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Whitechapel 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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The Registered Common Lodging House Deaths were registered as being
due to the following causes :—
Zymotic Diseases 5
Constitutional Diseases 60
Respiratory „ 58
Diseases of the Heart 26
„ „ Nervous System 7
„ „ Urinary 7
„ „ Digestive „ 13
Accidents and other Causes 12
Total 188
MODEL DWELLINGS, 1899.
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
113
38
151
2
Alexandra buildings
29
23
92
62
154
4
Alfred buildings
26
26
64
25
89
—
Black-wall buildings
156
80
395
257
652
22
Booth street buildings
144
30
374
355
729
14
Brady Street buildings
286
250
783
551
1334
15
Brunswick buildings
280
280
823
564
1387
15
Buckle street buildings
30
10
81
82
163
6
College buildings
70
54
116
57
173
5
Davis mansions
149
132
410
307
717
13
Fleur-de-lis-buildings
20
7
30
35
65
2
Glasshouse buildings
25
12
59
30
89
3
Gt. Eastern bldgs., Field gate st.
47
32
112
45
157
3
Gt. Eastern bldgs., Quaker st.
92
48
218
144
362
15
Godfrey house
24
24
51
63
114
—
Helena house
24
24
65
45
110
-
Howard's buildings
83
83
241
104
345
3
Irene House
31
31
76
89
165
1
Josephine house
31
31
84
83
167
2
Katharine buildings
263
74
413
210
623
22
Lolesworth buildings
202
69
381
172
553
14
Metropolitan buildings
60
60
204
79
283
5
Montague house
24
12
56
48
104
—
Morrison's buildings (South)
54
54
135
26
161
5
Nathaniel buildings
170
151
415
410
825
5
New buildings, Tenter street
25
27
60
37
97
—
Peabody bldgs., Commercial st.
60
45
145
62
207
3
Peabody bldgs., Glasshouse st.
286
120
647
365
1012
24
Pelham street buildings
72
72
207
125
332
2
Plough street buildings
46
15
100
88
188
5
Rothschild's buildings
228
218
497
665
1162
16
Royal Mint square buildings
225
110
468
169
637
20
Ruth House
25
25
62
69
131
2
Shepherd street buildings
35
14
150
105
255
5
St. George's house
42
30
89
37
126
1
Strafford houses
44
40
135
70
205
5
Tenter buildings
27
13
52
29
81
—
Victoria buildings
16
16
33
14
47
2
Wentworth buildings
222
158
653
545
1198
16
Winifred house
28
28
71
73
144
2
Totals
3748
2574
9160
6334
15494
279