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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
Whitechapel 1859
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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| Name of Place. | No; of Homes. | Cases of Fever. | Deaths from Zymotic Disease. | Name of Place. | No. of H ouses. | Cases of Fever. | Deaths from Zymotic Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitechapel. | |||||||
| Brick - lane | 21 | 1 | 5 | Thomas-street | 48 | 2 | 3 |
| Osborn-place | 12 | - | 2 | Buck's-row | 12 | — | 1 |
| Chicksand-street | 33 | - | 1 | Queen Ann-street | 60 | 2 | 7 |
| Little Halifax-street | 15 | - | 5 | John-street | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| Little John-street | 15 | - | 1 | BAth-place | 29 | — | 1 |
| John-street | 20 | 1 | 1 | Wellington-street | 13 | — | 1 |
| Ely-Place | 15 | 1 | 3 | Little North-street | 16 | — | 1 |
| Luntley-place | 17 | - | 1 | Nelson's alley | 9 | — | 1 |
| Hanover-court | 4 | 1 | — | Harrison's-buildings | 10 | — | 1 |
| Finch-street | 56 | — | 2 | Raven-row | 19 | 1 | — |
| Montague-street | 24 | - | 2 | Raven-street | 41 | — | 1 |
| Frosic-count | 6 | - | 1 | Cotton-street | 21 | — | 2 |
| Old Montague-street | 31 | 2 | 2 | Green-street | 15 | — | 1 |
| Old Montague-court | 8 | 1 | — | New-road | 32 | — | 2 |
| Black Lion-yard | 31 | — | 1 | Oxford-street | 26 | — | 3 |
| Easington's-buildings | 18 | — | 1 | Charlotte-streett | 76 | — | 2 |
| Montague-place | 14 | — | 2 | Charlotte-court | 56 | 1 | — |
| Green Dragon-yard | 26 | — | 2 | Vine-court | 18 | 2 | — |
| *Went worth-street | 106 | 8 | 9 | Hampshire-place | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Angel-alley | 15 | — | 1 | Fieldgate-street | 44 | — | 3 |
| George-yard | 27 | 3 | 2 | John-street | 16 | — | 2 |
| Garden-count | 4 | — | 1 | Drum-yard | 8 | 1 | — |
| New-court | 27 | 4 | 3 | Barleymow-count | 8 | — | 4 |
| Crown-court, W entworth-st. | 11 | 4 | — | Mansell-street | 54 | 1 | 3 |
| Old Castle-street | 16 | 3 | — | Haydon-square | 6 | — | 1 |
| Newcastle-place | 40 | — | 1 | Swan-street | 11 | — | 1 |
| Goulston-couit | 92 | 18 | 10 | Grigg's-count | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Goulston-street | Knock's-court | 6 | 1 | — | |||
| Goulston-alley | Newn ham-street | 27 | — | 4 | |||
| Three Tun-alley | Great Alie-street | 47 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Marlborough-court | 8 | 1 | 1 | Half Moon-passnge | 12 | 1 | — |
| Horse-shoe-place | 7 | — | 1 | Leman-street | 131 | — | 4 |
| Elizabeth-court | 3 | 1 | — | Buckle-street | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Swan-yard | 21 | 1 | — | Plough-street | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| Little Love-court | 5 | 2 | — | Colchester-street | 35 | 4 | 1 |
| Love-court | 38 | — | 1 | Little Alie-street | 28 | — | 4 |
| Hebrew-place | 12 | — | 1 | Chamber-street | 72 | 3 | 6 |
| Boar's Head-yard | 22 | 8 | 1 | Chamber-court | 5 | — | 1 |
| High-street | 141 | — | 1 | Bond's-buildings | 5 | 1 | — |
| Castle-alley | 30 | 5 | 1 | Leman-row | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| Tewksbury-buildings | 14 | — | 6 | Rupert-street | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| Inkhorn-count | 7 | 1 | 1 | Lambeth-street | 50 | 12 | 7 |
| Koad-side | 238 | - | 5 | White Bear-court | 23 | 2 | — |
| King's Arm's-court | — | 1 | — | Gower's-walk | 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Crown-court | 14 | 2 | 1 | Jones'-buildings | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| Moss-buildings | 17 | 1 | 2 | Webb's-place | 4 | — | 2 |
| Fann-court | 5 | 1 | — | Back Church-lane | 83 | 2 | 3 |
| White's-row | 16 | — | 1 | Friendly-buildings | 12 | - | 1 |
| *Including Spitalfields. 3 Cases of Scarlet Fever occurred at 3, Elizabeth Place; 3 Cases in Dunk Street; 3 Cases in John Street; 3 Cases at 117, Rosemary Lane. A Case of Small Pox occurred at 52, Flower and Dean Street, and was sent to the Small Pox Hospital. | |||||||