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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Bethnal Green 1962

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

Published
1963
Pages
49
Tables
20

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20 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    STATISTICS OF THE AREA
    Area760 acres
  • Page 6
    VITAL STATISTICS
  • Page 8 9
    TABLE 1 CAUSES OF DEATH
    Causes of Deathunder 1 year1 to 45 to 1415 to 2425 to 4445 to 6465 to 7475 and overTotals
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 12
    TABLE 2 RECORD OF VISITS
  • Page 13
    TABLE 3 SANITARY DEFECTS IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH NOTICES WERE SERVED
  • Page 15
    TABLE 4 INSPECTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 16
    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 17
    Number of Outworkers in August lists required by Section 110(l)(c)
  • Page 18
    Disinfection and Disinfestation The following is a summary of the routine work carried out by the disinfecting staff during the year:-
  • Page 25
    Overcrowding (Housing Act, 1957) Details of overcrowding in the Borough , and of cases where overcrowding was abated, are as follows:-
    No. of cases
  • Page 26
    During the year new housing accommodation was provided as shown below:-
    Name of PremisesProvided byNumber of Dwellings
  • Page 26
    Housing Statistics Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the year:-
  • Page 27
    TABLE 6 INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
    TypeNumber in BoroughNumber RegisteredVisitsNotices served
  • Page 31
    TABLE 7
    Class of MilkNo. TestedPhosphatase TestMethylene Blue TestTurbidity Test
    PassedFailedPassedFailedPassedFailed
  • Page 34
    TABLE 8 SUMMARY OF ANALYST'S REPORTS
    ARTICLESAMPLES TAKEN FORMALLYSAMPLES TAKEN INFORMALLYTotal number of samples taken
    No. takenGenuineAdulteratedNo. takenGenuineAdulterated
  • Page 35
    TABLE 9 Action taken in regard to samples reported by the Public Analyst to be not genuine.
    Sample No.ArticleResult of AnalysisAction
  • Page 38
    TABLE 10 INFECTIOUS DISEASE
    DISEASENOTIFICATIONSTotal NotifiedCorrected FiguresRemoved toHospital
    0-1 year1-2 years3-4 years5-14years15-24 years25-44 years45-64 years65 and over
  • Page 39
    TABLE 11 Primary Notifications
    Age Periods0 -1 -2 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25 -35 -45 -55 -65 -75 -Total
  • Page 40
    TABLE 12
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryTotal
    MalesFemalesMalesFemales
  • Page 46
    (8) Home Help Service Home Help was provided as follows:-
    MaternityT. B.Aged and Chronic SickOthersTotal