Poverty and public health in Belfast, 1888-1914
Dublin Core
Title
Poverty and public health in Belfast, 1888-1914
Subject
Surviving the city
Description
Historic images of Belfast along with digitized images of census, public health and workers records. All images are included in the exhibition 'Surviving the City': Poverty and Public Health in Belfast, 1888-1914.
Creator
Special Collections, McClay Library, Queen's University Belfast
Date
1888-1912
Rights
Reproduction of these materials in any format for any purpose other than personal research and study may constitute a violation of CDPA 1988 and infringement of rights associated with the materials. Queen’s University Belfast does not own copyright in this material. Please contact us for permissions information at specialcollections@qub.ac.uk
Language
English
Collection Items
Photograph of Christian Place, Belfast, 1912 by Alexander Hogg
Poverty and public health in Belfast, 1888-1914
Household Return for the McPhillips family of Christian Place, Belfast from the 1911 Census of Ireland.
Poverty and public health in Belfast, 1888-1914
Growing Pains
Belfast’s economic success and growth was not without its price. The city experienced increased problems of overcrowding, housing, sanitation and public health. While the existing housing stock was of good quality, it was seriously inadequate for…
Photograph of Crozier’s Row, Belfast, 1911 by Alexander Hogg
Poverty and public health in Belfast, 1888-1914
Cartoon attacking the City of Belfast Christian Civic Union, 1906
Poverty and public health in Belfast, 1888-1914
Work
Occupation and ill health were closely connected in industrial cities such as Belfast. By 1910 there were 75,000 linen operatives in Belfast of which five sixths were women. The dusty, hot, cramped and damp conditions in many mills were conducive to…