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 Bethnal Green]
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Nos. 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, Old Nichol Street—
General dilapidations.
Nos. 65, 66, 67, Old Nicliol Street—
Cellar entrances and general dilapidations.
Turville Street: 3, 4; 5, C, 7; 42, 36, 35; 32, 31—
All these houses have cellar entrances.
No. 11, Turville Street—
General dilapidation.
New Nicliol Street: 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3,
36, 37, 38—
All these houses have cellar entrances.
New Street: 1, 2, 3; and Mead Street: Nos. 2 and 4—
Flooring of lower rooms below level of street; ceilings low;
rooms damp; houses dilapidated.
Mead Street: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24,
26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, "46—
Access to the yards of these houses is gained by descending some
cellar steps, passing through a door, and again ascending some
more steps; the top of the back door is level with the front
door step. The houses are badly ventilated and dilapidated.
Nos. 49, 47, 45, 43, 35, Mead Street—
Have cellar entrances.
Cross Street: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5—
These houses are damp; the flooring is below the level of the
street, and they are dilapidated.
Half Nicliol Street: No. 24—No proper light or ventilation.
No. 4—General dilapidations.
Nos, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, have cellar entrances.