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Bethnal Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
- Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 121
- Tables
- 68
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Number of Persons Resident in Bethnal Green in Receipt of Out-Relief
Week Ending Men Women Children under 16 Total Persons Total Cases -
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In Hospital At Home Ante-Natal Clinic Attendances -
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LIVE BIRTHS.
Males Females TOTAL Birth Rate -
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VITAL STATISTICS of Bethnal Green During 1938 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 infar-tile mor-tality -
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CAUSES OP DEATH at different periods of life in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, 1938
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 35 years 35 and under 45 years 45 and under 55 years 55 and under 65 years 65 and under 75 years 75 and upwards -
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Comparison with previous years is as follows: —
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The causes of death among infants are shown in the following table. Infantile Mortality in Bethnal Green in 1938
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 -
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CANCER. Cancer was responsible for 158 deaths or 15 per cent. of the total deaths in the Borough. The local distribution of the disease in these deaths was as follows:—
M. f. Total -
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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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The indoor (clinic) work of the Health Visitors is shown in the following figures:—
Sessions attended -
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The following ratios may be of interest:—
Ante-Natal Children's -
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MATERNITY CLINIC (CORNWALL AVENUE). This is open every Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Particulars of attendances : Total -
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The 230 women who attended for the first time may be grouped as follows:—
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In the case of the 219 gravid women, the following were the periods of gestation:—
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The results of the cases brought forward from 1937 were as follows:—
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MATERNITY CLINIC, HEREFORD STREET. This clinic is held once weekly on Thursday mornings and both ante-natal and post-natal cases are seen.
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In the 7th month 20
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Analysis of cases attending :— First Attendances :
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Mothers have been referred to the Clinic by:—
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CHILD WELFARE CLINICS.
Cornwall Avenue Hereford Street -
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The statistics of attendances at the Centres during 1938, and in previous years are as follows:—
Cornwall Avenue Hereford Street Total -
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The numbers of consultations on children seen by the doctors were as follows:—
Cornwall Avenue Hereford Street Total -
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Mrs. Johnson reports on the work during the year as follows:—
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Mrs. Johnson reports on the work during the year as follows:—
Total Mothers Children -
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Children referred by Medical Officers and Health Visitors 194, 175 of them requiring treatment and making 323 subsequent attendances.
Teeth extracted Children or stopped -
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LIGHT CLINIC.
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Analysis of Cases :—
No. of cases Improved Lapsed Removed from Borough Also Massage "aving Inhalation -
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Records:—
Cases Cured Improved Lapsed -
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Records of attendances, results and clinical analysis follow:—
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Analysis of cases :—
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RECORDS:—
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Analysis of 136 treated Cases:— Children :
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mentioned below:—
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The grants were made up as follows:
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During the year the following quantities of milk were issued to necessitous mothers:—
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Nursing Assistance.
Disease Children under five years Mothers Others Total Visits -
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Routine Medical Inspection of Elementary School Children in Bethnal Green in 1938
Age Groups Number Examined CLOTHING AND BOOTS NUTRITION CLEANLINESS OF HEAD CLEANLINESS OF BODY TEETH VISION Good Fair Poor Good Average Below normal Bad Clean Nits Pediculi Clean Dirty Pediculi All sound Less than 4 decayed 4 or more decayed 6/6 in both eyes 6/9 in either or both eyes 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes -
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Examination of Elementary School Children in Bethnal Green 1938
BOYS GIRLS Entrants Age 7 Age 11 Age 14 Entrants Age 7 Age 11 Age 14 -
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Cases of Notifiable Diseases Notified during the Year
Disease Number of Cases Notified Removed to Hospital Reported †boy Registrar-General Total Under 1 year 1 and under 2 years 2 and under 3 years ana 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 -
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VACCINATION The following is the latest available return prepared by the Vaccination Officers for the Borough, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1937, inclusive
Registration Sub-Districts comprised in each Vaccination Officer's District No. of Births from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec. 1937 Number of these Births duly entered by 31st Jan., 1939 No. of Births which on 31st Jan., 1938, remained unentered in the Vaccination Register on account of No. of these births remaining on 31st Jan., 1939, not accounted for Total No. of Certificates of successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 received during Calendar Year 1938 No of Declarations of Conscienti-ous Objection actually received by Vaccination Officer during the Calendar Year 1938 Success-fully Vacci-nated Insuscept-ible of Vacci-nation Had Small-pox Declara-tion of con-scientious objection received Died Unvacci-nated Postpone-ment by Medical Certificate Removal to Districts, V.O. of which apprised Removal to places un-known and cases not found -
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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, 1930 PART i.—SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS during the period from the 1st January, 1938, to the 31st December, 1938, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
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PART II.— SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN.— New Cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
AGE PERIODS 0— 1— 5— 10— 15— 20— 25— 35— 45— 55— 65— Total -
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The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained, is stated below :
Source of Information No. of cases Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary -
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PART III.—NOTIFICATION REGISTER.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December, 1938, on the Register of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the Metropolitan Borough Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total cases Males Fem'ls Total Males Fem'ls Total 434 344 778 196 158 354 1,132 -
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Tuberculosis Register.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total Males Females Males Females -
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The table appended gives details of the rooms, bedding and clothing disinfected.
No. of Rooms Disinfected Articles of Clothing, etc., Disinfected by Steam Formalin -
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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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The rate of adulteration in the Borough for the past 10 years was as follows:—
Year No. of Samples examined Percentage of adulteration -
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The milk adulteration in the Borough for the past 10 years was as follows:—
Year No. of Samples examined Percentage of adulteration -
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SAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLY 110 samples were taken informally during the year, 7 of which were found to be adulterated as follows:—
Article No. of Sample Offence -
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On 27 occasions during the year, unsound food was examined and destroyed as trade refuse comprising the following articles:—
Description of Article. Weight. -
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SANITARY SUPERVISION OF THE BOROUGH. A Summary of Inspections and Visits, with Matters Outstanding for the 52 weeks ended 31st December, 1938.
Nature of Visit Totals -
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The following sanitary defects were discovered during the year:—
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HOUSING Clearance Areas and Rehousing. In continuation of the record of progress of housing schemes given in last year's report, I furnish the following summary of action taken in 1938:—
Area Houses Pop. Action taken by Borough Council Action taken by London County Council -
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Area Houses Pop. Action taken by Borough Council Action taken by London County Council -
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Area Houses Pop. Action taken by Borough Council Action taken by London County Council -
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The substantial amount of new housing construction in the Borough can be seen from the following comparative table for the past 10 years:— NEW TENEMENTS.
Completed in Borough Council Provided by London County Council Public Utility Society Other Total -
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For comparison, the following table, similar to that published in my Annual Reports for the past two years is given in respect of the overcrowding remaining in the Borough at the end of 1938:—
Degree of overcrowding (expressed in X times the legal standard) Rooms required Total families 2 3 4 5 6 7 -
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FACTORIES, OUTWORKERS, &c. Inspection of Factories, &c.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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Defects found:—
Particulars Number of Defects Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Number of Prosecutions -
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Registered Factories.
On the Register 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 110 * Outworkers in un-wholesome pre-mises, Section 111 Lists received from Employers Addresses of Outworkers Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists Prosecu-tions Instances Notices served Prosecutions Sending twice in the year Sending once in the year Failing to keep or per-mit inspection of lists Failing to send lists Lists Outworkers Lists Outworkers Received from other Councils Forwarded to other Councils Con-tractors Work-men Con-tractors Work-men -
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Other legal proceedings are summarised in the following list:—
No. of Sample in Food Cases Date Offence or Occasion Result -
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No. of Sample in Food cases Date Offence or Occasion Result -
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BETHNAL GREEN
Year Population NOTIFICATIONS DEATHS Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total