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jan 1, 1889 - Charles Booth

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Wrote "Life and Labour of the People in London" - found that around 30% of Londoners were so poor they didn't have enough money to eat properly despite having full time jobs.
He demonstrated the link between poverty and a high death rate

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jan 1, 1889
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~ 136 years ago