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Bethnal Green 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
- Published
- 1929
- Pages
- 124
- Tables
- 49
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The Officers of the hospitals have furnished me with the following statistics concerning their work last year—
Beds No. of new Outpatients Outpatients Attendances No. of Inpatients Average duration Inpatient treatment (days) -
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CAUSES OF DEATH at different periods of life in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, 1928.
Cause of Death. All Ages Number of Deaths of residents at various ages, whether occurring within or without the Borough Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 and upwards -
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VITAL STATISTICS of Bethnal Green During 1928 and Previous 5 Years.
Year Population Estimated to Middle of Each Year Births Total Deaths Registered in the Borough Transferable Deaths Net Deaths of Persons' Resident in the Borough Uncorrected Number Net Of Nonresidents registered in the Borough Of Residents not registered in . the Borough At all Ages Under 1 year of Age Number Birth Rate Number Death rate Number Rate per 1,000 births or infantile mortality -
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WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS. The following table gives some account of the outdoor work of the Health Visitors so far as this can be expressed in statistics:—
Visits. Re-visits. -
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Visits. 'Re-visits. -
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The statistics of attendances at the Centres during 1928 and in previous years are as follow : —
1928. Cornwall Tkorntpn Road. Hall. -
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Cornwall Thornton Road. Hall. -
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Nursing Assistance, 1928.
Disease Under Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme Under Public Health Acts Total Visits Under one year ONE to five years Mothers Children under five Others -
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Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1928.
Causes of Death Under 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 4 weeks & under 3 months 3 months & under 6 months 6 months & under 9 Months 9 months & under 12 months Total Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Births -
Page 55
In view of the considerable discussion during recent years of the incidence and mortality of Diphtheria, in connection with proposals for the adoption of the Schick test and immunisation by means of toxin-anti-toxin, the following figures are given as to the experience of the Borough:—
Notifications Deaths Death rate per 1,000 pop. -
Page 56
Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
Notifications Deaths Death Rate -
Page 57
The last serious outbreak of Smallpox in the Borough took place in 1904, when 118 cases were notified. Since then, sporadic cases have occurred, as follows:—
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Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified during 1928.
Disease Number of Cases Notified Reported by Registrar-General. Total Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 3 years 3 and under 4 years 4 and under 5 years 5 and under 10 years 10 and under 15 years 15 and under 20 years 20 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years 65 and up-wards Re-moved to Hospital -
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Non-Notifiable Diseases. During the year 2,184 cases of Measles came to my knowledge from the following sources:—
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Page 61
The table appended gives full details of the rooms, bedding and clothing disinfected.
Disease No. of Rooms Disinfected -
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The number of deaths from Tuberculosis of all kinds during the past few years is as follows:—
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912. Summary of Notifications on Forms A & B received during the year 1928.
Age of Patient Tuberculosis of the Lungs Other Tuberculosis Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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Patients added to the Register otherwise than by notification.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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No. of Notifications on Forms C. & D.
Poor Law Institutions Sanatoria C D C D -
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Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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Details of Cases removed from Tuberculosis Register during the Year 1928.
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The details are given in the following table:— 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 -
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SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS—continued.
Article Samples taken formally Samples taken informal) Total number of Samples taken No. taken Genuine Adulterated No. taken Genuine Adulterated -
Page 74
The adulteration for the previous five years was as follows:—
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Page 76
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
Name of Article and Identification Number of Sample Result of Analysis Result of Legal Proceedings (a) Action taken other than legal proceedings (b) Previous Convictions (if any) (c) Other Remarks -
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES—continued.
Name of Article and Identification Number of Sample Result of Analysis Result of I.egal Proceedings (a) Action taken other than legal proceedings (6) Previous Convictions (if any) (c) Other Remarks -
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO ADULTERATED SAMPLES—continued.
Name of Article and Identifica-tion number of Sample Result of Analysis Result of Legal Proceedings (a) Action taken other than legal proceedings (b) Previous Convictions (if any) (c) Other Remarks -
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ACTION TAKEN WITH REGARD TO OFFENCES OTHER THAN ADULTERATION.
Article No. of Sample Offence Result of Prosecution or Remarks -
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SAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLY. One hundred and eighty-one samples were taken informally during the year, fourteen of which were found to be adulterated, as follows:—
Articles No. of Sample Offence -
Page 80
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, &c., IN FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925 to 1927. Eighteen formal and six informal samples taken under these Regulations were found to contain pre-servatives, as follow:—
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Page 90
SANITARY SUPERVISION OF THE BOROUGH. A Summary of Inspections and Visits, with Matters Outstanding for the 52 weeks ended 29th December, 1928.
Nature of Visit Inspector— G. Brighting J. H. Hewitt G. E. Gould F. T. Bare W. H. Heron I. R. Jones W. Billings e. J. Jenkins A. S. Henley J. G. Weeks Totals -
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The following sanitary defects were discovered during 1928: —
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Page 98
Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars Number of Defects Number of Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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Registered Workshops.
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year. Number -
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Other Matters.
Class Number -
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HOME WORK.
Nature of Work OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107 Outworkers 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 year Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists Failing to send lists Lists Outworkers Lists Outworkers Received from other Councils Forwarded to other Councils Contractors Workmen Contractors Workmen -
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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1928. (Other than under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, for which see pp. 76 to 79).
Date of Hearing. Offence. Inspector Result -
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SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, 1928—continued.
Date of Hearing. Offence. Inspector Result -
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The Totals of New Cases.
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2. The Sources of the New Cases.
Total. Tuberculous. -
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3. The Diagnosis of the New Cases.
Diagnosis. Adults. Children under 15. Total. Males. Females. Males. Females. -
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4. The Diagnosis of Contact Cases.
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5. Sputum Examinations.
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6. Other Figures.
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1928.
Diagnosis. Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Adults Children Adults Children Adults Children -
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TUBERCULOSIS SCHEME OF THE BETHNAL GREEN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. (a)PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.—Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1928, arranged according to the years in which patients first came under Public Medical Treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification as shown on Form A.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (Class T.B. plus) Group 1 Group 2 J Group 3 Total (Class T.B plus) -
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(b) NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.-Annual Return showing in summary form the condition of all Patients whose case records are in the possession of the Dispensary at the end of 1928, arranged according to the years in which the Patients first came under Public Medical Treatment, and their classification as shown on Form A.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the Return relates Previous to 1926 1926 1927 1928 Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total