The Case of the Whitechapel Steward's Ledger

An auditor finds the meat-bills at a Whitechapel charity hospital running thirty pounds high. Four men handle the books. None will say why.

Section I

The Scene

Victorian newspaper-style illustration for The Case of the Whitechapel Steward's Ledger, set at The East End Charity Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel.

Hand-drawn case map for The Case of the Whitechapel Steward's Ledger, showing The East End Charity Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel. — The ground in question.

Setting: The East End Charity Hospital, Mile End Road, Whitechapel
Time: Tuesday, third week of July 1892
Weather: Hot; the air heavy with horse-dust and the river's tide
Atmosphere: Long whitewashed corridors smelling of carbolic; nurses' shoes on tile; a steady moan from the open ward at the stair-foot.

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