Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics of the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green during the year 1896

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RETURN OF THE POPULATION ENUMERATED ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 29th IN THE FOUR WARDS INTO WHICH BETHNAL GREEN HAS BEEN DIVIDED FOR THE ELECTION OF VESTRYMEN.

WARD.	Population in 1896.	Population in 1891.	Inhabited houses.

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POPULATION IN REGISTRATION DISTRICTS (ESTIMATED;.

DISTRICT.	Estimated in 1896.	Enumerated in 1891.	Inhabited houses.

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TABLE B.

	1895.	1896.

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TABLE C.

Quarter ending.	London Death Rate.	Bethnal Green Death Rate.	Mean Temp. Fahr.	Rainfall (inches.)

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TABLE III. (B). Table of Deaths during the year 1896, in the three Sub-Districts of Bethnal Green, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities (institution deaths have been distributed and non-parishioners excluded).

Names of Localties adopted for the purpose of these Statistics.	Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.								Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
	At all ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 & under 25.	25 & under 65.	65 & upwards.		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.					Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All Other Diseases.	Total.
	At all ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15.	15 & under 25.	25 & under 65.	65 & upwards.		Smallpox.	Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Continued	Relapsing.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All Other Diseases.	Total.

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Analysis of the Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Sanitary Districts of the Metropolis, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, during the Year 1896.

Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Popula-tion middle of 1896.	Births.	Deaths.	Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.			Deaths from Principal ZymoticDiseases.	Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping-Cough.	Typhus.	Enteric Fever.	Simple and Undefined Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Phthisis.	Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 births.
Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Popula-tion middle of 1896.	Births.	Deaths.	Births.	Deaths.	Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Deaths from Principal ZymoticDiseases.	Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping-Cough.	Typhus.	Enteric Fever.	Simple and Undefined Fever.	Diarrhoea.	Phthisis.	Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 births.

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Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Population middle of 1896.	Births.	Deaths.	Annual Rate per 1,000 Living.			Deaths from Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping-Cough.	Typhus.	Enteric Fever.	Simple and Undefined Fever.	Diarrhœa.	Phthisis.	Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 births.
Sanitary Areas.	Estimated Population middle of 1896.	Births.	Deaths.	Births.	Deaths.	PrincipalZymotic. Diseases.	Deaths from Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Small-Pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping-Cough.	Typhus.	Enteric Fever.	Simple and Undefined Fever.	Diarrhœa.	Phthisis.	Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 births.

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TABLE D.

	1896.	1895.

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TABLE F.

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TABLE G. Infectious Cases, 1896.

CERTIFICATES OF INFECTIOUS CASES RECEIVED BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.								Admitted to Asylums Board's Hospitals.
								SMALL Pox.				Fevers & Diphtheria.
	Small Pox.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheriaand Membranous Croup	Enteric Fever	Erysipelas	Puerperal Fever	Relapsing Fever	Admitted	Discharged	Died	Remaining	Admitted	Discharged	Died	Remaining

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REPORT OF FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA CASES ADMITTED INTO FEVER HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1896.

Hospitals.	No. of Cases remaining at end of 1895.	No. of Cases Admitted.	Discharged.	Died.	No. of Cases remaining at end of 1896.

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Total Tenements and Tenements with less than Five Rooms, distinguishing those occupied by Various Numbers of Persons, in the Sanitary Areas of Bethnal Green.

Sanitary Area.	Rooms in Tenement.	Number of Tenements with less than five Rooms.	Number of Occupants of Tenements.
Sanitary Area.	Rooms in Tenement.	Number of Tenements with less than five Rooms.	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.	12 or more.

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Penalties under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

Article of Food.	Extent of Adulteration.	Penalty		Costs allowed.		Name of Magistrate.

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Averages of each Magistrate.

Name of Magistrate.	Total Amount of Fines.			No. of Summonses.	Average Fine per Summons.			Average amount for 1 per cent. of adulteration.

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During the past year I certified seventy-six houses as unfit for habitation. The following list gives details of proceedings taken under this Act during the past year :—

Situation of Premises.	Date of Closing Order made by Magistrate.	Date of Closing of Premises.	Date of Re-opening of Premises Repaired	Date of Demolition of Premises.	Remarks.

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GROSS NUMBERS.

The Year	Estimated Population	Marriages	Registered Births.	Corrected number of Deaths.			Deaths in Public Institutions.
The Year	Estimated Population	Marriages	Registered Births.	Total all Ages.	Under One Year.	Under Five Years.	Deaths in Public Institutions.

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Table II. Showing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for the year 1896, and 10 years preceding.

YEAR.	Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population.	Annual Rate ofMortality per 1000 living.	Deaths of Children under 1 year; percentage of Total Deaths.	Percentage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births	Deaths of Children under 5 years; percentage of Total Deaths.	Total Number of Deaths inPublic Institutions.

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K2 3 (A). Table of Deaths during the year 1896, in the Bethnal Green District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.(Columns for Population and Births are in Table B.)	Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages.								Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age.
	At all ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 6.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25	25 and under 65	65 & upwards.		Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Fevers.		Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhœa and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All Other Diseases.	Total.
	At all ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 6.	5 and under 15.	15 and under 25	25 and under 65	65 & upwards.		Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Enteric or Typhoid.	Puerperal.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhœa and Dysentery.	Rheumatic Fever.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis Pneumonia & Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All Other Diseases.	Total.

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TABLE V. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospitals Deaths, in the ten years 1886 to 1895, and in the year 1895.

DISEASE.	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	Annual Average of ten years,1886—1895	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in ten years, 1886-1895.	1896	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1896.

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TABLE IV. Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to population, and to 1000 deaths, 1896.

DIVISION I. (All Ages).	Total Deaths	Deaths per 1000 of Population (all ages).	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths (all ages).

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TABLE VI. Chief Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1896 in the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.

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The number of Sanitary Improvements, New Drains, W.C.'s, &c., in the Parish during the year 1896.

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STREET LIST.

Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.	Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.

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STREET LIST (continued).

Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.	Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.

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STREET LIST (continued).

Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.	Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.

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STREET LIST (continued).

Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.	Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.

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STREET LIST (continued).

Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.	Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.

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STREET LIST (continued).

Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.	Name of Street.	Zymotic Diseases.	Tubercular Diseases.	Respiratory Diseases.	General Diseases.	Total.

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RETURN OF THE POPULATION ENUMERATED ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 29th IN THE FOUR WARDS INTO WHICH BETHNAL GREEN HAS BEEN DIVIDED FOR THE ELECTION OF VESTRYMEN.

POPULATION IN REGISTRATION DISTRICTS (ESTIMATED;.

TABLE B.

TABLE C.

TABLE III. (B). Table of Deaths during the year 1896, in the three Sub-Districts of Bethnal Green, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities (institution deaths have been distributed and non-parishioners excluded).

Analysis of the Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Sanitary Districts of the Metropolis, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions, during the Year 1896.

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TABLE D.

TABLE F.

TABLE G. Infectious Cases, 1896.

REPORT OF FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA CASES ADMITTED INTO FEVER HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1896.

Total Tenements and Tenements with less than Five Rooms, distinguishing those occupied by Various Numbers of Persons, in the Sanitary Areas of Bethnal Green.

Penalties under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

Averages of each Magistrate.

During the past year I certified seventy-six houses as unfit for habitation. The following list gives details of proceedings taken under this Act during the past year :—

GROSS NUMBERS.

Table II. Showing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for the year 1896, and 10 years preceding.

K2 3 (A). Table of Deaths during the year 1896, in the Bethnal Green District, classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.

TABLE V. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospitals Deaths, in the ten years 1886 to 1895, and in the year 1895.

TABLE IV. Shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to population, and to 1000 deaths, 1896.

TABLE VI. Chief Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &amp;c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1896 in the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.

The number of Sanitary Improvements, New Drains, W.C.'s, &amp;c., in the Parish during the year 1896.

STREET LIST.

STREET LIST (continued).

STREET LIST (continued).

STREET LIST (continued).

STREET LIST (continued).

STREET LIST (continued).

TABLE VI. Chief Inspector's Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the year ending December 31st, 1896 in the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green.

The number of Sanitary Improvements, New Drains, W.C.'s, &c., in the Parish during the year 1896.