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Bethnal Green 1879

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

Published
1880
Pages
110
Tables
43

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    The Vestry of the Parish of St. Mathew, Bethnal Green in the Count of Middlesex. Abstract and Summary of Accounts from the 25th day of March, 1879, to the 25th day of March, 1880.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    £sd£s.d.
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    SEWERS RATES.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    METROPOLITAN CONSOLIDATED RATE.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    £sd£s.d.
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    SUMMARY.
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    MONEYS DUE TO, AND DEBTS OWING BY, THE VESTRY ON THE 25 TH MARCH, 1880.
    MONEYS DUE TOMONEYS OWING BY
    £S.d.£s.d.
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    CONTRACTS
    Date.WithFor
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    I give below some particulars of the work done for the various Companies:—
    Date.CARRIAGEWAYS.FOOTWAYS.Amounts paid.
    Grouted and Concrete.Relaid and Grouted.Macadam.Gravel and Pebbles.Relaid.New.Curb.
    Yds.Feet.Yds.Feet.Yds.Feet.Yds.Feet.Feet.In.Ft.In.Ft.In.£S.d.
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    A notice has been served at each house, and a register is kept which shows the old and altered numbers:—
    Names Abolished.New Name.Number of Houses.
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    TABLE A. Number of Houses, Workshops , Dry., in the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.
    DIVISIONS.Inhabited Houses.Workshops separate from houses.Saw mills and Timber yards.Schools.REMARKS.
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    TABLE B.
    1878.1879.
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    TABLE C.
    London.Bethnal Green.
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    TABLE D.
    1878.1879.
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    TABLE E. REPORT Of Cases admitted into the Small Pox and Fever Hospitals during the Year 1879.
    No. of Cases remaining at end of 1878.No. of Cases Admitted.Discharged.Died.No. of Cases remaining at end of 1879.
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    TABLE F.
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    TABLE H.
    Quarter ending.Children under five years.Persons from five to fifty-five.Persons above fifty-five.Total.Mean Temperature.Rainfall.
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    To Dr. King, the late Senior Resident Medical Officer, I am indebted for the following return. As will be seen the number of deaths is 10 less than is given above, which is for 53 weeks; a similar discrepancy will be observed in the returns of the other public institutions.
    New Cases.Deaths.
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    Cases treated in the Mildmay Medical Mission Hospital from October 5th, 1878, to October 5th, 1879:—
    DISEASES.Total No. of Cases.Recovered.Relieved.Under Treatment.Died.
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    MEDICAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1879.
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    The following return, extracted from the books of the District Medical Officers, shews the number of new cases attended by them:—
    District.Mar. 31June 30Sept. 30Dec. 31
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    MALES
    March Quarter. Occupations.Total Number of Cases.Fatal Cases.General Diseases. Class I.General Diseases. Class II.Arthritic Diseases.Diseases of Nervous System.Diseases of Vascular System.Diseases of Respiratory System.Diseases of Digestive System.Diseases of Urinary System.Zymotic Diseases.
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    FEMALES.
    March Quarter. Occupations.Total Number of Cases.Fatal cases.General Diseases. Class I.General Diseases. Class II.Arthritic Diseases.Diseases of Nervous System.Diseases of Vascular System.Diseases of Respiratory System.Diseases of Digestive System.Diseases of Urinary System.Diseases of Generative Organs.Zymoptic Diseases.
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    BEDDING SUPPLIED DURING 1879. Quarter ending 24 th March.
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    Quarter ending 24 th June.
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    Quarter ending 29th September.
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    Quarter ending 25 th December.
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    TABLE I. Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the Year 1879, and 10 years preceding. GROSS NUMBERS.
    YEAR.Population estimated at the middle of the Year.*Mo. of Inhabited Houses in Parish or District.Births.Deaths.**Marriages
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    TABLE II. Shewing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rate among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for the year 1879 and 10 years preceding.
    YEAR.Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year: per centage of Total Deaths.Per centage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years: per centage of Total Deaths.Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE III. DEATHS REGISTERED AT SEVERAL GROUPS OF AGES FROM DIFFERENT CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1879.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 3 months.AGES.Total.
    3mo. to 1yr.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Total under 5 years.
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    TABLE III. (continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 3 months.AGES.
    3mo. to 1 yr.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Total under 5years.Total.
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    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 3 months.AGES.Total.
    3mo. to I yr.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 andupwards.Total under 5 years.
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    TABLE III. (continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 3 months.AGES.Total.
    3 mo. to 1 yr.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Total under 5years.
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    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 3 months.AGES.Total.
    3mo. to 1 yr.1 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Total under 5years.
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    TABLE IV. Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportion to Population, and to 1000 Deaths , 1879.
    DIVISION I. (Adults).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population (all ages).Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths (all ages).
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    BETHNAL GREEN SANITARY DISTRICT. TABLE IV. ( A). Total Births and Deaths, and Deaths from some Zymotic and other Causes. Fever, Diptheria, Whooping Cough, Diarrhoea, Violence, &c ., registered in the Four Sub-Districts of Bethnal Green.
    Quarter ending.Area in Statute Acres.Enumerated Population of 1871.Total Births during each Quarter.Total Deaths during each Quarter.THE DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH QUARTER INCLUDE :
    deaths ofdeaths fromInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Infants under 1 yr. of age.Persons aged 60 yrs. and upwards.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea.Cholera.Violence.
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    TABLE IV. ( a) continued.
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    TABLE IV. (B). TOTAL MARRIAGES, BIRTHS, AND DEATHS, AND DEATHS FROM SOME ZYMOTIC AND OTHER CAUSES, BY QUARTERS.
    QUARTER ENDING.Marriages.Total Births during each Quarter.Total Deaths during each Quarter.THE DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH QUARTER INCLUDE :
    deaths ofdeaths fromInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Infants under 1 year of age.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever. 1Diarrhoea.Cholera.Violence.
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    TABLE IV. (c). TOTAL BIRTHS AND DEATHS, AND DEATHS FROM SOME ZYMOTIC AND OTHER CAUSES, IN LONDON, DURING THE YEAR 1879. Estimated Population in the middle of the Year 1879—3,620,868.
    QUARTER ENDING.Total Births during the Quarter.Total Deaths during the Quarter.THE DEATHS REGISTERED IN EACH QUARTER INCLUDE :
    deaths ofdeaths fromInquest Cases.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Infants under 1 year of age.Persons aged 60 years and upwards.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhoea.Violence.
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    TABLE V. Shewing the number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospital Deaths, in the 10 years, 1869 to 1878, and in the year 1879.
    DISEASE.1869187018711872187318741875187618771878Annual Average of 10 years, 1869—1878.Proportion of Deaths to iooo Deaths in ro yrs., 1869—1878.1879Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1879.
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    TABLE VI. INSPECTORS' REPORT OF THE SANITARY WORK, &c. Completed in the year ending December, 3 1st, 1879.
    Districts.Total.
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    TABLE VII. VACCINATION. Supplemental Return of Births for the Year, due to the Local Government Board, 7th August , 1879.
    REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS COMPRISED IN THE VACCINATION OFFICER'S DISTRICT.Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.Dead, Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.1 Removed to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized.Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found.1 Default.
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    TABLE VIII. ANALYSIS OF THE MORTALITY IN LONDON DURING THE YEAR 1879.
    QUARTER ENDING.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living, at all ages.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.Per-centage to Total Deaths of Deaths registered.
    All Causes.Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases.Violence.Aged 1 to 60 years.Aged 60 years and upwards.Upon Certificate of the Coroner (Inquests).In large Public Institutions.
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    TABLE IX. AREA, POPULATION, DENSITY, AND MORTALITY IN ENGLAND AND LONDON.
    DIVISIONS.Area in Acres.Area in Square Miles.Persons to a Square Mile, 1879.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 Persons living.
    Ten Years.Year. 1878.1878.—Quarters ending.1879.—Quarters ending.
    1851-601861-70Mar.June.Sept.Dec.Mar.June.Sept.Dec.