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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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The following Streets contain Registered Common Lodging Houses.
| Name of Street. | No. of Houses Registered. | Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|
| Baker's Row | 1 | ... |
| Bennett's Place | 1 | ... |
| Brick Lane | 7 | 11 |
| Brushfield Street | 1 | ... |
| Buckle Street | 1 | ... |
| Bull Court | 4 | ... |
| Dock Street | 2 | ... |
| Dorset Street | 13 | 7 |
| Flower and Dean Street | 30 | 47 |
| Garden Court | 1 | 1 |
| George Street | 10 | 2 |
| George Court | 3 | ... |
| George Yard | 5 | 2 |
| Grace's Alley | 4 | 1 |
| Great Garden Street | 2 | 5 |
| Great Pearl Street | 1 | 3 |
| Gun Street | 5 | 6 |
| Hanbury Street | 5 | ... |
| Heneage Street | 1 | 10 |
| Lambeth Street | 1 | ... |
| Leman Street | 5 | 3 |
| Little Pearl Street | 1 | 1 |
| Old Montague Street | 1 | 1 |
| Osborn Place | 6 | 10 |
| Osborn Street | 1 | ... |
| Paternoster Row | 3 | 1 |
| Princes Street | 1 | 3 |
| Tewkesbury Buildings | 1 | ... |
| Thrawl Street | 10 | 20 |
| Upper East Smithfield | 2 | ... |
| Well Street | 2 | ... |
| Wellclose Square | 3 | ... |
| Wentworth Street | 10 | 6 |
| Wheeler Street | 1 | ... |
| Whitechapel Road | 1 | 3 |
| White's Row | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 149 | 144 |
Meteorological
Returns.
The concluding Tables in the Appendix have been compiled
to record the various details under this heading.
They are collected and formulated from the
Weekly Returns furnished from the office of
the Registrar-General.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JOSEPH LOANE.
To the Board of Works for the
Whitechapel District.