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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Houses Recently Demolished under the Artizans' and
Labourers' Dwellings Act, 1875.
The following return shows the number of houses taken down during the past Six months by the Metropolitan Board of Works,
under the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act, 1875.
| Situation of Property taken down. | Number of houses demolished. | Average number of rooms in each locality | Number of persons occupying the said rooms, allowing 4 persons to each room. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler's Buildings | 17 | 40 | |
| Cooper's Court | 13 | 35 | |
| Cherubim Court | 5 | 15 | |
| Christopher Court | 6 | 18 | |
| Compasses Court | 6 | 12 | |
| Crown Court | 24 | 74 | |
| Glasshouse Street | 30 | 57 | |
| Garden Court | 12 | 28 | |
| Hayes Court | 8 | 20 | |
| Hayes Back Court | 3 | 9 | |
| Holloway Court | 6 | 18 | |
| Kettleby Court | 10 | 21 | |
| Providence Court | 8 | 17 | |
| Rose Court, U.E.S. | 7 | 17 | |
| Bussell Court | 8 | 24 | |
| Hose Court, B.A.Y. | 5 | 15 | |
| Seven Star Court | 7 | 15 | |
| Shorter's Bents | 12 | 34 | Total number of persons displaced. |
| Slater's Court | 10 | 30 | |
| Vincent's Place | 5 | 15 | |
| Windmill Court | 14 | 42 | |
| 216 | 556 | 2,224 |
With very few exceptions, all these 216 houses were very old
and dilapidated, and were unfit for habitation. The persons who
have been displaced, Mr. Battram remarks, have gone to live in