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.
1147—20Teesdale Street2 adults and 4 children1 RoomMan and woman idle, and apparently prefer overcrowding.
1432 20Chambord Street6 adults and 6 children3 do.Sub-let by tenant unknown to owner. Poverty case.
1449—20Minto Place2 adults and 6 children2 do.Poverty case.
1599—20Chambord Street2 adults and 3 children1 do.Carman earns £1 per week Pays 3/6 per week rent.
1600—20Orange Street2 adults and 3 children1 do.Man a cabinet maker. Average earnings 18/- per week. Rent 4/- per week.
1649—20Cranbrook Street2 adults and 3 children1 do.No apparent poverty.
1679 -20Bratley Street4 adults and 2 children1 do.Poor circumstances.
1712—20Anglesea Street2 adults and 2 children1 do.Man a casual dock labourer. Poverty case.
1716—20Pritchard Road4 adults and 2 children2 do.Shortness of work caused poverty. On getting work took larger premises.
1718—20Moss Street2 adults and 4 children1 do.Man a casual labourer. Poverty case.
1766—20Fellbrigg Street3 adults and 2 children1 do.Shoemaker out of work. Great poverty.
1793—20Teesdale Street2 adults and 3 children1 do.Wilful overcrowding.
1799-20Tent Street2 adults and 3 children1 do.Apparently poverty caused by drink.
1810—20BIythe Street2 adults and 5 children1 do.Poverty case. Out of work tailor.
1838—20Coventry Street2 adults and 2 children1 do.Poverty case.
1977-20Teesdale Street7 adults and 14 children4 do.House generally overcrowded. Poor circumstances.
1992-20Wolverley Street4 adults and 12 children3 do.Family in fair circumstances. No apparent poverty.