London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Stepney 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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The Deaths were registered as due to the following diseases: —
Zymotic Diseases 8
Phthisis 23
Tuberculosis 41
Other Constitutional Diseases 6
Diseases of the Respiratory System 59
,, Circulatory System 26
,, Nervous System 12
,, Digestive System 11
,, Urinary System 7
Accidents and other causes 18
Total 211
MODEL DWELLINGS, 1900.
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
116
29
145
5
Alexandra buildings
29
23
76
45
121
2
Alfred buildings
26
26
65
24
89
1
Blackwall buildings
156
80
405
224
629
l6
Booth-street buildings
144
30
330
361
691
17
Brady-street buildings
286
250
762
512
1274
12
Brunswick buildings
280
280
821
605
1426
10
Buckle-street buildings
30
10
97
75
172
2
College buildings
70
54
112
60
172
1
Davis mansions
149
132
382
300
682
8
Fleur-de-lis buildings
20
9
50
25
75
3
Frostic mansions
29
29
105
77
182
1
Glasshouse buildings
25
12
34
21
55
2
Great Eastern buildings,
Fieldgate-street
47
32
102
51
153
3
Great Eastern buildings,
Quaker-street
92
48
194
156
350
8
Godfrey house
24
24
58
45
103
2
Helena house
24
24
57
29
86
2
Howard's buildings
83
83
242
95
337
8
Irene house
31
31
70
66
136
4
Josephine house
31
31
75
68
143
5
Katharine buildings
263
74
415
206
621
24
Lolesworth buildings
202
69
367
181
548
11
Metropolitan buildings
60
60
214
62
276
1
Montague house
24
12
59
47
106
1
Morrison's buildings (South)
53
53
123
28
151
2
Nathaniel buildings
170
151
378
426
804
14
New buildings, Tenter-street
25
27
56
44
100
—
Peabody buildings, Commercial-street
60
45
149
54
203
1
Peabody buildings, Glasshouse
street
286
120
669
335
1004
19
Pelham-street buildings
72
72
210
127
337
3
Plough-street buildings
46
15
118
66
184
5
Rothschild's buildings
228
218
589
508
1097
13
Royal Mint-square buildings
225
110
450
200
650
16
Ruth house
25
25
58
61
119
2
Shepherd-street buildings
35
14
73
81
154
5
St. George's house
42
30
87
37
124
2
Strafford houses
44
40
120
66
186
—
Tenter buildings
27
13
50
42
92
—
Victoria buildings
16
16
34
18
52
1
Wentworth buildings
222
158
642
563
1205
13
Winifred house
28
28
64
63
127
—
Totals
3776
2604
6011
9038
15049
245