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Bethnal Green 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
- Published
- 1906
- Author
- Bate, George Paddock.
- Pages
- 162
- Tables
- 67
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LONDON AND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. Birth-rates (based upon Births registered in each Borough) and (Death-rates (rate distribution of Deaths in Public Institutions) during 52 weeks of 1905.*
BOROUGHS. PER 1000 PERSONS LIVING. Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births registered. Deaths from Births. ALL CAUSES. Principal Epidemic Diseases. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping-cough. Typhus. Enteric Fever. Pyrexia† (Origin uncertain). Diarrhoea. Phthisis. -
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SUMMARY.
1904 1905 -
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TABLE A.
1904. 1905. -
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TABLE B. BIRTHS IN SUB-DISTRICTS.
District. Births. 1904. Births. 1905. Estimated Population in 1905 -
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The deaths in the sub-districts were as under:—
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TABLE C.
District. 1904. 1905. -
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TABLE D.
Month. London Death Rate. Bethnal Green Death Rate. Mean Temperature. Rainfall (inches). -
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TABLE E.
Quarter ending. London. Bethnal Green. -
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TABLE F.
Sub-Districts. Birth Rate. Death Rate. -
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MARRIAGES.
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Referring again to Table V. and classifying the chief causes of infantile deaths in order of fatality we find them as under:—
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Table Showing the Number of Breast Feeds.
Age. Day. Night. -
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Table showing the way to Prepare the Food, the Quantity at Each Meal, and the Number of Meals Daily.
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TABLE G. & H.
1905 Estimated Population in the middle of 1905 Births All Causes DEATHS FROM Phthisis Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age RATES PER THOUSAND POPULATION. Small Pox Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Whooping Cough Typhus Enteric Fever Pyrexia Diarrhoea All Causes Principal Epidemic Diseases ' Small Pox Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Whooping Cough Typhus Enteric Fever Pyrexia Diarrhoea Phthisis Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births Registered Cols. 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.
1905. 1904. -
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TABLE L.
Measles caused 48 deaths, 16.9 per cent., or 1.in 5.9 deaths. -
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TABLE M.
Nature of Disease. No. of Certificates received. Duplicate Certificates received. Actual No. of cases reported. Treated at Home. Removed to the M.A.B. Hospitals Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. Diagnosis incorrect. -
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The number of times the shelter has been in use during the five years ending 1905 and the number of "contacts" housed were as follows:—
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1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
Premises. Inspections. Number of Prosecutions. Written Notices. -
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2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
Particulars. Number of Defects. Found. Remedied. Referred to H M. Inspector. Number of Prosecutions -
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3.—OTHER MATTERS.
Class. Number. -
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TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1905 and Previous Years. Name of District—Bethnal Green.
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 Non-residents registered in Public Institutions in the District. Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions bevond the District. Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Number. Rate. Number. Rate per 1000 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 Sub-districts in 1905 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 1905. 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 3 4 Under 1 to 5 5 lo 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, 1905. Name of District— Bethnal Green. (See Notes below.)
CAUSES OF DEATH. Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents "whether occurring in or beyond the District. Deaths at all ages of"Residents ' belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. Total Deaths whether of Residents or nonResidentsin Public Institutions in the Dstrct. Allages. Under 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25and under 65 05 and up-wards N. S. E. No Home T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 -
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TABLE V. BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN-Whole District. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 1 month 1-2 months 2-3 months 3-4 months 4-5 months 5-6 months 6-7 months 7-8 months 8-9 months 9-10 months 10-11 months 11-12 months Total Deaths under 1 Year -
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TABLE V. (c) BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN-East District. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1905. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death Under 1 Week 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks Total under 1 Month 1-2 Months 2-3 Months 3-4 Months 4-5 Months 5-6 Months 6-7 Months 7-8 Months 8-9 Months 9-10 Months 10-11 Months 11-12 Months Total deaths under 1 Year -
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TABLE VI. Shewing the number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Disease, inclusive of Hospital Deaths in the 10 years 1895 to 1904, and in the year 1905.
DISEASE. 1895 1896 1897 I898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 Annual Average of 10 years, 1895-1904. Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years. 1895-1904. 1905 Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1905. -
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN. 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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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. 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 Work-shop Inspections. Outworkers' Homes Inspections. Nuisances Abated. Number of Cases in Hand. Samples of Food Taken. Ice Cream Shop Inspections. Combined Drainage Inspections. Unsound Food Seizures. Smoke Nuisances-Premises under Observation. Other Instructions or Work of Special Character. Tenement Houses. Police Court Attendances. Total Visits for the Year. Inspector. -
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APPENDIX B. Infectious Diseases.
Month, Inspections in connection with Cases. 1 No. of Persons Removed. 2 Total No. of Rooms Disinfected. 3 No. of Disinfections by Request. 4 No.of Cases in which Shelter Used. 5 No. of Persons accommodated in Shelter. 6 No. of Articles of Bedding, &c., Disinfected. 7 -
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APPENDIX C. Sanitary Improvements Effected During the Year.
Month. Cleansing. Drainage Works and Repairs to Waste and R.W.P. W.C.'s Cleansed Repaired, Built, Ac. Works appertaining to Water Supply. Other Matters. Total. -
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APPENDIX F. Private Drainage Works carried out by Council, and cost recovered from Owners:—
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APPENDIX G.
Houses Let in Lodgings. -
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APPENDIX H. Food and Drugs Acts.
Nature of Article. 1 Samples Taken. 2 Genuine. 3 Adulterated. 4 Summonses Issued. 5 Convictions. -
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APPENDIX I.—Legal Proceedings taken under Food and Drugs Acts.
Date of Hearing. 1905. Defendant. Offence. Inspector. Magistrate. Result. -
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APPENDIX I.—Legal Proceedings taken under Food and Drugs Acts—continued.
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APPENDIX I.—Legal Proceedings taken under Food and Drugs Acts—continued.
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APPENDIX I.— Legal Proceedings taken under Food and Drugs Acts—continued.
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APPENDIX I.— Legal Proceedings taken under Food and Drugs Acts—continued
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APPENDIX J. Unsound Food.
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APPENDIX K. Slaughterhouses. -
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APPENDIX L.
Particulars as to Letters, Notices, &c., During 1905. -
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APPENDIX M. Mortuary.
Bodies removed to Mortuary— 1904. 1905. -
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. (A) Public Health Act.
Date of Hearing. Defendant. Offence. Inspector. Magistrate. Result. -
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. (A) Puislic Health Act—continued.
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. (A) Puislic Health Act—continued.
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. Public Health Act—continued.
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. Public Health Act—continued.
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. Public Health Act—continued.
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APPENDIX N.—Legal Proceedings. Public Health Act—continued.
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APPENDIX N.- Legal Proceedings. Public Health Act- continued.
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APPENDIX O.— Legal Proceedings. (C.) Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order.
Date of Hearing. Defendant. Offence. Inspector. Magistrate. Result. -
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APPENDIX R. (A) Sanitary Labour Accounts.
No. of Weeks. Ending. £ s. d. -
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(B) Combined Drainage Labour Account.
No. of Weeks. Ending. £ s. d. -
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(C) STATEMENT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNT.
Amount received each month from Finance Committee. Public Health (London) Act. Cost of Prosecutions, Seizures of Unsound Food, &c. Sale of Food and Drugs Act. Cost of obtaining Samples for Analysis, Prosecutions, &c. Mortuary. For Washing, Sundry Requirements, &c. General. Sundry Small Payments, 'Bus Fares, Office, and Other Expenses. Combined Drainage. Sundries, Small Accounts, Materials, and Tools not kept in Stock. Fines, Costs, &c., recovered and paid into the Council's Account.