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Bethnal Green 1919

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1919

Published
1920
Author
Oates, Geoffrey Eugene.
Pages
61
Tables
40

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40 tables in this report

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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1919 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Number.Rate.Of Non-residents registered inthe District.Of Residents not registered in the District.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE III. Deaths registered during the Calendar Year 1919, classified by age and cause.
    Causes of death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or"Non-Residents" in Intitutions in the District (b).
    All Ages.Under 1year.1 and under 2years.2 and under 5years.5 and under15 years.15 and under25 years.25 and under45 years.45 and under65 years.65 and upwards.
    l234567891011
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    Death rates of previous years are—
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    Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified during the Year 1919.
    disease.Number of Cases Notified.
    AllAges.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
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    Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
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    The results were as follows:—
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    Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
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    Infantile Mortality 1919. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deathsunder 1 year.
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    The following amount was distributed free to necessitous cases:—
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    SUMMARY OF VISITS PAID BY HEALTH VISITORS DURING 1919.
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    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the Year, 1919.
    Primary Notifications (1).Total.Cases re-notified.Total Notifications on Form A.Primary Notifications by School Medical Inspectors.Cases re-notified.Total Notifications on Form B.
    Years.Years.
    0 to11 to 55 to 1010 to1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565and upwardsUnder 55 to 1010 to 15
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    No. of Notifications on Form C.
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    No. of Notifications on Form D.
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    The statistical tables given below are self-explanatory and need few remarks. 1. The Totals of New Cases.
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    2. The Sources of the New Cases.
    Total.Tuberculous.
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    3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
    Diagnosis.Insured.Uninsured.Total.
    Males.Females.Children under 16.Males.Females.
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    4. The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.
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    5. Sputum Examinations of Insured and Uninsured Patients.
    Insured.Uninsured.Total.
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    6. Other Figures.
    Insured.Uninsured.
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    The figures in regard to registration of Milkshops are set out below:—
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    Four seizures of unsound food have been made during 1919, as follows:—
    Date.Owner.Description of Article.Prosecution and Result.
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    Summary of Analyst's Reports.
    Article.Samples taken formally.Samples taken informally.Total number ofsamples taken.
    No, taken.Genuine.Adulterated.No. taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
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    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.
    Name of Article.Identification Number given tothe Sample.Result of Analysis.If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly thecourse adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as toprevious convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
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    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.—Continued.
    Name of Article.Identification Number given tothe Sample.Result of Analysis.If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly thecourse adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as toprevious convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.78.
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    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.—Continued.
    Name of Article.Identification Number given tothe Sample.Result of Analysis.If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly thecourse adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as toprevious convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
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    Administrative Action regarding Samples reported not to be genuine.—Continued.
    Name of Article.Identification Number given tothe Sample.Result of Analysis.If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Pood & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly thecourse adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as toprevious convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
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    Offences other than Adulteration.
    Article.No. of Sample.Offence.Result of Prosecution.
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    SAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLY. Of 83 samples of milk taken informally, 45 were found to be adulterated. The results of the analyses were:—
    Numbers of Samples.Results of Analyses.
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    Three informal samples of vinegar were taken containing—
    No. 32810 per cent. added water.
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    Out of 12 informal samples of camphorated oil, 6 were found to be adulterated, containing—
    No. 18350 per cent.paraffin.
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    FEES PAID TO PUBLIC ANALYST DURING 1919.
    Quarter ending March, 1919£s.d.
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    SUMMARY OF WORK OF SANITARY INSPECTORS.
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    Unsound Food Seizures 7
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    Bethnal Green Metropolitan Borough.
    Figures for 1901.Figures for 1911 (Total of Cols. 4-11).Buildings used as Dwellings.Vessels, Sheds,Va-grants, etc.Separ-ate Flatsin-cludedin Col. 5.Buildings not used as Dwellings.
    Ordin-ary Dwell-ing Houses.Blocksof Flats.Shops.Hotels, Inns, and Public Houses.Offices, Ware-houses, Work-shops, Fac-tories.Institu-tions.Others.Kind of Building.No.
    Column Nos.—1234567891011121314
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    Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of .
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prose-cutions.
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    2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prose-cutions.
    Found.Reme-died.Referred to H.M. Inspctr.
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    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.Outworkers' Lists (Section 107).Outwork in Un-wholesome Premises (Section 108).Outwork in Infected Premises (Sections 109, 110).
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made(Section 110).Prosecutions(Sections 109, 110).
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Con-tractors.Work-men.Con-tractors.Work-men.
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    4.—Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.