Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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MODEL DWELLINGS, 1897.
| Name and Situation of Dwellings. | Number of Apartments. | Number of W.C's. | Number of Inhabitants, | Total Population. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | |||||
| Albert buildings | 47 | 47 | 106 | 46 | 152 | 2 |
| Alexandra buildings | 29 | 23 | 73 | 33 | 106 | - |
| Alfred buildings | 26 | 26 | 65 | 24 | 89 | 2 |
| Blackwall buildings | 156 | 80 | 409 | 277 | 686 | 16 |
| Booth street buildings | 144 | 30 | 398 | 283 | 681 | 14 |
| Brady street buildings | 286 | 250 | 675 | 573 | 1248 | 16 |
| Brunswick buildings | 280 | 280 | 823 | 583 | 1406 | 21 |
| Buckle street buildings | 30 | 10 | 107 | 84 | 191 | 4 |
| College buildings | 70 | 54 | 117 | 64 | 181 | 2 |
| Davis mansions | 132 | 132 | 580 | 340 | 920 | 8 |
| Fleur-de-lis buildings | 20 | 7 | 42 | 52 | 94 | - |
| Glasshouse buildings | 25 | 12 | 63 | 39 | 102 | 1 |
| Gt. Eastern bldgs., Fieldgate st. | 47 | 32 | 105 | 61 | 166 | 2 |
| Gt. Eastern bldgs., Quaker st. | 92 | 48 | 182 | 157 | 339 | 10 |
| Godfrey house | 24 | 24 | 100 | 48 | 148 | 3 |
| Helena house | 24 | 24 | 80 | 50 | 130 | 4 |
| Howard's buildings | 83 | 83 | 241 | 121 | 362 | 12 |
| Irene house | 30 | 30 | 120 | 70 | 190 | 2 |
| Josephine house | 31 | 31 | 130 | 60 | 190 | 4 |
| Katharine buildings | 263 | 74 | 443 | 225 | 668 | 16 |
| Lolesworth buildings | 202 | 69 | 390 | 225 | 615 | 9 |
| Metropolitan buildings | 60 | 60 | 222 | 78 | 300 | 5 |
| Montague houses | 24 | 12 | 55 | 61 | 116 | 1 |
| Morrison's buildings (south) | 54 | 54 | 142 | 29 | 171 | 1 |
| Nathaniel buildings | 170 | 151 | 405 | 392 | 797 | 10 |
| New buildings, Tenter street | 25 | 27 | 62 | 43 | 105 | - |
| Peabody bldgs., Commercial st. | 60 | 45 | 156 | 66 | 222 | 5 |
| Peabody bldgs., Glasshouse st. | 286 | 120 | 669 | 398 | 1067 | 24 |
| Pelham street buildings | 72 | 72 | 200 | 140 | 340 | 2 |
| Plough street buildings | 46 | 15 | 110 | 77 | 187 | 2 |
| Rothschild's buildings | 228 | 218 | 561 | 551 | 1112 | 18 |
| Royal Mint square | 225 | 110 | 481 | 191 | 672 | 28 |
| Ruth house | 25 | 25 | 90 | 50 | 140 | 1 |
| Shepherd street buildings | 35 | 14 | 110 | 66 | 176 | 5 |
| St. George's house | 42 | 30 | 80 | 36 | 116 | 2 |
| Strafford houses | 40 | 40 | 162 | 100 | 262 | 3 |
| Tenter buildings | 26 | 13 | 42 | 27 | 69 | - |
| Victoria buildings | 16 | 16 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 1 |
| Wentworth buildings | 222 | 158 | 718 | 566 | 1284 | 13 |
| Winifred house | 28 | 28 | 110 | 60 | 170 | - |
| Totals | 3725 | 2574 | 9658 | 6367 | 16025 | 269 |
The Deaths took place as follows:-
| In the London Hospital | 22 |
| „ Whitechapel Infirmary | 13 |
| „ Ilford Asylum | 6 |
| „ Homerton Fever Hospital | 5 |
| „ Shadwell Hospital | 5 |
| „ Metropolitan Hospital | 3 |
| „ Children's Hospital, Gt. Ormond Street | 8 |
| „ South-Eastern Fever Hospital | 3 |
| „ German Hospital | 2 |
| „ South Grove Workhouse | 2 |
| „ Colney Hatch Asylum | 2 |
| ,, North-Eastern Fever Hospital | 2 |
| ,, Evelina Hospital | 1 |
| „ Royal Chest Hospital | 1 |
| ,, City of London Infirmary | 1 |
| „ St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 1 |
| Guy's Hospital | 1 |
| At the several Model Dwellings | 196 |
| 269 |