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Bethnal Green 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

Published
1952
Pages
42
Tables
19

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19 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS OF THE AREA
  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS PROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 9 10
    TABLE I. CAUSES OF DEATH
    Causes of deathUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 to 7575 and UpwardsTotals
  • Page 16
    TABLE 2. RECORD OF VISITS
  • Page 16
    TABLE 3
    SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED
  • Page 19
    TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OP PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 20
    TABLE 5 CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND
    Particulars tNo. of Cases in which Defects were PoundNo. of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted
    PoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspeator
  • Page 21
    OUTWORK SECTION 110
    No. of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c)
  • Page 25
    Details of overcrowding in the Borough, and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are given below:-
    No. of cases
  • Page 26
    New Housing During the year new housing accommodation was provided as shown below:-
    EstateBy whom providedNo. of tenements
  • Page 28
    The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee to the 31st December, 1951.
    HousesFamiliesPersons
  • Page 30
    TABLE 6
    Class of MilkNo. testedPhosphatase testMeth.Blue testTurbidity test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
  • Page 31
    TABLE 7 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
    PremisesInspectionsNotices Served
  • Page 31
    UNSOUND FOOD
    Description of ArticleQuantity
    TonsCwts.lbs.
  • Page 33
    TABLE 8 SUMMARY OP ANALYST'S REPORTS
    ARTICLESAMPLES TAKEN FORMALLYSAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLYTotal number of samples taken
    No TakenGenuineAdulteratedNo TakenGenuineAdulterated
  • Page 35
    TABLE 8 (CONTD.) SUMMARY OP ANALYST'S REPORTS
    ARTICLESAMPLES TAKEN FORMALLYSAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLYTotal number of samples taken
    No TakenGenuineAdulteratedNo TakenGenuineAdulterated
  • Page 39
    TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    DISEASENOTIFICATIONSTotal NotifiedCorrected figuresRemoved to HospitalDeaths
    0-1 years1-2 years2-5 years5-15 years15-25 years25-45 years45-65 years65- years
  • Page 40
    The following table gives details of the age and sex incidence of these cases. TABLE 11
    Primary Notifications
    Age periods0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total
  • Page 41
    TABLE 12 The following table shows the number of cases on the Tuberculosis Register at the end of 1950, variations which have taken place during the year, and the number of cases remaining on the Register on the 31st December, 1951
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales