Transcribed from the 1967 reprinting of the 1865 edition.

Larger tables have been refactored to improve readability on smaller screens.

Images and tables have been moved to avoid breaking paragraphs.

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

• p. 8 "arts" changed to "‘arts"
• p. 9 "s" changed to "s."
• p. 9 "per lb." changed to "per lb.)"
• p. 9 "year’s" changed to "years"
• p. 14 "streets." changed to "streets,"
• p. 14 "the second hand" changed to "the second-hand"
• p. 14 "“slaughter-houses.”" changed to "“slaughter-houses")."
• p. 15 "&c.," changed to "&c.),"
• p. 16 "trooper." changed to "trooper.”"
• p. 20 "pawbroker" changed to "pawnbroker"
• p. 23 "been" changed to "being"
• p. 24 "Second hand" changed to "Second-hand"
• p. 29 "insufcient" changed to "insufficient"
• p. 29 "fermerly" changed to "formerly"
• p. 30 "In the upper" changed to "“In the upper"
• p. 36 "habilments" changed to "habiliments"
• p. 42 "day’s" changed to "days"
• p. 43 "them go.”" changed to "them go."
• p. 48 "Amdassador" changed to "Ambassador"
• p. 49 "Barnard (v. t)" changed to "Barnard (v. t.)"
• p. 58 " bird-cather’s" changed to " bird-catcher’s"
• p. 64 "‘Why" changed to "“‘Why"
• p. 69 "When" changed to "“When"
• p. 72 "6d;" changed to "6d.;"
• p. 72 "fern." changed to "fern)."
• p. 73 "gentlemen" changed to "gentleman"
• p. 75 "After father" changed to "“After father"
• p. 91 "cwt;" changed to "cwt.;" (two instances)
• p. 93 "naval stimulate" changed to "stimulate"
• p. 93 "navel" changed to "naval"
• p. 100 "early" changed to "yearly"
• pp. 104-5 "alalthough" changed to "although"
• p. 105 "formant" changed to "informant"
• p. 111 "wife," changed to "wife,”"
• (illustration) "by Bkard" changed to "by Beard"
• p. 131 "officating" changed to "officiating"
• (illustration) "Beard." changed to "Beard.]"
• p. 143 "disgreeable" changed to "disagreeable"
• p. 160 "to-enjoy" changed to "to enjoy"
• p. 164 "many others." changed to "many others.”"
• p. 167 "Ditto" changed to "Ditto."
• p. 174 "commisioners" changed to "commissioners"
• p. 191 "250 ton" changed to "250 tons"
• p. 202 "Daniel" changed to "Daniell"
• p. 209 "Somers-town." changed to "Somers-town.”"
• p. 227 "daily, “he" changed to "daily, he"
• p. 227 "average" changed to "average)"
• p. 228 "pursuaded" changed to "persuaded"
• p. 232 "two" changed to "two."
• p. 241 (note) "cheapening, labour" changed to "cheapening labour,"
• p. 241 "work)," changed to "work,"
• p. 243 "willingnes" changed to "willingness"
• p. 244 "2s,"ct "2s.,"
• p. 249 "16s," changed to "16s.,"
• p. 249 "100,000l," changed to "100,000l.,"
• p. 249 "lost 6s.’”" changed to "lost 6s.”"
• p. 249 "and though" changed to "“and though"
• p. 249 "and very few" changed to "“and very few"
• p. 262 "stoneyard.”" changed to "stoneyard."
• p. 266 "National School" changed to "National School."
• p. 267 "dispensary" changed to "dispensary."
• p. 269 "boys boys" changed to "boys"
• p. 272 "cartage, &c." changed to "cartage, &c.)"
• p. 273 "2 Years" changed to "2 Years."
• p. 278 "(3000l.) per annum" changed to "(3000l.) per annum;"
• p. 280 "Gracechurch-streeet" changed to "Gracechurch-street"
• p. 284 "St, Martin’s" changed to "St. Martin’s"
• p. 288 "which is the the" changed to "which is the"
• p. 291 "Wandsworth" changed to "Wandsworth."
• p. 297 "some 3d" changed to "some 3d."
• p. 304 "at present." changed to "at present.”"
• p. 305 "were some" changed to "where some"
• p. 307 "production" changed to "production."
• p. 308 "tenants were," changed to "tenants, were"
• p. 309 "An act was passed" changed to "an Act was passed"
• p. 312 "veneers.”" changed to "veneers.’"
• p. 313 "decideded" changed to "decided"
• p. 334 "they don’t" changed to "‘they don’t"
• p. 335 "Londonreceive" changed to "London receive"
• p. 337 "became" changed to "become"
• p. 344 "small master" changed to "a small master"
• p. 348 "“Soon after" changed to "Soon after"
• p. 349 "The way" changed to "“The way"
• p. 361 "St.James’s" changed to "St. James’s"
• p. 362 "Hammersmith." changed to "Hammersmith"
• p. 362 "d" changed to "d." (eleven instances)
• p. 363 "s" changed to "s."
• p. 363 "d" changed to "d." (six instances)
• p. 364 "intances" changed to "instances"
• p. 369 "don t care" changed to "don’t care"
• p. 371 "term term" changed to "term"
• p. 375 "“She’s a ironer" changed to "She’s a ironer"
• p. 376 "trading workmen" changed to "trading workman"
• p. 376 "desk-makers,’" changed to "desk-makers’,"
• p. 377 "deseribed" changed to "described"
• p. 377 "Retherhithe" changed to "Rotherhithe"
• p. 378 "I could" changed to "I could."
• p. 378 "know that I" changed to "know that"
• p. 385 "as cannot be be" changed to "as cannot be"
• p. 385 "Dr Paley" changed to "Dr. Paley"
• p. 388 "mattter" changed to "matter"
• p. 388 "degreee" changed to "degree"
• p. 388 "foecal" changed to "fÆcal"
• p. 393 "contant" changed to "constant"
• p. 404 "“The more ancient" changed to "The more ancient"
• p. 407 "surveyer" changed to "surveyor"
• p. 407 "1849,” have" changed to "1849, “have"
• p. 419 "marsh-bailliff" changed to "marsh-bailiff"
• p. 420 "Commissionors" changed to "Commissioners"
• p. 421 "an approximate" changed to "an approximate."
• p. 437 "of 1665" changed to "of 1666"
• p. 440 (note) "Paulett" changed to "Paulet"
• p. 440 (note) "19 512" changed to "19,512"
• p. 442 "the result." changed to "the result.”"
• p. 446 "pump-and hose" changed to "pump-and-hose"
• p. 463 "300 colls each." changed to "300 colls. each"
• p. 463 "visites, &c" changed to "visites, &c."
• p. 467 "“His hair" changed to "His hair"
• p. 470 "butler, in?" changed to "butler, in?’"
• p. 472 "“They only" changed to "They only"
• p. 477 "New Kent-roads.”" changed to "New Kent-roads."
• p. 485 "“Baked taters" changed to "‘Baked taters"
• p. 486 "gentleman, after for" changed to "gentleman after, for"
• p. 487 "a shame?" changed to "a shame?’"
• p. 487 "respectabl" changed to "respectable"
• p. 489 "they re" changed to "they’re"
• p. 491 "vessed rounded" changed to "vessel rounded"
• p. 491 "he his ready" changed to "he is ready"
• p. 494 "I am laid" changed to "Iam laid"
• p. 494 "CROSSING-SWEEPERS" changed to "CROSSING-SWEEPERS."
• p. 504 "as if condered" changed to "as if considered"
• p. 505 "home, as she said.”" changed to "home,” as she said."
• p. 510 "wild rabbits, &c," changed to "wild rabbits, &c.,"
• p. 511 "Dickens s" changed to "Dickens’s"

In the List of Illustrations, "The Crippled Street Bird-seller" and "Street-Seller of Birds’-Nests" were printed in reverse order and have been moved.

Inconsistent or archaic spelling, capitalisation and punctuation have otherwise been kept as printed.