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 Whitechapel]
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Name of Street or Place. | No. of Houses in Place or Street. | No. of Houses Inspected. | Dkains. | Cesspools. | Water Closets. | Dust Bins. | Pavement. | General Water Supply. | Genernl Improvement. | Remarks. | |||||||||||
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Number Constructed. | Improvement or Repair. | Traps Fixed. | Abolished. | Cleansed and Disinfected. | Pans and Traps Furnished. | New ones Constructed. | Water Supply Provided. | Constructed. | Repaired. | Constructed. | Relaid or Repaired. | Receptacles Provided. | Receptacles Repaired. | Water Supply Provided. | Grenerally Repaired. | Cleansing and Limewhiting. | Ventilation. | ||||
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9081 | 7615 | 410 | 1824 | 744 | 1823 | 289 | 1942 | 142 | 1124 | 852 | 189 | 62 | 746 | 100 | 16 | 55 | 672 | 1981 | |||
Hunt Street, Mile End New Town | 40 | 40 | 6 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | With the exception of about one hundred houses, all in the district have now been systematically visited. Many of the Streets, &c., have been twice or more frequently visited, where illness or other causes rendered it desirable. |
Underwood Street, ditto | 48 | 48 | 28 | .. | 28 | 28 | .. | 28 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | |
Fashion Street, Spitalfields | 55 | 55 | 10 | 18 | 10 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | .. | |||
Spring Gardens | 39 | 39 | 39 | .. | 39 | 39 | .. | 39 | 22 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
All the Streets, &c., in the Tenter Ground, Spital-fields, containing 179 houses | 179 | 179 | 149 | 30 | 179 | 149 | .. | 179 | 7 | .. | 41 | 59 | .. | 63 | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 110 | .. | |
Thomas Street | 48 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 17 | .... | |
Three Tun Alley | 43 | 43 | .. | 32 | 32 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | ||
Brown's Lane | 39 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | . . | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |