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Bethnal Green 1958

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

Published
1959
Pages
51
Tables
36

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36 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    STATISTICS OF THE AREA
  • Page 7
    VITAL STATISTICS
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 9 10
    TABLE 1 CAUSES OF DEATHS
    Causes of Deathunder 1 year1 to5 to 1415 to 2425 to 4445 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
  • Page 12
    TABLE 2 RECORD OF VISITS
  • Page 12
    TABLE 3 SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED
  • Page 13
    Abatement Orders
    PremisesOffenceResult of Proceedings
  • Page 16
    TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten noticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 17
    TABLE 5 CASES 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 18
    Number of Outworkers In August list required by Section 110'(1)©
  • Page 19
    Disinfection and Disinfestation The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the disinfecting staff during the year:-
  • Page 23
    The following is a summary of the types of properties that come within the 136 acres :-
  • Page 25
    SECTION C HOUSING Clearance Areas Areas which were represented or were the subject of Public Inquiry during the year were as follows.
  • 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:-
    Names of PremisesProvided byNo. of dwellings
  • Page 27
    Continued from previous page...
    Names of PremisesProvided byNo. of dwellings
  • Page 29
    Re-Housing Programme The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee during the year:-
    PremisesFamiliesPersons.
  • Page 30
    TABLE 6 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES.
    TypeNumber in BoroughNumber RegisteredInspectionsNotices served.
  • Page 32
    In addition, it was found necessary on thirteen occasions to serve notices in respect of the following requirements of the Regulations at other food premises in the Borough.
    Regulation No.ParticularsNo. of contraventions .
  • Page 33
    Continued from previous page...
    Regulation No.ParticularsNo. of contraventions.
  • Page 34
    Number of Licenses Issued under Milk (Special Designation)(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1953 and Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 to 1954.
    SterilisedPasteurisedTuberculin Tested.
  • Page 34
    TABLE 7
    Class of MilkNo. Tested,Phosphatase testMethylene Blue Test
    PassedFailed.PassedFailedVoid
  • Page 35
    Other Foodstuffs
  • Page 36
    TABLE 8 SUMMARY OP ANALYST'S REPORTS.
    ARTICLESAMPLES TAKEN FORMALLYSAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLyTotal number of samples taken.
    No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulterated
  • Page 37
    TABLE 9 Action taken in regard to samples reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.
    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction.
  • Page 40
    TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    DISEASENOTIFICATIONSTotal notifiedcorrected FigureRemoved to Hospital.
    Under 1 year1-2 years3-4 years5-14 years15-24 years25-44 years45-64 years65 and upwards
  • Page 41
    TABLE .11 Primary Notifications.
  • Page 42
    TABLE 12
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal.
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 45
    The Medical Officer of Health carried out the following medical examinations of members of the Council's staffs:-
  • Page 47
    Total No. of children who attended during the year and who were born in:-
  • Page 48
    (2) Ante-natal and Post-natal clinics Ante-natal consultations:-
  • Page 48
    (3) Health Visitors.
  • Page 48
    (4) Infant Life Protection No. on register at end of year:-
  • Page 48
    (5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians).
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    (6) Care of Premature Infants
  • Page 49
    (7) Diphtheria Immunisation No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation.
  • Page 49
    (9) Home Help Service Home Help was provided as follows:-
    MaternityT.B.Aged and Chronic SickOthers.