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Bethnal Green 1955

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

Published
1956
Pages
45
Tables
33

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33 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS OF THE AREA
  • Page 7
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 7
    Deaths
  • Page 7
    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age-
  • Page 9 10
    TABLE 1 CAUSES OF DEATHS
    Causes of DeathUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 to 7575 and upwardsTotals
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 12
    RECORD OF VISITS
  • Page 12
    TABLE 3 SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED
  • Page 13
    Abatement Orders
    PremisesOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 14
    Continued from previous page...
    No. of applications for certificatesNo. grantedNo. refusedNo. of applications for revocation of certificatesNo. grantedNo.refused
  • Page 15
    TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 16
    TABLE 5 CASKS IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND
    ParticularsNo. of Cases in which Defects were foundNo. of cases In which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To. H.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 17
    No. of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c)
  • Page 17
    The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the disinfecting staff during the year:-
  • Page 24
    Details of overcrowding in the Borough, and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are given below:-
    No.of cases
  • Page 27
    The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee to the 31st December, 1955:-
    PremisesFamiliesPersons
  • Page 29
    TABLE 6
    Class of MilkNo. cestedPhosphatase testMethylene Blue testTurbidity test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedVoidPassedFailed
  • Page 30
    INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
    TypeNumber in BoroughNumber RegisteredInspectionsNotices served
  • Page 31
    Details of the food together with quantities are set out below:-
    Quantity
    TonsCwts.lbs.
  • Page 32
    SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS
    ARTICLESAMPLES TAKEN FORMALLYSAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLYTotal number of samples taken
    No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulterated
  • Page 33
    Action taken In regard to samples reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.
    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction
  • Page 37
    TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    DISEASENOTIFICATIONSTotal notifiedCorrected figuresRemoved to Hospital
    0-1 year1-2 years3 - 4 years5 -14 years15-24 years25-44 years45-64 years65 - years
  • Page 38
    TABLE 11
    Primary Notifications
    Age periods0-1-2-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-Total
  • Page 39
    TABLE 12
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MalesMalesFemales
  • Page 39
    Times of Clinics
  • Page 41
    Total No. of children who first attended during the year and who on the date of their first attendance were:-
  • Page 42
    Ante-natal consultations:-
  • Page 42
    (3) Health Visitors
  • Page 42
    (4) Infant Life Protection
  • Page 42
    (5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
  • Page 42
    (6) Care of Premature Infants
  • Page 43
    No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation:-
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    (8) Vaccination
  • Page 43
    Domestic help was provided as follows:-
    Maternity casesT.B. casesAged and Infirm casesOther cases