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ad2917f1-39f1-4eb8-b498-d71ec187bc6c | There were only 18 deaths, compared with 23, 13 and 29 in the three preceding years. The death rate was 0.14; the rate has only been lower in the past 15 years on two occasions, 1891 39 and 1903. The London death rate was lower still, viz., 0.12. The death rate in the 76 great, towns was 0.16. 54. Ninety-eight cases we... |
098e8f9a-8fb6-4221-9962-6adb481e8f71 | The Borough 1.84 1.87 1.51 1.30 2.01 1.71 Woolwich Parish 1.56 1.67 1.27 1.22 2.45 1.63 Plumstead „ 1.90 2.09 1.67 1.47 2.22 1.87 Eltham ,, 2.33 1.08 1.40 0.45 0.86 1.62 London 2.70 2.30 1.64 1.52 1.36 1.90 It is seen that in London there lias been a steady progressive decline in Diphtheria Notifications since 1901. In... |
f7145e09-3adf-4e12-a948-195480495050 | The case mortality was only 6.6 per cent., compared with 8.8, 9.9, 7.0 and 17.8 in the four preceding years, and with 8'6 in London. This is the lowest case mortality recorded in the Borough. Fourteen of the 18 deaths occurred in the Fever Hospitals. 56. The reason that the number of cases was so large and the number o... |
67d64ff3-6c52-4f76-9c8b-91cd610813de | A. E. Thomas, whom your Council appointed temporarily to assist in this work, and 15 were discovered by Dr. C. J. Thomas, Assistant Medical Officer of the London County Council, who examined the children in several schools on my request. The Medical Officers of the Royal Arsenal also examined employees from infected ho... |
1de20b85-97fb-4524-9aa0-cb3a237cb01e | Source of Infection.—In 123 cases a probable source of infection was noted, viz., in 50—other inmates of the same houses were considered the source; 50 were attributed to school infection; 11 to infection by neighboxirs and friends; 11 were "return cases," and one was employed at the Brook Fever Hospital. All but one o... |
3418031a-3c20-4665-a5e6-21a09473deb9 | A large number of cases occurred about the same time, and there is no doubt that the school was a means of spreading the infection. As soon as there was any evidence of school infection, the Medical Officer (Education) of the London County Council was informed, the affected classes examined bacteriologically, and those... |
eda50cb7-990d-4f79-8a0b-7ed70186116d | Bacteriological Diagnosis.—712 swabs were sent to the Lister Institute to be examined for the presence of diphtheria bacillus. In 102 the true Klebs Loffler bacillus was found ; in 172 Hoffman's bacillus was found; and 438 were found free from either the Klebs Loffler or Hoffman's bacillus. Of the 712 swabs examined, 4... |
5530d3ab-6913-499c-a87c-acf796a9e724 | Others were examined with the object of finding possible sources of infection, e.g., where the first case notified in a house was a child not attending school. Of the 78 contacts, 44 had no noteworthy abnormal symptoms, while 34 had symptoms, viz.: 2 had tonsillitis, 3 congestion or exudation of fauces, 2 enlarged tons... |
b523d0b2-aba0-44ec-b6d9-2b904a84d46d | Of 5 cases with mucosanguinolent discharge, encrustation and soreness of the nostrils, 3 gave a positive result, 1 shewed Hoffman's, and 4 was negative. The fact that both Klebs Loffler and Hoffman's bacillus were found more frequently in contacts than in all cases with symptoms of throat affection, seems to indicate s... |
c38088c4-f53f-4c66-a502-bcfd7c4ad5a0 | Only Stoke Newington, the City and Battersea, had a lower rate, of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Out of 27 cases notified, 17 went to hospital. 43 63. There were seven deaths, giving a death rate of 0.06, which is slightly higher than in the two preceding years, but much below the average of the past ten years. The death ... |
dc6ee4ef-e7bd-4503-9f4a-be84c4ddb0ae | Woolwich 23 21 17 10 8 7 Plumstead 39 32 24 22 9 19 Eltham 4 15 9 10 8 1 65. Source of infection.—Three cases apparently contracted the infection while training at the Canterbury Barracks, and one while at Worcester Barracks; and one each brought the infection from Liverpool, and Ash in East Kent. In one the disease wa... |
b4c8c370-d1d3-4ef6-bec8-af5141d91feb | Bacteriological diagnosis.—Twenty samples of blood were sent to the Lister Institute to be examined for Widal's reaction. A positive result was obtained in nine. One of these was found aftewards to be a case of Phthysis; she had, however, had Enteric Fever some ten years previously. 44 This instance shows the importanc... |
a1eb8b50-99ab-46e4-ab48-3897913ce0d1 | There were in addition 16 deaths from Enteritis and GastroEnteritis, making a total of 81 deaths (or 23 per 1,000 births), most of them due to the same disease. 62 of the 81 were under one year of age. 68. The following table shows the death rate from all the diarrhceal diseases per 1,000 births in each ward and parish... |
ae295f56-3d9f-4921-8291-ec72504733e1 | George's 20 7 6 44 13 Plumstead Parish 31 23 13 48 18 Wards. St. Nicholas 43 29 21 69 22 Central 20 12 7 26 17 Glyndon 34 31 9 79 21 St. Margaret's 22 25 12 33 7 Herbert 21 11 11 32 24 Burrage 23 22 0 9 9 Eltham 39 9 11 11 24 The Borough ... 21 16 47 23 London County ... ... ... 41 35 45 North Woolwich had far the high... |
8eaa6a6b-da6e-4b2a-8e44-984d584a1af7 | I have previously attributed it to some extent to defective sewers and high level of the ground water; the sewers are being improved, and it is to be hoped that this cause may soon no longer exist. The average level of the streets is 6ft. below Trinity high water mark. This must mean that the ground is to a large exten... |
eea6e917-3f1e-4537-9d2a-e2f6b547b73a | The rate in Eltham exceeded that in the Borough, for the first time since 1901. 70. Voluntary Notification of Zymotic Enteritis was instituted during the summer quarter, and a full report on the results obtained is found in an appendix, with the method adopted and action taken in notified cases. The following leaflet i... |
9eecec3e-d8d7-49cf-a80a-012196b0f482 | The directions, "How to Feed Baby," should be carefully studied and carried out under the directions of the medical attendant; a copy can be obtained at the Public Health Office, Maxey Road. 4. Babies nursed entirely at the breast seldom have diarrhoea. Children should be always nursed at the breast, if possible, till ... |
3614167c-dd3f-4090-aad0-368200022673 | Bottles with tubes should never be used; in France they are called baby-killers. 8. Medical attendance should be at once obtained for children affected with diarrhoea, however slight. 9. Any person suffering from Summer diarrhoea should occupy a separate bed, and be nursed with all possible care and cleanliness. 10. Al... |
50af13a6-0f2b-4686-9a18-950d3f0d17cd | 13. All animal and vegetable refuse, waste food, and dirt of all kinds should be quickly removed from the house and covered up in the dustpail, and slops must be immediately emptied down the drains. (Signed) SIDNEY DAVIES, M.D. Medical Officer of Health. Erysipelas. 71. There were 83 cases of Erysipelas notified, compa... |
ea233494-02aa-4cdd-8c93-6d44f7dc295d | Four cases were attended in confinement by qualified medical men and eight by midwives. 73. In only one case was there any ground to suppose that infection was conveyed by the professional attendant from a previous case, and here there was an alternate source of infection, viz., the patient was confined in the same roo... |
69ca86ba-e9ce-454a-b075-c29c320d3ccc | Influenza, Bronchitis, and Pneumonia. 75. Influenza caused 19 deaths, compared with 62, 22, 60, 27, and 23 in the five preceding years. Bronchitis and Pneumonia caused 255 deaths, compared with 407, 245, 299, 258, and 278 in the five preceding years. Tuberculosis, 76. There were 230 deaths from Tuberculous disease, giv... |
bbdf8228-c6bc-4be3-9cb5-47c307afa2a1 | Tuberculous Meningitis 17 20 28 16 19 Simple Meningitis 26 19 24 16 25 Tuberculosis intestines and Peritoneum 37 29 14 12 12 ,, Other forms 24 25 14 Phthisis 215 183 171 206 185 49 78. The deaths from Phthisis were 185, giving a death rate of 1.47, compared with 1.79, 1.80, 1.49, 1.39, and 1.64 in the five preceding ye... |
dc3a525c-ff55-4cc8-aad4-1ca90c315ac2 | The River Ward had the highest number of cases since 1901. The London death rate was much the lowest recorded. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. No. Rate. |
41a9077d-3216-4a2b-8d2c-aaba45fbcef6 | Woolwich Parish 105 2.52 83 1.99 81 1.94 93 2.23 83 2.07 Plumstead 104 1.49 94 1.30 84 1.18 104 1.43 97 1.31 Eltham 6 0.77 6 0.59 6 0.56 9 0.81 5 0.43 The Borough 215 1.80 183 1.49 171 1.39 .206 1.64 185 1.47 London .. 1.66 .. 1.60 .. 1.55 .. 1.62 .. 1.41 79. The following table shows the death rate from Phthisis, in W... |
dd710510-891c-48ee-b2eb-02e93f476d23 | Woolwich 2.8 2.16 2.15 Plumstead 1.78 1.40 1.35 80. It appears that in each parish there has been a progressive reduction, but the diminution in the past quinquennium is much less than in the preceding one. In view of the special efforts made in recent years to deal with Tuberculosis by notification, D 50 education, di... |
b63e0259-aabb-480e-9bb1-708755860fc9 | Woolwich, as a garrison town, was specially affected by the intemperance during the war; and, as an arsenal, by the poverty caused by the cessation of work succeeding the war. 81. 110 of those who died were males and 75 females. Thus the decrease compared with the previous year was all among males. 82. Out of 26 who di... |
7aea8945-4892-4907-9929-daf4fa4dbd12 | The source of infection was attributed in 96 deaths, with more or less probability, as follows:— Family or personal—Father 13 Husband 2 Mother 17 Wife 4 Brother 3 Sister 2 Son 2 Daughter 1 Mistress 1 Undecided 5 50 51 Brought forward 50 Workplace 14 School 2 Workhouse 2 Ship 1 Nursing 1 Public House or licensed restaur... |
3286c1b1-87ce-4c20-a2fe-257e5e5c40d7 | 16 of these were in the Poor Law Infirmary, 21 others were notified by the District Medical Officers of the Woolwich Union, 11 by Medical Officers of the Royal Arsenal, 51 by clergymen, philanthropic societies, or by applicants for admission to the Peppard Sanatorium, and the remainder, 46, by private medical practitio... |
369701f6-cdf0-4117-a7b2-5b3c8deaa874 | :—Father 11, Mother 15, Brother 3, Sister 9, Husband 2, Wife 2, Brother-in-law 1, Grandfather 1, Undefined 1, Employer 1. d 2 52 Workshop 14 Ship 1. Public House 13 School 1. India 1 Home 1. Army 4 Employer 1. Restaurant 1 Office 3. Undetermined 61. 86. Of the 51 adults as to whom information was obtained, 3 were state... |
9a76f2d6-e1dc-4aa0-bb2e-e6f4b5cf3258 | Age distribution: The following table gives the age of notified cases:— 0—1 1—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 over 65 0 1 19 25 82 16 2 Sex: 92 were males and 53 females. 87. Occupation.—Of the 92 notified males, 36 were Arsenal employees, of whom 11 were labourers. The departments and workshops affected are as follows:— Roya... |
029a83fc-a557-4ebe-a48c-112286e82552 | 1 Royal Dockyard 1 Eleven outside the Arsenal were labourers, three soldiers, three clerks, three fishmongers, two carmen; the remainder included a potman, house decorator, tailor, policeman, milk carrier, errand 53 boy, stone mason, waiter, plasterer, bill distributor, meat porter, shop assistant, cabinet maker, brick... |
91b57ae0-29d2-4abe-b143-b0cc080af14d | The number of examinations for the three previous years were 36, 144, and 116 respectively. 89. In my Annual Report for 1904 some figures were given as to the "Public House as a Source of Infection," and "Chronic Tuberculosis in Children." (See page 50.) 90. Disinfection was performed by the Public Health Department at... |
a9f30343-bc5e-452e-a9dc-3a002de18245 | In my last report I pointed out that for educational purposes it was desirable that a large number of patients should spend a short time at the Sanatorium, and that for a limited number who might be expected to make a complete recovery a longer stay was necessary. In consequence, it was decided to use the three existin... |
861025f9-67e3-4f5c-b1b9-8664b8a60dbe | Up to June 30th, 1905, twenty patients had passed through the Council's beds at the Sanatorium, of whom eight have since died and twelve are still living. Two of the eight who died proved to be very acute cases, and were sent home after a few weeks stay, as they were seen to be getting worse. The others were all tempor... |
05ea1bea-1121-40c9-b25b-9f6748cda799 | One states that "Cough got worse after leaving Sanatorium, but having found work in the country, it is again disappearing; otherwise have enjoyed good health." Five appear to be temporarily cured, and have no symptoms; the other seven are all in improved health. The results may be summarized as follows:— 5 Apparently c... |
0f2a0f6a-c7b6-45a4-9b7e-af021049f865 | It is a question whether it would not be better to further reduce the period of stay at Peppard for all but selected cases to six weeks or a month, in order to educate a larger number of consumptives. 96. The names of 50 applicants were entered on the register for Sanatorium treatment. Many of these were found too far ... |
24ec2e0e-d3af-469f-9480-e750d7579fe1 | The Sanatorium has a south-west aspect, and is surrounded by fields and distant woods ; the air is bracing. Kingwood Common, which adjoins the property, and the surrounding woods, provide delightful walks. 56 The Woolwich. Borough Council maintains six beds; three of these are intended to provide two months' rest and o... |
1b90fd01-5cc4-41a5-9585-145ab7a683b4 | Only cases in an early stage of consumption are admitted. (3) Forms of Application can be obtained from the Medical Officer of Health; these must be filled up by the applicant's medical attendant, and presented to the Medical Officer of Health, who will decide as to the suitability of the applicant for admission. (4) P... |
255ffea4-c854-4192-acc5-5252c91da131 | (6) Patients must take with them a pair of warm slippers, strong walking boots (goloshes or snow boots in winter are desirable), a mackintosh or strong overcoat, a rubber hot-water bottle, and a rug. 57 (7) Before patients go to the Sanatorium they must clearly understand that they cannot have visitors except under spe... |
c6ee432a-a1e7-4f54-8134-82f2e02cf2ec | The Woolwich Guardians are, however, considering the provision of improved means for isolating and treating consumptives at the Infirmary. 98. Fourteen spitting flasks were supplied at cost price (5d.) compared with 23 and 35 in the two previous years. Cancer. 99. There were 86 cases of Cancer (malignant tumours) givin... |
3f0fbf8a-bf46-4dbd-a72e-9aca3a4c7ff0 | Seat of primary disease:— Male. Female. Head and face 4 1 Mouth and tongue 4 - Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx and neck 7 1 Pleura - 1 Stomach and Pylorus 5 1 Intestines (excluding rectum) 3 - Rectum 2 3 Liver 12 9 Peritoneum and Omentum - 1 Glands - 2 Female genital organs - 11 ,, breast - 10 Undefined - 1 37 41 Sarcoma. ... |
37bd35b6-031d-4644-9d39-aef408a399e8 | In addition to these, there were 336 deaths from disease of the brain and nervous system (excluding Meningitis) heart, 59 blood-vessels, and kidneys, of which a large proportion were certainly, caused directly or indirectly by alcohol. The deaths from these causes in the two preceding years were 313 and 335 respectivel... |
ade9c5bb-1348-41d3-90bd-c60e3bdac1be | The Borough 1.0 0.44 0.32 0.34 0.21 0.19 0.30 Woolwich Parish 2.0 0.74 0.61 0.41 0.24 0.32 0.46 River Ward, South 2.9 1.10 0.94 0.70 0.35 0.44 0.80 Pluinstead Parish 0.5 0.27 0.19 0.35 0.23 0.15 0.24 St. Nicholas Ward 0.2 0.49 0.17 0.26 0.33 nil 0.25 Eltham 0.6 0.25 nil nil nil nil 0.04 London Count — 0.31 0.30 0.28 0.... |
15a9228e-dfd7-48c9-982f-d4fed6f84fb6 | The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Physical Deterioration called special attention to the close connection between ill-health and the abuse of alcohol, and recommended that the general public should be educated as to the evils of indulgence in stimulants. A poster on this subject had recently been issued... |
b2ec3cff-9539-4319-ab66-c0acc44c9bb1 | Seven of these occurred in the Workhouse Infirmary, and two in outlying Institutions. Five were males and nine females, and six were infants under five years. There were in addition 19 deaths from general paralysis and tabes dorsalis (loco-motor ataxy) diseases, which are now considered to be usually due to Syphilis. M... |
b10d9c13-b21d-4d71-8f21-a79ba285eaab | In the first two weeks of December, there were seven days of fog, and in each of these weeks the number af deaths exceeded the number in any week of the year, with two exceptions; the number of deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia in these weeks of fog, and the two following weeks was 56, which is nearly one-fourth of ... |
8427efa5-2906-49aa-8bf1-5d72dc63bb0c | 1. The general water supply of the Kent Company, which is the source of water for the chief part of the Borough, was reported to be as usual of excellent quality, and only contained, according to the last report, three microbes per cubic centimetre. The water of the Plumstead well (Park Road) was found, however, to con... |
c1334726-56d6-43ab-97f1-915f5dcd437d | The supply is constant throughout the Borough with the exception of houses on Shooters' Hill (including Eglinton Road above Genesta Road; Brent Road, Dallin Road, Plum Lane above Dallin Road; and all houses above Red Lion Lane), which have an intermittent supply only. 2. Seven tenement houses were found to have an insu... |
56070e8f-273d-4c47-a5d1-fcc9fd8fb37e | 517 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, and 38, or 7'4 per cent., were found to be adulterated, compared with 5.5, 4.1, 5.7 and .'4 in the four preceding years. 5. Proceedings were taken in 38 cases; 2 were dismissed on proof of warranty; 4 were with drawn, and a conviction was obtained in 29. (These figures ... |
c652f2c7-73fa-409b-999b-fc26307fb167 | 403 of the samples were milk (including 3 separated, 1 skimmed and 2 condensed), and 26 of these, or 6.5 per cent., were adulterated, compared with 4.8, 6.1 and 1.3 in the three preceding years. 100 Samples were bought as butter, and 12 were found to be adulterated. Table XVIII. shews the other 14 articles analysed, al... |
42b041c6-e6df-47b9-a3e1-98afca3224d7 | of added water; this was a second offence, the previous one having been in 1904. 9. Of the 403 milk samples, 97 were taken on Sunday and 11 or 11 per cent, were found adultered, compared with 5 per cent. adulterations of the samples taken on week days. Food Inspection. 10. Messrs. Ranee, Tedham & Dee continued to act a... |
aa1c01d2-e61e-485e-9b99-1829cd86cfdf | Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. 11. On January 1st there were 196 milkshops on the register; 24 were added and 34 removed during the year, leaving 186 on the register at the close of 1905. There were 305 inspections made, and 29 notices served. One occupier of a milkshop was prosecuted under regulation 25, made under ... |
3c3e7843-b84e-4b2e-a63d-faa79c5edc17 | 64 Several other persons have either discontinued selling milk or have not commenced to sell as proposed, owing to representations made to them that the regulations did not allow of milk being sold in a general shop which could not be kept clean. These small dealers are often induced to sell milk by a whole, sale milk ... |
b08b9567-b07a-42d6-8c99-921f0b0ff57e | Some attempts at grooming the cows is now made, and the hands of the milkers are said to be washed; in these respects, however, there is much ground for improvement, but until the Sanitary Authority has power to do something more than advise, there is not likely to be much advance. Slaughter houses. 13. The 11 Slaughte... |
4658119f-5a48-4647-999f-d14a89a82b99 | The great bulk of the meat sold in London is killed elsewhere, is not guaranteed as passed by experts, and cannot be efficiently inspected in London. On the other hand, many local sanitary authorities, including your Council, are active in inspecting and seizing diseased meat, and the resulting loss to traders acts as ... |
eaa52ccc-2a9a-4695-9db0-3ab2863c664a | Recommendation.—I cannot do better than endorse the following recommendations made by Sir Shirley F. Murphy in his report on Slaughterhouses in 1898:— For the purpose of complete inspection of London meat it would be necessary (a) to provide public slaughterhouses in substitution for private slaughterhouses, and to ins... |
27cb6d37-a74a-42e5-a13d-2b578d474c12 | e 66 Inspection should be accompanied by the stamping of meat which was approved as fit for human food, and the inpectors of the sanitary authorities should, by sufficient inspection of meat exposed for sale, ensure that it has been duly examined.' " Nuisances (See Table XVa.). 14. 380 complaints of sanitary defects we... |
6f226304-4f7f-4317-b74f-1a23dc2f6c7e | The dust in Woolwich is collected by your Council's employees, but that in Plumstead and Eltham by two different contractors. A proposal to collect the house refuse throughout the Borough by direct labour is now under consideration. 15. Although the complaints of non-removal of dust are very few, it is unfortunately tr... |
0ef9ff94-c259-45a7-8955-9132b97967b1 | In the four preceding years the numbers were 52, 29, 28, and 22, respectively. These drains affected 169 houses. 590 private drains found choked and defective were examined, cleared, and re-laid, compared with 786, 693, 722, and 573 in the four preceding years. The majority were found in the River Ward. 1,278 water-clo... |
f1f2b81f-a0f9-408b-8eda-d9608544e806 | Public House Urinals.—The urinals attached to Public Houses and accessible to the Public have been regularly inspected during the year, and several improvements have been made both in the arrangements and lighting. Regular cleansing has been required, and an improvement in the general condition has resulted from system... |
a18e83b9-d4f3-4a04-9134-fde3c102a331 | 9,604 were inspected re-infectious diseases and complaints, compared with 7,123, 10,956, 7,791, and 7,673. In addition to these the 265 registered houses were each inspected several times. 20. Table XVI. shows the streets inspected and number of houses found defective in each. At 2,693 houses interiors were cleansed or... |
973c9924-039b-4db6-9ae1-db0723e34788 | These amounted to a total of 564. Special inspections were made of Cock Yard, Salutation Alley, Prospect Cottages, Pottery Cottages, the cowsheds, milkshops, ice cream shops, bakehouses, and many of the houses registered under the bye-laws. The other inspections were chiefly on account of Tuberculosis, Diphtheria and Z... |
16e79e90-a4ea-4517-8855-9902cb495811 | Letters 69 of caution were addressed to the offenders in all cases of nuisance, but no prosecutions were undertaken last year. Observations were also made on smoke nuisances occurring at the Electric Light Station, Globe Lane; this was stated to be due to the use of inferior coal, and the nuisance was remedied by burni... |
85362d23-da38-43b8-82d9-09fb2336e7a9 | Meanwhile the Arsenal police evidently judge it to be superfluous to report nuisances, for in reply to the letter forwarding observations received from the Coal Smoke Abatement Society, the Chief Superintendent stated that "no report was received from the police on duty of smoke nuisance on 19th October, 1905" (the day... |
a14717a2-1ff6-4b3c-ae3e-8c6ec93d35ae | 70 The principal lessons of the Conference were (1) that the law against smoke nuisance should be strictly enforced, being both to the pecuniary interest of manufacturers and the sanitary interest of the public, and (2) that gas, coke, and other smokeless forms of fuel should replace the use of bituminous coal. 26. Def... |
8222be51-73fb-4953-b139-90e0322fbab6 | Verminous Booms.—53 verminous rooms were cleansed under the London County Council General Powers Act of 1904. Numerous others were dealt with as dirty rooms under the Nuisance Section. Dust Removal. 28. In Woolwich Parish 6,959 loads of house and trade refuse, weighing 8,204 tons, were removed by direct labour and dest... |
d70a5252-3cc1-40ef-9ad3-28e68a9dec7d | £2,775 4s. 5d. was paid for collection. 71 In Eltham the sum of £698 9s. 6d. was paid to the contractor, Mr. Tucker, for removal of Eltham dust, which was deposited on fields in the parish. Notices were distributed warning house occupiers that dustpails must he kept covered, and there has been a great improvement in th... |
c8c5f609-c161-4d6b-bb37-8f10eb00d9de | 1,195 loads and 338 bushels of inoffensive refuse were collected in Woolwich Parish and destroyed, for which the sum of £92 8s. l0d. was paid by tradesmen, etc. This is included in the figures of the Woolwich dust collection. The charge made for inoffensive refuse is 1s. 6d. a load and 2d. a bushel, and for offensive r... |
abde2a10-a2f4-4e4e-b51e-2f3c87b2b760 | The following 10 houses were represented as unfit for human habitation under Section 32, of the Housing of the Working Classes Act: — 6, High Street, Woolwich 1, 2, and 3, South Cottages, Footscray Road 6, and 7, Nile Street 41, Woolwich Road 3, Pelham Terrace 14, Milward Street 3d, George Street 72 Notices (Form A) we... |
cbf8a570-595f-43db-b8ff-18939abcb725 | were paid by owners. 30. Unoccupied Houses and New Houses.—Owing to reduction of work in the Royal Arsenal and trade depression, there have been in recent years a large number of empty houses or unoccupied rooms, as compared with previous years. For the year ending 30th September, 1904, the unrated empties were 2.1 per... |
b8ce7cd7-9daa-409b-aeca-80d2459b5692 | The general demand is for a small separate house. 31. Council's North Woolwich Houses.—On the 1st April 21 of the Council's 25 houses were occupied ; 9 were vacated during the year ending 31st March, 1906, and 10 re-let; 3 were unoccupied on the latter date. The number of persons at present housed is 73 adults and 34 c... |
b880983b-4304-4e20-a86c-7c1f82de00e4 | 189 of the houses are in Woolwich Parish and 76 in Plumstead. 33. These houses were inspected, some quarterly and others half-yearly. 594 inspections were made in all and 320 notices served. Proceedings were taken against a landlord (Mr. Berry) for failing to fill in a registration form and refusal to admit the Lady In... |
dffda4bd-bd51-4543-b651-40e6ea909ab8 | 184 of The Public Health Act, 1875, certain ratepayers petitioned the Local Government Board not to confirm the Bye-Laws, and the Board as a result held a local inquiry, and subsequently proposed several alterations. Most of these were verbal and unimportant, and your Council had no difficulty in agreeing with them. Th... |
2f4baf0b-b4af-45ee-86e4-5176e2f08cbe | Couples 60 Beresford Street 58 . . 58 5 High Street 40 . . 40 52 , 22 . . 22 56 , 15 . . 15 56a , 18 . . 18 76 , 16 . 16 77 , 13 . 13 81 , 5 . 5 82 , 14 . 14 93 , 30 . . 30 102 , 28 . . 28 1 Rope Yard Rails 14 . . 14 2 , 17 . . 17 4 , 17 . . 17 7 , . 11* 22 9 , 32 . . 32 10 , 51 . . 51 10a , 32 . . 32 11, , 30 . . 30 2... |
d5b649dc-6836-446d-994b-6c84501233da | . 39 13 , 11 . . 11 Totals. 527 48 11* 597 * i.e., 22 persons. Underground Rooms. 37. Only three underground rooms separately occupied were found not in accordance with the Act, viz.: 2, High Street, 75 Woolwich; 177, Powis Street; and 10, Market Hill. The occupation of each of these was discontinued on service of noti... |
acd2a580-c136-4fa8-accb-6c5072eea72b | Miss Middlebrooke's time being fully occupied with other duties, she was unable to continue inspecting workshops and homeworkers' premises; and those where females are employed were inspected after January by Mr. Tedham and the others by Mr. Powell. Fifty-six premises where food is prepared, chiefly restaurant kitchens... |
71bfa311-6c13-4d33-bed9-bf0ea1a9a1b0 | Regulations embodying the provisions for ice cream shops contained in the London County Council General Powers Act, were drawn up, printed on cards, and distributed at every shop on the register. 76 Disinfection. 41. The mode of disinfection, cost of appliances, staff, etc., were fully described in my Annual Report 190... |
bc3d5ae9-4c4b-4db9-8ece-7f74b2a89e1c | Owing to its proximity to the mortuary there has always been a prejudice against it; and now that Formalin is used for disinfection, it is only necessary to close rooms for two or three hours, so that no one need be prevented from occupying their sleeping room at night on account of disinfection. It was found useful fo... |
5996adfc-b120-444e-96a3-2da2e7eb9df7 | The two Borough Cemeteries were well maintained as usual. 77 611 bodies were buried in the Woolwich Cemetery compared with 691, 695, 663, and 690 in the four previous years. There were 705 interments in the Plumstead Cemetery compared with 788, 817, 694, and 789 in the four preceding years. Sixty-two burials took place... |
f09f8414-796f-4f08-8520-7f742ad9cdc3 | Only one bath is to be provided in the first place, but the station has been arranged so that it can be duplicated and a bath allotted to each sex as soon as need arises. The station is now approaching completion. Tents, Vans, and Sheds. 46. During the year 38 tents, vans, and sheds were inspected, and two notices serv... |
ad80f423-afe0-425b-90c6-ee7aa768a5e1 | 78 Section 22 states that "The Council may establish, maintain, " manage and carry on a depot for the sale of sterilised "milk and humanised milk, and may appropriate and "use such lands as may be necessary or expedient for "that purpose, and may provide laboratories, plant and "machinery, and may buy, sterilise, human... |
2716d16c-dedc-4edd-8133-8e62d4a9efcb | In visiting the latter he was accompanied by Councillor Dr. Slater (now Mayor) and by Chief Inspector Duck. A report on the work of these depots and others, as to which particulars were obtained, was presented and printed in your Council's Minutes of the 16th November, 1905, page 36. On the same day you resolved to est... |
2ffb1b0d-d5a8-447d-8f70-b5faf7dd134d | Thomas's10 „ Private Houses 6 Particulars as to this Ambulance were given in my Annual Report 1903, page 78. The Ambulance is still in good repair. The London County Council are now proposing to provide a public ambulance service for London, but in the first place it is only intended to serve the more central districts... |
049ad928-cc60-45f1-90e4-14887aeea503 | That the County Council be asked to arrange for their "School playgrounds to be bond fide open in the "holidays at the specified hours which have been laid "down, and that steps be taken to make known the "fact that the playgrounds are open. 2. " That the County Council be asked to open all the "playgrounds on Saturday... |
ec4a1944-198d-4fb0-a792-be0157d7c314 | That a Sub-Committee be appointed to inquire as to "what grounds can be secured in the Western part of " the Borough for public playgrounds. 5. "That the Works Committee be asked to provide "gymnastic apparatus on part of the playground "which is being laid out adjoining the Electricity "Station, and to set apart a cer... |
45633c1d-7f5a-4ed1-b505-ad16b102f093 | A letter was received from the London County Council, dated June 21st, 1905, with respect to children suffering from notifiable diseases visiting Parks and Open Spaces under the control of the Council, and asking this Council to co-operate with them in their endeavour to prevent the spread of disease. Your Medical Offi... |
d89efd0d-14e1-4a01-abe1-4718666fe92d | The County Council goes on to speak of a subject which cannot be so easily dealt with, namely, the fact that children not themselves suffering from infectious disease, but inhabiting houses in which there are such cases, are allowed to visit Parks and Open Spaces. The County Council states that, in many instances, the ... |
66ad48f7-faee-4f22-95d7-d228692cdf3e | Take a case of Measles or Scarlet Fever in a family, say, where there are six children, father and mother, in five rooms. In Measles, the patient is required to be isolated for four weeks; in Scarlet Fever, usually for at least six weeks. Would the County Council propose that in such a case the five children, who are n... |
f85daa9f-a39e-497a-9b20-a731f4006b0e | There is some reason for suggesting that they should be excluded from gymnasiums, since in these places children often congregate more closely, and come into closer contact with each other than they do in either the streets, or the parks, or open spaces. I consider, however, that even apart from the absence of any lega... |
f25c4e3b-43df-451e-861a-cb67fecdeaf6 | 3,804 written intimation notices were served and 687 statutory notices; 111 of the latter not having been complied with in the time specified, were referred to the Town Clerk. who, before taking proceedings, wrote a warning letter in each case. Finally, 24 defaulters were summoned at the Police-court, and convictions o... |
200b5800-6ab5-4512-9ea1-5bbfd3149604 | The following is a summary of the Lady Inspector's work for the 12 months:— Houses Let in Lodgings. Total number on Register 265 Number of inspections 594 Do. of re-inspections (estimated) 1,521 Do. found satisfactory 187 Do. of notices served 320 Do. of defects remedied 738 Do. of newly registered houses measured 54 D... |
c9ffacfb-1049-4823-8c55-ef53cc11908b | do. revisited re do 482 Do. do. visited re Measles 16 F 2 84 Number of houses visited re Zymotic Enteritis 210 Do. do. revisited do. 180 Do. do. visited for other causes 18 Workshops. Number of Inspections (January) 49 Do. notices served 6 Do. cases referred to District Inspectors 2 Do. new workrooms measured 14 Homewo... |
e592bca3-eafb-46f1-af44-0062c2ff6576 | Defects, and smells from these are to be remedied not by disinfectants, but by reconstruction and flushing. But when infection is actually known to exist disinfectants should be used unsparingly. They are supplied by the Department for disinfecting infected soiled linen, infected stools, sputa in phthisis, for personal... |
74f9f475-c2b6-437d-a032-d809e57af96e | The disinfectants used were Jeyes' Soap, Corrosive Sublimate, Formalin Tablets (for fumigation), Formaldehyde (for spraying and disinfecting books), Cyllin (for sputa in phthisis) 85 ganate of Potash, Sulphur, coarse Carbolic (for dust pails), and Chloride of Lime (for offal tins, &c.). Public Conferences. 54. You appo... |
809e638a-fd45-4333-9c70-548bdd3636f2 | F. H. Deans, Clerk, has left to take up the post of Secretary and Editor of the Journal of the Society of Sanitary Inspectors. Mr. Dee, Sanitary Inspector, has resigned, having been appointed to a better paid post in Stepney. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, SIDNEY DAVIES. 88—87 TABLE I. Borough of Woolwich. Vit... |
43720af3-3634-4b20-a206-37a27afd17d6 | * Number. Rate.* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1895 105265 3321 31.5 476 143 . . . . . 1757 16.7 1896 106840 3363 31.5 508 151 . . . . . 1878 17.5 1897 108611 3406 31.3 455 133 . . . . . 1642 15.1 1898 110273 3269 29.6 472 144 . . . . . 1935 17.5 1899 113148 3367 29.8 534 158 . . . . . 1889 16.6 1900 115498 3303 28.6 4... |
e078a3ae-9963-4d2a-8c30-5dfa2a1c1258 | 8 1901 117740 3535 30.0 455 128 1600 13.6 433 42 164 1722 14.6 1902 122505 3730 29.9 462 124 1678 13.7 278 43 208 1843 14.7 1903 123172 3691 30.0 390 106 1511 12.3 272 41 175 1637 13.3 1904 125791 3531 28.1 466 132 1636 13.0 261 40 169 1765 14.0 Averages for years 1895— 1904 114884 3452 30.0 468 136 . . . . . 1813 15.8... |
74b67ff4-411a-42d6-84f4-489627653aed | 313 50 192 1605 127 * Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population. Note. The deaths included in Column 7 of this Table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually occurred within the district or division. The deaths to be included in Column 12 are the number in Co... |
854636d2-25af-48eb-afca-716f6a76e184 | The "Public Institutions" taken into account for the purposes of these Tables are those into which persons are habitually received on account of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses and lunatic asylums. Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water) 8239.7 Total Population at all ages 11... |
d7bbc29c-cc82-4a0d-b066-82a0606dd89c | Bartholomew's Hospital Charing Cross Hospital Westminster do St. Thomas's do East London do Poplar do St. Peter's do St. John's, Lewisham, Hospital Children's do West London do Fulham Road Consumption do Ear and Nose Hospital Brompton do Bethnal Green Hospital Cane Hill Asylum Dart-ford Heath Asylum Colney Hatch do Cla... |
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