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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 1860

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: table XI.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements up to the 80th of Jane, 1880.

table XI.— Tabular Summary of House Improvements up to the 80th of Jane, 1880.

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.
Number constructed.Improvemen or Repair.Traps fixed.Abolished.Cleansed and Disinfected.Pans and Traps furnished.New ones constructed.Water supply provided.Constructed.Repaired.Constructed.Reiaid. or Repaired.Receptacles provided.Receptacles repaired.Water supply provided.Generally repaired.Cleansing and Limewhiting.Ventilation.
1234567891011121314151817181920
7266614737615756881611272169S13410857531766264 68275560916566
Tabular Summary of House Improvements for the Quarter ending 29th September, I860.
Wentworth Street, (continued).13485211511050273022000290The small numbers shown in column No. 6, referring to the removal of cesspools are occasioned from the fact of the cesspools having been in most cases abolished by notices from the Inspectors, prior to a systematic house-to-house visitation of these localities.
Angel Alley1515020202000004100010
Crown Court, Wentworth St....1111000000000000000010
New Court, do272701400014000007300070
Union Street, East3434000002020000000010
Union Street3737096309190000200000
Church Street, Spitalfields3636000000000000000010
Red Lion Court1414000000000000000010
Gun Street.4747010101000000000010
Church St., M. End New Town (continued)96101010010010000000000000
Commercial St., Whitechapel2727020202000000000030
Do. Spitalfields1818000000000000000000
Crispin Street5252000000000003000070