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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
Bethnal Green, E.2.
May, 1958.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green.
Madam, Ladles and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my report on the health and
sanitary circumstances of the Borough for the year 1957.
Statistics. The Registrar General's estimate of the population
at mid-year was 50,940 as compared with the previous year's figure
of 52,280. The death rate was 11.3 as compared with 10.7 for
1956. The birth rate was 15.7 as compared with 17.3 for 1956.
The infant mortality rate was 12.5 as compared with 24.0 for 1956.
Sanitary Circumstances. 17,344 visits were made to premises in
the Borough and the 4,582 sanitary defects found resulted in the
service of 1,162 intimation notices and 44.3 nuisance notices.
Legal proceedings were necessary in 39 instances.
Staff. Since February, 1957. the Public Health Department was
three short of its establishment of nine Public Health Inspectors.
This had its repercussions on the work of the Department in that it
was not possible to maintain adequately the sanitary supervision
of the Borough.
Details of the work of the Public Health Department is given
in the report which follows and the Divisional Medical Officer,
Dr. G.O. Mitchell, has again kindly supplied me with some
particulars of the personal health services which are administered
by the London County Council.
I am pleased to have this opportunity of thanking Councillor
Mr. A. Stocks, Chairman of the Public Health Committee, and the
Members of the Committee for their help and encouragement during
the year, I am also most grateful to my colleagues in other