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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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information, in these circumstances, is received with
doubt, with the result that the advice tendered by the
Inspector is not likely to be followed if the patient is
unconvinced of its neceshity.
As a matter of interest, I append a return relating
to insured persons in this Borough who made application
to the County of London Insurance Committee during the
years 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915. The names were
given me by the Insurance Committee, who desired to be
informed as to the condition of the various persons named
at the time of the enquiry towards the end of 1915:—
Number of persons applying 86
Particulars as to persons treated in Sanatoria:
Under treatment at date of enquiry 1
Resuming their ordinary occupations 10
Still incapacitated 5
Who subsequently died 15
Removed, or no information obtainable 4
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Particulars as to persons not treated in Sanatoria:
Resuming their ordinary occupations 25
Still incapacitated 2
Who subsequently died 10
Removed, or no information obtainable 14
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