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Bethnal Green 1882

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

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BETHNALL HOUSE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Return for 1882.
Male.
Female.
Number of patients, 1st January, 1881
157
241
Admitted during year
124
87
Discharged
118
87
Died
24
16
Number on 1st of January, 1882
139
225
Average resident during year
150
236
CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OP
THE CHEST.
Medical Report for the year 1883.
Number of patients treated in Hospital for 1882 965
Died 72
Relieved 894
PAUPER ILLNESS.
The following return, extracted from the books of the District
Medical Officers, shews the number of new cases attended by them.
District.
March 31.
June 30.
Sept. 30.
Dec. 31.
Dr. Berdoe
No. 1
195
132
108
161
Dr. Welch
No. 2
240
242
215
259
Dr. Schmidt
No. 3
157
130
117
115
Mr. Defriez
No. 4
114
75
142
101
Dr. Burgess
No. 5
124
83
103
145
Mr. Owen
No. 6
204
142
173
241
BAKEHOUSES.
All the bakehouses in the parish were visited, carefully examined
and reported upon to the Sanitary Committee.
In several instances our right of entry was questioned by the
occupiers, who seemed to have an idea that our power of inspecting

TABLE H.

Quarter endingChildren under five years.Persons from five to fifty-fivePersons above fifty-five.Total.Mean Temperature Fahrenheit.Kainfall in inches.
March122568726542.73.63
June4224279353.06.13
September65242711658.1601
December94415619144.89.39
Total. 188232314519766549.625.16
Mean Temperature for Year 1882.
Total, 188328812018259048.725.24
Mean Temperature for Year 1883.