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Whitechapel 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Mile End New Town, Goodman's Fields, and Aldgate Sub-
Districts respectively.
In the London Hospital there died during the
year 874 persons, of whom only 136 had resided
in the District previously to their admission.
There were 316 deaths registered in the White-
chapel Union Infirmary. Of these persons, all
but four had been resident in the District before
admission.
Public
Institutions
within the
District.
Registered
Common
The subjoined tabulated statement affords
information concerning these Lodging-house
Lodging-houses deaths:—
Deaths.

REGISTERED COMMON LODGING-HOUSE.

Name of Street.No. of Houses registered.Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers.
Baker's row1...
Bennett's place1...
Brick lane74
Brushfield street1...
Buckle street1...
Bull court4...
Commercial street17
Dock street2...
Dorset street1326
Flower and Dean street3039
Garden court15
George street103
George court31
George yard52
Grace's alley41
Great Garden street26
Great Pearl street12
Gun street56
Hanbury street5...
Heneage street16
Lambeth street1...
Leman street55
Little Pearl street12
Old Montague street1...
Osborn place617
Osborn street1...
Paternoster row34
Princes street16
Thrawl street1015
Upper East Smithfield24
Well street2...
Wellclose square3...
Wentworth street1013
Wheeler street1...
Whitechapel road12
White's row3...
Total149176