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Bethnal Green 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: Attendances at Welfare Centres.

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Attendances at Welfare Centres.

	1936-38	1939	1940	1941	1942
	(average)
Babies (0-1)	10,332	9851	5745	3599	5542
Children (1-5)	7,427	6832	3551 813	883	785
Motders: Ante-natal	1,337	1247	813	687	1172
" Post-natal	345	185	7	--	8

Table: Visits of Health Visitors.

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Visits of Health Visitors.

	1936-38	1939-	1940 1941 1942
Babies (0-1)	12,577.	8,993.	9,757. 4109 4764
Children (1-5)	13,880.	10,044.	13,317. 7580 4826
Mothers: Ante-natal	1,374	1,157	674. 256. 317
,, Post-natal	367.	128.	75. 37. 49
Total visits & revisits	: 31,242.	21,476.	23, 356.13, 84111,415.

Table: DISEASE. The main facts with regard to the trend of, infections disease may be seen from the following figures:

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DISEASE. The main facts with regard to the trend of, infections disease may be seen from the following figures:

	1936-38 1939		1940	1941 1942
Measles	(average) ( 254) + (1143)	23	187	489	786
Whooping Cough	( 410) ( 250) +	312	10	345	160
Tuberculosis	134	101	82	96	116
Other Infectious disease.	951	566	272	309	288'

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+ In view of the biennial incidence of these diseases,
separate figures for 1937 and 1938 are given instead
of the triennial average.
It will be seen that the unfavourable, trend with regard to
Tuberculosis still continues and that' there was a substantial
epidemic of Measles during the year.

Table: FOOD. The following figures illustrate the work done to ensure the purity and soundness of the borough food supply, more than ever important in war time:

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FOOD. The following figures illustrate the work done to ensure the purity and soundness of the borough food supply, more than ever important in war time:

	1936-38	1939	1940	1941	1942
	(average)
Unsound food Seizures	2	1	1	3
Surrenders	19	16	41	45	176
Samples of Food taken	724	690	559	557	578
% of adulteration (all samples)	3.9	3.9,,	3-2	6.5	3.9
% of adulteration (milk samples)	2.6	2.7	3.8	3.3	0.7

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Bethnal Green 1942

Table: Attendances at Welfare Centres.

Table: Visits of Health Visitors.

Table: DISEASE. The main facts with regard to the trend of, infections disease may be seen from the following figures:

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Table: FOOD. The following figures illustrate the work done to ensure the purity and soundness of the borough food supply, more than ever important in war time: