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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
Whitechapel 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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REGISTERED COMMON LODGING HOUSES, 1891.
| Name of Street. | No. of Houses registered. | Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|
| Brick lane | 7 | |
| Brushfield street | ||
| Buckle street | ... | |
| Bull court, Whitechapel | ||
| Commercial street | 2 | 22 |
| Dorset street | 12 | 41 |
| Flower and Dean street | 28 | 30 |
| Garden court | ... | |
| George street | 12 | 20 |
| George yard | 5 | 1 |
| Grace's alley | 5 | |
| Great Garden street | 2 | 6 |
| Great Pearl street | ... | |
| Gun street | 5 | 8 |
| Hanbury street | 4 | 2 |
| Heneage street | 10 | |
| Lambeth street | 2 | ... |
| Leman street | 5 | 4 |
| Little Pearl street | ||
| Mill yard | ||
| Old Montague street | ... | |
| Osborn place | 6 | 22 |
| Osborn street | 1 | |
| Paternoster row | 3 | 10 |
| Princes street | 1 | 9 |
| Tenter street | 1 | ... |
| Thrawl street | 10 | 16 |
| Upper East Smithfield | 2 | 3 |
| Well street | 2 | ... |
| Wellclose square | 2 | |
| Wentworth street | 6 | |
| Wheeler street | 1 | |
| Whitechapel road | 2 | 7 |
| White's row | 3 | ... |
| 233 |
The above Deaths took place as follows:—
In the Whitechapel Infirmary 165
,, London Hospital 8
„ Colney Hatch Asylum 2
,, Guy's Hospital 1
,, Homerton Hospital 1
,, Shoreditch Infirmary 1
At the several Lodging-houses 55
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