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The reason why Henry Mayhew was disturbed by the dockyards was because of the desperation in the men's faces to get work as "casual men."
The conditions in the home visited by Henry Mayhew was that it was a room of 7 square feet and was crowded as it had 8 people living there.
The wife of the man most probably had to take in laundry to earn extra money for the family while taking care of the children.
If the family was part of a Union of unskilled laborers, they would be able to get higher wages.
What did Henry Mayhew see in the dockyards?
When Henry Mayhew went to the dockyards, he saw how thousands of men competed to be called upon by the foremen on ships so that they could earn some wages and this was quite disturbing to him.
When he entered one of the homes of the dockworkers, he found a small room that was meant to house 8 people and still allow for laundry which was the business of the wife.
She would take in laundry, wash it, and then dry it in the same house. The meager wages earned by these unskilled laborers would be better if they had a Union of unskilled laborers.
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