The local context of Whitechapel Flashcards

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What was the Peabody Estate in Whitechapel?

A model housing estate of 11 blocks of flats, opened in 1881, built to replace courtyard slums and paid for by the American George Peabody.

Which 1875 Act led to the slum clearance that made way for the Peabody Estate?

The Artisans' Dwellings Act (1875).

What did the Whitechapel workhouses provide, and what was expected in return?

Accommodation for the destitute; inmates had to do hard work in return for their place.

Give one way the environment of Whitechapel made crime easier to commit.

Its rookeries, dark narrow alleys and courts were badly lit, so criminals could hide and escape easily.

True or false? Families stayed together in the Whitechapel workhouses.

False. Families were separated into different sections for men, women and children.

Who made up most of the inmates of the Whitechapel workhouses?

Mostly people who could not support themselves: older people, the sick or disabled, unmarried mothers and orphaned children.