What police division was responsible for Whitechapel?
H Division
Features of housing In Whitechapel
Rookeries - these were overcrowded slum areas where the majority of housing was located
Lodging houses - this was a form of accommodation that offered a bed for the night
Model Housing
Peabody Estate - opened in 1881 and provided 286 flats. Weekly rents started at a reasonable three shillings.
Model of affordable housing
Features of working conditions in Whitechapel
Many residents working in sweated trades worked in sweatshops that were small cramped and dusty
Workhouses were made for the poor and offered food and shelter. Inmates were expected to do tough manual labour and wear uniform. Families were separated
Immigration in Whitechapel
Irish Immigrants - Often young men who were planning to travel to America but did not have the money
Fenians - Irish nationalists who demanded independence
Jews - victims of Russian Pogroms and often didn’t speak English
