white chapel

• What was the population of Whitechapel in 1881?

  30,709
• How many occupied houses were recorded in Whitechapel in 1881?

  4,069
• What does the average number of people living in a house in Whitechapel indicate?

  Severe overcrowding
• How many people, on average, lived in a single house in Whitechapel?

  $7.55$
• What were rookeries in Whitechapel?

  Slum areas with divided apartments
• How many people could share a single apartment in the worst cases of rookeries?

  Up to 30 people
• What were lodging houses in Whitechapel?

  Places providing beds for the night
• How were sleeping arrangements in lodging houses organized?

  In three, eight-hour shifts
• What was the purpose of the Artisans' Dwellings Act passed in 1875?

  To improve living conditions
• What responsibility did the Artisans' Dwellings Act place on house owners?

  To maintain their properties
• What right did the Artisans' Dwellings Act give to local authorities?

  To buy and demolish slums
• Did the Artisans' Dwellings Act completely solve housing issues in Whitechapel?

  No, problems persisted
• What geographical factor contributed to pollution in Whitechapel?

  The prevailing wind direction
• What caused severe pollution in Whitechapel?

  Factories in East London
• How severe was the pollution in Whitechapel?

  So bad visibility was impaired
• What health issue did pollution in Whitechapel cause?

  Severe illness
• What was the sanitation condition in 1880s Whitechapel?

  Terrible and awful
• What ran into the streets of Whitechapel?

  Open sewers
• What was the access to clean drinking water like in Whitechapel?

  Very limited
• How did overcrowding affect the spread of illness in Whitechapel?

  Facilitated easy transmission of diseases
• What were the main housing issues in 1880s Whitechapel?

  • Severe overcrowding
  • Rookeries with shared apartments
  • Poor conditions in lodging houses
  • Limited access to clean water
  • Open sewers in streets
• What year did the Jack the Ripper murders occur?

  1888
• Why were the Jack the Ripper murders never solved?

  Due to various obstacles faced by police
• What methods did police use during the Jack the Ripper investigation?

  • Bloodhounds for tracking
  • Various inventive techniques
  • Early forms of crime scene photography
• What were the names of the bloodhounds used by police?

  Barnaby and Burgho
• Why did the bloodhound trials lead nowhere?

  Police forgot to pay the owners
• What was a significant limitation of forensic techniques at the time?

  Many techniques were yet to be invented
• When was fingerprinting first used in criminal investigations?

  12 years after 1888
• When was DNA first used as evidence in investigations?

  1986
• What could scientists not differentiate between at the time?

  Animal and human blood
• What was a problem with the police database during the investigation?

  It was too small to be of use
• What type of publications criticized the investigation?

  Penny dreadfuls
• How many postcards and letters were sent to the police claiming to be from Jack the Ripper?

  Over 300
• What was the name of one important letter sent to the police?

  The 'Dear boss' letter
• What was the police's response to the 'Dear boss' letter?

  They reproduced it for handwriting recognition
• What issue arose from police rivalry during the investigation?

  Evidence was washed off a wall
• What did the chalk writing on the wall say?

  'The Jewes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing'
• Why was the chalk writing washed off?

  To prevent antisemitism
• What challenges did police face in Whitechapel?

  Gangs and confusing alleyways
• What was the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee?

  A group set up by local businessmen