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Bethnal Green 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 53
- Tables
- 23
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TABLE 1 CAUSES OF DEATHS
Causes of Death under 1 year 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over Totals M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 2 RECORD OF VISITS
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TABLE 3 SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED
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ABATEMENT ORDERS
Premises Offence Result of Proceedings -
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TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
Premises Number onRegister Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted -
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TABLE 5 CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
Particulars No. of Cases in which Defects were found No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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The following information of classes of work and numbers of outworkers employed thereon, being Bethnal Green residents, is in respect of the August lists, received from employers in the Borough, and from other Authorities:-
Number of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110(1)(c) -
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Details of overcrowding in the Borough, and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are given below:-
No. of cases -
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Families Equiv. Adults -
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New Housing During the year new housing accommodation was provided as shown below:-
Names of Premises Provided by No. of dwellings -
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Names of Premises Provided by No. of dwellings -
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TABLE 6 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
Type Number in Borough Number Registered Visits Notices served -
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In addition, it was found necessary on 22 occasions to serve notices in respect of the following requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955, at other food premises in the Borough:-
Regulation No. Particulars No. of contraventions -
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Regulation No. Particulars No. of contraventions -
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Number of Licences issued under Milk (Special Designation)(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1953 3nd Milk (Special Designation)(Raw Milk) Regulations,1949 to 1954
Sterilised Pasteurised Tuberculin Tested -
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TABLE 7
Class of Milk No. Tested Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test Passed Failed Passed Failed Void -
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Unsound Food During the year under review the Pood Inspector examined and took appropriate action in relation to unsound food on 84 occasions. Details of the food together with quantities are set out as follows:-
Quantity Tons Cwts Lbs -
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TABLE 8 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 -
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TABLE 9 Action taken in regard to samples reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.
Sample No. Article Result of Analysis Action -
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TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE
DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS Total Notified Corrected Figures Removed toHospital 0-1 year 1-2 years 3-4 years 5-14 years 15-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65 and over -
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TABLE 11
Primary Notifications Age periods 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total -
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TABLE 12
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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(9) Home Help Service Home Help was provided as follows:-
Maternity T.B. Aged andChronicSick Others