The 1997 Local History Conference

The London of Human Frailty – the weak, the wicked and the well-meaning

Saturday 29 November 1997

Despite its veneer of sophistication, London has always harboured just below the surface a society which feeds on crime. During this study day – helped by a panel of leading researchers – those who attended the conference were encouraged to take a frank look at this underworld of violence, prostitution and drug addiction. They began to see how slum housing had contributed to the problem, and were made aware of the efforts of philanthropists to cure London’s ills.

To learn more about the conference, you can now:

• Read the original conference programme
• Read a report on the conference, written by a member of the audience

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