Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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| No. of Case. | Locality. | No. of overcrowded Persons. | No. of Rooms occupied. | Apparent Financial Condition. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 853—19 | Treadway Street | 4 adults | 1 Room | Man ill. Seven weeks attending hospital. Then Bethnal Green Infirmary and discharged on crutches. No income beyond that earned by wife at charing. Great poverty. |
| 891—19 | Gibraltar Buildings | 3 adults and 1 child . | 2 do. | Povertv case. |
| Do. | 2 adults and 4 children | 2 do. | Do. | |
| 1132—19 | Peacock Place | 8 adults and 8 children | 5 do. | House generally overcrowded, owing to laziness of husband, who encourages taking in lodgers. |
| 1207—19 | Kite's Place | 4 adults and 1 child | 1 do. | Husband dead. Widow supports old father and three children. Great poverty. |
| 1370—19 | Brick Lane | 6 adults and 2 children | 5 do. | House overcrowded by aliens. Poor, but no apparent real scarcity. |
| 1526-19 | Preston Street | 2 adults and 7 children | 2 do. | Man a casual labourer. Wife out-worker on boots and shoes. Poverty case. |
| 1542-19 | Queen Caroline Gardens | 3 adults and 3 children | 1 do. | Man casual labourer. No work for some time. Poverty case. |
| 1642—19 | Russia Lane | 3 adults and 2 children | 1 do. | No apparent severe need. |
| 1763—19 | New Tyssen Street | 2 adults and 4 children | 2 do. | Poverty case. |
| Do. | 2 adults and 5 children | 2 do. | Do. | |
| 1800—19 | Lisbon Street | 4 adults and 1 child | 1 do. | Man unable to get work. Poverty case. |
| Do. | 2 adults and 6 children | 1 do. | Poverty case. |