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babeef4f-de5e-4969-8c40-c9e5db85ec17 | Six deaths were in persons over 60 years of age. Local Distribution.—As notification is voluntary, it was to be expected that some doctors would be more inclined to notify 40 than others, and this will necessarily affect the local distribution as indicated by notification, and consequently too much reliance must not be... |
3b859ef0-de7f-46fd-96f2-09d6d76968a8 | Table IV. shows the manner of feeding of all cases under one year of age. Only 12, or 6 per cent., were fed on the breast alone, and 28, or 14 per cent., on breast and other food. The remaining 80 per cent, were nearly all fed on fresh cow's milk or Nestle's condensed milk. Thus, as in 1905, 20 per cent, were fed wholl... |
1e15fcf6-5567-4fb6-912a-cb4f51beb374 | Table V. shows the cause of weaning of 185 cases which were weaned under the age of six months. It appears from this Table that only 5 children were weaned on account of the mother going to work. 142 children were weaned owing to the failure of the milk, from death or illness of the mother. Action Taken.—All the cases ... |
d9f2e514-d4f3-49dc-b74f-56c000230656 | Source oj Infection.— Some probable source of infection was discovered in 20 cases, viz., father in 1; mother, 2; sister, 3; brother, 5 ; lodger, 5 ; son, 1; neighbour, 3. Deaths.— Table VIII. gives the death rates from diarrhoeal diseases in the summer quarter during the past five years, and infantile death rates for ... |
a29b94c6-91bc-4744-ac09-f687a17727fb | The past quarter had the highest average temperature (62'08) of any quarter in the past six years, the average temperature of the summer quarter, 1901 (62'06), most nearly approached the temperature of the past quarter. It was, therefore, to be expected that the diarrhoeal mortality of this year would be higher than in... |
cafeb4e1-1143-4049-88b7-a5c897071943 | In order to test the advantage derived from notification of Zymotic Enteritis I have compared the Diarrhoea death-rate of the summer quarter of London and Woolwich in the two periods, 1901/4 and 1905/6. 42 In the earlier period Zymotic Enteritis was neither notifiable in Woolwich nor in any other part of London. In the... |
a12ce754-f85f-42e2-a765-069e0b32e25c | Rate per 1,000 living—London 2.27 2.64 Woolwich 2.30 2.13 It thus appears that while in London the Diarrhoea death rate has been considerably more in the past two years and in the three preceding years, in Woolwich the rate has declined, so that as far as statistics can be relied upon this indicates a decided advantage... |
097ae2be-ede9-40d9-800f-fde111261745 | Males. Females. Under 3 mths. 3 to 6 mths. 6 to 9 mths. 9 to 12 mths. Total under 1 year. 1 to 2 years. 2 to 5 years. Over 5 years. 366 187 179 31 52 52 59 194 99 39 34 Notifications 46 29 17 8 6 9 10 33 9 1 3 Deaths to October 31st 43 Table II. Distribution in Wards and Parishes. Notifications. Deaths to October 31st ... |
ded35dbc-fcb0-4e15-ae6f-9454c20bdb66 | Nicholas Ward 88 14 Central Ward 38 3 Glyndon Ward 48 10 St. Margaret's Ward 44 3 Herbert Ward 14 1 Burrage Ward 10 2 Eltham Parish 47 1 366 46 Table HI. Houses affected. Total. Number under 1½ to a room. Number with oyer 12 & under 2 to a room. N umber with over 2 to a room. Number clean. Number dirty. Not Stated. 366... |
51279931-87b9-44f6-a17b-de694f80e36f | Total cases 194 Breast only 12 Breast and other food 28 Fresh Cow's milk 59 Fresh Cow's milk with other farinaceous food 39 Nestle's condensed milk 49 Dried milk 2 Sterilized milk 1 Other food 1 Not stated 3 Tubebottlesused 74 Tubeless bottles used 85 Both bottles used 6 Table v. Cause of weaning of cases under 6 month... |
19cc8d17-c767-4c61-9753-3613db964384 | July Week ending 7th 14th 21st 28th Cases 1 3 5 5 Temperature 59.16 60.68 61.29 62.26 August Week ending 4th 11th 18th 25th | Cases 13 38 65 56 Temperature ... 63.25 64.00 63.80 62.80 September Week ending 1st 8th 15 th 22nd 29th Cases 27 52 58 28 15 Temperature ... 63.08 63.83 62.89 60.80 59.24 Table VII. Deaths from ... |
710a459b-29a7-40f5-8315-210145685696 | 9 to 12 months. Woolwich— River 1 North ... 3 2 ... ... ... 1 6 South 1 2 3 2 1 ... 2 11 Dockyard 1 2 1 2 1 ... ... 7 St. Mai y's ... ... 2 1 1 ... ... 4 St. George's ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1 2 Plumstead— St. Nicholas 1 4 6 4 4 ... 1 20 Central 1 ... 1 1 ... ... ... 3 Glyndon 3 2 4 1 1 ... ... 11 St. |
a2205bfc-d449-400d-8f6d-6872edc4652f | Margaret's 1 2 2 1 1 ... 1 8 Herbert 1 ... 2 ... ... ... ... 3 Burrage ... ... 1 1 ... 1 ... 3 Eltham ... 2 ... 1 ... ... ... 3 Totals 9 17 25 14 9 1 6 81 46 Table VIII. Diarrhoea, Infantile Mortality, and Temperature of Summer Quarter in London and Woolwich. District 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 Deaths from Diarrhoea... |
131e5168-0d7d-41a7-95a6-7fd6b4ab14e0 | J der 1 year per 1,0001 births) I London 148 139 130 144 131 132 Woolwich 129 125 108 135 103 111 Maximum Weekly Average Temperature of 3 ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of Summer Quarter ... 63.54 61.09 61.64 64.62 64.11 64.00 Average temperature of 3 ft. ground thermometer in Summer qtr. ... 62.00 59.68 60.18 61.4... |
b2ca108d-9141-4a08-b5b6-a1c02b8a20b6 | There were 8 cases of puerperal fever notified, compared with 11, 2, 5 and 12 in the four preceding years. There were 2 deaths. The case.rate was 0.06, and the death.rate 0.02, both, rates being below the average of the past five years. One case was attended in confinement by a qualified medical man and seven by midwiv... |
ab53f525-ccea-4def-b2d8-e7c93c3875d8 | Tuberculosis. 71. There were 221 deaths from Tuberculous disease, giving a death-rate of 1.74, compared with 2.29, 1.86, 1.92, 2.06, and 1.83 in the five preceding years. This is the lowest rate recorded. The London death-rate was 2.02. 72. The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the various forms o... |
f6147c6c-8e79-44aa-831c-efc63e2518b8 | The deaths from Phthisis were 164, giving a death-rate of 1.29, compared with 1.80, 1.49, 1.39, 1.64, and 1.47 in the five preceding years. This is the lowest death-rate recorded; the reduction in death-rate since 1901 represents a saving of 65 lives last year. The following table gives the death-rate from Phthisis in ... |
e1a4061f-f9c3-4c70-a8fb-d4716dadda42 | Woolwich Parish 89 2.15 67 1.68 Plumstead 97 1.34 90 1.20 Eltham 6 0.63 7 0.58 The Borough 192 1.56 164 1 29 London 157 6969 147 74. The following table shows the death-rate from Phthisis in Woolwich and Plumstead Parishes, in each of the three past quinquennia:— 1891-5 1896-1900 1901-5 Woolwich 2.80 2.16 2.15 Plumstea... |
4ea81d44-23df-46b9-9f60-9c3ee515ec17 | It is satisfactory to note that the special efforts made to deal with the disease in recent years are now bearing fruit. 76. 97 of those who died were males and 67 females. In 1905 there were 110 males and 75 females. 77. Out of 19 who died, as to whom information on this point was obtained, 1 was stated to be a teetot... |
52bcdb73-ed02-47b0-943b-fc0bcf8dd4bf | Loss of work was spoken of in several cases as contributing to illness and death. 79. Notifications.—Voluntary notification of Phthisis has now been in force in the Borough for five years. 176 cases were notified compared with 189, 167, and 145 in three preceding years. 29 of these were in the Poor-Law Infirmary, 19 ot... |
b3dd4f78-0bb8-40c9-ac0a-d47101c617a8 | The source of infection of the notified cases was probably as follows :— Family or personal, 44 viz.— Father 12, Mother 10, Brother 8, Sister 4, Husband 1, Wife 2, Other members of family, 1, Friends, lodgers, neighbours 6, (including two friends nursed.) Workshop and Office 15 Public House 27 School 2 Navy and Army 7 ... |
6f0a5c52-f8c9-4daa-9b0c-0a07eb0a2d41 | 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 0 6 34 101 31 4 Sex.—130 males, 46 females. 82. Occiipation. — Of the 130 notified males, 50 were Arsenal employees. The Departments and Workshops affected are as follows:— Royal Laboratory 13 Electrical Br... |
0945ec10-014a-4dcd-9383-62e1c9e781aa | Bacteriological Diagnosis.—Sputum from 130 cases of suspected phthisis was examined at the Lister Institute, and tubercle bacilli were found in 50 cases. The number of examinations for the four previous years were 36, 144, 116, and 130 respectively. 51 84. In my Annual Report for 1904, some figures were given as to the... |
c274f616-a6bc-4427-b344-36e218099aa6 | Disinfection was performed by the Public Health Department at 169 premises, compared with 108, 192, and 142 in the three preceding years. Of these 130 were disinfected after the death of the patient, and 39 after removal to hospital, sanatorium or on other opportunity. 86. Sanatorium Treatment.— In August, 1903, your C... |
32f7f146-7829-4ff7-8e05-efe5f1b67ac2 | For this reason, in October, 1905, it was decided to use the three existing beds for two months' treatment, and to maintain three more beds for four months' further treatment for such patients as required it, and were likely to be permanently benefited. (See Annual Report, 1904, p. 51, and Council's Minutes for April 1... |
3dcbda24-71ff-4852-8613-4e9ac2103920 | All the Council's beds at the Sanatorium were kept occupied throughout the year, there being always more patients anxious to go than could be accommodated. The male applicants, however, greatly outnumbered the female, and, for some months, one of the female beds was exchanged for a bed on the male side. 29 patients wer... |
7ca27a30-3c8f-46a6-9638-e9c23f2059b6 | Some of these earned their keep by performing light duties, and others were supported by a charitable fund. 88. From August, 1903, up to June 30th, 1906, 42 patients had passed through the Council's beds at the Sanatorium, and the following table shews the condition of these up to February 1st, 1907. Three of these onl... |
83f65f99-e366-4a1d-8e61-9abb82a40057 | kept well and at work until November, 1906, six months after leaving the Sanatorium, where he stayed six months, but has since lost his work, and his health is suffering in consequence; the other, H.C., was at the Sanatorium two months only, left in June, 1905, much improved, though still with distinct symptoms; not fi... |
c7c638b9-6746-461a-91c8-6edf3be584ae | Of the five who are ill and unfit for work, one was at work for two years after leaving the Sanatorium; one was an acute case sent direct from a consumption hospital, without being seen by the Medical Officer of Health; the other three improved at the Sanatorium and performed their duties for a few months but soon rela... |
64d408d2-f762-4218-9c4b-681b20e038d1 | The fact that probably the lives of all the patients were prolonged, that 33 out of 42 were able to resume their ordinary duties, after going to the Sanatorium, at least for a time, and that half the patients appear to be permanently cured, justifies the 54 conclusion that the Woolwich Borough Council in providing the ... |
91cff718-4929-46f2-ba50-ff373524098c | On the other hand, some cases in which the disease had made considerable progress have done remarkably well. Again, the Sanatorium can in most cases re-establish the health of early cases within at least six months; but it cannot generally make them resistant to all the injurious influences to which they are exposed on... |
99ad8489-94a2-4720-9ce5-33aba99e3c64 | The fact that 36 consumptive patients are there trained, every year, how to preserve their own health and how to avoid infecting others, will undoubtedly do much to diminish the tuberculosis death-rate, and the figures of last year indicate that it has already done so. 55 The names of 65 applicants for admission to the... |
119c1304-bd30-4a9f-aaa5-221db2d98e25 | In several, who with prompt sanatorium treatment might probably have been restored to health, the disease had advanced too far for admission when their turn came. Twice as many beds as the Council maintains could be easily kept occupied, and twice as many consumptives have their health restored at least for some years.... |
a17606c6-831c-4b55-ac82-345a490d7476 | Four beds for men have been placed out of doors under a temporary shelter, well protected from wind, and facing the south, and mackintosh sheets provided for wet weather. A balcony for women has been constructed, well protected above and on three sides, but fully exposed to the south side. The results so far obtained h... |
547fd5f6-1822-4d81-bf6c-50830d44e619 | Besides making notification of Phthisis compulsory, it is desirable also to make compulsory the removal to hospital of patients who are without proper lodging accommodation. This could be done by application of S. 66 of the Public Health (London) Act. This would prevent consumptives being kept at home under conditions ... |
0bb12fca-4c60-458b-be38-c87626f0c7d8 | The highest mortality was in Burrage Ward, probably because this ward contains a large proportion of elderly persons. The London death-rate was 1·04. 96. The following table shows the sex and region affected of all the cases of malignant disease. 57 Carcinoma. Seat of primary disease. Male. Female. Head and Face 1 2 Mo... |
e6d09970-e6aa-4485-8175-01bc3bcd55ad | Genitals 1 Diffused 1 Orbit 1 Undefined 1 1 3 2 Alcoholism. 97. There were three deaths from alcoholism and 17 from cirrhosis of the liver, making a total of 20 deaths definitely attributed to alcohol, compared with 52, 40, 42, 27, and 24 in the five preceding years. In addition to these, there were 347 deaths 58 from ... |
0e1886fb-895b-4683-adf9-a201bc0fd86f | 98. The following table shows the death-rates from alcoholism and cirrhosis of liver in the past five years and in 1906 in various divisions of the Borough compared with London. Public Houses per cent. of total houses. Deaths from Alcoholism per 1000 population. 1901-5 Average. The Borough 1·0 0·30 0·16 Woolwich Paris... |
6ec6bdfe-60ed-4276-a4b8-2aaaf87b2c4b | The statement re "Physical Deterioration and Alcoholism" which was issued as a poster in 1905 is now appended to the other leaflets, and left at all houses in the course of houseto-house inspection. (See Annual Report 1905, page 59,) The example of Woolwich in issuing the statement re "Physical Deterioration" has since... |
2924f276-b7db-4381-90ca-29f26eb8fc47 | There were in addition 14 deaths (19 in 1905) from general paralysis and tabes dorsalis (loco-motor ataxy), diseases which are now considered to be usually due to syphilis. These figures are far from representing the total mortality caused by this disease. Meteorology. (See Table VIII.). 100. The first or winter quarte... |
b6e68792-0cdf-4011-be19-a2334b869236 | The lowest temperature, 22·3, occurred in the last week of the year, and the highest, 94·3, occurred in the week ending the 1st September. The rainfall, 22·41, was below the average, the deficiency being specially in the summer quarter. Altogether, the year was an average one as regards the effect of the weather on hea... |
2a139083-562a-4c9c-b3b7-90ced2ef482b | This was attributed to excessive pumping, causing the Thames water to be drawn through the chalk more quickly than was desirable. On pumping less quickly, the quality of the water improved. The Council requested the Board to have monthly examinations made of the water of the Plumstead Well, and to furnish the Borough C... |
eb2e2ca3-7dc4-473b-8cba-f5f99a097ce2 | The time has now come when it is desirable to take "stock of these observations. This is the more important "since but little is known of the bacteriological (as com"pared with the chemical) qualities of deep well waters." 61 The report proceeds:— "The Plumstead Well is affected by its propinquity "to the River Thames ... |
74a21627-b029-48a4-ac99-8b910842db1d | The Plumstead Well, as regards presence of bacteria, was one of the least satisfactory; containing, in one sample, coli-like microbes in 10 c.c., but not in 1 c.c., and no flaginac B. coli in either 10 or 100 c.c. Four samples of the Plumstead water contained coli-like microbes in 100 c.c., and not in 10 c.c., and in o... |
70b9dd12-a8d6-4636-a4cf-5a44356f5487 | I also received, by request, from the Clerk to the Metropolitan Water Board, a copy of the last chemical analysis made of the Plumstead well water, which is as follows :— "Parts per 100,000. "Taken on October 30th, 1906. "Contained no ammoniacal nitrogen, 0·0024 parts "albuminoid nitrogen, ·77 oxidised nitrogen, 0:0102... |
906ce957-afe7-4a3c-b689-6aa836485834 | The Metropolitan Water Board were again asked to continue the frequent examinations of the Plumstead water, and furnish the Council with a copy of the report made with respect to same. This, I regret to say, they have refused to do. The supply is constant throughout the Borough with the exception of houses on Shooters ... |
2e69be15-7650-407b-ae29-b4a11cf7860c | Defective and foul storage cisterns were found and remedied at 51 houses, compared with 70, 90, and 106 in the three preceding years. At 58 houses, the supply was found insufficient or temporarily cut off. Food and Drugs Act. 4. 506 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, and 47 or 9·3 per cent. were found to be ... |
8d4efc67-2fca-4533-8aad-8e19889a4747 | (These figures refer to proceedings actually taken during the year, and consequently do not correspond with the figures in the preceding paragraph.) 6. A total of £76 was imposed in fines, and £15 9s. in costs. 7. 420 of the samples were milk, and 3 separated milk; 37 of these, or 8·7 per cent. were adulterated, compar... |
38c31a03-3aba-44a9-bbae-f89d6c4ba09e | One sample was adulterated with 17 per cent. of water, and one had 30 per cent, fat abstracted; these were the most serious adulterations, and the fine inflicted was £10 in the former, and 10s. in the latter case. £10 was the heaviest fine inflicted. 9. Of the 420 milk samples, 126 were taken on Sunday and 8 or 6·3 per... |
1cc085bc-8c2b-4e67-bbdb-471b6a3742ff | There were no prosecutions, all the owners having acted in good faith. Of the surrenders, 12 were for tuberculosis, 36 unsound, and 30 with livers or other organs affected with parasitic disease. The meat affected with tuberculosis was pork in 11 cases, and the liver of an ox in one case. The food surrendered as being ... |
411dcfa5-ed98-4eb1-b9c4-f9aa7d3f361b | No pathogenic (diseaseproducing) organisms were found, and no bacilli indicating faecal contamination; one tin showed faint signs of decomposition, Very few tins, however, were found on sale which came from the implicated firms. Twelve samples of untinned preserved food, viz.—sausages, brawn and pressed beef, were bact... |
a8636a93-dbe8-4054-abf9-df655b4d2301 | 11. On January 1st, there were 186 milkshops on the register; 21 were added and 57 removed during the year, leaving 149 on the register at the close of 1905. There were 300 inspections made. An occupier of a milkshop was prosecuted in 1905 under Section 13 of the Dairies and Cowsheds Order, 1885. It was a small general... |
ba29af92-a8e5-4914-b466-ac6a988898cc | The number of cowsheds remained as before—18. These were all inspected four times, and eight notices were served for dirty conditions, etc. There were no prosecutions. The general condition of cows and cowsheds in the Borough is fairly good; much better than exists in the provincial districts, from which the great bulk... |
e92a94fc-4a16-4914-9f9c-9f8cc2b73e47 | This was done and a special Report printed, which elicited much local and general notice, and has probably been instrumental in assisting towards a purer supply. E 66 Slaughterhouses. 13. There are 11 slaughterhouses on the register; 105 inspections were made and six notices served and complied with. Nuisances. (See Ta... |
d45fb084-c842-472a-b6b9-225bc5e2e69f | Although the complaints of non-removal of dust are very few, it is unfortunately true that there are many instances where the whole of the house-refuse is not regularly removed owing to the carelessness of the householders, and the neglect of the dustmen to remove anything not placed in the proper receptacles. The litt... |
5bf6219d-47d1-411a-8439-5f34a6c8678b | cisterns were repaired, compaired with 1,532, 1,498 and 1,278 in the three preceding years. 160 foul w.c. pans were cleansed by tenants, compared with 179, 231 and 247 in the three preceding years. New Outfall Sewers.—The two new main outfalls, long since talked of, are now making steady progress, the part from Plumste... |
7314dba7-d205-4e61-8e4e-5ba8a683898b | House Inspection.—4709 houses were inspected, house-tohouse, compared with 6223, 6604, and 6160, in the three preceding years; 10291 were inspected re infectious diseases and complaints, compared with 7791, 7673, and 9604. In addition to these the 300 registered houses were each inspected several times. 20. Table XVI s... |
68030654-bfe5-4b72-87a0-62b2675455ba | Medical Officer's Inspections.—These amounted to a total of 596. Special inspections were made of Reed's Buildings, Charlton Vale, Henry Street, and North Woolwich houses, also of E 2 68 the cowsheds, milk-shops, bakehouses, and many of the houses registered under the bye-laws. The other inspections were chiefly on acc... |
05727253-f68c-431c-89f5-c6dd664872eb | 79 observations on smoke nuisances were made and 12 nuisances from black smoke observed. These were all abated on service of notice. Observations were also made on smoke nuisances occurring at the Woolwich Dust Destructor. Though the smoke from this is not black, it creates decided nuisance when the wind blows in certa... |
4ce949df-913f-4427-a6f1-11cedb5323cb | At 97 houses, new windows were supplied or existing ones enlarged or other work done to improve the lighting by daylight. Most of these were in Woolwich Parish. 69 26. Verminous Rooms. 156 verminous rooms were cleansed under the London County Council General Powers Act of 1904, or were dealt with as dirty rooms under t... |
6de39228-b404-4eb6-8c05-983de11333e7 | In Plumstead 13013 loads, weighing 11622 tons were removed by the Contractors, Messrs. Tuff & Hoar, and destroyed by the Plumstead Destructor. £2837 4s. 3d. was paid for collection. In Eltham the sum of £742 9s. 8d. was paid to the Contractor, Mr. Tucker, for removal of Eltham dust, which was deposited on fields in the... |
f733d9e3-4d29-41f5-9363-1805d088d8e3 | The cost of removal was £437 14s. 2d. For the removal and destruction of inoffensive refuse in Woolwich Parish, the sum of £37 17s. 10d. was paid by tradesmen. The amount removed 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 fo... |
598aaf01-6b3a-4513-9786-488a1d2fbb30 | 1, 2, 3, 4, Pottery Cottages, Eltham 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Reed's Buildings 62A, Beresford Street 8, Harden's Manorway 16, Armstrong Street Notices (Form A), were served in nine cases; the houses were vacated, and the work required done in three cases. Six houses (Reed's Buildings and 8 Harden's Manorway) were demolished at t... |
24f02f0d-4229-4f28-ab5e-bac9313be178 | For the five years 1901-1906, the deathrate of the North River Ward was 17·8 (compared with 13·9 for the Borough) being exceeded by no Ward except the South River. The infantile death-rate for the same period was 180 (compared with 119 for the Borough) and was far higher than in any other ward. Two-thirds of the differ... |
72b8800a-8e11-4269-b98c-ffc043fc6fae | In the past five years the death-rate from tuberculosis was 2·25 in the North River Ward, compared with 1·46 in the Borough. The age distribution and the class of population do not account for these high death-rates. The inhabitants are of a poor working-class, but not poorer than is found in several wards. After consi... |
bb8c401c-bc2d-4e1b-98ef-eaec2b9680cc | 21 houses were found to be damp and measures taken for securing dryness; at 15 ventilation was provided under the floors. Out of 28 houses where cases of diarrhœa occurred 17 were said to have been built within the last 10 years, 9 had sites without concrete, and 4 were damp; none shewed any signs of houserefuse under ... |
ee9f4b69-e904-4cc7-a4d4-f73085cf9ba9 | A section of the ground in the sump-hole shews five feet of made-up ground above, succeeded below by 13 feet of Thames mud, 3 feet of peat, and 6 feet of sand. In cuttings made for new sewers it is frequently found that the street has been made up with house-refuse, and there can be little doubt that the surface soil o... |
6e61ca86-6eb4-43dd-b9b7-c12b0e51cc04 | The organic constituents of the impure soil will slowly be oxidised and an ultimate greater purity of the soil be attained; but this will take many years. Meanwhile, no other practical steps can be suggested beyond a diligent prosecution of the house-inspection, and health-visiting which are now being carried out. It i... |
77d84b7c-d59f-4f81-afef-a0bf86ec9395 | On my representation of their insanitary condition, the Committee resolved to take proceedings to close them. But meanwhile, the owner undertook to do all and more than all that was required, and he satisfactorily carried out his undertaking. The height of the lower rooms was increased to 7 ft. 4 in. by lowering the fl... |
ec5c1743-b1bd-4626-9870-59a284aabc3c | 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, 1906, the proportion of rates unpaid re empties was 2·3 per cen... |
1711f3b1-02b4-4310-9722-cdfe6a1d9d2a | a week, a rent beyond the means of the majority of the population. The general demand is for a small separate house. 74 31. Council's North Woolwich Houses.—On the 1st of April last, all of the Council's 25 houses were occupied; 7 were vacant or vacated during part of the year ending 31st March, 1907, and 7 re-let; all... |
f494ffa2-bffd-4f4e-9bcc-f0a8ba125711 | At the commencement of the year, 265 houses were on the register; 48 were newly registered and 6 were taken off the register, leaving 307 on the register at the close of the year, compared with 123, 235, and 265 in each of the three preceding years. 189 of the houses are in Woolwich Parish, and 76 in Plumstead. 33. The... |
05ff3a53-354f-4770-bbe9-21118d3d5a4a | New Bye-laws.—The New Bye-laws are where they have been for the past six years—under consideration. When writing my last Annual Report, they were under the consideration of the Local Government Board. Now they are under the consideration of your Council, to whom they have again been referred by the Local Government Boa... |
1a630ab3-38a0-4346-a44b-05dc3d7b22d2 | 22 56 „ 15 . . 15 50A „ 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 21 „ 21 . . 21 21A „ 21 . . 21 4 Warren Lane 31 . . 31 11 & 12 „... |
af1c313f-c1bd-4968-ba3d-c800517b7adb | 11 Totals 527 48 11* 597 * i.e. 22 persons. Underground Rooms. 37. Two underground rooms, separately occupied, were found not in accordance with the Act, viz.: 13, Beresford Street and 39, Mulgrave Place. The occupation of each of these was discontinued on service of notice. 76 Factories, "Workshops, and Workplaces. 38... |
7a91e4fd-9b67-45bc-8c97-b065460afc1e | In consequence of the appointment of a second female inspector, Miss Middlebrooke was able to devote a large amount of time to the inspection of workshops, and factories, and 60 additional workshops were put on the register and 17 more notices served than in 1905. Workshops where no females are employed are inspected b... |
fb67cdf3-155e-4683-85b2-ad8579d9f2af | Tables are obtained every year from every Medical Officer of Health, and those for 1904 have been tabulated and presented to Parliament in the return referred to. The letter states "not only were the tables often omitted or very imperfectly filled up, but the inference cannot be avoided that in a considerable number of... |
8a02114f-e92c-4279-b3c2-211f23d9f156 | The provisions of the Truck Act are next referred to as far as regards assistance which may be rendered, by the Local Authority, to Factory Inspectors, in enforcing these Acts. It is stated that these provisions constitute the chief statutory protection against sweating, and the Local Authority and its officers are inv... |
1aca0c78-f8c1-4826-9bbd-64ab10d75319 | These provisions apply only to a limited class of homeworkers, viz., those employed on wearing apparel; lace and net making; cabinet-making and upholstering work; making of electro-plate, files, and fur-pulling. In this Borough, the only one of these industries carried on, is the making of wearing apparel, so that a la... |
33273fe2-7bcd-4066-be5e-a82f62ced578 | The Act states that they must be sent in on or before the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August, so that practically anybody sending in a list every six months on any day would comply with the Act. If, therefore, it was intended to obtain a conviction for not sending in a list, it would probably be necessary to... |
e7125829-5bb2-48ed-b57b-fcba8ec93646 | I cannot see that it would be reasonable to prosecute any employer for including in his list somebody who had done work for him a month or two before and might possibly do so again, though he was not actually at the time doing such work. No use has been made of provisions 3 and 4. The ordinary procedure under the Publi... |
a92753f2-028c-47b3-a3c3-679419e2afa9 | The question arises whether it would be proper for her to systematically make enquiries on this subject. Certainly this would be going outside her strict statutory duties, but unless systematic enquiries are made it does not seem likely that any assistance could be given in detecting sweating or breaches of the Truck A... |
dafea5aa-6b1d-4e64-ab92-72056d9730eb | Altogether I am of opinion that sanitation of homeworkers is best and most economically obtained by frequent house-to-house inspection, and that the prevention of sweating and breaches of the Truck Acts must be prevented by some means other than those at present provided by the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901. Bakehouse... |
01b8802d-4cb4-40de-9dca-8a5fc8d8c3fa | Regulations embodying the provisions for icecream shops contained in the London County Council General Powers Act are distributed at every shop on the register. Disinfection. 41. The mode of disinfection, cost of appliances, staff, etc. were fully described in my Annual Report, 1903, pages 73-76. Rooms at 987 houses we... |
ae924bbb-da5f-4b91-974e-9f5836dc381d | On the report of the Health Committee, the Establishment Committee considered the advisability of letting one of the two flats, but no action was decided on. The Shelter had not been used previously for more than three years. The Mortuaries. 43. The Sun Street mortuary was used for 162 bodies compared with 183, 164, an... |
1f9170f5-e880-4faf-a43f-6a697c6b6050 | There were 745 interments in the Plumstead Cemetery compared with 817, 694, 789, in the three previous years. 60 Burials took place in Plumstead Churchyard, compared with 164, 144, 125, 115, 123 and 62 in the six preceding years. This marked reduction is satisfactory, and indicates that the regulation as to burying onl... |
3e104b4c-06da-4c79-9aa8-3f9c78d180d0 | by 6 ft. by 10 ft. high. The outer room has a pigeon-hole communicating with the disinfecting chamber, and the bath-room has another hole opening to the exterior The bath is made of glazed porcelain, and is supplied with cold water and with steam from the Destructor; the entry of these is controlled by a Doulton's mixi... |
5edde3b6-b0ce-4e8a-8289-cd54f1c8054f | Notices directing F 82 attention to the existence and situation of the station were printed and distributed to keepers of Common Lodging-houses, and to the Poor Law Officers, and tickets of introduction have been issued to these, and to the masters and mistresses of the primaryschools. The persons using the bath are ch... |
5420bce5-a67f-4b31-99bf-641644279786 | The Council have lost little time in using the powers thus conferred upon them, and, as soon as the offices used by the Council in Maxey Road were vacated on the opening of the new Town Hall, a part of them was set apart for a Milk Depot. This was re-constructed at a cost of £443 7s. 3d., and opened on the 5th of Novem... |
a2c9e6bc-13f4-4577-a46c-3201b195ae6c | 83 Further, the object of the Depot is not to compete with the milk trade. The Act under which the Depot is established prevents the sale of milk for use by any but children under 2 years of age, and the milk is chiefly intended for children under 12 months of age, though, no doubt, many children from 1 to 2 may use it... |
6b7a96b3-728b-4b5a-bee7-965cc503b47b | It follows that the Depot will not and cannot be a paying concern, but as the number of its customers is necessarily limited, it cannot, on the other hand, appreciably increase the Borough Rates, and the small additional charge on these will be amply compensated by the gain in human life. The Depot consists of a small ... |
fa95156f-d6ea-46f2-92aa-682ad4638f80 | The walls of the dairy are tiled throughout, but in the other rooms the tiles only reach to a height of about 6 feet, the upper part of the walls being of cement, painted over. Any water falling on the floor passes swiftly, by channels, to the outside, where it discharges over a properly disconnected gully. F 2 84 The ... |
746a2adc-821e-4984-aaa4-67c1d8abc2d0 | The milk is obtained from a farm in the Borough, situated on high ground, near Chislehurst, which is frequently inspected by the Council's Inspectors and Medical Officer of Health. The cows are out in the fields most of the year; the cowsheds are supplied with Kent water, well ventilated and lighted, well paved and car... |
5000743f-f8a6-4598-89ff-56ee105c10b3 | Such a temperature kills harmful microbes, and yet the physical changes in the milk are practically nil, and the temperature remains far below boiling point. Arrangements have been made for delivering the milk, which constitutes a new departure in municipal milk-depots. The Public Health Committee considered that the l... |
05364cfc-f2ab-4fb4-9087-4fdbfacaefda | A full account of the Depot, its objects, the modifications used, conditions of milk-contract, and directions for the use of the milk, was ordered by the Health Committee to be printed, and can be obtained on application. Numerically, the Depot has been a great success. 125 children are being fed daily at the present t... |
9f3004b5-ebd7-4fe4-997d-b372cde20fff | The public ambulance for accidents, and non-infectious illness was used 104 times compared with 90, 97, and 110 times in the three preceding years. The following were the journeys made:— To Guy's Hospital 25 To London Hospital 14 „ Cottage „ 12 „ Charing Cross 9 „ Seamen's & Miller 6 „ Union Infirmary 1 „ King's Hospit... |
72e0f9f2-7c6a-4841-bfd1-a5874568796b | Finally, 10 defaulters were summoned at the Police Court, and convictions obtained in every case. Fines amounting to £13 were inflicted, and £3 13s. 6d. costs. Bacteriological Examinations. 51. 909 Bacteriological Examinations were made for the Public Health Department by the Lister Institute, and 128 by the Royal Inst... |
2cd13889-387c-4d15-85f8-d041cdd8f817 | „ of Intimation Notices served 316. „ of Statutory Notices served 131. „ of defects remedied 825. „ of newly-registered houses measured 40. „ of cases of overcrowding remedied by redistribution without notice 14. „ of cases referred to District Inspectors 6. 87 Notices. Served. Remedied. On landlords for cleansing 210 ... |
9a1fc858-6b8c-4c19-982b-c500451441a5 | „ „ visited re zymotic enteritis 80. ,, „ revisited „ „ 35. „ „ visited for other causes 70. Factories and Workshops. Number of Inspections of Factories 10. „ „ „ Workshops 95. „ Intimation Notices served 22. „ Statutory „ „ 6. „ cases referred to District Inspectors 2. „ new work-rooms measured 20. Homeworkers' Premis... |
d1685600-4d44-48cd-a1d7-e5d52ffd9a69 | Visits to houses re zymotic enteritis 274. Revisits 78. Visits after infant deaths 31. Visits to houses re phthisis 28. „ „ „ measles 32. „ „ „ Depot-fed infants 6. Special visits 22. Defects referred to District Inspectors 30. Miss Fitz-Gerald adds the following observations:— "In visiting the homes after the notifica... |
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