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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 1915
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE O. Condition of Premises where Cases of Infectious Diseases have occurred during 1915.
| Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | 380 | 245 | 6 |
| w.c.'s. or apparatus defective | 65 | 42 | 1 |
| Internal Drainage defective | 5 | 5 | - |
| External Drainage defective | 5 | 10 | - |
| Minor Insanitary Defects | 247 | 195 | 9 |
| Single Room Tenements | 40 | 28 | - |
| Overcrowded | 3 | 1 | - |
SCARLET FEVER.
Deaths, 11 (Decennial average, 16.7).
This disease was prevalent in a mild form during the
year; 786 cases were notified, and (with the exception
of 15) removed to hospital. Eleven of the patients so
removed were found upon examination not to be suffering
from Scarlet Fever. There were 11 deaths in hospital,
none at home. The case mortality was 1.4 per cent., as
against 1.96 per cent, amongst all the Scarlet Fever cases
treated in the M.A.B. Eastern Hospital. The Inspectors
report that the homes of 380 of the patients were in a
satisfactory condition; the W.C. or the apparatus connected
with it was defective in 65 instances, the drains
inside the house were leaky in 5, and the yard drainage
was faulty in 5; minor insanitary defects were noted in
247 instances. Forty persons were removed from single
room tenements.