London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bethnal Green 1907

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—19Treadway Street4 adults1 RoomMan 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—19Gibraltar Buildings3 adults and 1 child .2 do.Povertv case.
Do.2 adults and 4 children2 do.Do.
1132—19Peacock Place8 adults and 8 children5 do.House generally overcrowded, owing to laziness of husband, who encourages taking in lodgers.
1207—19Kite's Place4 adults and 1 child1 do.Husband dead. Widow supports old father and three children. Great poverty.
1370—19Brick Lane6 adults and 2 children5 do.House overcrowded by aliens. Poor, but no apparent real scarcity.
1526-19Preston Street2 adults and 7 children2 do.Man a casual labourer. Wife out-worker on boots and shoes. Poverty case.
1542-19Queen Caroline Gardens3 adults and 3 children1 do.Man casual labourer. No work for some time. Poverty case.
1642—19Russia Lane3 adults and 2 children1 do.No apparent severe need.
1763—19New Tyssen Street2 adults and 4 children2 do.Poverty case.
Do.2 adults and 5 children2 do.Do.
1800—19Lisbon Street4 adults and 1 child1 do.Man unable to get work. Poverty case.
Do.2 adults and 6 children1 do.Poverty case.