Question

why were philanthropist worried about marginal group in londan

Answer 1

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a. Poor people who committed small thefts like stealing food, from shops, clothes etc. This people were considered part of criminal category and marginalised.
b. There were cheats, petty thieves, pickpockets etc.
c. Then marginalised group also included women employed as domestic servants, many of them were migrants.
d. Women employed in work like tailoring, match box making etc.
e. Children employed in low paid work.
f. Philanthropists were worried about such marginalised population as they were a threat to public morality.
g. Marginalised indulged in crime and threatened the ethical standards of the society.