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Bethnal Green 1868

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

Published
1869
Pages
51
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

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    SEWERS RATE.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.[]£$.d.
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    METROPOLIS MAIN DRAINAGE RATE
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    SUMMARY.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    LOAN FOR PAVING FOOTWAYS OF OLD STREETS.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£8.d.
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    LOAN FOR PAVING CARRIAGEWAYS.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£t.d.
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    STATEMENT OF MONEYS DUE TO, AND DEBTS OWING BY, THE VESTRY, ON THE 25th MARCH, 1869.
    MONEYS DUE TOMONEYS OWING BY-(Continued).
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    CONTRACTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GENERAL WORKS, AND FOR SUPPLY OF MATERIALS.
    Date of Contract.Name of Party with whom Contract ' was made.Nature of Works to be Performed, and Materials to be Supplied.
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    On the completion of the new railway to the Whitechapel Coal Depot, and the new siding on the main line of the Great Eastern Railway, the Vestry assessed the line and siding, and the property connected with them, as follows—
    Gross Eental.Rateable Value.
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    The following is a list of streets before referred to, where new footway paving has been laid:—
    NAMES OF STREETS.New Carriageway.Carriageway Relaid.New 3 ft. Footway.Footway Relaid.Kerb Reset.New Kerb.£s.d.
    vds.ft.yds.ft.ft.in.ft.in.ft.in.ft.in.
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    number—has been carried out by Messrs. Booth and Griffiths, for the sum charged to the owners of property upon the estates:—
    NAME OF ROAD.New Carriageway.Carriageway Relaid.New 2½ ft. Footway.Footway Belaid.New Kerb.Kerb Beset.£s.d.
    yds.ft.ft.in.ft. in.ft.in.ft.in.With other Works in connection therewith.
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    STREET NUMBERING. During the year Roman Road, Green Street, Sclater Street, Bethnal Green Road, and Hare Street have been renumbered, and the subsidiary names abolished.
    Date of Order.Name of Street, as directed by Order.Subsidiary Names abolished by Order.Number of Houses in Street.
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    Notwithstanding these improvements, the death rate was rather higher than the year before, and the increase was mainly of the Zymotic class, as is shewn by the following table:—
    1867.1868.
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    PAUPER ILLNESS. The following is the number of new cases attended during the year by the District Medical Officers :—
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    The Diseases for which the 2082 patients were admitted to the Infirmary will be seen as follows:—
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    The following Tables will shew the Admissions to and Discharges from, the Sick Wards, each week throughout the year—
    FIRST QUARTER.SECOND QUARTER.
    Admis-sions fromTotal.Discharged.Admissions fromTotal.Discharged.
    House.Street.House.Street.
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    Deaths .—267 died, making, with 23 deaths among the Insane and Imbeciles, a total of 290 (149 males, 141 females). The cause of Death, Age, and length of time in the Infirmary, will be seen in the appended Tables—
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    Ages at Death.
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    Length of Time in the Infirmary.
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    Of that number 114 have been sent to Asylums, 37 discharged Cured or Relieved, 23 have Died (most of them old Paralytic cases), leaving 44 still in the House.
    Total Cases.Sent to Asylums.Cured or Relieved.Died.Remaining.
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    SUMMARY FOR THREE YEARS.— In the Infirmary.
    1st Jan.Admitted during the year.Total.Discharged Cured or Relieved.Sent to Insane Ward.To Fever Hospital.To Small Pox Hospital.Died.Remained.
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    Performed in the Green District of Bethnal Green in 1868.
    Number of Children Vaccinated.Successful.Unsuccessful.Not Inspected.NUMBER OF VESICLES.
    54321
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    The above 828 Children were Vaccinated at the following ages—
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    DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR 1868.
    Male.Female.Total.
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    QUEEN ADELAIDE'S DISPENSARY. The following is the Medical Report of the Charity for the year ending December 31st, 1868:—
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    CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST. The following is the Medical Report for the year 1868:— IN-PATIENTS.
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    TABLE I. Shewing the Births and Deaths for each District and Quarter for the Year 1868.
    Districts.BIRTHS For each District and Quarter.Districts.BIRTHS (Male and Female) for each District and Quarter.
    1st Qr2nd Qr3rd Qr.4th Qr.Totals.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M. 1F.
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    TABLE II. Shewing the Deaths from all causes in the year 1868.
    CAUSES OF DEATH.DEATHS.
    FirstSecondThirdFourthTotal.
    Quarter.Quarter.Quarter.Quarter.