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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Registered Particulars appertaining to this class of Dwell.
Common ings will be seen by reference to the subjoined
Lodging.House Table:—
Deaths.
REGISTERED COMMON LODGING.HOUSE DEATHS.
| 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 | 10 |
| Brushfield Street | 1 | ... |
| Buckle Street | 1 | ... |
| Bull Court | 4 | ... |
| Dock Street | 2 | 1 |
| Dorset Street | 13 | 20 |
| Flower and Dean Street | 30 | 55 |
| Garden Court | 1 | 1 |
| George Street | 10 | 14 |
| George Court | 3 | ... |
| George Yard | 5 | ... |
| Grace's Alley | 4 | 1 |
| Great Garden Street | 2 | 3 |
| Great Pearl Street | 1 | ... |
| Gun Street | 5 | 4 |
| Hanbury Street | 5 | 2 |
| Heneage Street | 1 | 9 |
| Lambeth Street | 1 | 1 |
| Leman Street | 5 | 2 |
| Little Pearl Street | 1 | 5 |
| Old Montague Street | 1 | ... |
| Osborn Place | 6 | 17 |
| Osborn Street | 1 | ... |
| Paternoster Row | 3 | 8 |
| Princes Street | 1 | 8 |
| Tewkesbury Buildings | 1 | ... |
| Thrawl Street | 10 | 22 |
| Upper East Smithfield | 2 | 3 |
| Well Street | 2 | ... |
| Wellclose Square | 3 | 2 |
| Went worth Street | 10 | 12 |
| Wheeler Street | 1 | ... |
| Whitechapel Road | 1 | 1 |
| White's Row | 3 | ... |
| Total | 149 | 201 |
Thus it will be evident that 12.7 of the total District deaths,
and nearly 60 per cent. of the Resident's deaths in the Infirmary
were due to the migratory class who frequent these Common
Lodging Houses, which are licensed by the Police to accommodate
6,136 persons.