Victorian society: city life and values Flashcards
What was the main reason behind the fast urbanisation of Victorian Britain?
Industrial development
What were the main problems of Victorian towns?
Poverty, disease, crime, and high mortality rates
Where did poor people live? In which conditions?
In slum districts in unhealty, degraded conditions
Which acts tried to solve urban problems?
The two Housing Acts?
Who was forced to live in workhouses?
Poor disadvantaged people (orphans, homeless, unemployed, unmarried mothers, elderly, disabled people…)
What did people offer in return for an accomodation in workhouses?
Their labour
Which services improved life in cities and towns?
Hospitals, paved roads, street lightning, places of entertainment (music halls, parks, stadiums…), other public services (police
stations, city halls, boarding schools…)
