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Bethnal Green 1910

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1910 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

Published
1911
Author
Bate, George Paddock.
Pages
186
Tables
81

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    London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Births and Deaths of Persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1910. *
    Boroughs.Population estimated to the middle of 1910Births.Deaths fromDeaths under 1 year of Age.
    All Causes.Principal Epidemic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough..Typhus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexiat (Origin uncertain)Diarrhœa.Phthisis.
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    London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Birth-rates and Death-rates of Persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1910.
    Boroughs.Per 1000 Persons Living.Deaths under one year to 1000 Births.
    Births.Deaths from
    All Causes.Principal Epidemic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia† Origin uncertain).Diarrhœa.Phthisis.
    Crude.Cor-rected*
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    SUMMARY,
    1909.1910.
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    TABLE A.
    19091910
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    * Since this report was presented the results of the recent census have been published, and are given below:—
    Metropolitan Boroughs:—
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    Instead of increasing, as was anticipated, the population of Bethnal Green decreased at the rate of 1.08 per cent. Amended statistics, calculated upon this diminished population, are given below:—
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    The following table shews the present arrangement:— Residents.
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    Non-residents.
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    TABLE B. Public Institutions, situated outside the Borough, into which Bethnal Green residents have been received and where they have subsequently died:—
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    TABLE B—continued.
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    TABLE C. Public Institutions in Bethnal Green.
    institution.beds available.in-patients treated.deaths— residents.deaths— non-residents.out-patients treated.
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    TABLE D.
    District.Deaths.Population.
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    TABLE E.
    Month.London Death Rate.Bethnal Green Death Rate.Mean Temperature (Degrees).Rainfall (Inches).
    (Per Thousand)
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    The next 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-district.Birth Rate.Death Rate.
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    TABLE H. Marriages.
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    SPECIAL CAUSES OF INFANTILE DEATHS.
    Total.Rate per thousand births
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    Mothers Industrially Employed.
    Year.Percentage of total number visited.
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    TABLE I.
    Year.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.Average.1910.
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    TABLE J. Quarterly Mortality for the Borough of Bethnal Green.
    1910.Estimated Population in the middle of 1905.Births.All CausesSmall Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.Deaths of Infants under one year of age.All Causes.Principal Epidemic DiseasesSmall Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.
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    TABLE K. Quarterly Mortality for the County of London.
    1910.Estimated Population in the middle of 1905.Births.All Causes.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric FeverPyrexia.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.All Causes.Principal Epidemic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping CoughTyphus.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.
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    TABLE L.
    Disease.Deaths at Home.Deaths in Hospitals.Total.
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    TABLE M.
    Disease.1909.1910.
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    TABLE N.
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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 M. A. B. Hospitals.Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmary.Diagnosis incorrect.
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    TABLE P. Condition of Premises wherein Cases of Infectious Disease have occurred during 1910.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.
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    The cost of maintenance at these Institutions is quoted as follows :—
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    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908.
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    The notified cases belonged to the following trades:—
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    The following list shews the organs and parts of the body chiefly affected by cancerous disease :—
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    Fifteen notices under Sec. 15 of the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909, were served during last year ; they were upon the following houses:—
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1910 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institu-tions in the District.Deaths of Non-residents registered in Public Institu-tions in the District.Death of Residents registered in Public Institu-tions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District
    Number.Rate.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births. registered.Number.Rate.Number.Rate.
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1910 and Previous Years.
    Names of 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.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
    a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.a.b.c.d.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1910.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in whole District.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Number of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.12123
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards.North Last.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, 1910.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring 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 Re-sidents or Non-residents in Public Institu-tions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and Upwards.TotalN.E.S.W.No Home.
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    TABLE V. Whole District—Infantile Mortality During the Year 1910. 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), North-East Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1910. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week1-2 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. (b) South-West Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1910. 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 Months9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
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    TABLE VI. Showing the number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospital Deaths in the 10 years 1900 to 1909 and in the year 1910.
    Disease.1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.Annual Average of 10 years, 1900-19091910.
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    I. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Number of Inspections and Re-inspections of Outworkers' Premises.outwork in unwhole-some premises, section 108.outwork in infected premises sections 109, 110.
    Lists received from EmployersNames 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 (Section 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.Out-workersLists.Out-workers
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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.
    Glass.Number.
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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 DiseasesRespiratory Disease-.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory DiseasesGeneral 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 DiseasesRespiratory 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 DiseasesRespiratory 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 Diseaes.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Ureases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiiatory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular DieasesRespiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic DiseasesTubercular DiseasesRespiratory DiseasesGeneral DiseaesTotal.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    APPEN Total Numbers of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand
    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.
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    DIX A. for the Year ended 31st December, 1910.
    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 Year.Inspector.
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    APPENDIX B. List of Nuisances and Insanitary Conditions generally, discovered during the year 1910.
    Period.Dirty Premises.Defective Drains.Defective and Dirty W.C's.Defective Water SupplySmoke Nuisances.Other Matters.Total.
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    APPENDIX C. List of Sanitary Improvements effected during the Year.
    Cleansing—
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    APPENDIX D. Police Court Proceedings, 1910.–Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1910.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891—continued.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Samples taken officially and submitted for analysis during the year.
    Article.Total No. of Samples taken.Genuine.Adulterated.Offences other than adulteration.
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    Table showing Percentage Adulteration for Decennial Period 1899—1908 Compared with 1909.
    Year.No. of Samples Taken.No. Adulterated.Per centage Adulterated.
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    The following is a summary of legal proceedings, etc., in connection with the above cases:—
    No. of AdulterationsOther offences under Sale of Food and Drugs ActsNo. of Summonses Issued.No. of Convictions obtained.No. of Cases Dismissed.No. of Summonses Withdrawn.
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    APPENDIX E (3). Sale of Food Drugs Acts, 1875 to 1907. Samples taken for General Information.
    Articles.Examined by Public Analyst.Examined by Clinical Research Association.
    Genuine.Adulterated, etc.Genuine.Adulterated, etc.
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    The following samples were taken on delivery from wholesale firms delivering goods to various retail tradesmen in the Borough:—
    Total taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
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    APPENDIX F (1). Police Court Proceedings,–Sale of Food Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907-continued.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.MagistrateResult.
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    Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    Police Court Proceeding.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.Inspector.Magistrate.Result.
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    APPENDIX F (2). Police Court Proceedings.—Dairies, Cowsheds & Milkshops Orders, 1885-1886.
    Date of Hearing.Defendant.Offence.InspectorMagistrate.Result.
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    APPENDIX F (3). Police Court Proceedings.—London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1902.
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    APPENDIX G. Premises where Food is prepared for Sale.
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    APPENDIX H. Inspection, etc., of Bakehouses.
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    APPENDIX I. Unsound Food—Surrenders.
    Tonscwts.qrs.st.lbs.
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    APPENDIX J. Unsound Food—Seizures.
    Cwts.qrs.st.lbs.
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    APPENDIX K (1). Outworkers, 1910.
    Year.No. of iists received from employers.No. of Outworkers comprised therein.Reported from other Boroughs.Reported to other Boroughs.
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    APPENDIX K (2). The following is a list of the trades in which the Outworkers' notified during 1910 were engaged:— Outworkers' List of Trades.
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    APPENDIX O (1). Work of the Disinfectors during 1910.
    MonthNo. of Rooms disinfectedDisinfections following PhthisisNo. of Rooms disinfected by requestNo. of Articles destroyed at Station.No. of Articles of Bedding disinfected at StationNo. of Articles disinfected in Formalin ChamberNo. of Cases in which Shelter was usedNo. of Persons accommodated at ShelterNo. of hours for which Shelter was occupied
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    APPENDIX R. 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 1909Added in 1910Removed in 1910.On Register at end of 1910
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    APPENDIX U. STATEMENT OF WAGES ACCOUNT.
    No. of Weeks.Ending.Sanitary Labour.Combined Drainage.Disinfecting Station.Infirmary Drainage.Workhouse Drainage.General Assistant.Sick Pay.
    1910£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    APPENDIX V. STATEMENT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNT.
    1920Amounts received from Finance Committee.PETTY DISBURSEM ENT'S.Fines, Costs, &c. recovered and paid into Council's Account.
    Public Health (London) Act 1S91. Cost of Prosecutions, Enquiries, & c.Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. Cost of obtaining Samples for Analysis, Prosecutions &c.Sundry Small Accounts for Tools, Materials, Ac., not kept in Stock.Drain Plug; Hire. Returned Deposits.Mortuary Washing, Sundry Requirements, Are.Office Petty Expenses, Bus Fares, &c.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    Total amount received from Finance Committee £80 9 1