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Whitechapel 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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REGISTERED COMMON LODGING-HOUSES.
For the following list of Registered Common Lodging-Houses as evised, I am indebted to the Medical Officer of the London County Council. The particulars which are appended conform to similar Tables n previous Reports.
| Registered Common Lodging-Houses. | No. of Admissions to Infirmary. | Registered Common LodgingHouses. | No. of Admissions to Infirmary. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19, Brick Lane | 74 | 66, Leman Street | 20 |
| 41, Commercial Street | 234 | 86, Leman Street | 18 |
| 9, Dorset Street | 62 | 4, Paternoater Row | 32 |
| 11, Dorset Street | 15 | 1, Osborn Place | 115 |
| 17, Dorset Street | 101 | 3, Osborn Place | 74 |
| 30, Dorset Street | 58 | 12, Princelet Street | 120 |
| 35, Dorset Street | 16 | 16, Thrawl Street | 23 |
| 56, Flower and Denn Street | 39 | 18, Upper East Smithfield | 23 |
| 58, Flower and Dean Street | 68 | 40, Upper East Smithfield | 20 |
| 1, Garden Court | 56 | 77, Whitechapel Road | 250 |
| 16, Gt. Garden Street | 39 | 8, White's Row | 32 |
| 7, Gun Street | 8 | 232, Whitechapel Road | 3 |
| 1, Heneage Street | 179 | 90, Wentworth Street | 154 |
| 46, Hanbury Street | 2 | Total | 1839 |
| 80, Lambeth Street | 4 |
REGISTERED COMMON LODGING-HOUSES, 1897.
| Name. of Street. | No. of Houses Registered. | Deaths in Infirmary and elsewhere of Lodgers. |
|---|---|---|
| Brick lane, Nos. 19, 19½, 27, 29, 63½ and 74 | 6 | 5 |
| Buckle street, No. 22 | 1 | - |
| Commercial street, Nos. 39 and 41 | 2 | 10 |
| Dorset street, No. 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19,' 20, 20a, 28, 29, 30 and 35 | 14 | 32 |
| Flower and Dean street, Nos. 5, 56, 57 and 58 | 4 | 20 |
| Garden court, No. 1 | 1 | 2 |
| George yard, No. 27 and 29 | 2 | - |
| Grace's alley, No. 6 | 1 | - |
| Great Garden street, Nos. 16 and 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Great Pearl street, No. 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Gun street, No. 7 and 34 | 2 | - |
| Hanbury street, Nos. 40, 42, 44 and 46 | 4 | - |
| Heneage street, No.1 | 1 | 17 |
| Lambeth street, No. 80 | 1 | - |
| Leman street, Nos. 66 and 86 | 2 | 6 |
| Lolesworth street, Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Old Montague street, No. 73 | 1 | - |
| Osborn place, Nos. 1, 1a, 2, 3, 3a and 4 | 6 | 18 |
| Paternoster row, Nos. 3, 4 and 5 | 3 | 11 |
| Princelet street, No. 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Queen street, Mile End New Town, No. 1 | 1 | - |
| Thrawl street, Nos. 16, 17 and 28 | 3 | - |
| Upper East Smithfield, Nos. 18 and 40 | 2 | 4 |
| Wellclose square, No. 17 | 1 | - |
| Wentworth street, No. 90 | 1 | 10 |
| Whitechapel road, Nos. 77 and 232 | 2 | 18 |
| White's row, Nos. 8, 28 and 29 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 73 | 169 |