Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Boroughs. | Population estimated to the middle of 1909. | Births. | Deaths from | Deaths under 1 year of Age | ||||||||||
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All Causes. | Principal Epidemic Diseases. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-cough. | Enteric Fever | Pyrexia‡ (origin uncertain). | Diarrhœa | Phthisis. |
Boroughs. | Per 1000 Persons Living. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births. | ||||||||||||
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Births | Deaths from | |||||||||||||
All Causes. | Principal Epidemic Diseases, | Small.pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria, | Whooping cough. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia †(Origin uncertain). | Diarrhœa, | Phthisis. |
1908 | 1909 |
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1908. | 1909. |
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INSTITUTION. | BEDS AVAILABLE. | IN-PATIENTS TREATED. | DEATHS, RESIDENTS. | DEATHS, NON-RESIDENTS. | OUT-PATIENTS TREATED. |
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DISTRICT. | Deaths. | Population. |
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Month. | London Death Rate | Bethnal Green Death Rate. | Mean Temperature | Rainfall (inches) |
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Quarter ending. | London. | Bethnal Green. |
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Sub-district. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. |
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1909 | Estimated Population in the middle of 1909. | Births. | Deaths. All causes. | Number of Deaths. | Death Rates. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Diarhœa | Phthisis. | ||||
Borough of Bethnal Green: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Disease. | Deaths at Home. | Deaths in Hospital. | Total. |
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Disease. | 1908. | 1909. |
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Disease. | Admissions | Discharges | Deaths. | Mortality per cent. |
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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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Scarlet Fever. | Diptheria. | Enteric Fever. |
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No. of Cases. | Percentage of Deaths. |
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A. | B. | ||
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Working at home. | Working away from home. |
Industrial work discontinued before confinement— | In case of mothers industrially employed in factory— | ||
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At Home. | Otherwise. | Elsewhere. |
Enquiries made after death— Industrial work discontinued before confinement— | In case of mothers industrially employed in factory— | ||
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At Home. | Otherwise. | Elsewhere. |
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 Non-residents 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. | |||||
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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 |
Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in Whole District, | Total cases notified in each Locality. | No. of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality, | |||||||||
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At all Ages. | All Ages. .Years. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
North East. | South West. | North East. | South West, | Total cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25 | 25 to 65 | 65 and upwards. |
Causes of Death. | 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 Heaths whether of Residents or Non-residents in Public Institutions in the District | |||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | TOTAL. | N.E. | S.W. | No Home. | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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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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 1 Year. |
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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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DISEASE. | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1900 | 1907 | 1908 | Annual Average of 10 years 1899-1908. | Proportion of Deaths to 1,090 Deaths in 10 years 1899-1908. | 1909 | Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1909. |
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Premises | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices | Prosecutions, |
Particulars. | Number of Defects, | Number of Prosecutions | |||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. |
NATURE OF WORK | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Number of Inspections and Re-inspections of Outworkers' Premises | OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES SECTION 108 | OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES SECTIONS 109, 110 | |||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers | Names and Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils | Names and Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils | Prosecutions | Instances | Notices served | Prosecutions | Instances | Orders made (s. 110) | Prosecutions Sections 109, 110 | ||||||
Twice in the year | Once in the year | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists | Failing to send lists | ||||||||||||
Lists | Outworkers | Lists | Outworkers |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. | Number |
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Class. | Number. |
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Name of Street. | Zymotic Diseases. | Tubercular Diseases. | RespiratoryDiseases. | General Diseases. | Total. | Name of Street. | Zymotic Diseases. | Tubercular Diseases. | Respiratory Diseases. | General Diseases. | Total. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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. | 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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Period. | Dirty Premises. | Defective Drains. | Defective and Dirty W.C's. | Defective Water Supply | Smoke Nuisances. | Other Matters. | Total. |
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Date of hearing | Defendant | Offence | Inspector | Magistrate | Result |
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Date of hearing | Defendant | Offence | Inspector | Magistrate | Result |
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Article. | Total No. of Samples taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. |
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Date of hearing | Defendant | Offence | Inspector | Magistrate | Result |
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Date of hearing | Defendant | Offence | Inspector | Magistrate | Result. |
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Date of hearing | Defendant | Offence | Inspector | Magistrate | Result |
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No. of Adulterations | 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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Year. | No. of Samples Taken. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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Article | No. of Samples Purchased | No. Reported Genuine or containing no preservative | No. Reported Adulerated or containing perservative |
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tons. | cwts. | qrs. | st. | lbs. |
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cwts. | qr. | st. | lbs. |
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tons. | cwts. | qrs. | st. | lbs. |
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Premises. | No.of Places. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Notices. | No. of Prosecutions. | |||
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On Register at end of 1908 | Added in 1909 | Removed in 1909. | On Register at end of 1909 |
Year. | No. of Lists received from outworkers. | No. of Outworkers comprised therein. | Reported from other Boroughs. | Reported to other Boroughs. |
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Month | No. of Rooms Disinfected | No. of Rooms Disinfected by request for Phthisis, &c. | No. of Schools Disinfected | No. of Articles destroyed | No. of Articles of Bedding, &c., 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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No. of Weeks. | Ending. | Sanitary Labour. | Combined Drainage. | Workhouse Drainage Reconstruction. | Infirmary Drainage Flushing, Sweeping and minor repairs | Public Health Offices. | Mortuary. | Shelter. | Disinfecting Station. | Sick Pay. | ||||||||||||||||||
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1909 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
1909 | Amount received each month from Finance Committee. | PETTY DISBURSEMENTS | Fines, Costs, &c., recovered and paid into Council's Account. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | Mortuary - Washing, Sundry Requirements, &c. | Workhouse Drainage. | |||||||||||||||||||
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