Question

Who was Henry Mayhew? What was his significance?

Answer 1

Henry Mayhew was a famous social researcher. His work that was well acclaimed was the Labor and the London poor. Apart form which he headed a news letter named Punch. Through these works he extensively studied about the London poor and published them. He showed to the world the real dynamics of london's poor. He ventured into even the most poor parts of the London to record their lifestyles.He is also one among the very few to study crime , patterns of crime and criminals which was very rare at that time.