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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| H–(Continued.) | Date of Reports. | Page of Reports. |
|---|---|---|
| Houses, number of, annual value of | Dec. 1866 | 12 |
| „ „ now let out in separate tenements | „ 1856 | 4 |
| July, 1865 | 8 | |
| ,, „ unfit for habitation in the Royal Mint Street Scheme (see Whitechapel and Limehouse Improvement Scheme) | Oct. 1875 | 12 |
| „ „ in District | Dec. 1867 | 13 |
| „ „ which require frequent inspection | June, 1868 | 11 |
| ,, let out in separate tenements should be periodically whitewashed | Sept. 1867 | 9 |
| June, 1868 | 8 | |
| „ in certain Districts ought to be taken down | June, 1858 | 7 & 8 |
| ,, all, should have a water-closet for the separate use of the inmates | Jan. „ | 8 |
| ,, for the poor, better, recommended | „ „ | „ |
| ,, should be numbered | „ „ | 12 |
| „ unfit for habitation | „ „ | 8 |
| July, 1859 | 6 | |
| March,1863 | 5 | |
| Sept. 1866 | 10 | |
| March, 1868 | 7 | |
| Oct. 1869 | 6 | |
| „ ,, ,, should be demolished | „ 1870 | 8 |
| ,, ,, „ in unhealthy localities sought after by vagrants and thieves | Dec. 1868 | 9 |
| „ ,, „ when condemned as such cease to be property | Sept 1871 | 12 |
| „ regular inspection of, essential | July, 1859 | 6 |
| „ overcrowded | Dec. 1870 | 7 |
| June, 1872 | 6 | |
| Jan. 1874 | 9 | |
| „ closed in consequence of thier unfitness for habitation | March, 1868 | 7 |
| April, 1876 | 17 | |
| ,, with passages through cellars to the back yards | Dec. 1867 | 7 |
| ,, „ „ back rooms to „ | June, 1873 | 16 |
| ,, inspected whether inhabited by rich or poor | Sept. 1860 | 4 |
| „ of the poor, importance of attending to their sanitary condition | Jan. 1870 | 8 |
| „ „ relapsing fever, cases of, in | „ „ | 9 |
| „ all, with the exception of about 100, reported to have been systematically visited | March,1860 | 15 |
| „ formerly let to separate families now let out in tenements | Dec. 1856 | 4 |
| „ erected in inadequate spaces | June, 1861 | 6 |
| „ without being provided with solar light are not fit for habitation | Jan. 1858 | 8 |
| ,, faulty construction of | Dec. 1867 | 7 |
| April, 1869 | 11 | |
| „ demolished on Swallow's Gardens | Dec. 1861 | 6 |
| „ in Whitechapel District do not increase with increase of population | Jan. 1858 | 9 |
| „ periodical inspection of, necessary | March,1863 | „ |
| „ without back yards | Dec. 1867 | 7 |