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Bethnal Green 1907
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
- Published
- 1908
- Author
- Bate, George Paddock.
- Pages
- 196
- Tables
- 71
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London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Birth-rate, based upon births registered in each Borough, andDeath-rates after distribution of Deaths in Public Instituions, ofPersons belonging to London and theMetropolitanBoroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1907.*
Boroughs. Per 1000 Persons Living. Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births. Deaths from Births All Causes. Principal Epidemic Diseases, Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping-cough. Enteric Fever. Pyrexia † (Origin uncertain). Diarrhœa. Phthisis. -
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SUMMARY.
1906 1907 -
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TABLE A.
1906. 1907. -
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TABLE B. Public Institutions situated outside the Borough into which Bethnal Green residents have been received and where they subsequently died.
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TABLE C. Public Institutions in Bethnal Green.
INSTITUTIONS. Beds Available. In-patients Treated. DEATHS. Out-patients Treated. Residents. Non-Residents. -
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TABLE D. Deaths in Sub-districts.
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TABLE E.
Month. London Death Rate. Bethnal Green Death Rate. Mean Temperature. Rainfall (inches). -
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The following table compares the death rates for Bethnal Green and for London by quarters:- TABLE F.
Quarter ending. London. Bethnal Green. -
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TABLE G.
Sub-Districts. Birth Rate. Death Rate. -
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TABLE H. MARRIAGES.
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TABLE I. Infantile Deaths. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Births.
Diseases. England and Wales. Average 1901-1905. Hethnal Green. 1907. -
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In this connection the following list of average vital statistics extracted from the last annual report of the Registrar General will be read with interest. AVERAGES (TEN YEARS 1896 to 1905.)
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The inspections made (which numbered in all 3,473) may be classified as follows :—
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One thousand three hundred and two women and young female persons are employed in the women's workshops in this Borough ; and they are engaged in the following trades:—
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TABLES K & L.
1907 Estimated Population in the middle of 1907. Births. Deaths. All causes. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Typhus. Enteric Fever. Pyrexia. Diarrhoea. Phthisis. Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age. All causes. Principal Epidemic diseases. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Typhus. Enteric Fever. Pyrexia. Diarrhoea. Phthisis. Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered. -
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TABLE M.
Disease. Deaths at Home. Deaths in Hospital. Total. -
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TABLE N.
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TABLE O.
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TABLE P.
Nature of Disease. No. of certificates received. Duplicate certificates received. Actual number of cases reported. Treated at Home. Removed to the M.A.B. Hospitals. Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmary. Diagnosis incorrect. -
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TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1907 and Previous Years. Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
Year. Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Births. Total Deaths Registered in the District. Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. Nett Deaths at all. ages belonging to the District. Number. Rate..1 Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Number. Rate per 1,000 Births registered. Number. Rate.* Number. Rate* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1907 and previous years.
Names of Localities 1..North. 2..South. 3..East. 4..Totals 5..North-East. 6..South-West. Year, Population estimated, to middle of each year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 year. Population estimated to middle of each year. Births registered. Births at all Ages. | Deaths under 1 year. Population estimated to middle of each year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 year. Population estimated to middle of each year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 year. Population estimated to middle of each year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 year. Population estimated to middle of each year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 year. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. a. a. b. d. d. a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d. -
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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1907.
Notifiable Diseases. Cases Notified in Whole District. Total cases notified in each Locality. No of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. At all Ages. All Ages..Years, 1 2 1 1 3 Under 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 15. 15 to 25 25 to 65 65 and upwards. North East. South West. North East. South West. Total cases removed to Hospital. -
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1907. Name of District—Borough of Bethnal Green.
Causes of Death. 1 Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occuring in or beyond the District. Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. Total Deaths whether of Residents or Nonresident in Public lnslitutions in the District. 13 All Ages. 2 Under 1 year. 3 1 and under 5. 4 5 and under 15. 5 15 and under 25. 6 25 and under 65. 7 65 and up-wards. 8 T. 9 N.E. 10 S.W. 11 No Home. 12 -
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TABLE V. Borough—Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality during the Year, 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
cause of death. Under 1 Week. 1-2 Weeks. 2-3 Weeks. 3-4 Weeks. Total under 1 Month. 1-2 Months. 2-3 Months. 3-4 Months. 4-5 Months. 5-6 Months. 6-7 Months. 7-8 Months, 8-9 Months, 9-10 Months. 10-11 Months, 11-11 Months. Total Deaths under One Year. -
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TABLE V(a). District—North East Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality during the Year, 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
cause of death. Under 1 Week. 1-2 Weeks. 2-3 Weeks. 3-4 Weeks. Totai under 1 Month. 1-2 Months. 2-3 Months. 3-4 Months. 4-5 Months. 5-6 Months. 6-7 Months. 7-8 Months. 8-9 Months. 9-10 Months. 10-11 Months. 11-12 Months. Total Deaths under 1 Year. -
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TABLE V. (b) District—South West Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
CAUSE OF DEATH. Under 1 week. 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks. 3-4 Weeks. Total under one month. 1-2 Months. 2-3 Months 3-4 Months. 4-5 Months. 5-6 Months. 6-7 Months. 7-8 Months. 8-9 Months 9-10 Months. 10-11 Months. 11-12 Months. Total Deaths under one Year. -
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TABLE VI. Shewing the number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospita Deaths in the 10 years, 1897 to 1906, and in the year 1907.
DISEASE. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 Annual Average of 10 years 1897-1906. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 10 years 1897-1906. 1907 Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1907. -
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1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars, Number of Defects, Number of Prosecutions. Found Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector. -
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3.—HOME WORK.
NATURE OF WORK outworkes' lists, section 107 Number of Inspections of Outworkers' Premises outwork in unwholesome premises section 108 outwork in infected premises sections 109, 110 Lists received from Employers Numbers and Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwardeel to other Councils Prosecutions Instances Notices served Prosecutions Instances Orders made (s. 110) Proseccutions Sections 109, 113 Twice in the year Once in the year Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists Failing to send lists Lists Outworkers Lists Outworkers -
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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. Number -
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5.—OTHER MATTERS.
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Names, Addresses and districts of the Council's Veterinary Inspectors.
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN. STREET LIST.
Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. -
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STREET LIST—continued.
Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. -
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STREET LIST—continued.
Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. -
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STREET LIST—continued.
Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases. Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases General Diseases. Total. Name of Street Zymotic Diseases Tubercular Diseases Respiratory Diseases General Diseases Total. -
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STREET LIST—continued.
Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases Tubercular Diseases. Respiratory Diseases. General Diseases. Total. Name of Street. Zymotic Diseases Tubercular Diseases Respiratory Diseases General Diseases Total. -
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STREET LIST—continued.
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The approximate amount of unsound food surrendered by various owners and destroyed was as follows:—
Tons. Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. -
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The approximate amount of unsound food seized and destroyed was as follows:—
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The premises on which food is prepared for sale have been regularly inspected, and the particulars respecting same are as follows
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WEARING APPAREI,—Outworkers' Piece Payments.
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WEARING APPAREL —Outworkers' Piece Payment—continued.
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APPENDIX A. Total Number of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand for the Year ended 31st December, 1907.
District. Infections Cases Complaints. House to House Inspections. Trades' Inspections. Re-inspections. Milkshop Inspections. Factory and Work-shop Inspections. Outworkers' Homes Inspections. Tenement House Inspections. New Buildings Inspections. Ice Cream Shop Inspections. Combined Drainage Inspections. Smoke Nuisances-Premises under Observation. Other Inspections or Work of Special Character. Number of Calls. Unsound Food Seizures. Samples of Food and Drugs taken. Police Court Attendances. Nuisances Abated. Number of Cases in Hand. Total Visits for the Year. Inspector. -
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APPENDIX B. List of Nuisances and Insanitary Conditions generally, discovered during the year 1907.
Period. Dirty Premises. Defective Drains. Defective and Dirty W.C's. Defective Water Supply. Smoke Nuisances. Other Matters. Totals. -
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APPENDIX D (1). Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1899. Samples taken Officially and submitted for Analysis during the Year.
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The following is a summary of legal proceedings, etc., taken in connection with the above cases:—
No. of Samples Adulterated. Other offences under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. No. of Summonses Issued. (see below.) No. of Convictions Obtained. No. of Cases Dismissed, (see below.) No. of Summonses Withdrawn. -
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FOODS AND DRUGS. Table showing Percentage Adulteration for Decennial Period 1897-1906 Compared with 1907.
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Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 1875 to 1899. Samples taken for General Information.
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Inspection of Places subject to Special Bye-Laws and Regulations.
Premises. No. of Places. No of Inspections. No. of Notices. No. of Prosecutions. Oil Register end of 1906. Added in 1907. Removed in 1907. On Register end of 1907. -
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Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1899.
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Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1899—continued.
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Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1899—continued.
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Police Court Proceedings.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
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Police Court Proceedings.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.—continued.
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Outworkers.
Year. Number of Lists Received from the Employers. Number of Outworkers comprised therein. Reported from other Boroughs. Reported to other Boroughs. -
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The following list shows the trades pursued by the 2,004 outworkers dealt with in connection with lists received in August last:—
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Particulars respecting Work of Disinfectors and Shelter.
Month. No. of Rooms Disinfected. No. of Rooms Disinfected by Request. No. of Schools Disinfected. No. of Articles destroyed at Station. No. of Articles disinfected at Station. No. of Cases in which Shelter was used. No. of Persons accommodated at Shelter. No. of hours for which shelter was occupied. -
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A considerable saving in cost has been effected, as the following figures will show:—
DISINFECTANT. Fluid disinfectant bought already filled, 1 pint tins and bottles. Fluid disinfectant bought in bulk, and bottled at P.H. Department,including bottling and labelling. -
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Wages and Sick Pay Account.
No. of Weeks. Ending. Combined Drainage. Sanitary Labour. Sick Pay. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. -
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STATEMENT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNT.
Amount received each month from Finance Committee. Public Health (London) Act 1891 Cost of Prosecutions, Seizures of Unsound Food, &c. Sale of Food and Drugs Act. Cost of obtaining Samples for Analysis, Prosecutions, &c. Combined Drainage and General Small Accounts for Tools, Materials, 4c., not kept in Stock. Drain Plug Hire. Returned Deposits. General. Sundry Small Payments, 'Bus Fares, Office, and Other Expenses. Mortuary. Washing, Sundry Requirements. &c. Fines, Costs, &c., recovered and paid into Council's Account. 1906. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.