London’s population in 1900 was around 6 million, where did they all live?!

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I’ve seen maps of London at around this time and it is tiny compared to what it is now. Was the population density a lot higher? Did there used to be taller buildings? It seems strange to imagine so many people packed into such a small space. Ty

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Where the hell do they all live now? I’ve read a figure of 20 million in the “greater London area” (?) and as an Australian living in a country almost the size of America with a population of 26 million, I have no idea how this is possible lol

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