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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1895
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1895
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SMALL POX.
(Decennial average 4-1).
The total number of cases of this disease notified during the year
was 92, of these 85 were removed to hospital, but four were sent
home again as not being cases of small-pox. There was no death in
the Parish, but four of the sufferers removed died in Hospital, all
of these were unvaccinated.
With regard to the sanitary condition of the houses where these
cases occured, the Inspectors report that 26 were found to be fairly
satisfactory, but the internal drainage was defective in two and the
outside drains in eight, whilst other minor insanitary conditions
obtained in fifteen instances.
Sixteen of the cases removed were amongst families occupying
one room only.
REPORT OF CASES ADMITTED INTO SMALL POX HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1895.
| Hospitals. | No. of Cases remaining at end of 1893. | No. of Cases admitted. | Discharged. | Died. | No. of Cases remaining at end of 1894. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Ships | 0 | 79 and 8 from Gore Farm. | 43 and 38 transferred to Gore Farm. | 1 | 2 |
| Gore Farm | 0 | 38 from Hospital Ships. | 30 and 8 transferred toHos-pital Ships. | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 79 | 73 | 4 | 2 |
SCARLET FEVER.
(Decennial average 53.2).
The number of cases of Scarlet Fever notified during the year was
716, resulting in 30 deaths, a mortality of 4.1 per cent. on the notifications.