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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 1892

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

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inhabitants of Bethnal Green throe days a week at
sweeping, scoring roads, and such other work as can
be found for them."
This resolution was put into force on the following
morning; but for a few days until it became
generally known that the Vestry had resolved to
employ at least 200 men daily, the number applying
was not sufficient to comply with the resolution, but
shortly afterwards large numbers applied daily.
It became necessary to engage men to make
enquiries into the statements made by each man
applying for work before they were taken on.
Tho results of these enquiries were practically as
follows.
There were 1353 applicants for employment, made
up of the following trades:—

Table: VESTRY OF ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL GREEN.The Employes Sick, Burial, and Benefit Fund in account with the Treasurer.

VESTRY OF ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL GREEN.

The Employes Sick, Burial, and Benefit Fund in account with the Treasurer.

Dr. INCOME.£8.d.Cr. EXPENDITURE.£s.d.
To Balance brought forward230Payment to Moon, who left the service0610
To Return of amount paid in excess to Prentice, deceased040„ to Widow of Prentice, deceased900
„ to Employes during sickness34144
To amount received from Vestry186190To amount of Subscription to Surgical Aid Society110
To payment to Dr. Bate, for Medical Attendance1511by 7
To amount distributed to 66 employes on December, 1892, at £1 15s. each.115100
Ditto to Chambers, 22 weeks014S
„ Burrows, 26 „0174
„ Hurley, 31 „108
„ Tyler, 44 „194
„ Wicks, 41 „174
V Grant, 32 „114
V Byrne, 29 „0194
,, Penwright, 22 „0148
„ Adkins, 220148
Balance in hand4211
£1896018960