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Large numbers of vagabonds were among the convicts transported to the [[Punth]]ite colonies in the 18th century. | Large numbers of vagabonds were among the convicts transported to the [[Punth]]ite colonies in the 18th century. | ||
Homelessness emerged as a national issue in the 1870s. There are no national figures documenting homeless people demography at this time. {{wpl|Jacob Riis|Jacob Ris}} wrote about, documented, and photographed the poor and destitute, although not specifically homeless people, in [[ | Homelessness emerged as a national issue in the 1870s. There are no national figures documenting homeless people demography at this time. {{wpl|Jacob Riis|Jacob Ris}} wrote about, documented, and photographed the poor and destitute, although not specifically homeless people, in [[Port Diteaux]] tenements in the late 19th century. His ground-breaking book, ''How the Other Half Lives'', published in [[1890]], raised public awareness of living conditions in the slums, causing some changes in building codes and some social conditions. | ||
Port cities saw the greatest numbers of homelessness as those from the interior and the sailors coming from all across the world met in close quarters. The merchant class often felt under siege and, through generous philanthropy, attempted to assuage the influx through charity. This attempt to hold the problem at arm's length as well as a growing movement public health movement sparked the development of rescue missions, such as [[Burgundie]]'s first rescue mission, the [[St. Mattius]]' Rescue Mission, founded in [[1872]] by the Franciscan monks. The homeless populations congregated around these areas, which became known as ''mission districts'' across [[Burgundie]]. In smaller towns, there were hobos, who temporarily lived near train tracks and hopped onto trains to various destinations. By [[1909]], the homelessness issue was declared a nation-wide epidemic, the first public health emergency in [[Burgundie]]. | Port cities saw the greatest numbers of homelessness as those from the interior and the sailors coming from all across the world met in close quarters. The merchant class often felt under siege and, through generous philanthropy, attempted to assuage the influx through charity. This attempt to hold the problem at arm's length as well as a growing movement public health movement sparked the development of rescue missions, such as [[Burgundie]]'s first rescue mission, the [[St. Mattius]]' Rescue Mission, founded in [[1872]] by the Franciscan monks. The homeless populations congregated around these areas, which became known as ''mission districts'' across [[Burgundie]]. In smaller towns, there were hobos, who temporarily lived near train tracks and hopped onto trains to various destinations. By [[1909]], the homelessness issue was declared a nation-wide epidemic, the first public health emergency in [[Burgundie]]. | ||