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Bethnal Green 1909

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

Published
1910
Author
Bate, George Paddock.
Pages
168
Tables
69

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69 tables in this report

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    London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Births and Deaths of Persons belonging to London and the MetropolitanBoroughs during the 52 Weeks of 19091
    Boroughs.Population estimated to the middle of 1909.Births.Deaths fromDeaths under 1 year of Age
    All Causes.Principal Epidemic Diseases.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping-cough.Enteric FeverPyrexia‡ (origin uncertain).DiarrhœaPhthisis.
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    London and the Metropolitan Boroughs. Birth=rates based upon births registered in each Borough, and Death=rates after distributor of Deaths in Public Institutions, of Persons belonging to London and the 'Metropolitan Boroughs during the 52 Weeks of 1909.*
    Boroughs.Per 1000 Persons Living.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births.
    BirthsDeaths from
    All Causes.Principal Epidemic Diseases,Small.pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria,Whooping cough.Enteric Fever.Pyrexia †(Origin uncertain).Diarrhœa,Phthisis.
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    SUMMARY.
    19081909
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    In the interests of truth it is much to be regretted that census enumerations are so infrequent. TABLE A.
    1908.1909.
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    Localities of these births are given in the following table:—
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    TABLE B. Public Institutions situated outside the Borough into which Bethnal Green residents have been received and where they subsequently died.
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    TABLE C. Public Institutions in Bethnal Green.
    INSTITUTION.BEDS AVAILABLE.IN-PATIENTS TREATED.DEATHS, RESIDENTS.DEATHS, NON-RESIDENTS.OUT-PATIENTS TREATED.
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    TABLE D. Deaths in Sub-districts.
    DISTRICT.Deaths.Population.
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    TABLE E.
    Month.London Death RateBethnal Green Death Rate.Mean TemperatureRainfall (inches)
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    TABLE F. The following table compares the death rates for Bethnal Green and for London by Quarters:—
    Quarter ending.London.Bethnal Green.
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    TABLE G.
    Sub-district.Birth Rate.Death Rate.
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    TABLE H Marriages.
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    In the list below the principal causes of infantile deaths are tabulated so as to shew the mortality attributable to each, compared with the total number of births:—
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    TABLES J. & K.
    1909Estimated Population in the middle of 1909.Births.Deaths. All causes. Number of Deaths.Death Rates.
    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.DiarhœaPhthisis.
    Borough of Bethnal Green:1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
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    TABLE L
    Disease.Deaths at Home.Deaths in Hospital.Total.
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    TABLE M.
    Disease.1908.1909.
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    Table N shews the percentage of deaths from each disease on the total number of zymotic deaths.
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    This table shews the total number of patients admitted into the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals from all parts of London during 1908, with the diseases from which they were suffering, and the percentage mortality in respect of each disease .—
    Disease.AdmissionsDischargesDeaths.Mortality per cent.
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    TABLE O.
    Nature of Disease.No. of certificates received.Duplicate certificates received.Actual number of cases reported.Treated at Home.Removed to the M.A.B. Hospitals.Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmary.Diagnosis incorrect.
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    Condition of Premises wherein Cases of Infectious Disease have occurred during 1909.
    Scarlet Fever.Diptheria.Enteric Fever.
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    The notified cases belonged to the following trades:—
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    SEX DISTRIBUTION.
    No. of Cases.Percentage of Deaths.
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    The following list shews the organs and parts of the body chiefly affected by malignant disease:—
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    Tables of Womens' Employment.
    A.B.
    Working at home.Working away from home.
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    EMPLOYMENT TABLE C.
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    Enquiry as to Industrial Employment of Married Women, and Infant Mortality (1908). Area—BETHNAL GREEN. Employment of Mother in Relation to Health of Child. A.—Children surviving first year.
    Industrial work discontinued before confinement—In case of mothers industrially employed in factory—
    At Home.Otherwise.Elsewhere.
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    Enquiry as to Industrial Employment of Married Women, and Infant Mortality (1908). Area—BETHNAL GREEN. Employment of Mother in Relation to Health of Child. B.—Children dying in first year.
    Enquiries made after death— Industrial work discontinued before confinement—In case of mothers industrially employed in factory—
    At Home.Otherwise.Elsewhere.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1909 and Previous Years. Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
    YearPopulation 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 beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number.Rate.1Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1909.
    Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified in Whole District,Total cases notified in each Locality.No. of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality,
    At all Ages.All Ages. .Years.12123
    North East.South West.North East.South West,Total cases removed to Hospital.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 2525 to 6565 and upwards.
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year, 1909.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occuring in or beyond the District.Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District.Total Heaths whether of Residents or Non-residents in Public Institutions in the District
    All AgesUnder 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwardsTOTAL.N.E.S.W.No Home.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE V. Total Infantile Mortality during the year, 1909. , Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under one Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 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 One Year.
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    TABLE V (a). District—North East Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality during the year 1909. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under one Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 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 (b). District—South West Bethnal Green. Infant Mortality during the Year 1909 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under one Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 week.1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under one month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under one Year.
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    TABLE VI. Shewing the number of Deaths from the Seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospital Deaths in the 10 years, 1899 to 1908, and in the year 1909.
    DISEASE.1899190019011902190319041905190019071908Annual Average of 10 years 1899-1908.Proportion of Deaths to 1,090 Deaths in 10 years 1899-1908.1909Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths in 1909.
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    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. 1.—INSPECTIONS. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PremisesNumber of
    Inspections.Written NoticesProsecutions,
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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.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORKOUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Number of Inspections and Re-inspections of Outworkers' PremisesOUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES SECTION 108OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES SECTIONS 109, 110
    Lists received from EmployersNames and Addresses of Outworkers received from other CouncilsNames and Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other CouncilsProsecutionsInstancesNotices servedProsecutionsInstancesOrders made (s. 110)Prosecutions Sections 109, 110
    Twice in the yearOnce in the yearFailing to keep or permit inspection of listsFailing to send lists
    ListsOutworkersListsOutworkers
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF BETHNAL GREEN. STREET LIST.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.RespiratoryDiseases.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 DiseasesGeneral Diseases.Total.Name of StreetZymotic DiseasesTubercular DiseasesRespiratory DiseasesGeneral DiseasesTotal
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic DiseasesTubercular Diseases.Respiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic DiseasesTubercular DiseasesRespiratory DiseasesGeneral DiseasesTotal
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    STREET LIST—continued.
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular DiseasesRespiratory Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic DiseasesTubercular DiseasesRespiratory DiseasesGeneral DiseasesTotal
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    APPENDIX A. Total Number of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand for the year ended 31st December, 1909.
    District.Infectious Cases.Complaints.House to House Inspections.Trades' Inspections.Re-inspections.Milkshop Inspections.Factory and Workshop Inspections.Outworkers' Homes Inspections.Tenement House Inspections.New Buildings Inspections.Ice Cream Shop Inspections.Combined Drainage Inspections.Smoke Nuisances— Premises under Observation.Other Inspections or work of Special CharacterNumber of Calls.Unsound Food Seizures.Samples of Food and Drugs taken.Police Court Attendances.Nuisances Abated.Number of Cases in Hand.Total Visits for the Year.Inspector.
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    APPENDIX B. List of Nuisances and, Insanitary Conditions generally, discovered during the year 1909.
    Period.Dirty Premises.Defective Drains.Defective and Dirty W.C's.Defective Water SupplySmoke Nuisances.Other Matters.Total.
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    APPENDIX D. Police Court Proceedings,1909.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Date of hearingDefendantOffenceInspectorMagistrateResult
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    Police Court Proceedings, 1909.—Public Health (London) Act, 1891.—continued.
    Date of hearingDefendantOffenceInspectorMagistrateResult
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    APPENDIX E. (1). Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875—1907. Samples taken officially and submitted for analysis during the year.
    Article.Total No. of Samples taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
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    APPENDIX E (1). Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907.
    Date of hearingDefendantOffenceInspectorMagistrateResult
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    Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
    Date of hearingDefendantOffenceInspectorMagistrateResult.
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    Police Court Proceedings.—Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907—continued.
    Date of hearingDefendantOffenceInspectorMagistrateResult
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    The following is a summary of legal proceedings, etc., taken in connection with the above-mentioned cases:—
    No. of AdulterationsOther offences under Sale of Food and Drugs ActsNo. of Summonses Issued.No. of Convictions obtained.No of Cases Dismissed.No. of Summonses Withdrawn.
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    APPENDIX E. (3) Food and Drugs. Table showing Percentage Adulteration for Decennial Period 1899—1908. Comparison with 1909.
    Year.No. of Samples Taken.No. Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
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    APPENDIX E (4). Food and Drugs. Samples taken for General Information.
    ArticleNo. of Samples PurchasedNo. Reported Genuine or containing no preservativeNo. Reported Adulerated or containing perservative
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    APPENDIX F. Particulars of UNSOUND FOOD Seized and Surrendered. Surrendered by Various Tradesmen:—
    tons.cwts.qrs.st.lbs.
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    Seized by Inspectors:—
    cwts.qr.st.lbs.
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    Total amount of Foodstuffs condemned:—
    tons.cwts.qrs.st.lbs.
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    APPENDIX J. Inspection of Places subject to Special Bye-Laws and Regulations.
    Premises.No.of Places.No. of Inspections.No. of Notices.No. of Prosecutions.
    On Register at end of 1908Added in 1909Removed in 1909.On Register at end of 1909
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    APPENDIX K. Outworkers, 1909.
    Year.No. of Lists received from outworkers.No. of Outworkers comprised therein.Reported from other Boroughs.Reported to other Boroughs.
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    APPENDIX K (1). Outworkers, 1909. The following is a list of the trades in which outworkers are employed, and the number of workers engaged therein.
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    APPENDIX N. Particulars respecting Work of Disinfectors and Shelter.
    MonthNo. of Rooms DisinfectedNo. of Rooms Disinfected by request for Phthisis, &c.No. of Schools DisinfectedNo. of Articles destroyedNo. of Articles of Bedding, &c., disinfected at StationNo. of Cases in which Shelter was usedNo. of Persons accommodated at ShelterNo. of hours for which shelter was occupied
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    APPENDIX O. Mortuary Returns for 1909.
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    APPENDIX T. Statement of Wages Account.
    No. of Weeks.Ending.Sanitary Labour.Combined Drainage.Workhouse Drainage Reconstruction.Infirmary Drainage Flushing, Sweeping and minor repairsPublic Health Offices.Mortuary.Shelter.Disinfecting Station.Sick Pay.
    1909£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    APPENDIX U. STATEMENT OF PETTY CASH ACCOUNTS.
    1909Amount received each month from Finance Committee.PETTY DISBURSEMENTSFines, Costs, &c., recovered and paid into Council's Account.
    Public Health (London) Act 1891. - Cost of Prosecutions, Seizure of Unsound Food, &c.Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. - Cost of obtaining Samples for Analysis, Prosecutions &c.Combined Drainage and General Small Accounts for Tools, Materials, &c., not kept in Stock.Drain Plug Hire. - Returned Deposits.Mortuary - Washing, Sundry Requirements, &c.Workhouse Drainage.
    £s.d.£s.d.£,s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.