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Describe late 19th Century Law and Order
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Describe late 19th Century Law and Order Thick green smog hung in the air and filth ran in the streets. 19th century London was not a nice place to live. Crime was on the up with burglaries, drunkenness and assault being just some of the crimes committed. Women got a rough deal. There was no work available to them so many women turned to prostitution and alcoholism. Surprisingly enough, however, the percentages of violent deaths was very low, with around 15 murders, and 50 cases of manslaughter a year. The London police force has been active since 1829, when uniformed officers patrolled the streets. Named after their founder, Sir Robert Peel, "bobbies" tried to keep order in the streets of London. They carried 15" truncheons and whistles. They were not welcomed to the streets of London as the people saw them as very "un-English." Assaults on the police were not...
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