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

Question

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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Answer 1

Much higher population density, Families of 6-8 in a single room, 4-5 families to a house… lots of documentation

https://victorianweb.org/history/slums.html#:~:text=They%20became%20notorious%20for%20overcrowding,vice%20of%20the%20lower%20classes.