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
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993—20 | Wolverley Street | 4 adults and 3 children | 2 Rooms | Extreme poverty due to shortness of work. |
| 1994—20 | Do. | 2 adults and 5 children | 2 do. | Poverty apparently caused by laziness. |
| 1997—20 | Mace Street | 2 adults and 6 children | 1 do. | Man a casual labourer Poverty case. |
| 2126—20 | Gales Gardens | 3 adults | 1 do. | Widow with 2 lazy sons. Poverty case. |
| 2189—20 | Dixie Street | 2 adults and 3 children | 1 do. | Poverty caused by drunken habits. |
| 2269-20 | Church Street | 2 adults and 1 child | 1 do. | Transmigrants for America, proceeding later, thus abating overcrowding. Very poor. |
| 2397- 20 | Ducal Street | 2 adults and 3 children | 1 do. | Man a cabinet maker. Out of work for 6 months. Great poverty. |
| Somerford Street | 3 adults and 7 children | 2 do. | Man a casual labouier. Unable to get work. Great povert)-. |