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Bethnal Green 1904
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1904
- Published
- 1905
- Author
- Bate, George Paddock.
- Pages
- 137
- Tables
- 46
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SUMMARY.
1903 1904 -
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TABLE A.
1903. 1904. -
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TABLE B. BIRTHS IN SUB-DISTRICTS.
District. Births. 1903. Births. 1904. Estimated Population in 1904. -
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TABLE C.
District. 1903. 1904. -
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TABLE D.
Month. London Death Rate. Bethnal Green Death Rate. Mean Temperature. Rainfall (inches). -
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TABLE E.
Sub-Districts. Birth Rate Death Rate. -
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TABLE F.
Quarter ending. London. Bethnal Green. -
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MARRIAGES.
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TABLES G. & H.
1904 Estimated Population in the middle of 1904 Births All Causes Small Pox Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Whooping Cough Typhus Enteric Fever Pyrexia Diarrhœa Phthisis Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age All Causes Principal Epidemic Diseases Small Pox Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Whooping Cough Typhus Enteric Fever Pyrexia Diarrhœa Phthisis Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered County of London:— 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 -
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TABLE I.
Disease. Deaths at Home. Deaths in Hospital. -
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TABLE K.
1904. 1908. -
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TABLE M.— INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS, 1904.
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TABLE N. SMALL-POX.
No. of Small Pox Cases Notified. Under 13 Years. 13 to 25 Years. 25 Years and upwards. Vaccinated. Unvaccinated. No Inf. Vaccinated. Unvaccinated No Inf. Vaccinated. Unvaccinated. No Inf. -
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TABLE I. Vital S tatistics of W hole District during 1904 and Previous Years. Name of District— Bethnal G reen.
Year Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Births. Total Deaths Registered in the District. Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District. Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. Number Rate.* Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Number. Rate per 1,00 Births registered. Number. Rate.* Number. Rate.* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -
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TABLE II. Vital Statistics of separate Localities in 1904 and Previous Years. Name of District— Bethnal Green.
Names of Localities. 1—North. 2— South. 3—East. 4—Total. Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births registered. Deaths at all Ages. Deaths under 1 Year. a b c d a b c d a b c d a b c d -
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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the year 1904. Name of District—Bethnal Green.
Notifiable Disease Cases Notified in Whole District Total Cases Notified in each Locality No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality At All Ages At Ages—Years 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 65 65 and upwards North South East North South East Total -
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1903. Name of District—Bethnal Green. (See Notes.)
CAUSES OF DEATH. Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages. Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all ages. Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. All ages. Under 1 1 and under 5 and under 15 15und under 25 25and under 65 65 and upwards N. S. E. No Home. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 13 -
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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 1894 to 1903, and in the year 1904.
DISEASE. 1894 1895 1896 1897 I898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 Annual Average of 10 years, 1894 - 1903. Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years. 1894-1903. 1904 Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1904. -
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Total Public Institution Deaths in Bethnal Green, 1904. R esidents and N on- R esidents.
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1.— INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written Notices. Prosecutions. -
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions Found. Remedied. Referred to H M. Inspector. -
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3.—OTHER MATTERS.
Class. Number. -
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A.—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
Class or Works Number of Places! Number of Inspections, 1904 Number of Notices, 1904 Number of Prosecutions, 1904 On Register at end of 1903 Added in 1904 Removed in 1904 On Register at end of 1904 Under Factory Act Under Public Health Act Premises Booms -
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B.—MATTERS DEALT WITH.
PARTICULARS. Number of Defects. Notified to Home Office. Notices Issued. Prosecutions. Found. Notified by Home Office. Remedied. -
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C. LIST OF OUTWORKERS(s. 107)
Class of Homework. 1904. Number of Lists Received. Number of Addresses of Outworkers. Due Feb. 1st. Due Aug. 1st. Forwarded to Other Authorities. Received from Other Authorities. No. of Lists. No. of Outworkers. No. of Lists. No. of Outworkers Due Feb. 1st. Due Aug. 1st. Due Feb. 1st. Due Aug. 1st. -
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PROCEEDINGS DURING 1904
Premises Number of Places— Number of inspections, 1904 Number of notices, 1904 Number of prosecutions 1904 On register at end of 1903 Added in 1904 Removed in 1904 On register at end of 1904 -
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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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APPENDIX A. Nuisances and Insanitary Conditions Abated, from 1st January to 31st December, 1904.
Month Cleansing. Drainage Works, and Repairs to Waste and R.W. Pipes. Water Closets Cleansed, Repaired, Built, &c. Works Appertaining to Water Supply. Other Matters.. Total. -
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APPENDIX B. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Annual Return of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand for the Year ended 31 st December. 1905.
District. Infectious Cases. Complaints. House to House Inspections. Trades' Inspections. Re-inspections. Milkshop Inspections. Factory and Workshop Inspections. Outworkers' Homes Inspections. Nuisances Abated. Number of Cases in Hand. Samples of Food Taken. Visit to New Buildings. Ice Cream Shop Inspections. Combined Drainage Inspections. Unsound Food Seizure. Smoke Nuisances— Premises under Observation. Police Court Case. Other Inspections of Work or Special Character. Total Visits for the Year. Inspector. -
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APPENDIX C. Infectious Disease.
Month. Inspections in connection with cases. No. of Persons Removed. Total No. of Rooms and Houses Disinfected. No. of Disinfections by Request. No. of Cases in which Shelter Used. No. of Persons Accommodated in Shelter. Total No. of Days Shelter in Use. -
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APPENDIX E. Unsound Food.
Date. Owner. Where Inspected. Nature of Foodstuff. Weight. Seizure or Consent. Result. -
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APPENDIX F. Food and Drugs Acts.
Nature of Articles. Genuine. Adulterated. Summonses Issued. Convictions. -
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APPENDIX G. POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS,
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(A) SANITARY LABOUR ACCOUNT. Disinfectors', Mortuary Keepers', and Pailmens' Wages, &c.
1904. £ s. d. -
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(B) COMBINED DRAINAGE ACCOUNT. 1904.
Weeks. Ending. £ s. d.