Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Name of Street or Place. | No. of Houses in Place or Street. | No. of Houses Inspected. | Drains. | Cesspools. | Water Closets. | Dust Bins. | Pavement. | General Water Supply. | General Improvement. | Remarks. | |||||||||||
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Number Constructed. | Improvement or Repair. | Traps Fixed. | Abolished. | Cleansed and Disinfected. | Pans and Traps Furnished. | New ones Constructed. | Water Supply Provided. | Constructed. | Repaired. | Constructed. | Relaid or Repaired. | Receptacles Provided. | Receptacles Repaired. | Water Supply Provided. | Generally Repaired. | Cleansing and Limewhiting. | Ventilation. | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
6496 | 5692 | 375 | 1495 | 683 | 1572 | 250 | 1658 | 133 | 1064 | 718 | 174 | 57 | 584 | 80 | 7 | 49 | 605 | 1493 | 6 | ||
George Street (continued) | 28 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Broadway, Goulston Street | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Sandy's Row | 52 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0- | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | |
Went worth Street | 134 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | o | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | |
New Montague Street (second visit) | 42 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Corbett's Court | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Rosetta Place (second visit) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Queen's Court, Whitechapel | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Public Closets. Ditto |
Parliament Court ("second visit) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Petticoat Lane (continued) | 126 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Priuces Street, Mile End New Town | 121 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Bell Place and Bell Yard | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Ditto |
Mill's Court | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Ditto | |
Poole's Place (second visit) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Ditto cleansed |
New Court, Sandy's Row | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Harriett Place, Fashion Street | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
New Court, Fashion Street | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Neatsby Court, Fashion Street | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Public Closets |
Glass House Street and Buildings | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Providence Place | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ditto |
Swan Court | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Compasses Court | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Ditto |
Grace's Alley | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Goodman's Stile | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Duncan Street | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | o | 0 | 0 | 6 | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Spectacle Alley | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | o | o | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Abel's Buildings | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Hooper's Square | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charles Court and Harrod's Alley | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Smith's Buildings | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total.................... | 770 | 455 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 39 | 22 | 40 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 163 | 0 | |
Gross Total ............. | 7266 | 6147 | 376 | 1575 | 688 | 1611 | 272 | 1698 | 134 | 1085 | 753 | 176 | 62 | 646 | 82 | 7 | 55 | 609 | 1656 | 6 |