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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
Stepney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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98, Oxford Street. 182 & 18-3, St. George Street
114, Oxford Street. 150, Stepney Green.
217, Oxford Street. 27, Sutton Street.
39, Pelham Street. 51, Varden Street.
116, Redmans Road. 56, Weaver Street.
117, Redmans Road. 64, Welleslev Street.
56, Richard Street. 70, White Horse Lane.
Common
Lodging
Houses.
There are 21 common lodging houses with a total accommodation of 3,018
beds, this total being larger than in any other Metropolitan Borough. Some of
them are entirely used by women.
The following is a list of Common Lodging Houses in the Borough.
| Premises. | No of Lodgers. |
|---|---|
| 28 to 42, Betts Street | 150 men |
| 19 and 19½, Brick Lane | 82 men |
| 27 and 29, Brick Lane, and 58, Flower and Dean St. | 79 women |
| 63½, Brick Lane, and 12, Princelet Street | 254 men |
| 16, 20, 22 and 22a, Crellin Street (Ground floors) | 14 men |
| 16, 17, 19 and 20, Duval Street | 156 men |
| 5, Flower and Dean Street | 103 men |
| 56 and 57, Flower and Dean Street | 102 women |
| 15 and 16, Great Pearl Street | 48 couples |
| 194, Hanbury Street (Salvation Army) | 249 women |
| 196 and 197, High Street, Shadwell | 65 men |
| 66, Leman Street | 74 men |
| 63, Mansell Street (Jews' Temporary Shelter) | 63 men & 64 women |
| 41a, Quaker Street (Salvation Army) | 207 men |
| 37, Stepney Causeway | 55 men |
| 28, Thrawl Street | 173 men |
| 18, Upper East Smithfield | 86 men |
| 40, Upper East Smithfield | 157 men |
| 42, West India Dock Road | 52 men |
| 20 and 22, Whitechapel Road (Salvation Army) | 238 men |
| 177, Whitechapel Road (Salvation Army) | 547 men |
Seamen's
Lodging
Houses.
In addition to the above there are 18 Seamen's lodging houses, the majority of which are situate in Limehouse.
| Premises. | No of Lodgers. |
|---|---|
| 5, Church Row | 5 |
| 8, East India Dock Road | 30 |
| 9, Limehouse Causeway | 16 |
| 15, Limehouse Causeway | 5 |
| 13, Rich Street | 3 |
| 16, Rich Street | 3 |