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Bethnal Green 1920

Report on the health of the Borough during the year 1920

Published
1921
Author
Oates, Geoffrey Eugene.
Pages
78
Tables
42

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42 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    Vital Statistics of Bethnal Green during 1920 and Previous Years.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each year. 2Births.Total Deaths. Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number. 3Nett.Number. 6Rate. 7Of Nonresidents registered in the District 8Of Residentsnoi registered in the District. 9Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. 4Rate. 5Number. 10Rate per 1 000 Nett Births. 11Number. 12Rate. 13
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    Deaths Registered during 1920 in Bethnal Green Classified by Age and Cause.
    Cacses of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents " whether occurring within or without the District.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards
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    The birth rates in the four quarters of the year were:—
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    Death rates of previous years are:—
  • Page 10
    Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified during the Year 1920 in Bethnal Green.
    Disease.Number of Cases Notified.
    All Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards
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    Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
  • Page 13
    Comparison with previous years is as follows: –
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    Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
  • Page 19
    Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1920.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1 2 weeks.2 3 weeks.3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks.4 week & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 22
    SUMMARY OF VISITS PAID BY HEALTH VISITORS.
  • Page 25
    Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications received during the Year, 1920.
    Primary Notifications (1).Total.Cases re-notified.Total Notifications on Form A.Primary Notifications by School Medical Inspectors.Cases re-notified.Total Notifications on Form B
    Years.Years.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 and upwards.Under 55 to 1010 to 15
  • Page 26
    No. of Notifications on Form C.
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
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    No. of Notifications on Form D.
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria
  • Page 28
    Nursing Assistance 1920.
    Disease.Under Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme.Under Public Health Acts.
    Under 1 year.1-5 years.Mothers.Children under 5Others.
  • Page 31
    Twelve seizures of unsound food have been made during 1920, as follow:— Seizures.
    Date.Description of Article.Weight.Prosecution and Result.
  • Page 32
    Articles Surrendered.
    Description of Article.Weight.
  • Page 33
    Summary of Analyst's Reports.
    Article.Samples taken formally.Samples taken informally.Total number of samples taken.
    No. taken.Genuine.Adulterated.No. taken.Genuine.Adulterated.
  • Page 34 35
    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. 4If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. 5If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample 6Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 7Remarks on any point of special interest. 8
  • Page 36 37
    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.—Continued.
    Name of Article 1Identification Number given to the sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. 4If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. 5If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. 6Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 7Remarks on any point of special interest. 8
  • Page 38 39
    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.—Continued.
    Name of Article. 1Indentification Number given to the sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. 4If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. 5If no legal proceedings were instituted. state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. 6Information, if any, as to previous convictions 7Remarks on any point of special interest. 8
  • Page 40 41
    Administrative Action regarding Samples not reported to be genuine.—Continued.
    Name of Article. 1Identification Number given to the sample. 2Result of Analysis. 3If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately. 4If any legal proceedings were taken under Acts other than Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state the result, showing fines and costs separately. 5If no legal proceedings were institututed, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample. 6Information, if any, as to previous convictions. 7Remarks on any point of special interest. 8
  • Page 44
    OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION.
    Article.No. of SampleOffence.Result of Prosecution,
  • Page 46 47
    GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION. Work of Sanitary Inspectors. Total Number of Inspections and Particulars of Cases in Hand for the Year ended 25th December, 1920.
    District,Infectious Cases.Complaints.House to House InspectionsTrade Inspections.Re-Inspections.Milkshop Inspections.Factory and Workshop Inspections.Outworkers' Home 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 Character.Number 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.
  • Page 48
    Total number of Sanitary Defects discovered during 1920.
    Month.Dirty Premises.Defective Drains.Defective and Dirty W.C.'s.Defective Water. Supply.Smoke NuisancesOther Matters.Total.
  • Page 51
    Rooms, Bedding and Clothing disinfected during the Year ending 31st December, 1920.
    Month.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Pulmonary TuberculosisEnteric and Typhoid.Verminous Rooms.Cancer.Erysipelas.Chicken Pox.Scabies.Measles.Influenza.Pneumonia.By Request.Total No. of RoomsTotal No. of Articles.
  • Page 53
    PUBLIC MORTUARY STATISTICS 1920.
  • Page 54
    Inquest cases according to age period:—
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  • Page 55
    Bodies received under the Public Health (London) Act:—
  • Page 56
    FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
  • Page 56
    Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspctr.
  • Page 57
    HOME WORK
    Nature of Work.OUTWORKERS LISTS, SECTION 107.Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected premises, Sections 109,110
    Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made, (s. 110).Prosecutions (s. 109, 110).
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the yearFailing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.ListsOutworkersReceived from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.
    ContractorsWorkmen.ContractorsWorkmen.
  • Page 58
    Registered Workshops.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year.Number.
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    Other Matters.
    ClassNumber.
  • Page 78
    STATISTICAL TABLES 1. The Totals of New Cases.
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    3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
    Diagnosis.Insured.Uninsured.Total.
    MalesFemalesChildren under 16MalesFemales
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    4. The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.
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    5. Sputum Examinations of Insured and Uninsured Patients.
    Insured.Uninsured.Total.
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    6. Other Figures.
    Insured.Uninsured
  • Page 79
    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. (Other than under Food and Drugs Acts, for which see pp. 34—41.)
    Date of hearing,Offence.Inspector.Result and remarks.
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    Legal Proceedings.—Continued.
    Date of hearing,OffenceInspector.Result and remarks
  • Page 83
    Legal Proceedings.—Continued.
    Date of hearing.OffenceInspector.Result and remarks