Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, women's ward

An old women's ward in the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Baker's Row, now Vallance Road), East London. Some inmates lie in bed while other sit on chairs wearing the workhouse uniform of long dress, apron, shawl and bonnet. The floor is mostly bare boards. Pictures hang on the walls and a table has plants and flowers on it. Gas lights hang from the ceiling

Bakers Boards Floorboards Infirmary Inmate Inmates Legislation Pauper Paupers Vagrant Vagrants Vallance Whitechapel

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