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Attempts to Improve Living Conditions in Whitechapel

There were two main social reformers who were actively trying to improve the area: George Peabody and Charles Booth.

George Peabody

George Peabody acted following the planned slum clearance of 1876, by deciding to build a new block of flats known as the Peabody Estate.

Peabody Estate

By 1881, 286 new flats had been constructed.
- The flats were intended to attract the residents of Whitechapel, offering affordable rents.
Each block was surrounded by a yard to improve ventilation.
They were built from brick and were unplastered to prevent damp and lice living in the plaster.
There were also shared bathrooms and kitchens.

Problems with Peabody Estate

Sadly the rents were too high for the average Whitechapel resident to afford.
Tenants that did secure a flat often fell behind on their rents and, as a result, were thrown out onto the streets.

Charles Booth

Charles Booth was a businessman and social reformer.
He set about creating maps of the Whitechapel area to research the situation of poverty.
His maps tried to demonstrate how bad poverty was in the area.
His work influenced government policy makers at the time.

1Medieval England, 1000-1500

1.1Changing Definition of Crime in Medieval England

1.1.1Early Medieval Society

1.1.2Diagnostic Misconceptions - Sanctuary

1.1.3Diagnostic Misconceptions - Norman Laws

1.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment

1.2.1Enforcing the Law in Medieval Society

1.2.2Punishments in Medieval England

1.2.3End of Topic Test - Early Medieval Society

1.3Case Studies From 1000-1500

1.3.1The Church

1.3.2End of Topic Test - The Church

1.3.3Grade 9 - Medieval England

2Early Modern England, 1500-1700

2.1Changing Definitions of Crime

2.1.1Early Modern Society

2.1.2Crime in the Early Modern Period

2.1.3End of Topic Test - Early Modern Crime

2.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment

2.2.1Punishments in Early Modern Society

2.2.2Law Enforcement in Early Modern Society

2.2.3End of Topic Test - Early Modern Law Enforcement

2.2.4Grade 9 - Early Modern England

2.3Case Studies From 1500-1700

2.3.1Key Individuals

2.3.2End of Topic Test - Case Studies 1500-1700

2.3.3Grade 9 - Case Studies From 1500-1700

2.3.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Gunpowder Plot

2.3.5Diagnostic Misconceptions - Witch Trials

318th & 19th Century Britain

3.1Changing Definition of Crime in Industrial Britain

3.1.1Society in Industrial Britain

3.1.2Crime in Industrial Britain

3.1.3End of Topic Test - Crime in Industrial Britain

3.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment

3.2.1Punishment in Industrial Society

3.2.2Punishment in Industrial Society 2

3.2.3Policing in the Industrial Period

3.2.4End of Topic Test - Punishment

3.3Case Studies From 1700-1900

3.3.1Changes to the Prison System

3.3.2End of Topic Test - Case Studies From 1700-1900

3.3.3Grade 9 - 18th & 19th Century

3.3.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Pentonville

4Modern Britain, 1900-Present

4.1Changing Definition of Crime in Modern Britain

4.1.1Society in Modern Britain

4.1.2Crime in Modern Britain

4.1.3End of Topic Test - Crime in Modern Britain

4.2Nature of Law Enforcement & Punishment

4.2.1Punishment in Modern Britain

4.2.2Attitudes Towards Punishment

4.2.3Capital Punishment

4.2.4End of Topic Test - Punishment in Modern Britain

4.2.5Grade 9 - Modern Britain

4.3Case Studies 1900-2000

4.3.1Modern Britain Case Studies

4.3.2End of Topic Test - Modern Britain Case Studies

4.3.3Grade 9 - Case Studies 1900-2000

4.3.4Diagnostic Misconceptions - Derek Bentley

5Whitechapel Local Study

5.1The Geographical Area & Living Conditions

5.1.1Accommodation in Whitechapel

5.1.2Living Conditions

5.1.3End of Topic Test - Whitechapel Local Study

5.2The People of Whitechapel

5.2.1Alcohol & Immigration

5.2.2Prostitution

5.2.3Racial Tensions

5.2.4End of Topic Test - The People of Whitechapel

5.2.5Grade 9 - Whitechapel

5.3Policing in Whitechapel

5.3.1The Police Force in Whitechapel

5.3.2Jack the Ripper

5.3.3Challenges Facing the Police

5.3.4End of Topic Test - Policing in Whitechapel

5.3.5Grade 9 - Policing Whitechapel

5.3.6Diagnostic Misconceptions - Professional Police

5.3.7Diagnostic Misconceptions - Jack the Ripper

5.3.8Diagnostic Misconceptions - Vigilance Committee

5.3.9Diagnostic Misconceptions - Rundown Whitechapel

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