PART I.
Chap. I.--General Considerations--Absence of the usual Historical Symptoms of National Decline--Definition of the Evils which Threaten Society.
Chap. II.--Official Pauperism and Unrecognised Destitution--Evidence respecting the Condition of the Lower Classes in Large Towns.
Chap. III.--Extent of Destitution in Large Towns--Condition of Hand-loom Weavers and other Classes of Unskilled Manufacturing Operatives.
Chap. IV.--Condition of Class of Agricultural Labourers.
Chap. V.--Condition of Classes of Labouring Population employed in Mines, Fisheries, Canals, Railways, &c.
Chap. VI.--Condition of Classes Superior to Common Labourers--General View of Society in Great Britain.