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Whitechapel 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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BOARD OF WORKS, WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act, 1875 BELL LANE SCHEME.
| Names of Streets, Courts, or Places. | Number of Houses. | Number of Rooms. | Number of Families | N umber of Occupiers. | Number of Adults. | Number of Childrn. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell lane | 39 | 206 20 shops | 79 | 368 | 192 | 176 |
| Bell court | 7 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 11 |
| Cobourg court | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Raven row | 7 | 40 4 shops | 6 | 33 | 29 | 4 |
| Artillery street | 9 | 73 5 shops | 21 | 90 | 57 | 33 |
| Sandy's row | 35 | 202 34 shops | 56 | 274 | 160 | 114 |
| Middlesex street | 8 | 44 8 shops | 10 | 45 | 36 | 9 |
| Wentworth street | 16 | 60 15 shops | 16 | 99 | 48 | 51 |
| Artillery passage | 18 | 98 17 shops | 27 | 153 | 88 | 65 |
| Dinah's buildings | 12 | 24 | 11 | 48 | 23 | 25 |
| Tuson's court | 9 | 24 | 11 | 62 | 28 | 24 |
| Tripe yard | 7 | 18 | 7 | 45 | 19 | 26 |
| Lardner's buildings | 10 | 25 | 11 | 49 | 34 | 15 |
| Fisher's alley | 12 | 46 | 17 | 87 | 48 | 39 |
| Paradise place | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Bull court | 40 | 15 | 70 | 42 | 28 | |
| New court | 15 | 45 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 28 |
| Cobb's court | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Cobb's yard | 21 | 71 | 20 | 91 | 67 | 24 |
| Parliament court | 3 | 24 | 12 | 59 | 38 | 21 |
| Rosetta's place | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 24 |
| Frying-pan alley | 10 | 49 | 18 | 85 | 44 | 41 |
| Little Montague street | 7 | 21 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 11 |
| Short street | 7 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 |
| Cox's square | 20 | 76 1 shop | 50 | 203 | 111 | 92 |
| Totals | 298 | 1257 | 438 | 2106 | 1208 | 898 |
The population of the area at the present time is, as above-stated, 2,106. In
1877 it was 2,307. There are now forty empty rooms within the area, and several
ground floor rooms have recently been converted into shops, which accounts for the
reduction of the population. The total number of shops in the area is 104. In addition
to the 298 houses in the area, there are the Jews' Free Schools, which have been
recently erected, the London General Omnibus Company's Yard and Stables, and
other buildings. RICHARD SKIDMORE WRACK,
18th Octobee, 1883. Sanitaey Inspector.