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

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Stepney 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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ChalliS Court.—Twenty-one houses were inspected. They contained 136 adults
and 108 children. 43 occupied one-roomed tenements; 20 occupied two-roomed
tenements; 18 were found to be overcrowded.
1 had one adult too many.
8 had one adult and one child too many.
1 had three children too many.
1 had four children too many.
2 had one adult and two children too many.
4 had two adults and one child too many.
1 had two adults and two children too many.
1 had three adults too many.
Choppin's Court.—Six houses were inspected. They contained 25 adults and
9 children. Two occupied one-roomed tenements; 4 occupied three-roomed tenements;
and 1 occupied a five-roomed tenement. Two were found to be overcrowded.
2 had a child too many.
Clifford House, Wellclose Square.—Twenty-two tenements were inspected.
They contained 48 adults and 71 children. Two occupied one-roomed tenement;
17 occupied two-roomed tenements; and 2 occupied four-roomed tenements. Four
were found to be overcrowded.
2 had one child too many.
1 had two children too many.
1 had three children too many.
Grove Place.—Six houses have been inspected. They contained 20 adults and
19 children. Two occupied one-roomed tenements; 3 occupied two-roomed tenements
; and 3 occupied three-roomed tenements. Two were found to be overcrowded.
1 had one child too many.
1 had two adults and one child too many.
Hungerford Street.—Forty-two houses were inspected. These contained 199
adults and 163 children. 39 occupied one roomed tenements; 35 occupied tworoomed
tenements; 14 occupied three-roomed tenements; and 7 occupied four-roomed
tenements. Nine were found to be overcrowded.
2 had one child too many.
2 had two children too many.
3 had three children too many.
1 had four children too many.
1 had one adult and one child too many.
John's Court.—Four houses were inspected. These contained 7 adults and 2
children. Two occupied two-roomed tenements; 1 occupied a three-roomed tenement.
In no instance was overcrowding discovered.