Soho

Question 1

Victorian London

Answer 1

Affluence but overcrowded slums
Poor housing/working conditions
Poor sanitation/pollution
Nightlife + sex industry
Lots of crime - not much law

Question 2

Soho Today

Answer 2

Gentrified - media, film post production, fashionable offices, restaurants
Hygienic because of John Snow and epidemiology (water pump system)

Question 3

John Snow

Answer 3

Victorian times - cholera outbreak + sewage leaked into water supply
Wanted to change average LE of 37 years
Mapped cholera outbreak (epidemiology) and placed pipes

Question 4

Police

Answer 4

High crime and prostitution led to founding on Met Police
Reduced crime + people got regular jobs
Street Offences Act, 1959

Question 5

New things in Soho

Answer 5

Carnaby Street (fashion)
Paul McCartney’s office
Theatre District
British Film Post Production Industry