Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green]
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SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
The Eighteen Slaughter Houses in the Parish were carefully
Inspected; seven of them were in good order, but eleven others
were in a more or less unsatisfactory condition. No new licence
was applied for; and as our requirements had been complied with
every instance, it was not necessary to oppose any of the old
nes
COW HOUSES.
Of these there are in Bethnal Green forty-three—twenty-five
of them were in good condition, when visited. It was necessary
to serve notices on the remainder, but as all our requirements were
satisfied before the licensing day, no opposition was offered to any
of the renewals.
Mr. William Sykes again applied for a licence to keep cows in
fear of 15, Cambridge Circus. This application was refused by
the Justices in 1887 by reason of the proximity of the proposed
shed to inhabited houses; as no change had taken place in the
surroundings of the premises, the licence was again refused.
BAKEHOUSES.
The Bakehouses, numbering 128, have been regularly inspected.
Ten wore temporarily closed; 41 were found to be in a fairly
satisfactory condition; 46 shewed defects in cleanliness; 21
others presented still worse defects, and three were in such a filthy
condition and so neglected that I decided to summon their owners,
more especially as, on referring to past reports, I found that these
particular bakers had persistently permitted their premises to get
into this condition, and that notices had been frequently served
upon them to cleanse and whitewash.
The following are the names and addresses:—Henry Charles
Vogt, 17, Turin Street; E. R. Jones, 87, Roman Road; Gustav
Giss, 109, Roman Road.
All were summoned for contravention of the 3rd and 34th
Section of 41 Vict. chap. 16. They were taken before Mr.
Montagu Williams, at Worship Street. After hearing evidence,
BETHNAL GREEN INFIRMARY,
Quarter ending. | Admissions. | Discharges. | Deaths. | Births. |
---|---|---|---|---|
25th March, 1888 | 750 | 003 | 113 | 19 |
24th June, 1888 | 617 | 650 | 129 | 23 |
29th September, 1888 | 532 | 493 | 72 | 18 |
25th December, 1888 | 607 | 424 | 98 | 15 |
Total | 2506 | 2170 | 392 | 75 |
BETHNALL HOUSE LUNATIC ASYLUM. Return for 1888.
MALE. | FEMALE. | |
---|---|---|
Number of Patients, 1st January, 1888 | 154 | 224 |
Admitted during year | 94 | 115 |
Discharged | 53 | 83 |
Died | 33 | 18 |
Number on 1st January, 1889 | 162 | 238 |
Average resident during year | 153 | 211 |
MILDMAY MISSION HOSPITAL.
Cases treated from January 1st to December 31st, 1888.
Cured. | Relieved. | Unrelieved. | Dead. | Under Treatment. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Cases | 141 | 44 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 229 |
Surgical Cases | 138 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 163 |