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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
Stepney 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Jews. | Christians. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printers | — | 11 | 11 |
| Railway Porters | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ropemakers | — | 2 | 2 |
| Sawyers | — | 1 | 1 |
| Shirt Makers | — | — | — |
| Shop Assistants | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Shop Keepers | 12 | 42 | 54 |
| Stick Makers | 1 | — | 1 |
| Stokers | — | 8 | 8 |
| Tank Makers | — | 4 | 4 |
| Teachers | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tin Box Workers | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| Typists | — | — | — |
| Underclothing Manufacture | — | — | — |
| Waiters | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Warehousemen | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Watchmen | — | 2 | 2 |
| Wine Packers | — | — | — |
| Miscellaneous | 20 | 37 | 57 |
| Not Ascertained | 64 | 69 | 133 |
| No Occupation | 68 | 164 | 232 |
| School Children | 235 | 333 | 568 |
| 1,042 | 1,500 | 2,542 |
Number of houses in which there were (or had been):—
| 2 cases of Tuberculosis | 384 | accounting for | 768 | cases. |
| 3 ,, ,, | 65 | ,, | 195 | ,, |
| 4 ,, ,, | 10 | ,, | 40 | ,, |
| 5 and over „ | 9 | ,, | 45 | ,, |
| 468 | 1,048 |
Number of cases occurring in tenements of:—
| 1 room. | 2 rooms | 3 rooms. | 4 and more. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limehouse | 78 | 131 | 119 | 166 | 494 |
| St. George's | 69 | 114 | 89 | 89 | 361 |
| Mile End Old Town | 129 | 248 | 245 | 323 | 945 |
| Whitechapel | 88 | 236 | 94 | 58 | 476 |
| 364 | 729 | 547 | 636 | 2276 |