Crime and punishment in Whitechapel, c.1870-c.1900 test questions - Edexcel

1

Where was the Whitechapel workhouse located?

2

Who was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner during the investigation into the Whitechapel murders?

3

Which source would provide historians with information about living conditions in Whitechapel?

4

Who was responsible for the policing of Whitechapel?

5

Which type of policeman patrolled the streets of Whitechapel?

6

Photographs were taken as evidence at the crime scene of which murder victim?

7

How did the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee try catch the person responsible for the Whitechapel murders?

8

Who was housed in a workhouse infirmary?

9

What was the name of the Jewish socialist newspaper printed in Whitechapel?

10

What source would a historian be most likely to use to find out who stayed in a workhouse?