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Bethnal Green 1908

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

Published
1909
Author
Bate, George Paddock.
Pages
149
Tables
66

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    London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Birth-rates based upon births registered in each Borough, and Death-rates after distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions, of Persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 53 Weeks of 1908.*
    Boroughs.Per 1000 Persons Living.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births.
    BirthsDeaths from
    All Causes.Principal Epidemic Dieeases.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia† (Origin uncertain).Diarrhœa.Phthisis.
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    SUMMARY.
    19071908
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    TABLE A.
    1907.1908
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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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    8Hanwell Asylum
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    TABLE C. Public Institutions in Bethnal Green.
    INSTITUTIONS.BEDS AVAILABLE.IN-PATIENTS TREATEDDEATHS, RESIDENTSDEATHS, NON-RESID'TSOUT-PATIENTS TREATED.
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    TABLE D. Deaths in Sub-districts.
    DISTRICT.Deaths.Population.
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    TABLE E.
    Month.London Death RateBethnal Green Death Rate.Mean TemperatureRainfall (inches)
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    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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    The visits paid numbered 3,414; allocated as follows: —
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    TABLES J. & .K
    1908Estimated Population in the middle of 1908.Births.Deaths. All causes.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia.Diarrhœa.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.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered.
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    TABLE L.
    Disease.Deaths at Home.Deaths in Hospital.Total.
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    TABLE M.
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    TABLE N. Measles caused 105 deaths, 31"8 per cent., or 1 in 8-1 deaths
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    TABLE O.
    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 1908 and Previous Years. Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
    Year 1Population estimated to Middle of each Year, 2Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths In Public Institutions In THE DISTRICT. 9Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. 10Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. 11Nett Deaths at All Ages Belonging to the District.
    Number. 3Rate. 4Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. 5Rate per 1,000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate.* 8Number, 12Bate,* 13
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    TABLE 11. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1908 and previous Years.
    Names or Localities1..North,2. .South.3.. East.4..TOTALS5.. 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.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.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all Ages,Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE 111. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1908.
    Notifiable Diseases,Cases Notified in Whole District.Total cases notified in each Locality.No of crises removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.All Ages.. Years.1 North East.2 South West.1 North East.2 South West.3 Total crises removed to Hospital.
    Under 1,1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2525 to 6565 and Upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1908.
    Causes of Death. 1Deaths 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 Nonrsidents in Public tions in the District. 13
    All Ages 2Under 1 year. 31 and under 5. 45 and under 15. 515 and under 25 625 and under 65. 765 and upwards 8TOTAL. 9N.K.S.W. 11No Home 12
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    TABLE V. Infantile Mortality during the Year, 1908. 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.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE V(a). District—North East Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality during the Year, 1908. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks3-4 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.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
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    TABLE V(b). District—South West Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality during the Year, 1908. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under one month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months9-10 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 Hospital Deaths in the 10 years,' 1898 to 1907, and in the year 1908.
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    1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesNumber of
    Inspections.Written NoticesProsecutions,
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    2.—OTHER DEFECTS.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions
    FoundRemedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.— HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORKOUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers'PremisesOUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES SECTION 108OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES SECTIONS 109,110
    Lists received from EmployersNames and Addresses of Outworkers received from other CouncilsNames and Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other CouncilsProsecutionsInstancesNotices servedProsecutionsInstancesOrders made (S.110)Proseccutions Sectopms 109, 110
    Twice in the yearOnce in the yearFailing to keep or permit inspection of listsFailing to send lists
    ListsOutworkersListsOutworkers
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.A34
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    TABLE VIII. Fried fish and Mussels as articles of Diet.
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    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN. STREET LIST.
    Name of StreetZymotic 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.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of StreetZymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory DiseasesGeneral Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LlST—continued.
    Name of StreetZymotic DiseasesTabercular Diaoaaoa.Reapiratoiy Diseases.General Deseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    INQUEST CASES.* Inquest Cases according to age periods—
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    Causes of death in Inquest Cases—continued.
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    Continue
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    Suicide—
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    The Inquest cases according to sex, were:—
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    FOODSTUFF SEIZED.
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    FOODSTUFF SURRENDERED.
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    APPENDIX A. Total Number of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand   for the Year ended 31st December, 1908.
    District.Infectious Cases.Complaints.House to House Inspections.Trades' Inspections.Re-inspections.Milkshop Inspections.factory and Workshop Inspections.Outworkers' Homes Inspections.Tenement House Inspections.New Buildings Inspections,Ioe Cream Shop Inspections.Combined Drainage Inspections.Smoke Nuisances— Premises under Observation.Other Inspections or work of Special CharacterNumber 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 Week.Inspector.
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    APPENDIX B. List of Nuisances and Insanitary Conditions generally, discovered during the year 1908.
    Period.Dirty Premises.Defective Drains.Defective and Dirty W.C's.Defective Water Supply,Smoke Nuisances.Other Matters.Total.
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    APPENDIX D. Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date of hearingDefendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.—continued.
    Date ill hearing,Defendant,Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.—continued.
    Date of hearing.Defendent.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    APPENDIX E Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence,Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
    1908.
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1908.—Bale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    APPENDIX H. Inspection of Places subject to Special Bye-Laws and Regulations.
    Premises.No. of Places.No. of Inspections.No of Notices.No. of Prosecutions.
    On Register at end of 1907Added in 1908.Removed in 1908.On Register at end of 1908
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    APPENDIX N. Particulars respecting Work of Disinfectors and Shelter.
    MonthNo of Rooms Disinfected.No. of Rooms by request.No of Schools Disinfected.No. of Articles destroyed.No of Articles of Bedding disinfected at Station.No. of Cabs.No. of Cases in which Shelter was used.No. of Persons accommodated at Shelter.No of boon for which Shelter was occupied.
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    APPENDIX 0 (1). Particulars respecting Houses let in Lodgings.
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    APPENDIX 0 (2). Tenement Houses supplied with Water to Upper Floors.
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    APPENDIX P (1). Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875—1907. Samples taken Officially and submitted for Analysis during the Year.
    Total No. of Samples takenArticle.Genuine,Adulterated.
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    The following is a summary of legal proceedings, &c., taken in connection with the above cases.:-
    No. of Samples Adulterated.Other offences under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.No. of Summonses Issued.No. of Convictions Obtained.No. of cases Dismissed.No. of Summonses Withdrawn.
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    APPENDIX P (2). FOODS AND DRUGS. Table showing Percentage Adulteration for Decennial Period 1898—1907 Compared with 1908.
    Year.No. of Samples Taken.No Adulterated.Per centage.
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    APPENDIX P (3) Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 1875 to 1907. Samples taken for General Information.
    Articles.No. of Samples Purchased.No. Reported Genuine.No. Reported Adulterated.
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    APPENDIX Q (1). Outworkers, 1908.
    Year.No. of lists received from employers.No. of Outworkers comprised therein.Reported from other Boroughs.Reported to other Boroughs.
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    APPENDIX R. Overcrowding.
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    APPENDIX S. House to House Inspections.
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    APPENDIX V (1) Wages and Sick Pay Account.
    No. of Weeks.Ending.Combined Drainage.Sanitary Labour.Sick Pay.Workhouse Drainage.
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    APPENDIX V (2) STATEMENT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNT.
    Amount received each month from Finance Committee.Public Health (London) Act 1891. – Cost of Prosecutions, Seizure of Unsound Food. &c.Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. – Cost of obtaining Samples for Analysis, Prosecutions, &c.Combined Drainage and General Small Accounts for Tools, Materials, &c., 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.