MEDICINE THROUGH TIME: BLACK DEATH
Across
- 2. A type of house which offered a bed for a night in squalid conditions
- 3. The doctor who built orphanages in the East End of London as an alternative to the workhouse.
- 5. 80,000 of these were printed by the police encouraging people to come forward with information about Jack the Ripper.
- 8. The monarch who called for better street slighting and for sailors at the docks to be questioned.
- 9. These type of illustrated newspapers for the working classes were 'dreadful'.
- 11. This was a type of pollution which caused low visibility in the narrow streets of Whitechapel.
- 12. The surname of 'Charles' who published a map of poverty in London's East End.
- 14. The item from Catherine Eddowes which was recovered by police smeared in blood.
- 15. The system which was later developed to accurately measure and help identify criminals.
- 17. This immigrant group were known for their sweatshops and successful tailoring businesses.
Down
- 1. This area of Whitechapel and the East End offered employment loading and repairing ships.
- 4. This highly addictive substance was cheap but caused violence and crime.
- 5. The name of the new housing estate which opened in 1881 providing 286 new flats.
- 6. These 'kitchens' were set up by the police in the hope of finding out more information about Jack the Ripper.
- 7. These immigrants were discriminated against because of their Catholic faith.
- 10. A way to describe many streets of Whitechapel
- 13. This building was seen as the last resort for the poor people of Whitechapel.
- 16. The surname of the leader of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee.