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Bethnal Green 1948

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

Published
1949
Pages
41
Tables
15

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15 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    VITAL STATISTICS. The Vital Statistics for the year, calculated on the basis of the Registrar-General's estimate of the civilian population as 60,580, are as follow:
    Bethnal GreenLondonEngland and WalesBethnal Green 1947
  • Page 10 11
    Causes of Death.
    Cause of Death.0-1 year.1-5 years.5-15 years.15-45 years.45-65 years.65 years.Total.
  • Page 14
    Attendances at Welfare Centre.
    Babies (0-1)†Children (1-5)Mothers
    First AttendancesSubsequent AttendancesFirst AttendancesSubsequent AttendancesAnte-NatalPost-Natal
    FirstSubsequentFirstSubsequent
  • Page 14
    Home Visits by Health Visitors.
    AverageBabies under 1 year.Children 1-5 years.MothersStillbirths, Infant deaths, Maternal deaths.Puerperal fever and pyrexia, Ophthalmia neonatorumOther infectious diseases.
    Ante-Natal.Post-Natal.
  • Page 18
    Infectious Disease.
    Disease.0-1 year.1-2 years.2-5 years.5-15 years.15-25 years.25-45 years.45-65 years.65-years.TotalRemoved to Hospital.Deaths.
  • Page 20
    The following table gives details of the age and sex incidence of the new cases:
    PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS.
    Age Periods0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total
  • Page 23
    The following table shows the number and nature of the samples of food taken and analysed during the year: Summary of Analyst's Reports.
    Article.Samples taken formallySamples taken informallyTotal number of samples taken.
    No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulterated
  • Page 24
    The rate of adulteration in the Borough for the past ten years was as follows:
    Year.Number of Samples Examined.% of Adulteration.
  • Page 25
    The milk adulteration in the Borough for the past ten years was as follows:
    Year.Number of Samples Examined.% of Adulteration.
  • Page 26
    The following premises in which food is prepared or deposited for sale were supervised and inspected by the staff of the department.
    InspectionsNotices served
  • Page 32
    The sanitary defects which gave rise to the foregoing action covered the following matters:
  • Page 36
    In other cases the results were as follows:
    FinesCosts
    £s.d.£s.d.
  • Page 37
    PART I OF THE ACT. 1.—INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
    PremisesM/c line No.Number on RegisterInspectionsNumber ofM/c line No.
    Written noticesOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
  • Page 38
    2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases".)
    ParticularsM/c line No.Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were institutedM/c line No.
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 39
    OUTWORK. PART VII OF THE (Sections 110 and 111)
    Nature of WorkM/c line No.Section 110Section 111M/c line No.
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c)No. of cases of default in sending lists to the CouncilNo. of prosecutions for failure to supply listsNo. of instances of work in unwholesome premisesNotices servedProsecutions
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)