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5556be33-0ba7-46a2-af5c-a0721f86ddd4 | Table I. gives the age distribution of the cases, the largest number in any three-monthly period was between 9 and 12 months of age. 14 cases over five years were notified. Local Distribution (see Table II.). In proportion to population and births, the largest number of cases was notified in East Plumsteacl and Eltham.... |
de5743a4-58a0-4c9d-bd0d-7a6bfdf2445a | Notification was adopted in Woolwich in 1905, and has not been similarly carried out in any other London Borough. The Table indicates that whereas, before notification, Woolwich had a slightly higher Diarrhœa mortality than London, since notification commenced the Woolwich death-rate has decreased to a marked extent bo... |
5694c7c1-c467-4302-b3e4-9b3af2bb74e0 | It is unusual for the deaths from Diarrhœa in the autumn quarter to exceed those in the summer quarter. The cool and rainy summer was favourable to a low diarrhoea death-rate, but the existence of notification has shown us that, even in the most favourable summers, a large number of children suffer from this disease, a... |
a0738434-1b93-4a70-b530-4f0dec0f42b9 | 1905 212 112 100 18 39 34 29 120 56 25 11 1906 366 187 179 31 52 52 59 194 99 39 34 1907 93 48 45 6 18 14 11 49 23 3 18 1908 173 96 77 11 28 25 27 91 55 12 14+1 1909 149 79 70 12 10 20 22 64 35 18 32 1910 102 54 48 5 10 12 13 40 31 17 14 Total 1905-10 1095 576 519 83 157 157 161 558 299 114 124 d 2 52 Table II. DISTRIB... |
2a16bdb5-31cb-4bda-8fd5-4a043b36df0e | Average Births in 1905-6-7. 1905 1906 1907 1908 Total Rate per 1000 Births 1909 1910 1905 1906 1907 1908 Total Rate per 1000 Births Rate per 1000 Population 1909 1910 Woolwich 1171 111 77 26 62 276 59.0 21 19 19 12 3 10 44 9.4 0.27 3 1 Plumstead 2004 76 242 57 93 468 58.3 122 W 17 12 33 7 12 64 8.0 0.21 3 W 1 E 49 E 4 ... |
cac4b2fd-2d50-47f7-9ea2-aac078859758 | 1 3456 212 366 93 173 844 61.0 149 102 36 46 10 23 115 8.3 0.22 6 7 53 Table III. CLEANLINESS OP HOUSES. Total houses of which information was obtained Clean. Dirty. Indifferent. 1905 205 166 39 .. 1906 360 289 71 1907 93 53 13 27 1908 156 51 22 83 1909 145 89 11 45 1910 100 57 6 37 1059 705 162 192 Table IV. PRINCIPAL... |
97fb9220-e259-4800-8c9f-d3cf0908018a | 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Totals 19051910 Breast only 15 12 4 9 4 5 49 Breast and other foods 10 28 9 10 15 6 78 Depot milk .. .. 4 2 6 .. 12 Depot milk and other food .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Fresh cows milk alone 54 59 10 12 10 5 240 Fresh cows milk with farinaceous food, etc. 139 11 21 10 9 Fresh Milk and Nestles .. .... |
bddcd7be-74f6-446d-bd64-dd75dbc936a4 | 3 2 .. 1 1 1 8 Sterilised whole milk 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 Separated condensed .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Other foods, and "not stated" 5 4 l 13 2 1 26 122 194 51 91 63 40 561 54 Table CAUSE OF WEANING OF CASES UNDER 8 MONTHS OF AGE. Total cases weaned under 8 months. Death of Mother. Illness of Mother. Failure of Milk. Mother at W... |
7d615c99-e9f9-4bfe-a1b3-b52d4892b522 | Other Causes, 1905 120 2 14 82 7 15 1906 185 3 37 102 5 38 1907 33 — 8 18 3 4 1908 68 — 6 49 3 10 1909 54 — 9 27 1 17 1910 34 — 5 17 3 9 Total 494 5 79 295 22 93 55 Table VI. NUMBER OP CASES NOTIFIED EACH WEEK, with MEAN TEMPERATURE of 3 Feet Ground Thermometer during Week, July to September Quarter. Cases. Year. 1st W... |
30c5fde8-9010-4edf-85d6-785e64f99368 | 12 11 9 4 1906 1 3 5 5 13 38 65 56 27 52 58 28 15 1907 2 1 0 5 2 7 5 7 17 10 8 12 17 1908 5 4 2 6 11 27 24 30 20 13 7 10 13 1909 — 4 1 2 4 7 14 24 23 18 11 7 8 1910 3 3 0 2 4 3 8 9 11 9 5 6 9 Total 14 18 18 28 58 116 143 162 128 114 100 72 66 Temperature. 1905 60.68 62.17 63.59 64.21 64.19 63.04 62.62 62. |
6a4f865e-d3b0-463c-938a-0196672a205a | 37 61.33 60.97 59.96 58.47 57.43 1906 59.16 60.68 61.29 62.26 63.25 64.00 63.80 62.80 63.08 63.83 62.89 60.80 59.24 1907 56.71 57.00 58.53 59.67 60.10 60.34 60.84 60.26 59.67 59.45 59.43 58.77 58.18 1908 61.34 60.97 60.47 62.15 62.65 62.18 61.26 60.88 59.51 5802 57.11 57.86 58.21 1909 57.21 57.59 59.39 59.49 59.68 61.2... |
3daccc07-a589-419a-8f71-f28d30c4f26d | 79 61.48 60.19 58.70 57.87 57.60 57.11 1910 58.21 57.99 58.82 59.06 60.12 60.48 61.13 61.26 60.59 59.68 58.71 58.01 57.35 Average 58.88 59.40 60.35 61.14 61.66 61.88 62.07 61.51 60.73 60.11 59.33 58.58 57.92 57—58 Table VII. DEATHS PROM DIARRHŒA AND ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS, classified by Districts and Ages, during the Five M... |
de8fc646-e43b-44e9-ba55-0f3cf18e7070 | Total 1905 to 1910 1-3 months. 3-6 months. 6-9 months. 9-12 months. 1-5 years. 5-60 years. Over 60 years. 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 3905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1905 9061 1907 1908 1909 1910 Wool... |
d42f6349-96d7-4abc-acd1-a8be9908b766 | 6 5 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . 4 . . . . Plumstead— West 118 5 7 1 2 2 . 5 8 7 4 . 1 5 16 3 5 2 . 4 8 •• 4 •• . 2 6 3 5 1 . 1 1 . . . . 2 2 . 1 . . East 2 1 1 l Eltham 10 1 . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 1 2 . . . . . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
93e39ef5-9593-462b-a100-a09bcf056b59 | Totals 1905-10 221 9 9 1 6 4 2 16 17 9 9 2 3 15 25 6 9 2 1 11 14 2 7 1 1 6 9 4 6 1 1 2 1 . . . 1 2 6 . 1 . . 31 56 58 36 27 4 9 59 Table VIII. DIARRHŒA, INFANTILE MORTALITY, AND TEMPERATURE OF SUMMER QUARTER IN LONDON AND WOOLWICH. 1901 1902 1903 1904 Average 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Aver. |
de51fba6-3c37-4095-a878-f4024607aa83 | 19051910 Annual death rate from Diarrhoea in summer quarter per 1,000 living London 2.77 1.42 1.49 3.39 2.27 2.28 3.00 0.46 1.36 0.79 0.53 1.41 Woolwich 2.76 0.97 0.96 4.52 2.30 1.72 2.54 0.34 0.87 0.25 0.12 0.97 Max. weekly average temperature of 3 ft. ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter .. 63.54 61.09 61... |
0b4afea3-6bfd-4839-9326-c572e786f779 | ground thermometer in summer quarter .. 62.06 59.68 60.18 61.45 60.84 61.62 62.08 59.16 60.35 59.25 59.34 60.30 60 TABLE IX, ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS AND METEOROLOGY, Summer Quarter. 1902 1933 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Number of cases notified 212 366 93 173 149 102 Number of deaths, Diarrhœa (to October 31st) 40 37 ... |
abc0c00f-8939-4b2a-a0de-c9b70da7be9a | below ground 59.68 60.18 61.45 61.62 62.08 59.15 60.35 59.25 59.34 Mean humidity 75 77 72 75 70 74.6 77 80 80 Number of days on which rain fell — 46 34 33 26 32 38 46 37 Rainfall in inches 5.91 12.32 4.88 5.65 3.78 3.77 8.15 7.43 6.08 Number of hours bright sunshine 485 541 671 529 697 516 532 530 432 61 Erysipelas. 62... |
b82dc1f5-9c56-41a0-8cbe-662ad33ba816 | The London case-rate was 082. The London deathrate was 0 04 in "1909. The Woolwich rates were the lowest since 1905, with one exception. Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis. 63. In consequence of the serious epidemic of this disease in certain towns of Ireland and Scotland, Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was made, in 1907, a ... |
2a6bb203-81ea-4848-8cc0-d051a0fb6002 | There were 3 deaths. The case-rate was 0.06, and the death-rate 0.02. The London case-rate was 0.06, and the death-rate in 1909, 0.04. In the ten years 1891-1900, the case-rate was 0.07, and the death-rate 0.03. In 1901-5 the case-rate was 0.06, and the death-rate 0.03, and in 1906-10 the case-rate was 0.05and the deat... |
f5e75f0d-1fde-4377-ad10-cd57ac98fbef | Influenza caused 39 deaths, compared with 23, 33, 30, 29, and 36, in the five preceding years. Bronchitis and Pneumonia caused 232 deaths, compared with 255, 265, 298, 228, and 245, in the five preceding years. The deaths from these causes under five years were "66, compared with 140, 81, and 86, in the three preceding... |
60a6d43b-6963-4533-96ff-649c4c4055b9 | The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the various forms of Tuberculosis in the past ten years, and also the deaths from simple Meningitis:— Average, 1901-5 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Tuberculous Meningitis 20.0 22 19 27 27 19 Simple Meningitis 22.0 15 20 14 14 12 Tuberculosis of Intestines and Perit... |
ff6cd9fe-d856-42c9-8555-e9f998c6a852 | This is the lowest death-rate recorded. The reduction in the death-rate since 1901 represents a saving of 100 fives last year. The following 63 table gives the death-rate from Phthisis in each parish during the quinquenniums 1896-1900, and in 1901-5, and in 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, compared with London. The gr... |
6c2c7670-71e3-4e9d-8b0b-44c3c5a56151 | 38 Plumstead West 458 1.42 97 1.34 90 1.20 92 1.20 90 1.19 w 56 1.37 44 1.08 East E 33 0.96 30 0.87 Eltham 44 1.28 6 0.63 7 0.58 10 0.78 7 0.54 12 0.91 5 0.36 The Borough 1926 1.74 192 1.56 164 1.29 154 1.19 156 1.23 150 1.17 133 1.04 London — — — 1.57 6969 1.47 6654 1.39 6419 1.32 — 1.31 — 1.14 64 69. |
7490a61c-ca8a-4ddf-8e07-dc2c97cfdd42 | The following table shows the death-rate from Phthisis in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes in each of the four past quinquennia:— 1891-5. 1896-1900. 1901-5. 1906-10. Woolwich 2.80 2.23 2.15 1.42 Plumstead 1.78 1.42 1.35 1.17 70. To judge of the decrease of Tuberculosis it is necessary to consider carefully the figures g... |
8877df41-8e95-4b50-a294-e835e722c6cc | Again, it has become increasingly the practice to certify deaths from such diseases as hip and spinal disease as Tuberculous. The real diminution of Tuberculosis other than Phthisis is no doubt greater than appears on the surface. The reduction of Phthisis is very marked and satisfactory. Until last year there was but ... |
be13dd5b-131f-4852-8296-e3fe7fdad12a | Such a step was taken when the London 65 County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, came into operation in 1908, and the decrease of deaths from tuberculosis of the abdomen may be the direct result of this action, but it is too soon to draw this conclusion. For fifteen years the inhabitants of Woolwich have been advise... |
2543cb9b-a2a8-4353-83b1-8a886d94f70e | The following table shows the variation of the death-rate from Phthisis since 1896:— 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 Deaths 177 185 189 204 208 215 183 171 Death-rate 1.66 1.70 1.71 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.47 1.39 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Deaths 206 185 164 154 156 150 133 Death-rate 1.64 1.47 1.29 1.19 1.23... |
b9e9ef08-4098-41ae-bb72-0041ba40767a | In 1906 there were 97 males and 67 females; in 1907, 82 males and 72 females; in 1908, 101 males and 55 females; and in 1909, 88 males and 62 females. 72. The source of infection was attributed in 61 deaths from Tuberculosis, with more or loss probability, as follows: Family or personal:— Father 7 Husband 3 Carried for... |
5b7e5693-0a99-417d-aade-57a5497d7d92 | 196 cases were notified last year, compared with 176, 150, 154, and 206, in the four preceding years. 59 of these were in the Poor Law Infirmary. 43 others were notified by the District Medical Officers of the Poor Law Unions, 20 by the Medical Officers of the Royal Arsenal, and the remainder by various social workers,... |
182f48c6-5abc-4ac0-8111-20d4e4ba72b1 | The source of infection of the notified cases was probably as follows:— Family or personal—Father, 6; mother, 11 brother, 4; sister, 5; husband, 2; other members of family, 1; friends, lodgers, etc., 4 33 Workshop and Office 9 Public House 23 Navy and Army 6 Milk 1 Undetermined 124 75. Of the 27 adults about whom infor... |
d8837713-71dd-4826-8bcc-e7fce135da2d | The Department and Workshops affected are as follows:— Royal Laboratory ll Danger Buildings 2 e 68 Royal Carriage Department 4 Royal Gun Factory 3 Army Ordnance Department 3 Building Works Department 2 Torpedo Factory 3 Central Office 1 Naval Ordnance 'Department 1 Royal Dockyard 2 Other Departments and unknown 4 77. B... |
54db8893-ee6e-45bb-ac75-dc98f9e70f33 | Disinfection was performed by the Public Health Department at 166 premises, compared with 165, 157, and 146, in the three preceding years. Of these 77 were disinfected after the death of the patient, and 89 after removal to hospital, sanatorium, or other opportunity. 79a. Sanatorium Treatment. Since the year 1904, the ... |
8bf0c4a0-ff45-4429-8592-e92486001d19 | For further particulars, see page 842 of the Council's Minutes, 1909. 80. Numbers treated. The Council now maintain seven beds, five for men and two for women. All the beds were kept occupied throughout the year. There were generally more patients anxious to go than could be accommodated. The male applicants numbered 4... |
5ab64392-e6f2-423b-add5-9fce662dbb42 | Nature of Cases. It would be a mistake to suppose that the majority of the cases sent were very early ones; the contrary is nearer the truth. No case of course is sent e 2 70 which is likely to die at the Sanatorium, and acute cases, i.e., those with temperatures over 100° are not sent until the temperature has come do... |
fe07ce7f-ec39-407f-9d37-9e0861cd08ac | As patients are only received for one month in the first instance, there is no objection to sending somewhat advanced or chronic cases, who, though their lives may not be prolonged very much, will learn the open-air treatment, and thus lessen the danger to others on return. 81. The following table recommended by the Lo... |
efcce939-6bc1-493d-82ff-bc1a514ece01 | 1911 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 a b a b a b a b a b a b a b a b 1903 1 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1904 11 6 . . 2 6 1 5 1 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 1 4 1905 16 10 . . . . 1 12 2 10 2 4 2 2 . 3 . 5 1906 29 11 . . . . . . 5 24 2 20 5 15 1 14 . 14 1907 38 19 . . . . . . . . 9 24 2 22 7 15 2 13 1908 30 9 . . . . . ... |
c8cf5558-f944-4325-beba-a2c689b096eb | 7 18 6 16 2 12 1909 36 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 24 2 20 161 65 1 . 3 6 2 17 8 39 14 53 18 61 18 76 7 68 Some half-dozen of those recorded as at work are employed at the Sanatorium in various capacities, receiving 72 board and a small wage. Of the 21 patients not accounted for, the majority are believed to be well an... |
2cdefab7-6a0d-4b74-84a1-6535abc1327f | Sanatorium treatment can nearly always, in cases not advanced, improve health and lengthen life. In order for health to be fully re-established and strength maintained, the cases must be sufficiently early, and suitable conditions of life and employment found on return. Unfortunately the latter condition can seldom be ... |
74cf6e4c-4b64-469d-9469-77efa9434ceb | It is seen that since 1900 the decline has been very great in London and in "Woolwich, but in England, Lewisham and Greenwich, the death-rate has only fallen to a small extent. It is noteworthy that in the years 1896-1900 which were noted for their high summer temperature, there was no fall in the Phthisis mortality. A... |
6a23f8ea-a817-43f8-890c-1d041533711f | A slight increase was made in the charge per bed according to the following resolutions:— (1) That from the 1st January, 1911, the charge per bed per week for occupied beds for Woolwich patients at Peppard Sanatorium shall be 30s., to include all exceptional liabilities for the removal of patients, special nursing, etc... |
573db662-2def-41ea-bdbe-a7d02d08c4a3 | Others were admitted to Consumption Hospitals, other Sanatoriums, or the Workhouse Infirmary, but all received instructions as to means to be taken to promote Their own health and avoid infecting others. 84a. Shelters for Consumption. Although open-air treatment for consumption can best be carried out in the first inst... |
76ee93f4-e878-47df-b8f1-41421a6e2701 | The use of such shelters also prevents infection in the home. In July, the Public Health Committee decided to obtain two shelters of a type used in Edinburgh and Paddington, to be lent to needy consumptives for use in their garden or back-yard. These shelters were closed on three sides, and entirely open on the fourth,... |
f2c256bd-b2fa-469e-a88a-050f960740ee | The results have been completely satisfactory. The patients use them mainly for sleeping at night, while they perform their duties as far as possible during the day. One patient had been given up by her medical man as a hopeless case, but is now again looking after her house and family, 75 and to outward appearances re... |
6b1771b3-46bd-4052-876a-8019dd53524a | 47 of the deaths were in males and 59 in females. 89 of the deaths were in persons over 45. The highest mortality was in Woolwich Parish and West Plumstead. The London deathrate was 0.96 in 1909. 42 of the deaths occurred in public institutions. 87. The following table shows the sex and region affected in all cases of ... |
ece176e1-a3e5-4621-9eb8-3f37b8a4bf8e | Brought forward 41 52 Pancreas 1 1 Arm — 1 Undefined 2 2 44 56 Sarcoma. — — Jaw 1 1 Pelvis 2 — Foot — 1 Undefined — 1 3 3 87a. The apparent increase of Cancer in recent years makes it desirable to give special attention to the statistics of this disease. The deaths from Cancer have been classified under the organs affe... |
b00bea42-a51d-482a-be96-2be0b9b6672a | and neck 5 3 7 18 8 2 9 6 58 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 1 . . 1 1 . . . 3 Stomach and pylorus 6 5 5 9 9 12 12 10 68 Intestines (excluding rectum) 2 3 3 5 3 2 4 2 24 Rectum and anus 6 4 2 3 3 5 5 8 36 Peritoneum and omentum 2 . . . . . . 2 Liver 9 3 12 7 7 6 5 7 56 Kidney and bladder . . . 1 3 1 2 1 8 Genital and externa... |
a9c9779a-df2a-44b6-89c6-bae55249af71 | . . . . 1 Undefined . 1 . 1 1 2 5 2 12 38 31 37 56 40 39 50 44 335 78 Females. Seat of Primary Disease. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Total Head and face . 1 1 2 2 1 2 . 9 Mouth and tongue 2 3 . 1 . . 1 1 8 Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx, and neck 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 12 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 1 . 1 . 1 2 . . 5 St... |
75b72bb1-c3d3-45db-b24e-bc6ac1733157 | 5 2 5 7 2 23 Rectum and anus 2 4 3 5 7 10 9 3 43 Liver 6 7 9 6 10 12 5 10 65 Peritoneum and omentum . . 1 1 1 . . . 3 Kidney and bladder . . . . 2 1 . 3 6 Genital organs 20 17 11 11 19 11 13 14 116 Breasts 8 11 10 11 11 3 8 10 72 Limbs . . . l . . 1 . 2 Pancreas . . . . . . . 1 1 Pelvis and groin 1 1 . . . . . . 2 Unde... |
09b070bf-f62e-4c5e-8ef3-3834876ab07c | 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Ttl. Jaw . . . . . . . 1 1 Pelvis . . . . . . . 2 2 Mouth . 1 . . . . . . 1 Liver . 1 . . . . . . 1 Pancreas . 1 . . . . . . 2 Bones . . 1 . . . . . 1 Humerus . . 1 . . . . . 1 Femur . . 1 . . . . . 1 Skin . . 1 . . . . . 1 Genital and urinary organs . . . 1 . . . . 1 Diffused . ... |
5e02b3c3-d0d1-4bdc-9df8-826833fbbdc7 | 1 . 1 Vetebræ . . . . . . 1 . 1 Undefined . . 1 1 l . . . 3 . 3 5 3 4 . 3 3 21 79 Female. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Ttl. Jaw . . . . . . . 1 1 Foot . . . . . . . 1 1 Intestines . 1 . . . . . . 1 Genital and urinary organs . 1 . . . . . . 1 Tibia . 1 . . . . . . 1 Multiple Osteo Sarcomata . 1 . . . 1 . . 2... |
a3b65f06-0138-4fc0-b018-8e0c02e910d3 | 1 Cerebellum . . . . . 1 . . 1 Hip . . . . . . 1 . 1 Thigh . . . . . . 1 . 1 Suprarenals . . . . . . 1 . 1 Ovary . . . . . . 1 . 1 Undefined . . 1 1 1 . . 1 4 . 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 21 Comparing 1910 with. 1903, there has been an increase of 6 deaths from Carcinoma in both males and females, or 12 deaths in all. In males the ... |
735ca5ce-1d52-4ef6-a993-3d9fb82d7a3f | On the other hand, there has been a marked decrease of Cancer in the female genital organs, comparing the two years 1903-4 with 1909-10. There is also a decrease of Cancer in the female breasts. This decrease may possibly be the result of more early detection of, and operation on, the disease, owing to the advancement ... |
7acd41f9-1d8e-4179-9f92-d9cbc26853d5 | The increase of Cancer in recent years has been attributed to the excessive use of various articles of diet, e.g., alcohol, tea, coffee, and meat. That alcohol is a predisposing cause of Cancer, acting probably as an irritant to the digestive organs, seems to be well established. With a view to seeing if diet greatly i... |
74d00095-b742-4c3e-a4c1-9daa911dc786 | In addition to these there were 343 deaths from diseases of the brain and nervous system (excluding meningitis) heart, blood vessels, and kidneys, of which a large proportion was certainly caused directly or indirectly by alcohol. The deaths from these causes in the five preceding years were 336, 347, 327, 346, and 335... |
c851813a-f519-40e6-a2de-dfee5f299f3a | There were 7 deaths from Syphilis, compared with 14, 10, 9, 7, and 10, in the five preceding years. Five of these occurred in Public Institutions. Six were males and one female. Five were infants under one year. There were in addition 18 deaths from General Paralysis, Tabes Dorsalis (Locomotor-ataxy) and Aneurism, dise... |
259c609a-ff05-441f-8e99-cd3999db51b7 | The temperature in the winter quarter of the year was rather high; it had eight weeks with an average temperature above the normal, and five below. The spring quarter had an average temperature. The summer quarter was exceptionally cool; it had two weeks above the average 82 and eleven below; its average temperature wa... |
1c56b3cf-4336-43c2-9c0a-c44b3ec3e49c | (See also under Diarrhœa). 83 PART II. Administration. Water Supply. 1. The supply is now constant throughout the Borough. A water tower has been constructed which has enabled all houses on Shooters Hill to have a constant supply from April 1st, 1911. Plumstead Well. In previous years I have repeatedly called attention... |
44050af0-ea49-4162-a421-6a9df57441c4 | The chlorine found last year was slightly lower than the amount reported in 1907 when it was 6.07, but the hardness was higher last year than ever, and much in excess of all the other Kent Wells. For bacteriological examination 89 samples were taken, and an average of 6.4 microbes per cent. were found present. F 84 Thi... |
aee6f78e-440f-4948-ab89-339b416727b9 | Houston, Director of Water Examination, has also favoured me with the results of the chemical and bacteriological examinations of the Plumstead Well up to the 31st March. Dr. Houston considers that there is no evidence of any undesirable pollution. 2. Water Supply in Tenement-houses. An additional tap and sink were sup... |
dbc0dae6-4938-4a22-9666-ca31ff942004 | There were three prosecutions in 1909, which were recorded in full in my last Annual Report. 85 3. Defective and foul storage cisterns were found and remedied at 51 houses, compared with 77, 67 and 35, in the three preceding years. At 59 houses the supply was found insufficient or temporarily cut off, and the necessary... |
c821b217-6531-411d-83e4-50d8fedca206 | 3 cases were dismissed on proof of warranties, and 2 on payment of costs. 6. A total of £14 5s. Od. was imposed in fines, and £10 17s. 6d. in costs. 7. 315 of the samples were fresh milk. 15 of these, or 4.8 per cent. were adulterated, compared with 6.5, 8.7, 4.8, 1.7, and 3.7, in the five preceding years. 51 samples w... |
ef709efe-c4f8-4ad1-8e06-1fa071eb43e4 | Of the 315 milk samples, 86 were taken on Sunday or Bank Holidays; 4 of these were found adulterated. In former years 5 per cent. of samples taken on Sunday were found adulterated. 60 samples were taken on arrival at railway stations, of of which two were found adulterated. 10. A record is kept of all analyses of milk ... |
a91eda63-0c53-413f-83f0-eac314372e00 | Inspectors Little, Tedham, and Powell, made special inspections in rotation. There was 1 seizure and 46 surrenders. The seizure was of 16 fowls, which were unfit for food. These were condemned by a Magistrate and destroyed. The vendor was fined £10 and £3 3s. Od. costs. Of the surrenders, 3 were tuberculous, 17 unsound... |
53698d1d-6ca9-4d60-be97-fb89a37cbb4b | On January 1st, 1910, there were 128 milkshops on the register; 24 were added, and 15 removed during the year, leaving a total of 137 on the register at the close of 1910. There were 205 inspections made, and 10 notices served. Owing to the steps taken by the Health Department requiring persons not to sell milk in unsu... |
d1399f80-16c2-4075-b351-e20f55917ecf | Application for registration must be upon the form provided for the purpose, which can be obtained from the Public Health Department, Town Hall, Woolwich. (2) The Council may remove from the register, or may refuse to enter therein, the name of any person carrying on, or proposing to carry on, the trade of a dairyman o... |
87b8bf82-9a05-43ee-98ab-6096b986596a | (4) Every purveyor of milk, or person selling milk by retail, must immediately on any outbreak of infectious or contagious disease within the building or upon the premises in which he keeps milk, or amongst the persons employed in his business, give notice of such outbreak to the Medical Officer of Health, Town Hall, W... |
0feb2d57-5d45-4ce5-aade-18f24b09efb2 | (6) A purveyor of milk, or person selling milk by retail, must not keep milk for sale in any place where it would be liable to become infected or contaminated by gases or effluvia arising from any sewers, drains, gullies, cesspools, or closets, or by any offensive effluvia from putrid or offensive substances, or 89 by ... |
9987094f-4f6f-4eb6-8570-d14559cd5cad | (8) Every purveyor of milk, or person selling milk by retail, shall at all times employ such means, and adopt such precautions, as may be necessary for keeping the utensils and vessels used by him for containing milk in a clean and wholesome condition, and for preserving the purity of the milk, and for protecting it ag... |
5bad408b-6341-4aca-8c2f-c10ef4dae706 | The usual requirements of the Health Department for securing the purity of the milk are roughly as follows:— The premises must be either (a) Used solely for the sale of milk and dairy produce 90 (b) Confectioners' shops or restaurants. (c) General shops which are of exceptional cleanliness, and in which the variety of ... |
b09a0343-f53d-461d-ae31-c5f84cd08b50 | There were no prosecutions. Slaughter-houses. 15. There are 11 slaughterhouses on the register. 44 inspections were made, and 3 notices served and complied with. Nuisances (See Table XVa). 16. 398 complaints of sanitary defects were received and investigated, compared with 366, 399, and 497, in the three preceding year... |
73bc2955-9909-4487-bc1d-c47cdd083400 | Drains and Water-Closets 7 defective combined drains were investigated and reported on by the Chief Sanitary Inspector, compared with 29, 16, and 22, in the three preceding years. These drains affected 39 houses. 411 private drains, found choked and defective, were examined, cleared and re-laid, compared with 451, 371,... |
32e9a61b-1e7f-4594-90a5-fb266804c942 | Chief Inspector Duck thus describes two instances:— Complaints were made of rats in a chicken-run. On investigation, a drain was found underneath, which had a broken pipe. This was repaired and no further complaint has been received. Complaints were received from the occupiers of a small cottage at the end of a row, th... |
f5bd566d-f073-4aec-8325-ddb1ea961f37 | In the Annual Report for 1908, full particulars were given as to the respective responsibility for supervision of reconstructed drains of the Public Health and Works Departments. 20. Public House Urinals. The urinals attached to public houses, and accessible to the public, have been regularly inspected during the year,... |
2ba14c77-7fd8-4ae1-8456-a18c1f9faf9b | At 2,064 houses, interiors were cleansed, or defective roofs repaired, compared with 2,193, 2,026, and 1,957, in 93 the three preceding years. 523 houses with damp walls were remedied, compared with 369, 368 and 450, in the three preceding years. Improved ventilation was provided in 101 houses, compared with 117, 187 a... |
53cc6d4a-d5a6-4c5e-be64-f93553fad26c | 19 visits were made by request of the medical attendants for the purpose of diagnosing doubtful cases of infectious disease. 15 of these were suspected cases of Scarlet Fever, and two supposed cases of Small-pox which proved to be Varicella, one an actual Small-pox case, and one Enteric Fever. Many other visits re infe... |
86706bc1-fcf1-4dbb-883d-3490ed57b30a | 29 observations re smoke nuisance 94 were made, and 2 nuisances of black smoke observed. The nuisances were abated on service of notices. There was no prosecution. In 1901, eight firms were prosecuted for smoke nuisance, in 1902 five firms, and in 1903 and 1908 one firm each. There were convictions against all the firm... |
194c23c8-add5-4856-81ad-cc3702865a2f | In my last report particulars were given as to "Dark rooms in houses and failure of the Building Act," and the steps taken by the Borough Council and London County Council in the matter. 27. Verminous Rooms. 143 verminous rooms were cleansed, under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, or were dealt wit... |
b9f18aa6-5e0e-4f86-bf8b-45896b4fff31 | Tuff & Hoar, and destroyed by the Plumstead Destructor. £2,805 17s. 7d. was paid for collection, compared with £2,801 in 1909. In Eltham the sum of £840 9s. 10d., compared with £812 19s. 7d. in 1909, was paid to the Contractor, Mr. Tucker, for removal of dust. The contractor on the whole complied with the requirements ... |
6048cef9-e05d-4454-8235-d34497c6ea15 | Chloride of lime is used as a deodorant. The charge made for inoffensive refuse is 1s. 6d. per load, and 2d. per bushel, and for offensive refuse at the rate of 3d. a receptacle, charged per quarter in advance on the amount collected in the previous quarter. Housing of the Working Classes Act. 30. Last year was notable... |
5d8eef0b-c9b3-4134-83cc-31ac96c61d5e | The following table shows the action taken:— Number of houses inspected re Housing and Town Planning Act 62 Dwelling houses considered on inspection in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 10 Number of representations made to Borough Council with a view to the making of closin... |
a76f8e3e-d43f-4812-9b01-509cf7ead5db | 2, ditto ditto 3, ditto ditto 4, ditto ditto 97 5, Elizabeth Place, High Street, Woolwich 6, ditto ditto No. 1 Connor's Cottages, was in an exceedingly damp state, and the drainage was unsatisfactory. A damp-course was put in all round and the house was redrained into a new cesspool in accordance with the by-laws. The ... |
116cfdb9-68ab-4963-abf6-080a83c17e79 | The entry to Eliazbeth Place has been boarded up, so these cottages do not appear likely to become a nuisance to the neighbourhood. The following regulations under Section 17 (7), Housing and Town Planning Act, were passed by your Council in July, 1910, and have been approved by the Local Government Board:— Regulations... |
d47f28d9-a23e-4634-aed7-245d91410851 | if the width of the area hereinafter mentioned is not less than the height of the room from the floor to the said surface of the street or ground or is not less than six feet, the height of the room above such surface may be fess than three feet, but it shall not in any case be less than one foot. (2) Every wall of suc... |
439d6fdc-5ce3-4ec6-aef7-1c1da8b91fb4 | Provided that in the area there may be placed steps necessary for access to the room, and over and across such area there may be steps necessary for access to any building above the room, if the steps in each case be so placed as not to be over or across any external window of the room. (4) The space, if any, beneath t... |
87edf16c-73e4-435a-8309-52b1946a179e | (7) If the room is without a fireplace, and a flue properly constructed and properly connected with such fireplace, it shall be provided with special and adequate means of ventilation by a sufficient aperture or air shaft which shall provide an unobstructed sectional area of one hundred square inches at the least. (8) ... |
951f460f-538c-4aa2-8d26-f90aff8379da | In the 1909 report statistics were given as to the health of persons living in new and old houses in North Woolwich, and reasons were adduced for believing that the better health of the inhabitants of the newer houses was due to these having concreted sites, instead of being unprotected from earth damp like the older h... |
e61d6bf9-6f29-43b6-adcd-3186330e6f78 | 3 and 7, Gossage Road, were empty for periods of 46 and 21 weeks respectively. No.. 3 had been empty for many months on account of dampness. No. 5, which suffered in the same way, was dealt with in 1909, and the steps taken having been found satisfactory, No. 3 was similarly treated by the Borough Engineer at a cost of... |
94cdd8d3-9d5e-418f-bdce-4072c2ab0f90 | At the commencement of the year 395 houses were on the register; 22 were newly registered, and 8 taken off the register, leaving 409 on the register at the close of the year, compared with 265, 307, 332, 359, and 395, in each of the five preceding years. 33. These houses were inspected, some quarterly, others half-year... |
1097f5d9-2375-489d-9198-4d946d1e57c8 | 34. Application was received for a certificate under the Revenue Act for a block of superior flats No. 9, Artillery Mansions. The top flat occupied by the caretaker was found very damp, and the w.c. dark and insufficiently ventilated. These defects having been remedied the certificates were granted. Certificates were a... |
3e556422-9bef-4681-8ed7-eef2c13a6f50 | Certificates were also given for Nos. 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, Mount Pleasant. Common Lodging-houses. 35. There are 19 common lodging-houses in the Borough, 17 for men and 2 for women. Total accommodation (for 585 persons is available. The following is the list: — G 2 102 Common Lodging-house. Accommodation. Men. Wo... |
c0341e76-fe50-4543-9d62-3e8cf9377331 | 60 Beresford Street 58 .. 58 5 High Street 40 .. 40 50 do 22 .. 22 56 do 14 .. 14 57 do 18 .. 18 76 & 77 do .. 25 25 81 & 82 do .. 19 19 93 do 30 .. 30 102 do 22 .. 22 1 Ropeyard Rails 14 .. 14 2 do 17 .. 17 4 do 15 .. 15 7 do 23 .. 23 9 do 32 .. 32 10 do 51 .. 51 10a & 11 do 62 .. 62 21 & 21a do 42 .. 42 4 Warren Lane... |
653b312f-40ac-4fe4-95d7-d70bc6196e34 | The service of notices led to cessation of occupation. Factories, Workshops, and Workplaces. 37. There were, at the close of the year 203 (227 in 1909) workshops and workplaces on the register. 639 inspections were made, and 81 notices served and complied with. 75 inspections of factories were made regarding sanitary a... |
51076d01-1dbd-4d43-be91-6150c617a414 | The number of factory bakehouses is 9, and of workshop bakehouses in use is 44, 16 of the latter being underground. One underground was certified during the year, and 9 bakehouses (2 underground) were discontinued. They were all inspected twice. I inspected most of them personally, and found them generally satisfactory... |
7365219b-d9c0-4b5a-a5a2-ecefe76e6f31 | The mode of disinfection, cost of appliances, staff, etc., were fully described in my Annual Report, 1903, pages 73-76. Rooms at 964 houses were disinfected, compared with 1,392, 1,333, and 987, in the three preceding years. The disinfecting apparatus was used 939 times for 18,200 articles. 375 books from the Free Libr... |
dfbe2907-6bca-4939-93b8-15948fcccc5a | They are dispensed at the Maxey Road Depot the Sun Street Mortuary (73 persons were supplied in 1908, 110 in 1909 and 71 in 1910), 14, Barge House Road, North Woolwich (18 persons supplied), and at the Eltham Office, 144a, High Street (24 persons supplied). The cost of disinfectants used by the department in 1910 was £... |
5675c064-fc9e-4bb0-bcf1-0efe7ffaa15a | 105 It was used twice in 1906, once in 1908, and not at all in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907 and 1909. In view of the small use to which it is put, the upper of the two flats was let in 1908, and has been occupied since on a weekly tenancy. The Mortuaries. 43. The Sun Street Mortuary was used for 136 bodies, compared with 171... |
aeebe49e-a1aa-4f4f-90d7-b12ae7897f71 | The two Borough Cemeteries were well maintained as usual. 669 bodies were buried in the Woolwich Cemetery, compared with 670, 609, and 613, in the three previous years. There were 696 interments in the Plumstead Cemetery, compared with 753, 656, and 732, in the three previous years. 51 burials took place in Plumstead C... |
3c2c9a59-415a-4893-b155-2e7b7d3739bc | I also recommend that the Council should endeavour to further any project by which the means of communication with the Woolwich Cemetery might be improved. Cleansing of Verminous Persons. 45. The station for cleansing verminous persons was opened in November, 1906. During 1910 it was used by 590 persons, compared with ... |
f84fced4-ec4d-44b8-90c0-549db2bca466 | Verminous heads are dealt with at home under the direction of the school nurse. The increase of children bathing is due to the greater stringency of the Education Authority in requiring cleanliness of scholars. No female attendant has yet been provided, but, under a proposed agreement with the London County Council, th... |
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