, irish fenians were causing terrorist attacks across britain so they could gain independence.
Living conditions
maze like streets
narrow alleyways
waste filled the streets- causing the great stench
heavily polluted
unlit streets
smoggy areas
Housing
rookeries
up to 30 people housed in just one
split into several apartments
overcrowded
Lodging houses
4D a night for a bed
200 lodging houses for 8000 people
slept in shifts
Workhouses
would live under strict disclipine
the inhabitants were 'inmates'
families seperated
the work was intentionally difficult
seperated via gender
would be punished if communicated
Improvements
Peabody Estate
287 flats were created to improve the housing conditions, headed by USA born George Peabody.
Backfired amongst locals as they wouldn't pay absurd rents.
Barnado's
Barnardo's is an orphanage created by Thomas Barnardo in order to help destitute children.
motto 'no destitute child ever refused admission'