The Work of the London School Board (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Work of the London School Board HE object of this volume is to illustrate the Educational work of the School Board for London, to elucidate the problems which were submitted to the Board when it was created in 1870 and the methods by which it has endeavoured to solve them. In order to form an adequate conception of the magnitude of the question which is about to be discussed, it must be remembered that London, for density of population, and for wealth, if not in area, may be compared to a State rather than to a city. Its total population is more than double that of Denmark or of Greece, is larger than that of Scotland, and is only slightly exceeded by that of Bavaria and of Holland. The child population of London standing in need of elementary education is larger than the total population of any European city, except Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Vienna, and is more than double that of Bristol, Dresden, or Prague. The total sum raised within the administrative area of London for municipal purposes (including education) is equal to the total revenue of Saxony, or Portugal, or Chili, while the sum expended in London upon elementary education alone 13 equal to the total national expenditure of Denmark, Norway, or Switzerland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.