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21 Swimming Baths The figures of attendance at Western Road and Durnsford Road Baths for the past two years are as follows :β€” Western Road Baths 1963 /Dec., 1964 Swimming Bath 91,031 83,454 Children from Schools 44,680 33,174 Spectators 8,600 8,734 Slipper Baths 27,352 17,521 Slipper Baths, Old Aged Pensioners (free) 4...
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Collection and Disposal of Refuse The Borough Engineer and Surveyor, who is responsible for this service reports as follows :β€” (a) Household refuse is collected weekly by vehicles operated on the relay system. (b) Trade and special refuse is collected as and when required. Eight 12 cubic yard capacity Scammell containe...
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13 more than last year. 2. There were again no cases of Diphtheriaβ€”the last notification was 17 years ago. 3. Measles notifications fell from 429 to 311. 4. Pertussis notifications were 41, 9 less than in 1963. 5. There were no outbreaks of dysentery this year and the total notifications were 14 compared with 78 last y...
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A broad classification of the cases of tuberculosis notified during the past five years in relation to employment was :β€” 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Clerical 5 5 1 3 1 Manual Labour 2 1 3 8 2 Housewives 3 3 4 3 5 Factory workers 11 2 4 β€” 2 Children 3 1 3 1 β€” Professional classes 1 1 4 β€” β€” Domestic service β€” β€” β€” β€” 3 Nurses...
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23 IMMUNISATION AND VACCINATION IN THE CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE The following tables gives a rough estimate of the extent to which the population of Wood Green is protected by immunisation from the various infectious diseases. This is based on our knowledge of the rate of immunisation obtaining in children from in...
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During 1964 90.9% of children reaching the age of 2 years had been immunised Whooping cough From infancy to age 40 Tetanus From infancy to age 20, plus 87 of staff of Wood Green Borough Council Smallpox From infancy to approximately 10 years very fully protected and to perhaps 15 or 20 years fairly fully protected. Var...
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1965 is expected to be an epidemic year for measles and this will test the efficacy of the vaccine in those children whose parents volunteered to take part in the trial 24 DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATTON The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfection Station was as follows :β€”- Articles disinfected 100 Articles d...
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25 26 APPENDIX I TABLE I Vital Statistics of Wood Green 1943β€”1964 Year Population estimated to middle of each year Net births belonging to the district Net deaths belonging to the district Under one year of age At all ages Total number Rate per 1,000 population Illegitimate number Total number Rate per 1,000 live birth...
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7 1946 50,680 986 19.4 48 34 34 2 42 629 12.4 1947 52,290 1,066 20.3 41 30 28 1 24 649 12.4 1948 53,080 805 15.1 21 23 28 2 95 520 9.8 1949 52,780 719 13.6 33 18 25 0 β€” 631 11.9 1950 52,710 677 12.8 25 17 25 1 40 630 11.9 1951 52,400 653 12.4 15 21 32 1 67 715 13.6 1952 52,080 654 12.5 33 14 21 2 60 602 11.5 1953 51,47...
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6 23 17 28 3 130 517 10.04 1954 51,090 564 11.03 25 15 26 0 β€” 533 10.4 1955 50,610 592 11.7 17 14 23.6 1 58.8 519 10.3 1956 50,100 578 11.5 20 10 17.3 1 50.3 537 10.7 1957 49,500 655 113.2 28 11 16.8 1 35.7 585 9.6 1958 49,100 635 12.9 37 13 26.62 1 27.09 573 11.3 1959 48,520 640 14.1 36 14 20.71 2 55.56 604 12.4 1960 ...
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160 724 15.0 46 22 30.4 β€” β€” 555 11.5 1961 47,750 753 15.7 61 17 26.8 2 32.8 548 11.5 1962 47,510 811 17.07 74 21 29.5 1 13.16 581 12.23 1963 47,060 896 19.04 99 15 16.74 β€” β€” 583 12.39 1964 46,520 856 18.4 - 21 24.53 β€” β€” 595 12.
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79 27 TABLE II Infectious diseases for the past 25 years Year Diphtheria Scarlet Fever Enteric or Typhoid Fever Pulmonary Tuberculosis NonPulmonary Tuberculosis Measles Pertussis Poliomyelitis †N *D †N *D †N *D †N *D †N *D †N *D †N *D †N *D 1940 26 β€” 61 7 55 22 10 4 89 24 2 1941 42 β€” 51 β€” 2 β€” 57 26 7 4 401 2 192 1 1 β€” ...
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20 5 5 232 β€” 134 1 1 β€” 1945 2 β€” 62 2 β€” 56 27 7 4 172 β€” 117 β€” 2 β€” 1946 7 β€” 73 1 β€” 76 22 10 3 346 β€” 89 β€” β€” 1 1947 10 β€” 46 β€” β€” β€” 52 17 10 5 410 2 171 β€” 2 β€” 1948 β€” β€” 69 β€” β€” β€” 65 21 9 5 408 β€” 174 β€” 5 1 1949 β€” β€” 71 β€” 2 β€” 68 19 9 β€” 678 β€” 46 β€” 6 1 1950 β€” β€” 99 β€” 1 β€” 57 10 6 2 421 β€” 376 1 4 β€” 1951 β€” β€” 196 β€” 1 β€” 50 13 5 2 434 β€” 1...
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β€” β€” 93 β€” β€” β€” 36 5 4 1 449 β€” 89 β€” 3 β€” 19;53 β€” β€” 66 β€” β€” β€” 64 5 7 2 778 β€” 202 β€” 6 2 1954 β€” β€” 61 β€” β€” β€” 73 6 8 1 29 β€” 80 β€” 1 β€” 1955 β€” β€” 26 β€” β€” β€” 51 6 5 1 635 β€” 28 1 4 β€” 1956 β€” β€” 17 β€” β€” β€” 30 1 7 1 27 β€” 37 β€” 5 β€” 1957 β€” β€” 22 β€” β€” β€” 76 6 5 1 876 β€” 95 β€” 6 β€” 1958 β€” β€” 77 β€” 1 β€” 29 5 3 β€” 421 β€” 40 β€” 2 1 1959 β€” β€” 28 β€” β€” β€” 30 1 3 β€” 169 ...
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I960 β€” β€” 38 β€” β€” β€” 27 1 3 β€” 21 β€” 72 β€” β€” β€” 1961 β€” β€” 15 β€” β€” β€” 19 2 6 1 763 β€” 13 β€” β€” β€” 1962 β€” β€” 21 β€” β€” β€” 21 β€” 3 1 232 β€” 16 β€” β€” β€” 11963 β€” β€” 17 β€” β€” β€” 23 β€” 2 β€” 429 β€” 77 β€” β€” β€” 1964 β€” β€” 30 β€” β€” β€” 13 β€” 3 β€” 311 β€” 41 β€” β€” β€” *Nβ€”Notifications *Dβ€”Deaths 28 TABLE III Infectious Diseases Notified During the Year 1964 Notifiable Disease C...
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35 to 45 years 45 to 55 years 55 to 65 years 65 and upwards Alexandra B'owes Town Hall Noel Park Scarlet Fever 30 - 13 10 4 β€” 1 2 β€” β€” β€” β€” 9 14 7 4 β€” Diphtheria β€” β€” - β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Cerebro Spinal Fever β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Enteric Fever β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Paraβ€”typhoid Fever β€” β€” ...
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β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Polio Encephalitis β€”. β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Puerperal Pyrexia β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Pulm. Tuberculosis 13 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 5 1 3 β€” 2 4 5 4 2 2 Nonβ€”Pulm. Tuberculosis 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 1 β€” 1 1 1 1 1 β€” Malaria β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Chickenpox β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Me...
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12 1 β€” Opthalmia Neonatorum β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Dysentery 14 β€” 4 3 2 1 4 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 7 3 4 1 β€” Food Poisoning 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 1 1 β€” β€” β€” 2 1 β€” 1 β€” Meningoccal Infection β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Totals 426 31 227 121 12 1 8 10 3 7 1 5 107 195 124 17 2 TABLE IV Causes of Death during the year 1964 Cause...
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other β€” β€” Syphilitic disease β€” β€” Diphtheria β€” β€” Whooping Cough β€” β€” Meningococcal infections β€” β€” Acute Poliomyelitis β€” β€” Measles - - Other infective and parasitic diseases β€” β€” Malignant neoplasm, stomach 13 10 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 46 2 Malignant neoplasm, uterus β€” 14 Malignant neoplasm, breast β€” 3 Other ma...
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angina 50 29 Hypertension with heart disease 18 25 Other heart diseases 16 24 Other circulatory disease 9 24 Influenza β€” β€” Pneumonia 27 22 Bronchitis 30 14 Other diseases of respiratory system 1 1 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 3 2 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea β€” β€” Nephritis and Nephrosis 3 5 Hyperplasia of prostat...
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abortion β€” β€” Congenital malformations 8 5 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 11 13 Motor vehicle accidents 6 2 All other accidents 4 5 Suicide 5 3 Homicide and operations of war - β€” Total 311 284 29 TABLE IVA Males Causes of death All ages Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75...
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bronchus 46 - - - - - 1 5 19 9 12 Malignant neoplasm breast - - - - - - - - - - - Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 23 - - - - 1 1 2 5 8 6 Leukaemia, aleukæmia 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 — Diabetes - - - - - - - - - - - Vascular lesions of nervous system 35 - - - - - - - 18 9 8 Coronary disease, angina 50 - - - - - 3 4 ...
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Pneumonia 27 1 - - β€” β€” 1 2 1 4 18 Bronchitis 30 3 - - - - - 3 5 12 7 Other diseases of respiratory system 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 3 - - - - - - - - 2 1 Carried forward 274 4 β€” - - 1 9 19 71 77 94 30 TABLE IVAβ€”Malesβ€”cont Causes of death All ages Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to ...
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Enteritis and Diarrhoea β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Nephritis and Nephrosis 3 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 3 Hyperplasia of prostate β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Congenital malformations 8 7 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Other defined and ill defined diseases 11 3 β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” 1 β€” 4 2 Motor vehicle accidents 6 β€” β€” 1 β€” 1 1 β€” 1 β€” 2 All other accidents 4 β€” β€” β€”...
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β€” β€” β€” β€” 2 β€” 1 2 β€” Homicide and operations of war β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Totals 311 14 1 1 1 3 12 20 74 83 103 TABLE IVB Females Causes of death All ages Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 1 75 and over Tuberculosis, respiratory 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - Tuberculosis,
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β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Vascular lesions of nervous system 48 β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 1 2 8 11 25 Coronary disease angina 29 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 4 4 20 Hypertension with heart disease 25 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 2 2 20 Other heart diseases 24 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 4 6 14 Otiher circulatory diseases 24 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 1 4 18 Influenza β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Pneumonia 2...
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Enteritis and Diarrhoea β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Nephritis and Nephrosis 5 β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 β€” 1 β€” β€” 3 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Congenital malformations 5 5 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” Other defined and ill defined diseases 13 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 4 3 5 Motor vehicle accidents 2 β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” β€” 1 All other accidents...
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F. Number of cases on Register at end of 1963 296 216 22 41 575 New cases notified during 1964 7 6 2 1 16 Transfers from other districts 7 9 β€” β€” 16 Number of cases removed from Register 26 21 3 2 52 Number of cases on Register at end of 1964 284 210 21 40 555 NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1964 New Cases Deaths Respira...
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β€” 65 and upwards 3 β€” β€” 1 β€” β€” β€” β€” Totals 14 15 2 1 1 1 β€” β€” 33 MASS RADIOGRAPHYβ€”WOOD GREEN, 1964 Once again after a period of two years Mass Radiography Unit 6A visited Wood Green at the close of the year. There were four public sessions and leaflets prepared by the Unit giving details of the visits were distributed by t...
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Ltd. 70 73 143 Spouters Corner 481 567 1,048 Bury Road (Marks & Spencer Ltd. and other firms) 44 182 226 Total Number X-rayed 778 1,213 1,991 Requiring further investigation 10 17 27 34 INCIDENCE AND DEATHS FROM DIPHTHERIA Although the death rate was comparatively small in relation to the large number of cases, diphthe...
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INFANT AND EARLY NEO-NATAL MORTALITY These rates over the years are completely comparable since they are in all cases rates per 1,000 births. The graph shows that out of 1,000 babies born now, 100 are saved who would have died just over 60 years ago. The remarkable feature of the graph is the contrast between the almos...
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In addition a great effort must be made to obtain hospital admission for every mother starting in premature labour so that the child so greatly at risk shall have special skill immediately at hand, and means available to provide an atmosphere of the right temperature and humidity. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ANNUAL DEATHS OCCU...
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A factor not shown in this graph is the present phenomenally low death rate between the ages of 1 and 65. This means that, having survived the first year of life, there is now a very great expectation of living to 65 years or more. In the early days not only was there a high infantile death rate, but the loss of young ...
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APPENDIX II (a) Letters to Doctors Letters on the following subjects were circulated to Wood Green Practitioners in 1964 under my signature either as Medical Officer of Health or as Area Medical Officer. March, 1964 Collection of Laboratory Specimens 4th May, 1964 Incontinence Pads 2nd July, 1964 Tetanus Immunisation o...
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Once again, it is a pleasure to acknowledge the courtesy and co-operation which I received on all occasions from the General Practitioners in Wood Green. E G Ellis & Sons Willow Street ChingforD - E4
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WOO 1 THE FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT ON THE Health, Sanitary Condition, Etc., Etc., OF THE DISTRICT OF WOOLWICH, FOR THE YEAR 1893, BY WILLIAM R. SMITH, M.D., D.Sc, F.R.S.Ed., Barrister-at-Law, Professor of Forensic Medicine in King's College, London, MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. WOOLWICH: F J. CATTERMOLE, PRINTER, ARTILLERY PL...
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WOOLWICH: F. J. CATTERMOLE, PRINTER, ARTILLERY PLACE. 1894. Town Hall. Woolwich, 2nd April, 1894. To the Chairman and Members of the Woolwich Local Board of Health. Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit my report upon the sanitary condition of Woolwich during the year 1893. Mortality There have been 848 deaths, of thi...
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Twenty deaths occurring within the district were of persons not rightly belonging to Woolwich, if these be deducted from the total deaths, the correct number of deaths occurring in Woolwich during the twelve months ending the 31st December, 1893, will be obtained, viz., 828. Death Rate. The corrected death-rate is ther...
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In Table 5 will be found a comparison of the deaths occurring in the Sanitary District of Woolwich during the years 1892 and 1893, distinguishing those under 5 years of age and those over 5 years. Zymotic Death Rate The deaths from all causes during the year included 3 From small pox 10 from isfluenze, 14 from measles,...
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The deaths from diphtheria and croup are slightly in exccss of those from the same causes last year, those from whooping cough and diarrhoea are greatly in excess of those from similar causes, the deaths from diarrhoea were mainly amongst children under 5 years of age; these two latter diseases are principally responsi...
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In Class IV., 121 deaths are recorded as arising from tubercular disease, viz., 16 from tabes mesenterica, 10 from tubercular meningitis and hydrocephalus, 87 from phthisis, and 8 from other forms of tuberculosis or scrofula; of these deaths 52 occurred in the Dockyard Registration Sub-District, and 69 in the Arsenal R...
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In Class VI., including the deaths from Laryngitis and Croup, there will be found to be 168 deaths, 83 of which were in the Dockyard Registration Sub-District, and 85 in the Arsenal Registration Sub-District. In 1891 there were 208 of such deaths, in 1892 there were 188. In previous reports I have laid stress upon the ...
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Of the total deaths in the Arsenal Registration SubDistrict, there were 229 males and 218 females, in the Dockyard Registration Sub-District 217 males and 184 females, or in other words, of the 848 total deaths, 446 were of males, and 402 of females. 145 deaths were of persons over 65 years of age. Births and Birth Rat...
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There have been 6 cases of suicide, viz., 2 from cut throat, and 1 each by drowning, hanging, shooting, and being run over by train. 6 Mortuary. 39 bodies were received into the mortuary, of which 28 were resident in the district, and 16 non-resident. Infectious Diseases. During the year 426 cases have been notified, a...
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Dockyard Sub-District. Total. Scarlct fever 64 57 121 Small-pox 42 16 58 Typhoid fever 9 4 13 Diptheria 3 3 Continued fever 1 1 119 77 196 It is with much satisfaction that I note that a larger proportion of the cases notified have been removed to Hospital, and it is to be hoped that the great privilege of gratuitous t...
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Again, the community at large is benefited by the removal of the infectious sick to proper isolation hospitals for the risk of general infection is diminished, and for this reason the maintenance of such patients in the various Infectious Institutions should be a charge on the rates, and as with education,β€” which is st...
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I cannot recall a single instance since I have had the honour of being Medical Officer for Woolwich of the slightest friction with any of the medical practitioners in any respect whatever, and I am sure your Board will accord them your thanks for their valued co-operation in promoting the health interests of the distri...
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February 1 March 17 1 April 1 2 May 11 4 June 2 5 July 3 1 August 2 October 4 1 November 1 1 December 4 45 16 From the above figures it will be seen that the disease has never assumed an epidemic form, although repeatedly introduced into the district, more particularly through the medium of common lodging houses, this ...
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β€ž β€ž 14th β€ž β€ž Four cases on 21stβ€ž β€ž One case on 19th January, 1894. β€ž β€ž 24thβ€ž β€ž There can be no doubt that a local cause was in operation. Every investigation was made; the drainage arrangements, although defective, could not be held to be accountable, the water supply was good, and the milk was not implicated. Many of ...
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It is known as a scientific fact that light is inimical to the growth of the Typhoid organismβ€”the Magistrate before whom the summons was heard, held, however, that light was not necessaryβ€”and that the air could be admitted to the basement by making the pane of glass over the front door of the ground floor to open. Disi...
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Sickness Returns. I append a table giving the returns from various sources for the year (Table 9). House to House Inspection. During the year the Inspectors have visited 3052 houses, and made 2780 re-inspections, these inspections necessitating the issuing of 1554 noticesβ€”in the great majority of cases these were compl...
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In Woolwich, as in all other Metropolitan Districts, the control of common lodging houses, slaughter houses, and cowsheds, is in the hands of a body other than the Local Sanitary Authority, a condition of things not existing in the smallest provincial borotigh. Slaughter Houses There are 8 licensed Slaughter Houses in ...
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Although for the most part the regulations have been generally observed, there can be no doubt that many of these places are totally unfit for the purpose they are put to, tho difficulties, however, in di aling with such are manifest, as it would involve serious interference with trade interests, which cannot always be...
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I append, however, a table which gives particulars of houses dealt with since the Act passed in 1890 (Table 17). 11 Bye Laws. The various Bye-Laws required by the Public Healths (London) Act have now been put in force in the district, with the exception of those dealing with houses let in lodgings, the revision of the ...
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"All persons employed in the Ordance Factories are prohibited "from coining to their work when small-pox, scarlet fever, or other "serious infectious disease is present in their families, or in the house "in which they reside. Any person violating this order will subject "himself to dismissal. When infectious disease i...
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On the expiration of the week the issue of pay will cease, "but the man mast continue to absent himself from work until such " time as he may be declared by the Medical Officer of the Factory " to be free from infection. " This Regulation applies to all Foremen and others ranking as " such, and persons of higher rank."...
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12 "I am to observe that this Rule was adopted by the Secretary of "State after repeated and urgent representation of the Local "Government Authorities through the Local Government Board. "These representations shewed clearly that the former rule, under "which half pay was issued during the whole period of a man's "abs...
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Campbell-Bannerman's "notice that in a few cases hardship has been occasioned by the "compulsory absence of men in cases where an infected person "could not be removed on account of insufficient hospital accom. "modation. In such cases, where properly certified by the local "authorities, he has directed that the operat...
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The necessity for such provision is more than ever urgent in view of the recent War Office circular, to which I have alluded, A most determined opposition was, however, given to the erection of a hospital on this site, both by the War Office and by certain residents on Shooters' Hill. 13 The opposition was both unreaso...
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The laying out of the North Woolwich Gardens has been completed, and they now form one of the plcasantest recreation grounds in the Metropolis. 4. The Communication between North and South Woolwich has been f arther improved by the placing on the river of a new ferry boat, "The Hutton." The following are the number of ...
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In all these respects the district has been greatly benefitted, and the town is indebted to its Local Authority for its enlightened policy. There are one or two things which in my judgment require the immediate attention of the Board. 14 1. The erection of an underground convenience in Beresford Square, adequate for th...
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In supporting the proposition to erect a Fever Hospital, it came to my knowledge that the whole of the Western Pavilion of the Herbert Hospital was used for the reception for fever cases, and that this was in many ways directly connected with the main building, whilst the kitchen arrangements, etc., of the Hospital wor...
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and calls for immediate attention and remedy; and further, it has come to my knowledge that, the Military Authorities are without any proper means for the disinfection of infected clothing, which fact, taken in conjunction with the large amount of Infectious Disease present in the Garrison during the year 1893, represe...
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Inspectors Carty, Mackie, and Woolley have continued to discharge their duties with zeal and assiduityβ€”Inspector Mackie, as in previous years, has rendered very valuable service in the discharge of clerical duties, frequently at great personal inconvenience; to him my thanks are more particularly due. Very many and gre...
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16 THE SANITARY COMMITTEE of THE WOOLWICH LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH. Mr. R. GREEN, 2, Hare Street, Woolwich, Chairman. The Chairman of the Board (T. R. RICHARDSON, Esq.) Mr. S. BARNES, 1, The Common, Woolwich. Mr. G. J. CHAMPION, 35, Church Street, Woolwich. Mr. AMBROSE FENN, 48, Wood Street, Woolwich. The Rev. J. W. HORSL...
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DECIMUS MARSH, 70, Brewer Street, Woolwich. Mr. G. W. MITCHELL, 21, Hare Street, Woolwich. Lieut. E. E. NORRIS, R.A., 4, Nightingale Place, Woolwich. Mr. A. PENFOLD, 43, The Common, Woolwich. Mr. T. R. RICHARDSON, 42, Hanover Road, Plumstead. Mr. E. W. SAMPSON, 18, Parson's Hill, Woolwich. Mr. C. SARGEANT, 73, Powis St...
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Ordance Store Department, 45, Hanover Road, Brook Hill Park, Plumstead. Mr. W. T. VINCENT, 189, Burrage Road, Plumstead. Mr. R. J. WARREN, 32 & 34, Hare Street, Woolwich. Mr. W. WOODFORD, 15, Nightingale Place, Woolwich. 17 TABLE I. Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1893, in the Sanitary Area of Woolwich, i...
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1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 to 85 85 & upwards. Dockyard. Arsenal (Classes). I. Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases 36 43 12 5 5 6 5 3 9 .. .. 79 45 124 74 50 II. Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. III. Dietetic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. ...
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Constitutional Diseases 22 10 6 20 28 24 16 15 8 4 .. 32 127 159 65 94 V. Developmental Diseases 36 .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 10 11 5 36 30 66 19 47 VI. Local Diseases 75 45 10 21 27 30 59 51 60 28 2 120 288 408 201 207 VII. Deaths from Violence 6 4 3 8 6 1 2 10 2 2 .. 10 34 44 17 27 VIII.
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Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes 35 3 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 2 .. 38 6 44 23 21 Total 210 105 31 60 66 63 85 83 91 47 7 315 533 848 401 447 18 TABLE I.-Continued. Cause of Death. Ages. Total under 5 years. Total 5 years & up wards Grand Total at all ages. registration sub-district. Under 1 Year. 1 to 5 5 to ...
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. . 2 2 1 1 Unvaccinated . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 1 . No Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measles 2 12 . . . . . . . . . 14 . 14 11 3 Scarlet Fever . 10 5 . . . . . . . . 10 5 15 11 4 Typhus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whooping Cough 8 11 1 . . . . . . . . 19 1 20 8 12 Diphtheria 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . 3...
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2 1 1 . 1 . . . . . 5 5 4 1 Influenza 1 1 . . 1 1 2 . 4 . . 2 8 10 5 5 Other Miasmatic Diseases 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 2 . 2 2.β€”DiarrhΕ“al Diseases. Simple Cholera .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Diarrhoea, Dysentry 20 6 1 .. .. 1 1 1 3 .. .. 26 7 33 21 12 3,β€”Malarial Diseases. Remittent Fever .. .. ....
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Cow-pox and Effects of Vaccination .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Other Diseases (e.q. Hydrophobia, Glanders, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Splenic Fever .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5.β€”Venereal Diseases. Syphilis 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3 1 2 Gonorrhoea, ...
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Erysipelas 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 3 2 1 Pyaemia Septicaemia 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. 2 3 5 5 .. Puerperal Fever .. .. .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 2 2 19 TABLE I.β€”Continued. Cause of Death. Ages. Total under 5 years. Total 5 years & upwards Grand Total at all ages. registration sub district. Under 1 Ye...
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Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. III.β€”Dietetic Diseases. Want of Breast Milkβ€”Starvation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Scurvy .. .. .. .. .. ...
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2 2 1 1 Gout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rickets 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 3 . 3 2 1 Cancer, Malignant Diseases . 1 . . . 3 3 8 5 1 . 1 20 21 7 14 Tabes Mesenterica 12 2 2 . . . . . . . . 14 2 16 9 7 Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocepealous 3 4 2 1 . . . . . . . 7 3 10 5 5 Phthisis . 1 1 20 28 18 11 7 1 . . 1 86 87 34 53 ...
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5 3 8 4 4 Purpura, HΕ“morrhagic Diathesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AnΕ“mia, Chlorosis, LeucocythΕ“mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glycosuria, Diabetes, Mellitus 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . 1 . 1 4 5 1 4 Other Constitutional Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.β€”Developmental Diseases.
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Premature Death 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 .. 31 9 22 Atelectasis 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 .. 3 Congenital Malformation 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 Old Age .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 10 11 .. .. 30 30 10 20 20 TABLE I.β€”Continued. Cause of Death. Ages. Total under 5 years. Total 5 years...
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1.β€”Diseases of the Nervous System. Inflamation of Brain or Membranes 6 2 2 3 . . . . . . . 8 5 13 10 3 Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis . . . . 2 2 4 4 11 1 . . 24 24 13 11 Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 . . Epilepsy 1 . . . . . . 2 . . . 1 2 3 1 . Convuls...
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Paraplegia, Par- alysis Agitans . 2 . . . . . 3 1 . . 2 4 6 4 2 Other Diseases of the Nervous System 1 . 1 . 2 1 3 . . . . 1 7 8 3 5 2.β€”Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g. of Ear, Eve, and Nose .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 3.β€”Diseases of Circulatory System.
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Pericarditus .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. Acute Endocarditus .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. Vanvular Diseases of Heart .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 2 1 .. .. 7 7 3 4 Other Disease of Heart .. .. .. .. 2 1 8 11 12 3 .. .. 39 39 10 29 Aneurism .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 1 .. Embolish, Thromb...
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Laryngitis .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. Croup 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 2 .. Emphysema, Asthma .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bronchitis 23 16 .. .. 1 2 8 8 21 17 .. 39 59 98 45 53 Pneumonia 2 12 2 5 7 8 12 6 6 2 .. 14 48 62 33 29 Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 ...
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Total under 5 years. Total 5 years & upwards Grand Total at all ages. REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICT. Under 1 Year. 1 to 5 5 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 to 75 75 to 85 85 & upwards Dockyard. Arsenal. VI.β€”Local Diseases (contd). 6.β€”Diseases of Digestive System. Dentition 6 2 . . . . . . . . . 8 . 8 ...
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2 7 4 3 Obstructive Diseases of Intestines 1 . 2 . 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 7 8 5 3 Peritonitis . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 5 5 5 . Ascites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cirrhosis of Liver . . . . 2 3 7 4 2 1 . . 19 19 5 14 Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver . . . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . 3 3 1 2 Other Diseases of Digestive System . ....
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(e.g., of Lvmphatic and of Spleen) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.Diseases of Glandlike Organs of uncertain use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 8.β€”Diseases of Urinary System.
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Nephritis .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 1 2 Br ght's Disease, Albiminuria .. .. .. .. 1 1 4 5 2 .. .. .. 13 13 6 7 Disease of Bladder or of Prostate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. 3 3 3 .. Other Diseases of Urinary System .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 3 2 1 9.β€”Diseases of Reproductive System. a. of Orga...
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Abortion, Miscarriage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Puerperal Convulsions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Placenta Prævia, Flooding .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 Other Accidents in Childbirth .. .. .. 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 2 1 10.—Diseases of Bones and Joints. Cari...
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Carbuncle, Phlegmon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Other Diseases of Integumentary System .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 TABLE I.β€”Continued. Cause of Death. Ages. Total under 5 years. Total 5 years & upwards Grand Total at all ages. registration sub-district. Under 1 Year. 1 to 5 5 ...
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Fractures and Contusions 1 .. .. 3 1 .. .. 5 1 2 .. 1 12 13 5 8 Gunshot Wounds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. Cut, Stab .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Burn, Scald .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 1 1 Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Drowning .. 1 1 4 3 .. 1 1 .....
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Manslaughter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Murder .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.β€”Suicide. Gunshot Wounds .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 Cut, Stab .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. Poison .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Drowning .. .. .. .. 1 .....
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Dropsy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 2 2 .. Debihtv, Atrophy, Inanition 35 3 .. .... .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 38 2 40 10 21 Mortification .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tumour .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. Abscess .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Hemorrhage .. .. .. .. .. ....
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Comparative Analysis of the Mortality in all London and Woolwich during the year 1893. Locality. Census, 1891. Estimated Population to middle of 1893. Births. Deaths. Annual Birth-rate per 1000 living. Annual Death-rate per 1000 living from all causes. Annual Death-rate per 1000 living, from Zymotic Diseases. Per centa...
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8 Woolwich Dockyard 19606 20109 580 401 28.8 19.9 3.6 16.7 24.1 21.9 18.4 4.2 7.0 18.2 Woolwich Arsenal (including North Woolwich) 21242 21745 732 447 848 33.6 20.5 2.2 15.4 25.2 20.8 111 6.0 7.6 23.0 Total for Dockyard and Arsenal 40848 41854 1312 31.3 20.2 2.9 16.0 24.7 21.3 14.7 5.1 7.3 20.7 Deducting 20 Deaths of N...
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Comparative Analysis of Deaths of Infants under 1 year and Persons over 60 years of age, also of Deaths from undermentioned Diseases in London and Woolwich, during the year 1893. District. Census, 1891. Estimated Population to middle of 1893 Births. Deaths. The Deaths Registered include Deaths of Deaths from Infants un...
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London 4211056 4306411 132965 90060 21845 21816 206 3265 5 1596 605 1661 3445 2330 19 3425 7432 24085 Woolwich Dockyard 19606 20109 580 401 97 88 2 1 .. 11 4 11 21 8 1 17 28 73 Woolwich Arsenal 21242 21745 732 447 113 93 1 5 .. 4 1 3 12 12 .. 27 34 103 Total for Dockyard & Arsenal 40848 41854 1312 848 210 181 3 6 .. 15...
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Table of Deaths during the year 1891, in the Urban Sanitary District of Woolwich, classified according to Diseases, distinguishing those under 5 years of age and those over 5 years of age. District. Age. Mortality from subjoined causes distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 years. Small-pox. Influenza. Measles. Sc a...
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2 11 8 . 2 8 . . . 15 . . . 2 . . 1 25 . 3 83 160 Over 5 2 3 . 3 1 . . . 4 . 6 . . 2 3 2 . 33 53 13 14 100 241 Woolwich Arsenal Under 5 . . 3 2 3 1 11 . . . 11 . . 1 . . . . 28 . 7 88 155 Over 5 1 5 . 2 2 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . . 2 . 53 54 33 20 112 292 Total Under 5 . 2 14 10 3 3 19 . . . 26 . . 1 2 . . 1 53 . 10 171 315 O...