[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel] page 19

Whitechapel 1895

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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It is unfortunate that excepting where bye-laws are in use, or in the
case of the Factory and Workshops Acts, no help is given by Public
Health Statutes in fixing the minimum air space to be allowed per head.
Each case must be dealt with upon its merits. Recently at the South
wark Police Court, after many hearings, Mr. Slade decided that the
Blackfriars' Shelter might accommodate 650 persons without, in his
opinion, being overcrowded. Nearly double that number had upon
certain occasions been admitted. Since this decision was given Mr. Lamb
and Dr. Bremner representing the Salvation Army, and myself acting on
behalf of the Board, had a conference. We agreed that although I had in
no way altered my opinion as to the minimum of floor space per head which
should be allowed, yet if the shelters in the Whiteehapel District were
provided with bunks or beds only to accommodate the number which,
according to Mr. Slade's opinion, might be accommodated at their
Blackfriars Shelter without overcrowding existing, then no action would
be recommended to be taken by the Board. It was stipulated that a
Surveyor on each side should meet and agree as to the measurements of
each room. Your Surveyor and a gentleman on behalf of Mr. Booth have
already completed this most necessary part of the undertaking.

Table: I need only add that improvements in ventilation and lighting, and drainage where requisite, have either been effectedorwill be carried out.

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I need only add that improvements in ventilation and lighting, and drainage where requisite, have either been effectedorwill be carried out.

	shelters.			No. of Admission Orders given by the District Medical Officers.
	Salvation Army Shelter for men, 272, Whiteehapel road			332
	,, ,, women, 194, Hanbury street			330
	,, ,, men, Quaker street ,, ,, men, Itoyal Mint street			130 81
	Church Army Shelter lor men, 83, Whiteehapel road			9
	Jewish Shelter, 84, Lemau street			8
	Barnardo's Shelter for women, 12. Dock street			34
	,, „ ,, 81, Commercial street			24
	Tenter Street East Philanthropic Shelter			20
	Wood Street Church Army Home			—
	Working Lads'Institute, 137, Whiteehapel road			—
	Pelham House, Spital square			—
				968
1895
Registered Common Lodging-Houses.		No. of Admissions to Infirmary.	Registered Common LodgingHouses.		No. of Admissions to Infirmary.
19, Brick Lane		74	66, Leman Street		27
39, Commercial Street		2	86, Leman Street		15
41, Commercial Street		246	6, Lolesworth Street		4
9, Dorset Street		75	4, Paternoster Row		39
11, Dorset Street		16	1, Osborn I'lace		120
12, Dorset Street		1	2, Osborn Place		1
15, Dorset Street		1	3, Osborn I'lace		61
17, Dorset Street		104	12, Princelet Street		89
50, Flower and Dean Street		30	1, Queen Street		4
57, Flower and Dean Street		2	16, Thrawl Street		20
58, Flower and Dean Street		65	18, Thrawl Street		53
1, Garden Court		45	18, Upper East Smithfield		47
16, Gt. Garden Street		51	40, Upper East Smithfield		10
15, Gt. Pearl Street		4	77, Writechapel Road		239
34, Gun Street		3	8, White's Row		8
6, Grace's Alley		1	232, Whiteehapel Road		2
1, Heneage Street		174	64, Wentworth Street		29
46, Hanbury Street		12	80, Wentworth Street		116
80, Lambeth Street		2	Total		1822

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Table: I need only add that improvements in ventilation and lighting, and drainage where requisite, have either been effectedorwill be carried out.