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Charles Booth Digitised Archive

  • UKLSE-DL1CB01
  • Collection
  • 1886-1903

The poverty maps, papers and notebooks of Charles Booth’s inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London (1886 – 1903), an investigation into the distribution of wealth and poverty in late-Victorian London. The most famous items in this collection are the maps, known for their street-by-street colour-coded display of wealth distribution throughout the city at the time. This collection includes both the printed and hand-coloured maps produced by the inquiry. Further topics addressed in Booth's papers and notebooks include industry and religion.

COLL MISC 0719/1 - [The proper way to cut a child's fingernails.]

Five sepia illustrations relating to the proper way to cut a child's fingernails. In the first picture, a woman gnaws at the child's nails with her teeth. The next three small images illustrate good nail care. In the last picture, a mother cuts her child's fingers properly, with small nail scissors. Text captions beneath all images.
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COLL MISC 0719/10 - Bathing the eye; cleaning the nose

Two sepia-toned illustrations of the safest way to clean a baby's eyes and nose.
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Printer:Mospoligraf
Publisher: Gosmedizdat
Place of Production: Moscow
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COLL MISC 0719/11 - Every year thousands of children lose their eyesight due to small objects getting stuck in the nose, ears, and throat

Two panels side by side illustrate some dangerous items which can injure children. The first panel, Don't let small children play with sharp objects! shows a sword, pins, a knife, fork, scissors, etc. The second, Many children die each year from these, shows seeds, buttons, matchstocks, feathers, etc.
Artist:
Printer:Mospoligraf
Publisher: Gosmedizdat
Place of Production: Moscow
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COLL MISC 0719/12 - Weigh your child every week

Decorative border enclosing banner headline and captions, with three illustrations of various methods of weighing a baby, using a sling, a spring balance, and special baby scales.
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Printer:Mospoligraf
Publisher: Gosmedizdat
Place of Production: Moscow
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