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Bethnal Green 1890

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

Published
1891
Pages
186
Tables
88

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88 tables in this report

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    Collectors of Poor, General, and other Rates.
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    GENERAL RATE.
    RECEIPTS.£s.d.PAYMENTS.£s.d.
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    SEWERS RATE.
    RECEIPTS.PAYMENTS.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    SUMMARY.
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    SPECIAL CARRIAGEWAY PAVING FUND.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    NEW STREETS ACCOUNT.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    MONEYS DUE TO, AND DEBTS OWING BY, THE VESTRY ON THE 25th MARCH, 1891.
    MONEYS DUE TO.MONEYS OWING BY.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    LIABILITIES.
    £
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    CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE VESTRY During the Year ended 25 th March, 1891.
    DATE.WITH.FOR.
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    REDEMPTION OF MORTGAGES GRANTED BY THE LATE PAVING COMMISSIONERS.
    £s.d.
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    Report of Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the County of Middletex, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the Quarter ending the 24 th June, 1890.
    Articles Analysed.Submitted by.Result of the Analysis.Observations.
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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 187b Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of St. Matthew, Iiethnal Green, upon the Articles analysed by him wider the above Act during the Quarter ending the 29 th day of September, 1890.
    Article Analysed.Submitted by.Result of the AnalysisObservations.
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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1875. Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the Quarter ending the 25 th day of December. 1890.
    Article Analysed.Submitted by.Remit of the Analysis.Observations.
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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1875. Report of the Public Analyst appointed for the Parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the County of Middlesex, upon the Articles analysed by him under the above Act during the Quarter ending the 25 th day of March . 1891.
    Article Analysed.Submitted by.Result of the Analysis.Observations.
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    COMPOSITION RATE.—Mr. Churchwarden Dyer's Accounts, 1889-90.
    RECEIPTS.EXPENDITURE.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    The following roods have been made up with broken granite, and steam rolled:—
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    The channels of the following roads have been paved, Channelling. the work being done by the Vestry's workmen:—
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    The following accounts were paid for labour during the year:—
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    The Gas and Water Company have paid to the Vestry for trenches opened during the year the following amounts:—
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    SWEEPERS.
    Name of Vestry.No. EmployedHrs. of LabourRate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.In Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    Names of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs, of labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Hummer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    SWEEPERS — continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. EmployedHrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay allowed?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    PAVIORS .
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of wagesHolidays AllowedDo the Men stand off In Wet Weather ?
    hummer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    PAVIORS — continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather ?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    PAVIORS— continue.
    Name of Vestry.No. EmployedHrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather?
    SummerWinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    MASONS.
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    MASONS— continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. EmployedHrs.of Labour.Rate of Wage3.Holidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    M ASON S — c ontinued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Em ployed.Hrs. of labour.Rate of wagesHolidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off in Wet Weather ?
    Summer.Winter.week.Day.Hour.
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    CARMEN.
    Name of Vestry.No. EmployedHrs. of LabourHate of Wages.Hell days Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    SEWER FLUSHERS — continued.
    Name of VestryNo. Em-ployed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holl days Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    CARMEN — continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. EmployedHrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name of Vestry.No. Em- ployed.Hrs. of LabourRate of wagesHolidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather ?
    Summer.winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    SEWER FLUSHERS .
    Name of vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    SEWER FLUSHERS — continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs.of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    ???
    Name of vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of labourRate of WeeksHolidays allowed.Do the Men stand off in Wet Weather ?
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    MASONS' LABOURERS — continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Em-ployed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of Wage.Holidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather ?
    Summer.WinterWeek.Day.Hour.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Name of Vestry.No. Em ployedHrs.of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather?
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    RAMMERMEN.
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs.of LabourRate of Wages.Holiday* Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather
    Summer.Winter. Week.Day.Hour.
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    RAMMERMEN—continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of WagesHolidays Allowed.Do the Men utand off In Wet Weather ?
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hoar.
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    RAM MERMEN—continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Kate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Do the Men stand off In Wet Weather ?
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    WATCHMEN .
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hour ofLabour.Rate of Wages.Remarks.
    SummerWinter.Week.Day.NightHour.
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    WATCHMEN— continued.
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hours of Labour.Rate of WageRemarks.
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Night.Hour.
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    STEAM ROLLER JJRIVEKS:—
    Name of Vestry.No. Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of Wage.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed
    Summer.Winter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    STEAM ROLLER DRIVER S— continued.
    Name of Vestry.No-Employed.Hrs. of Labour.Rate of Wages.Holidays Allowed.Is Sick Pay Allowed ?
    SummerWinter.Week.Day.Hour.
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    SUMMARY.
    1880.1800.
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    TABLE XII:-Inhabited Houses and Population in Registration Districts..???
    registration districts.AREA in States Acres.inhabited houses.POPULATION ENUMERATED.INCREASE or decrease of population between 1881 and 1891.
    1881.1891.1881.1891.Increase.Decrease.
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    CENSUS, 1891.—PRELIMINARY ABSTRACT. TABLE XIII—Inhabited Houses and Population in REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS OF BETHNAL GREEN, enumerated in 1881 and 1891.
    REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS.AREA In Statute Acres.INHABITED HOUSES.POPULATION ENUMERATED.INCREASE or DECREASE of POPULATION between 1881 and 1891.
    1881.1891.1881.1891.Increase.Decrease.
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    TABLE III—Houses and Population in 1881 and 1891 in Parliamentary Borou ghs.
    INHABITED HOUSES.POPULATION.
    1881.1891.1881.1891.
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    TABLE B.
    1890.1889.
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    TABLE C.
    London.Bethnal Green.
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    SPEC IA L CAUSES OF DEATH. Summary of Table III.
    No. of DeathsPercentage on Total DeathsMortality Rate on Population.
    OrderClases.
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    TABLE D.
    1890.1889.
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    TABLE F.
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    Cases of Infectious Diseases , 1890, A.D.
    CASES REPORTED.ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
    Small Pox.Fevers.
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Admitted.Discharged.Died.Remaining.
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    REPORT OF CASES ADMITTED INTO FEVER HOSPITALS DURING THE YEAR 1890.
    HOSPITALSNo. of Cum remaining1 at end of 18S9.No. of Cases Admitted.Died.Discharged.No. of Cases remaining at end of 1890.
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    13ETIINALL HOUSE LUNATIC ASYLUM. Return for 1890.
    Male.Female
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    TABLE H.
    Quarter ending.Children under 5 years.Persons from 5 to 55. .Persons above 55Total.Mean . Temperature FahrenheitRainfall, in inches.
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    The following is a list of the occupations of the inhabitants of the area, so far as they can bo ascertained.
    Occupations.Adults. Workers only.Adults.ChildrenTogether
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    The whole of the houses in the following Streets and places, and the whole of the same Streets and Places:—
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    TABLE "I." Results of house to house Inspection in represented Area.
    Name of Street.Number of House Inspected.Structure Decayed.Damp.Below Street Level.No Ventilation under floor.Yard: Space Iinsufficient.Light & Ventilation Defective.Cellar Entrance to Yard.Population.Rate of Mortality.
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    TABLE " K." The per centages of unhealthy conditions on the total number of houses in the Principal streets are as under:-
    Name of Street.Number of House Inspected.Structure Decayed.Damp.Floor below Street Level.No Ventilation under Floor.Yard space Insufficient.Light A Ventilation defectivre.Cellar Entrance to Yard.Population.Rate of Mortality.
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    TABLE " M." 1888-09-9O. Extracts from the Returns of the Local Registrars give the Deaths from the following classes of diseases, as under, during these three years:
    District.Zymotic.Tubercular.Low Type.Pulmonary.General.All Causes, Totals—
    Population.Total Deaths.Average RateTotal Deaths.Average Rate.Total Deaths.Average Rate.Total Death*.Average Rate.Total Deatha.Average Rate.Total Deatha.Average Rate.
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    TABLE "N." Per centage of Deaths from certain classified diseases, on total Deaths from all causes-Three years, 1888-89-90
    District.Zymotic. 1Tubercular. 2Low Type. 3Respiratory. 4General.
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    TABLE "O." Birth Rates—Four Years , 1887 to 1890.
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    TABLE "P" Infantile Death Rates on Births.—Four Years, 1887 to 1800
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    TABLE "Q." Density.
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    The following particulars are calculated up to August,1891:
    District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.Totals.
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    Nuisances Remoral Act.-Returns for 1890:-
    District No. 1.District No. 2.District No. 3.Total.
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    TABLE I. Showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the year 1890, and 10 yean preceding. GROSS NUMBERS.
    The Year.K«tt mated Population.No. of Inhabited Houses,MarringosReglstend Birth*.Corrected Number of Death*.Death* In Public Institu tions.
    Total all Ages.Under one Year.Under five Year*.
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    TABLE II. Shewing the Annual Birth Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rats among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions for the -year 1890, and ten years preceding.
    YEAR.Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population.Annual Rate of Mortality per 1000 living.Deaths of Children under 1 year; per centage of Total Deaths.Per centage of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 5 years; per centage of Total Deaths.Total Number of Deaths in Public Institutions.
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    TABLE III. SHEWING DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1890.
    cause of deathAGES.Total under 5 years.Total.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwds.
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    TABLE III.—(Continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5 years.Total.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwds.
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    TABLE III.—(Continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5 years.Total.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8586 and upwils.
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    TABLE III.—(Continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5 years.Total.
    0 to 11 to 65 To 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards
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    TABLE III.—(Continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5 years.Total.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwds.
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    TABLE III. (Continued).
    CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.Total under 5years.Total.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwds.
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    TABLE IV. Shewing the Mortality from certain clases of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1000 deaths, 1890.
    DIVISION I. (Adults).Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population (all ages).Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths (all ages).
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    TABLE V. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, inclusive of Hospital Deaths, in the 10 years 1880 to 1889 and in the year 1890.
    DISEASE.1880188118821883188418851888188718881889Annual Average of 10 years. 1880—1889Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 yrs. 1880—1889.1890Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1890.
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    TABLE VI. Inspectors' Report of the Sanitary Work, &c., completed in the Year ending December 31st, 1890.
    Districts.Total.
    * 1 North2 South3 East
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    STREET LIST.
    Name of StreetZymotic DiseaseTubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of StreetZymotic DiseaseTubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST (continued).
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Disease.Tubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST (continued).
    Name of Street.Zymotic Disease.Tubercnlar Disease.General Disease.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LI8T (continued.)
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST (continued).
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diaeases.General Diseases.Total.Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.General Diseases.Total.
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    STREET LIST (cotinued).
    Name of Street.Zymotic Diseases.Tubercular Diseases.GeneralTotal.Name of StreetZymotic.Tubercular Diseases.general DiseasesTolal.