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

Bethnal Green 1956

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STATISTICS OP THE AREA

Area 760 acres
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR

Males Females Total
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Deaths
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Death Rate of Infants under one year of age
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TABLE 1 CAUSES OF DEATHS

Causes of Death Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 45 45 to 65 65 to 75 75 and upwards Totals
All causes M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
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TABLE 2 RECORD OF VISITS
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TABLE 3 SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED
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Abatement Orders

Premises Offence Result of Proceedings
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In 3 cases, a further summons was taken out for non-compliance with Abatement Order, as follows:-

Premises Result of Proceedings

	No. of applications for certificates	No. granted	No. refused	No. of applications for revocation of certificates	No. granted	No. refused
(a) Dwelling-houses which have been the subject of a notice of repairs increase of rent under Part II of the 1954 Act.	2	2	-	47	40	5
(b) Dwelling-houses which have not been the subject of a notice of repairs increase of rent under the 1954 Act but in respect of which permitted increases of rent are recoverable under section 2(1)(c) and (d) of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920.	21	14	1	1	-	-

Particulars	No. of Cases in which Defects were found				No, of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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Number of Outworkers in August list required by Section 110(1)(c)
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Disinfection and Disinfestation The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the disinfecting staff during the years-
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Details of overcrowding in the Borough, and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are given below:-

No. of cases
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Re-Housing Programme The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee to the 31st December, 1956:-

Premises Families Persons
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TABLE 6 INSPECTION OP FOOD PREMISES

Type Number in Borough Number Registered Inspections Notices served
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TABLE 7

Class of Milk No. tested Phosphatase test Methylene Blue test
Passed Failed Passed Failed Void
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Details of the food together with quantities are set out below:-

Quantity
Tons Cwts. lbs.
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TABLE 8 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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TABLE 9 Action taken in regard to samples reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.

Sample No. Article Result of Analysis Action

DISEASE	NOTIFICATIONS								Total Notified	Corrected figures	Removed to Hospital
DISEASE	0-1 year	1-2 years	3-4 years	5-14 years	15-24 years	25-44 years	45-64 years	65 - years	Total Notified	Corrected figures	Removed to Hospital