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It's hard to imagine how deplorable the poverty, desease and crime was like for the unfortunate people that inhabited London's east end in Queen Victoria's time. Author Jack London forsaked money and shelter to live in Whitechapel as the residents did. The People Of The Abyss is the result of his short time living like an East Ender.
The living conditions were to the point of being almost unbearable. It was extremely over-crowded which made the cost of housing very expensive. Plumbing was virtually nonexistant. Sickness and desease were the rule not the exception. Malnutrition was rampant, and most infants never had a first birthday. Of those that did, many from that group would not see a fifth birthday. And as is common with overcrowding and poverty, crime was commonplace. And not surprisingly, Alcoholism was how many of these poor people delt with their lives. It was in these conditions, in these mean streets that Jack The Ripper stalking and killed. In fact the first couple of victims barely raised an eyebrow, the residents and police were so used to murdered people turning up on a regular basis.
The crimes of Jack The Ripper illuminated the conditions in the east end and although a lot of the ramshakle tenaments were ripped down, it would take much longer for conditions to improve.
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