Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Meeting House Buildings.—Five tenements were inspected. These contained
12 adults and 8 children. Four occupied one-roomed tenements; 1 occupied a tworoomed
tenement. One was discovered overcrowded.
1 had one adult too many.
Norman Buildings.—Seven houses were inspected. These contained 25 adults
and 17 children. Eight occupied one-roomed tenements; 3 occupied three-roomed
tenements. Four were discovered overcrowded.
2 had two children too many.
1 had two children too many.
1 had three adults too many.
Pennington Place.—Five houses were inspected. These contained 22 adults
and 4 children. One occupied a one-roomed tenement; 3 occupied two-roomed tenements
; and 3 occupied four-roomed tenements. One was discovered overcrowded.
1 had one adult and one child too many.
Planet Street.—Fifty-four houses were inspected. These contained 293 adults
and 207 children; 81 occupied one-roomed tenements; 41 occupied two-roomed
tenements; 1 occupied a three-roomed tenement; 11 occupied four-roomed tenements.
Eleven were discovered overcrowded.
2 had one child too many.
1 had two children too many.
1 had three children too many.
1 had four children too many.
1 had six children too many.
1 had one adult too many.
1 had two adults too many.
1 had three adults too many.
1 had one adult and three children too many.
1 had one adult and five children too many.
Rycroft Court.—Eleven houses were inspected. These contained 43 adults and
17 children. Two occupied one-roomed tenements; 2 occupied two-roomed tenements;
and 2 occupied three-roomed tenements. Four were discovered overcrowded.
1 had one adult too many.
3 had one child too many.
Rygate Street.—Sixteen houses were inspected. These contained 87 adults
and 47 children. Ten occupied one-roomed tenements; 23 occupied two-roomed
tenements; 8 occupied three-roomed tenements; and one occupied a six-roomed
tenement. No overcrowding was discovered.