Charles Booth’s London Poverty MapsA splendid and necessary publication a great resource Iain Sinclair Charles Booth's London Poverty Maps is the first comprehensive publication of Booth's landmark survey of life in late 19th century London, all within a single volume. In this groundbreaking social and economic survey, Booth discovered that 35 percent of Londoners were living in abject poverty. His team of social investigators interviewed Londoners from diverse backgrounds, documenting