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Bethnal Green 1921

Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921

Published
1922
Author
Oates, Geoffrey Eugene.
Pages
70
Tables
43

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43 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Vital Statistics of Bethnal Green During 1921 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of Each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the Borough.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths of Persons Resident in the Borough.
    Civilian for calculating death-rate.Including combatants serving for calculating birth-rate.Uncorrected Number.Nett.Of Nonresidents registered in the BoroughOf Residents not registered in the BoroughUnder 1 year of age.At all Ages.
    NumberRateNumber.Rate per 1,000 births or infantile mortality.Number.Death rate.
  • Page 6 7
    Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green. A provisional analysis of the causes of deaths at various ages during the year 1921.
    Causes of Death.Number of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough.Deaths in various institutions in the Borough whether of residents or nonresidents.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 and upwardsQueen's Hospital for Children.Mildmay Mission HospitalCity of London Hospital for Diseases of the Chest.Bethnal Green Hospital (Poor Law)Bethnal Green Workhouse.Total Institutional Deaths
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    Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green:—
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    Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified During the Year 1921 in Bethnal Green.
    DiseaseNumber of Cases Notified.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
  • Page 18
    Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green, in 1921.
    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 Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 24
    The following food was sold at cost price:—
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    The following amount was distributed free to necessitous cases:—
  • Page 24
    SUMMARY OF VISITS PAID BY HEALTH VISITORS.
  • Page 26
    Nursing Assistance 1921
    Disease.Under Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.Under Public Health Acts.
    Under 1 year.1-5 year.MothersChildren under 5.Others.
  • Page 29
    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the Year, 1921.
    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 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Under 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.
  • Page 33
    The details are given in the following table:— SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS.
    Article.Samples taken formally.Samples taken informally.Total Number of Samples taken.
    No. taken.Genuine.Adulterated.No. taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
  • Page 34 35
    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the Sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3Result of Legal Proceedings. 4Course adopted in cases where no legal proceedings were instituted. 5Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 6Remarks on any point of special interest. 7
  • Page 36 37
    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES —Continued.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the Sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3Result of Legal Proceedings. 4Course adopted in cases where no legal proceedings were instituted. 5Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 6Remarks on any point of special interest. 7
  • Page 38 39
    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES —Continued.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the Sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3Result of Legal Proceedings. 4Course adopted in cases where no legal proceedings were instituted. 5Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 6Remarks on any point of special interest. 7
  • Page 40 41
    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES —Continued.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the Sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3Result of Legal Proceedings. 4Course adopted in eases where no legal proceedings were instituted. 5Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 6Remarks on any point of special interest. 7
  • Page 42 43
    ADMINISTRATIS E ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES —continued.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the Sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3Result of Legal Proceedings. 4Course adopted in cases where no legal proceedings were instituted. 5Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 6Remarks on any point of special interest. 7
  • Page 44 45
    ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES —Continued.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the Sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3Result of Legal Proceedings. 4Course adopted in cases where no legal proceedings were instituted. 5Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 6Remarks on any point of special interest. 7
  • Page 49
    PROSECUTIONS FOR OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION.
    Article.No. of Sample.Offence.Result of Prosecution.
  • Page 50
    PROSECUTIONS FOR OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION—continued.
    Article.No. of Sample.Offence.Result of Prosecution.
  • Page 54
    Seven seizures of unsound food have been made during 1921, as follow :— Seizures.
    Date.Description of Article.Weight.Prosecution and Result.
  • Page 55
    Articles Surrendered.
    Description of Article.Weight.
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    SANITARY SUPERVISION OF THE BOROUGH. A Summary of Inspections and Visits, with Matters Outstanding for the Year ended 31st December, 1921.
    District,Infectious Cases.Complaints.House to House Inspections.Trade Inspections.Re-Inspections.Milkshop Inspections.Factory and Workshop Inspections.Outworkers' Home InspectionsTenement House Inspections.New Buildings Inspections.IceCream Shop Inspections.Combined Drainage Inspections.Smoke Nuisances. Premises under Observations.Other Inspections or work of Special Character.Number of Calls.Unsound Food Seizures.Samples of Food and Drugs takenPolice Court Attendances.Nuisances Abated.Matters Outstanding.Total Visits for the Year.Inspector.
  • Page 58
    TOTAL NUMBER OF SANITARY DEFECTS DISCOVERED DURING 1921.
    Dirty Premises.Month.Defective Drains.Defective and Dirty W C'sDefective Water SupplySmoke NuisancesOther Matters.Total
  • Page 59
    Rooms, Bedding and Clothing disinfected during the Year ending 31st December, 1921
    Month.Number of Rooms.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Typhoid Fever.Verminous ConditionsCancer.ScabiesMeasles.By Request.Total No. of RoomsTotal No. of Articles.
  • Page 60
    STATISTICS. Places from, which bodies were brought to the Mortuary.
  • Page 61
    Inquest cases classified according to age :—
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    Causes of death in inquest cases :—
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    Accidental:—
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    Open Verdict :—
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    Suicide :—
  • Page 64
    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M Inspctr.
  • Page 65
    Registered Workshops
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    Other Matters
    Class.Number
  • Page 66
    HOME WORK
    Nature of Work.OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107.Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108Outwork in Infected premises, Sections 109,110
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made, (s 110).Prosecutions (s. 109, 110)
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the yearReceived from other CouncilsForwarded to other CouncilsFailing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    ListsOutworkers.ListsOutworkers
    ContractorsWorkmenContractorsWorkmen
  • Page 73
    STATISTICAL TABLES 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.InsuredUniusured.Total
    MalesFemalesChildren under 16MalesFemales
  • Page 74 75
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. (Other than under Food and Drugs Acts, for which see pp. 34 —45 )
    Date of hearing.Offence.Inspector.Result and Remarks.
  • Page 77
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS—Continued.
    Date of hearing.Offence.Inspector.Result and Remarks.
  • Page 77
    In addition to the foregoing, proceedings were taken in 102 other cases, for noncompliance with Statutory Notices served for the abatement of nuisances. In all these cases the summonses were withdrawn upon the required works being done and costs being paid as follows :—
    Cases.Costs in each Case.