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1845: An Asylum for the Houseless Poor in Cripplegate, London. Original Publication: From 'London Labour and London Poor' an illustrated report in the Morning Chronicle, by Henry Mayhew. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1845:  An Asylum for the Houseless Poor in Cripplegate, London.  Original Publication: From 'London Labour and London Poor' an illustrated report in the Morning Chronicle, by Henry Mayhew.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)