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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Stepney 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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The Magistrates made a Closing Order under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, on a dwelling-house in the Borough following an application by
the owner.

Table: Lodging Houses - Common.There are five Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, providing accommodation for 983 persons, as follows:-

Lodging Houses - Common.

There are five Common Lodging Houses in the Borough, providing accommodation for 983 persons, as follows:-

86, Cable Street.8 men
15 & 16, Calvin Street.41 married couples
10-22, Johnson Street.258 men
177, Whitechapel Road.407 men
Hostel for Women, Hopetown Street.228 women.

Table: Lodging Houses - Seamen's.There are five such premises in the Borough, providing accommodation for 488 seamen, as follows:-

Lodging Houses - Seamen's.

There are five such premises in the Borough, providing accommodation for 488 seamen, as follows:-

The Sailors' Home & Red Ensign Club, Ensign Street & Dock Street.235 seamen
The Empire Memorial Hostel, 747, Commercial Road.190 "
5, North East Passage.11 "
220, Cable Street.30 "
9, Ensign Street.22 "

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Lodging Houses - Other.
In addition to the licensed Common and Seamen's Lodging Houses,
there are two other premises in the Borough which are not subject to
licensing or registration, namely, Rowton House and the Providence Row
Night Refuge.
Rowton House, in Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, which was opened
in 1902, provides accommodation for 796 men.
Providence Row Night Refuge was founded in the Borough in 1858.
"Providence Row Night Refuge" was the name of the original hostel
established in Providence Row, Finsbury Square, Finsbury, and the name
was retained when it moved to Crispin Street, Spitalfields in the Borough
of Stepney. It is a non-sectarian charity which provides accommodation
for the homeless and is run by Roman Catholic- Sisters of Mercy.

Table: The accommodation provided today is as follows:-

The accommodation provided today is as follows:-

50, Crispin Street.30 men
,,30 women
,,20 children
Pursell House and Bolland House, Gun Street.55 girls
Gilbert House, Gun Street.8 flats.