London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1894
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1894 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the eleventh annual report
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| Situation of Premises. | Nature of Nuisance or Complaint. | Date of hearing of Summons. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | |||
| 11. Duncan Street | Walls and ceiling of workshop are dirty and dilapidated. Roof of workshop defective. Workshop is without sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accommodation for the females employed therein. W.C. in yard stopped and water apparatus to same defective | Dec. 18th | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| 12, Duncan Street | Walls and ceiling of workshop dirty and dilapidated. Workshop is without sufficient and suitable accommodation in the way of sanitary conveniences, and without separate accomodation for the females employed therein | „ 18th | Work done. Summons withdrawn. |
| Wentworth Street | Exposing for sale a quantity of chestnuts and water melons unfit for human food | „ 19th | Fined £l and 5s. costs. |
| 1, New Buildings, Tenter Street | For exposing a child suffering from scarlet fever in the workshop | „ 24th | Dismissed upon a technical objection. Magistrate ruled that a workshop was not a shop within the meaning of the Act. |