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

Bethnal Green 1961

Published: 1962
Pages: 48
Tables: 32

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CAUSES OF DEATH

Causes of Death under 1 year 1 to 4 5 to14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over Totals
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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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Part 1 - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
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Part 11 - Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
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TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted

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TABLE 5 CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

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 lists required by Section 110(l)(c)
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Disinfection and Di sinfestation The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the disinfecting staff during the year:-
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Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1957) Details of overcrowding in the Borough , and of cases where overcrowding was abated , are as follows:-
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New Housing During the year new housing accommodation war provided as shown below:-

Names of Premises Provided by Number of dwellings
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Housing Statistics Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:-
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Action under Statutory Powers Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Number of houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:-
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Re-Housing Programme The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee during the year:-

Premises Families Persons
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TABLE 6 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES

Type Number in Borough Number Registered Visits Notices served
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Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960. Notices served for following contraventions:-

Regulation No. Particulars No. of contraventions
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TABLE 7

Class of Milk No Tested Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test Turbidity Test
Passed Failed Passed Failed Void Passed Failed
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Unsound Food During the year under review the Public Health Inspectors examined and took appropriate action in relation to unsound food on 80 occasions. Details of the food together with quantities are set out as follows:-

Tons Quantity Cwts Lbs
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Other Foodstuffs
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In addition the following quantities of unsound food were seized at food premises in the Borough , condemned and destroyed:-
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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 sample reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.

Sample No. Article Result of Analysis Action
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14 samples of ice cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue test and graded as follows:-

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TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE

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 and over	Total Notified	Corrected Figures	Removed to Hospital

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TABLE 11

Primary Notifications
Age Periods 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total
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TABLE 12

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total
Males Females Males Females
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The following is a summary of the reductions imposed by the Rent Tribunal:
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Medical Examination of Council's Staff The Medical Officer of Health carried out the following medical examinations of members of the Council's staff:-
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The following Hospitals in the Borough continued to be administered by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board:-

Total bed complement*
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(b) Statistics (1) Infant Welfare Centre
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CAUSES OF DEATH

TABLE 2 RECORD OF VISITS

TABLE 3 SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED

ABATEMENT ORDERS

Part 1 - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair

Part 11 - Applications for Cancellation of Certificates

TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH

TABLE 5 CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND

Number of Outworkers in August lists required by Section 110(l)(c)

Disinfection and Di sinfestation The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the disinfecting staff during the year:-

Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1957) Details of overcrowding in the Borough , and of cases where overcrowding was abated , are as follows:-

New Housing During the year new housing accommodation war provided as shown below:-

Housing Statistics Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:-

Action under Statutory Powers Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Number of houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:-

Re-Housing Programme The following statement shows the number of families and persons accommodated by the Housing Committee during the year:-

TABLE 6 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES

Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960. Notices served for following contraventions:-

TABLE 7

Unsound Food During the year under review the Public Health Inspectors examined and took appropriate action in relation to unsound food on 80 occasions. Details of the food together with quantities are set out as follows:-

Other Foodstuffs

In addition the following quantities of unsound food were seized at food premises in the Borough , condemned and destroyed:-

TABLE 8 SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS

TABLE 9 Action taken in regard to sample reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.

14 samples of ice cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue test and graded as follows:-

TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE

TABLE 11

TABLE 12

The following is a summary of the reductions imposed by the Rent Tribunal:

Medical Examination of Council's Staff The Medical Officer of Health carried out the following medical examinations of members of the Council's staff:-

The following Hospitals in the Borough continued to be administered by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board:-

(b) Statistics (1) Infant Welfare Centre

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