Lesson 3: Features of Whitechapel in the 1880s?

• What was the average wage for a worker in Whitechapel in 1880?

  25 shillings per week
• What type of work did irish immagrant find in Whitechapel?

  Building the railways
• What was a significant issue in Whitechapel's environment in 1880?

  Unemployment
• What was the purpose of orphanages in Whitechapel?

  To provide care and shelter for orphaned children
• Who opened an orphanage for boys in 1800?

  Thomas Barnardo
• How many Barnardo's Homes were opened in London by 1900?

  200 homes
• What was the famous motto above the door of an orphanage?

  No destitute child ever refused admission
• What did workhouses offer to the poor in Whitechapel?

  Food and shelter for hard work
• Who were referred to as "maters" in the workhouses?

  Those unable to work, like the old and sick
• Why was work made deliberately difficult in workhouses?

  To discourage people from staying there
• How were individuals in workhouses separated?

  Into men and women
• What social issues contributed to violence and tension in Whitechapel?

  Overcrowding, poverty, and high immigration
• What was a consequence of the Jack the Ripper murders in 1888?

  Increased anti-Semitism among locals
• What act aimed to improve housing in Whitechapel?

  Artisan's Dwelling Act
• Who funded the improvement of slum areas in Whitechapel?

  George Peabody
• When did the Peabody Estate open?

  1881
• How many flats were provided by the Peabody Estate for rent?

  286 flats
• What was the weekly rent for a flat in the Peabody Estate?

  3 shillings per week