Mr. Rippers Neighborhood

[protohistorian]

shirt and collar dressers

I anticipate this is something like a modern cleaners? Dave

[protohistorian]

midwives vs. surgeons

ummmmm.......one of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong. Dave

[protohistorian]

toffs

e= engineers
s=surgeons
v=vet surgeons
d= dentists
Dave

[protohistorian]

Frequency implies at least some monetary flow in the area.

[The Grave Maurice]

More years ago than I care to remember, I was trying to take a photo of a house that was for sale in the general area of Fournier Street. A local bloke who happened to be walking by, said, more or less: "Forget it, mate. They want 40,000 quid for that place, if yer can believe it!". Of course, in those days, a quid was still a quid. Even so, I still wish I had thought about buying it.

[Natalie Severn]

Hi Dave,
I see you have put in the pawn shop where Kate took John Kelly"s new shoes in Church Street that last day --- its now Fournier Street. You can still see the shop with its old front window intact, just a few yards from The Ten Bells public house! Its still called Jones---but instead of being a pawn shop it sells antiques! Very upmarket now is Fournier Street!
But its surprising how many jewellers shops there were in Whitechapel judging from your map.
Best
Norma

[protohistorian]

pawnshops (p) vs. Jewelers (j)

Counting is fun! Especially if it makes you rethink your conceptions. Dave

[Natalie Severn]

Yes----some barbers shops seem to have remained places where people could get medical help-a bit like a clinic ,though chemists had replaced many of the drugs that had been available such as laudanum,which by 1888 was illegal I think.Since so many barbers in the East End were Eastern European Immigrants ,they often brought with them the skills of a barber surgeon. Some of these barber shops seem to have been the kind of places where women could go to obtain information about drugs for abortions and even to be put in touch with an illegal abortionist.Some of them specialised in the supply of the wigs needed to be worn by Jewish women when they went outdoors.
Thanks for these Dave.Whitechapel barbers must have done a roaring trade!
Best
Norma

[protohistorian]

another rarely discussed feature

Hairdressers within the murder district. What we "think" we know about this area is wrong on many counts.

[protohistorian]

I promise

Thank You Scott. I promise it is not in vain. Dave

[protohistorian]

knife users

Places that would have employed people who needed above average knife skills. These range from tobacco manufacturers to saddlers and leather cutters. Dave

[Scott Nelson]

Thanks proto, wonderful stuff.

[protohistorian]

look out for theses guys Scott, their angling for your job

They could present formidable competition! Dave

[protohistorian]

for my buddy Scott

cheesemongers

[protohistorian]

Still at it? Talking to yourself, mostly. Why show the same bloated map repeatedly with a couple of different points plotted on each version? The available server space is at risk. But I'm glad you're a premium casebook member/supporter.

Yes Scott, I am to server space what you are to oxygen consumption. Dave