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| Picture No | 10222047 |
| Date | 1905 |
| Description | Hard times in the East End - distress in West Ham. |
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The densely populated working district of West Ham feeling the pinch of winter very bitterly. 40,000 persons were on the verge of starvation. A great 'shilling fund' was set up by the 'Daily Telegraph' and the relief work was actively pushed forward by the local clergy, the Salvation Army, the municipal and volunteer workers.
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| Source | Engraving by Samuel Begg in The Illustrated London News. 7 January 1905, page 15 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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