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The following are examples of stories from the digitised section of the Booth collection at the LSE, describing some of different groups of workers encountered while on walks with police officers in the period of the late 1890's.

Police and Temperance movement from Interview with Superintendent L.Vedy, of the Y Division of the Metropolitan Police, 23 January 1899 in Booth B356, p175.

Reputation of Bryant and May match girls from Walk with Inspector Carter, District 12 [Bow and Bromley], 1 June [1897] in Booth B346, pp75-77. Transcription: Bryant and May have a rough set of girls. There are 2000 of them when they are busy. Rough and rowdy but not bad morally.

British Xylonite Factory, Homerton High Street from Walk with Inspector Thomas Fitzgerald, District 13 [South Hackney and Hackney], 26 July 1897 in Booth B347, p3.

Scottish policemen from Walk with Police Constable G. Moir, District 2 [Strand and St Giles] in Booth B354, p175.

Earnings of policemen from Walk with Police Constable Clyne, District 48 [Woolwich], 21 May [1900] in Booth B371, p233.

Sailors send money to relatives from Walk with Inspector Carter, District 11 [Poplar and Limehouse], 26 May 1897 in Booth B346, p85.

Strikes at Saunders shipping yard from Walk with Mr Carter, District Inspector of Police, District 11 [Poplar and Limehouse], 28 May 1897 in Booth B346, pp25-27.

Workers at the Woolwich Arsenal from Walk with Police Constable Clyne, District 48 [Woolwich], 16 May [1900] in Booth B371, pp147-149.



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