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83b023ad-dd57-446f-8745-60f279fd594f | 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 of the Report). 78. Disinfection was performed by the Public Health Department at 152 premises, compared with 157, 146, and 166, in the three preceding years. Of t... |
3fd0f7d7-108c-4f56-a2d5-38190626bf90 | Are Patients under the care of a Resident Medical Officer ? What charge, if any is made for the use of Beds ? Do the Sanitary Authority use—(1) their Isolation Hospital, or (2) their Small-pox Hospital for cases of Phthisis ? Do the Sanitary Authority reserve Beds in any Phthisis Sanatorium ; if so, how many, and in wh... |
30996bf0-3cda-4bf7-9376-73b0e9cc8014 | Poor Law Guardians (many go to the London Consumptive Hospitals & various charitable sanatoriums Infirmary 23 Beds on open air balconies Guardians Yes According to means There is none Yes —see under early cases Yes—9 provided all in use (c) Advanced cases. Poor Law Guardians. A few go to the two or three London Homes f... |
1365263e-a072-4d5b-b3ff-d2bf5b353194 | Carling, the Superintendent and late Proprietor of the Maitland Cottjage Sanatorium, Peppard, by "which the Council maintains beds at the Sanatorium, paying a fixed charge (raised from 28s. to 30s. a rtveek in 1910) for each bed when occupied, and 20s. a week when occupied. Dr. Carling, during the year 1909, made arran... |
3674180e-b678-41bd-9917-39ac6ee19905 | Since the establishment of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, however, there has been a much greater demand for female beds, and at present four female beds are required. Six beds were kept occupied throughout the year, and a seventh for a large part of it. The male applicants numbered 47, and the female 27, or 17 more than ... |
ebdfd2a4-4235-4a1f-be10-cd37124db52b | Several were kept for a time at the Sanatorium after ceasing to be chargeable to the Council. Some of these earned their keep by performing light duties. 80a. 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 i... |
a704b3d7-51a7-442f-a89c-42fef0095ff0 | As patients are only received for one month in the first instance there is advantage in 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 Local... |
43f1fe22-21f4-4daf-8534-33a44b4599e8 | 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 a b a b a 6 a b a b a b a b a 6 a b 1903 1 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1904 11 6 . . 2 6 1 5 1 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 2 2 2 . 1905 17 11 . . . . 1 13 2 9 2 5 . 4 . 4 . 3 . 3 1906 29 13 . . . . . . 5 24 2 20 5 15 1 14 . 14 1 12 1907 38 20 . . . . . . . . |
4d152b8d-74c5-42be-a0f9-bccb963796fb | 9 24 2 22 7 15 2 13 1 13 1908 31 12 . . . . . . . . . . 6 21 6 17 4 12 2 10 1909 39 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 24 2 25 6 18 1910 32 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 25 7 18 198 78 1 . 3 6 2 18 8 38 14 54 15 66 18 78 14 94 19 74 66 Some half-dozen of those recorded as at work are employed at the Sanatorium in various ca... |
ca50066d-e621-4e40-a5e9-62b4eae5768a | Of the 27 patients not accounted for, the majority have emigrated and are believed to be well and at work in Canada, Australia, South Africa, &c. The above table accounts for all patients who left the Sanatorium up to December 31st, 1910. Out of 198 who have left over one year, 74 are now well and at work, 19 are unwel... |
7eb907fe-cc3a-40c8-afc8-39047303ead6 | The fact that so many relapse as the ye§.rs go on only shows that sanatorium treatment is required earlier, and needs in some cases to be repeated and prolonged, and that more healthy occupations and conditions of life axe required than commonly obtain. Suitable work, a guaranteed income, and the provision of a shelter... |
0101f480-a208-4894-ae1f-83224e1a8fb1 | The rise in the Phthisis death-rate in 1911, oorresponding to a record hot summer, again indicates that heat is prejudicial to consumptives. 83. The Economy of San torium Treatment. This subject was fully dealt with in my Annual Report for 1909. 83a. Charge for Sanatorium Beds. The following resolutions were passed in ... |
d71e5bdd-148e-41f3-9893-d623cb12a119 | .The names of 74 applicants were entered on the register during the year for admission to the Sanatorium, compared with 65, 59, 70, 71, and 57, in the previous five years. Of these some were too far advanced to be accepted, and some were found not to be tuberculous. Others were admittted to Consumption Hospitals, other... |
c6f7beac-e5e8-4082-baec-64a594b4ecc4 | These are sometimes too advanced for it to be wise to send them a distance, but openair treatment would certainly prolong their life, diminish infection, and in some cases sufficiently restore them as to enable a resumption of ordinary duties. Many eases, too, who have had temporary treatment at a Sanatorium find it di... |
92acf5a6-42ee-485d-8ea2-5994171c3026 | Lyster of Great Baddow, at that village with great success. The new shelters can be closed by canvas or wooden shutters (see illustration) on each side, or can be entirely open above 2 ft. 6 in. from the ground all round. Five additional shelters of this type were provided in 1911, and two cheaper shelters made in Stre... |
1398d0d6-edc5-41d9-9c91-d96279ec713f | 6d. has been made to all in a position to pay. At present one patient is paying 6d., and three Is., five not being- charged; of the latter four are now out 70 of work. Eight persons discontinued the use of shelters in 1911, viz:—2 died, 2 went to hospital, 1 left the district, 1 was much improved and was unwilling to' ... |
463b36e5-9b59-4b9b-9b39-6417ce089acf | One man was also provided with a mattress, two blankets, and a hot water bottle; his improvement subsequently was so marked that although he was discharged from the Arsenal as medically unfit some 18 months ago, he now says he could do a good day's work if he could get it. 84k. Tuberculosis Dispensary. A Dispensary for... |
fea89f0a-aa8b-44e6-8040-0ed257f151c2 | Short was appointed as Medical Officer, and the services of an experienced nurse and dispenser obtained. The Dispensary has been a complete success from the outset, and the staff already have more cases to treat than they cun well deal 71 with. The Dispensary works under the regulations of the Central Fund for the prom... |
5cb9f5dd-f3c3-4d83-9b13-d1cafa736965 | In this way a large number of cases of incipient phthisis are discovered and treated before the disease has gone too far. 85. 20 spitting-flasks were supplied at cost price, 6d., compared with 22, 32, 23, 19, and 25, in the previous five years. Cancer. 86. There were 124 deaths from Cancer (Malignant Tumour), giving a ... |
8f75cad5-ed32-4afa-a99d-674efa27cc33 | The following table shows the sex and region affected in all cases of malignant disease :— 72 Carcinoma. Seat of Primary Disease: — Male Female Head and face 3 1 Mouth, jaw, and tongue 5 — Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx, and neck 11 2 Pleura, lung, mediastinum — 1 Stomach and pylorus 8 7 Intestines (excluding rectum) 5 6 ... |
ee2cc345-1782-42b4-9695-5fa9dc3f00c9 | Female Mouth and jaw 1 — Limbs — 2 Intestines — 1 Genital organs — 2 Kidney and urinary organs 1 — Undefined 1 — 3 5 87a. The apparent increase of Carcinoma in recent years makes it desirable to give special attention to the statistics of this disease. The deaths from Carcinoma have been 73 classified under the organs ... |
bd6c7f9f-3936-46d7-a15d-091bf27f2ce3 | 6 Pharynx oesophagus, larynx, and neck 5 3 7 18 8 2 9 6 11 69 7.7 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 1 . . 1 1 . . . . 3 0.33 Stomach and pylorus 6 5 5 9 9 12 12 10 8 76 8.4 Intestines (excluding rectum) 2 3 3 5 3 2 4 2 5 29 3.2 Rectum and anus 6 4 2 3 8 5 5 8 5 41 4.6 Peritoneum and omentum . 2 . . . . . . . 2 0.22 Liver 9 3 1... |
08346a64-7880-40a3-9bee-3e50ddec4179 | 1 3 1 2 1 2 10 1.1 Genital organs . . . . . . . . . . . Prostate and externa) urinary 3 5 . . 2 2 . . 2 14 1.6 Pancreas 1 . . 3 1 1 1 1 4 12 1.3 Pelvis ahd groin 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . Undefined . 1 . 1 1 2 5 2 6 18 2.0 38 31 37 56 40 39 50 44 59 394 43.8 Females. Seat of Primary Disease. 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1... |
78c5764d-8a47-4450-bfef-1ff2b23b0bef | 1 10 1.1 Mouth and tongue 2 3 . 1 . . 1 1 . 8 0.89 Pharynx oesophagus, larynx, and neck 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 14 1.6 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 1 . 1 . 1 2 . . 1 6 0.67 Stomach and pylorus 8 8 1 7 5 7 12 7 7 62 6.9 Intestines (excluding rectum) 1 1 . 5 2 5 7 2 6 29 3.2 Rectum and anus 2 4 3 5 7 10 9 3 5 43 5.3 Liver 6 7 9 6... |
662271ac-60bc-42fa-8892-2b8d29bd4fd3 | 9 Peritoneum and omentum . . 1 1 1 . . . 1 4 0.44 Kidney and bladder . . . . 2 1 . 3 2 8 0.89 Genital organs 20 17 11 11 19 11 13 14 15 131 14.6 Breasts 8 11 10 11 11 3 8 10 9 81 9.0 L/imbs . . . 1 . . 1 . . 2 0.22 Pancreas . . . . . . . 1 1 2 0.22 Pelvis and groin 1 1 . . . . . . . 2 0.22 Undefined . 1 1 2 . •• 3 3 1 ... |
4d65f307-cbf9-4008-b7e1-fa4c73d0e041 | 3 74 Last year had the highest recorded Cancer death-iate, the increase being confined to males. There was some slight increase under most of the organs tabulated, but chiefly from carcinoma of the throat, pancreas, and undefined regions. On the whole, since 1903, the most notable increase has been in cancer of the dig... |
d97dc64a-137d-405a-bf9a-2ea5a9095f7c | It is seen from these two tables that Cancer affects the mouth, tongue, pharynx, oesophagus, and larynx of men, much more than similar organs of females, and to a small extent men have more Cancer of the stomach than women. Cancer of the rectum, however, is more frequent in women. The increase of Cancer in recent years... |
7f1f650b-92dc-42d4-b2fa-9b647678156f | There were 8 deaths from Alcoholism, and 18 from 'Cirrhosis of the Liver, making' a total of 26 deaths probably due to alcohol, compared with 17, 18, 21, 20, and 23, in the five preceding years. In addition to these there were 377 deaths from diseases of the brain and nervous system (excluding Meningitis) heart, blood ... |
cdb81fea-9363-48be-96f1-c711a1fbe8cc | There is one licensed house per 658 population in the Borough, and one per 266 in River Ward. Syphilis. 90. There were 6 deaths from Syphilis, compared with 10, 9, 7, 10, and 7, in the five preceding years. Five oi these occurred in Public Institutions. All were males. Three were infants under one year. There were in a... |
a763688b-e4ac-46da-af44-f25b1cad8cac | This disease was made compuLsorily notifiable by ail order of the London County Council, dated March, 1911, which came into force on the 13th March. The order is under Section 55, Public Health (London) Act. No other Section of the Act is applied, so there is no requirement to disinfect, or penalty for exposure, the ma... |
15bb5838-0117-4744-9126-6580a16fb41a | In most cases the Ophthalmia was clearly due to venereal disease in the parents. meteorology. (See Table VIE;). 92. The temperature in the Winter quarter of the year was about normal; it had six weeks with an average temperature above the normal, and seven below. The Spring quarter had a temperature somewhat above the ... |
3922cb6f-8d20-495d-b249-dc8d9416cf87 | The Summer quarter was specially dry, with only 2.94 in. of rain. The largest weekly number of deaths, 48, took place in the week ending September 2nd; the smallest number of deaths, 15, was in the week ending July 8th. (See also under Diarrhœa). 78 PART II. Administration. Water Supply. 1. The supply is now constant t... |
3bf71b10-d696-4a59-ac73-032de93d0246 | The ammoniacal nitrogen averaged .0001, the albuminoid nitrogen .0016, the chlorine 5.68, the total hardness 38.29, and the temporary hardness 15.25. In all these particulars the Plumstead Well compared unfavourably with the other Kent Wells. The chlorine found in 1910 was slightly lower than the amount reported in 190... |
5e6684c4-bd8e-4618-9796-02113f40838a | Apart from the liability to dangerous pollution suggested by the high percentage of chlorine, the excess of hardness is a tax on the consumers in the respect of necessitating the use of an extra amount of soap and labour for washing purposes, and extra expense and labour from the furring of kettles, boilers, etc. Dr. H... |
65eeba42-d3b8-4980-97c2-5d3dec7fd922 | Under this Act an additional supply was required and provided at 25 houses in 1908, 30 houses in 1909, 3 in 1910, and 2 in 1911. 18 of these houses were in the Dockyard and St. Mary's Wards, 13 in River Ward, and 22 in St. George's Ward. There were three prosecutions in 1909, which were recorded in full in the Annual R... |
3a94da46-1df0-49ce-a310-7ff2964d1442 | were found to be adulterated, compared with 9.3, 4.3, 2.5, 3.4, and 3.3, in the five preceding years, and 8.5 in the Metropolis in 1910. The very small percentage of adulterations in the past five years is noteworthy. Ten of the samples taken were informal. All these were found to be genuine. 5. Proceedings were taken ... |
3dc6f966-932e-47a9-a1ca-24515fb80766 | were adulterated, compared with 8.7, 4.8, 1.7, 3.7, and 4.8, in the five preceding years. 52 samples were bought as butter, and one was found to be adulterated. A sample of lemon squash contained 7 grains per pint of salicylic acid; no proceedings were taken in this case. Table XVIII. shows the other 158 articles analy... |
b62507a0-6845-4a15-b556-0633003bc524 | But no adulteration was discovered in 16 samples of vinegar, 19 of flour, 10 sugar and sweets, 62 tea, 35 mustard, 29 jam, 17 condensed milk, and 70 drugs, nor in any one of the smaller number of several other articles, other than milk and butter, taken for analysis. From the Local Government Board Annual Report for 19... |
8c58babd-5174-45dd-827c-78390e93f793 | One difficulty in detecting adulteration is the necessity of dividing each sample into three parts; this necessitates taking so large an amount of the article purchased that the suspicion of the vendor is aroused. This applies especially to drugs. 8. Of the 19 adulterated milk samples for which proceedings were taken t... |
c5dd48c1-3af0-4ba3-bae9-300ef107a913 | Of the 289 milk samples, 72 were taken on Sunday or Bank Holidays; 2 of these were found adulterated. In the past three years 3.3 per cent. of samples taken on Sunday were found adulterated, and in the preceding four years 5 per cent. 31 samples were taken on arrival at railway stations, of which five were found adulte... |
5a022c49-59d7-42b2-a05f-7e381695223c | fat, and three of these 6 or more per cent. Food Inspection. 11. The inspection of meat and other food received the usual attention. Inspectors Little, Tedham and Powell, made special inspections in rotation. There was one seizure and 105 surrenders. The seizure was of 145 lbs. of bacon which was unsound and unfit for ... |
14397efa-9fdc-419d-af6b-5ce193688e40 | Of the surrenders, 17 were tuberculous meat; 75 livers or other organs affected with parasitic disease; 9 unsound fish; one unsound rabbits; and one a quantity of 301 blown tins of condensed milk. A full list is given in Table XIX. Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops, 12. On January 1st, 1911. there were 137 milkshops on ... |
4aeb80a7-b61b-473e-bf59-de78aa544c12 | As it was found that several persons were selling milk without being registered, an advertisement was issued in the local newspapers in April, 1909, calling attention to the illegality of selling milk without being registered. An abstract of regulations Was drawn up and printed in the Annual Eeport for 1910. This is le... |
f23d6cfb-0328-4aec-abd0-57586d17265d | (c) General shops which are of exceptional cleanliness, and in which the variety of articles sold is strictly limited, and no objectionable articles, as oil, coal, greengrocery, etc., are kept. These are only allowed to sell milk when a milk business has already been previously carried on, or where there is no other mi... |
544b4870-064c-4209-93b2-ac71e13eccb7 | This regulation requires cowkeepers to adopt necessary precautions for keeping cowsheds and cows in a clean and wholesome condition. The circumstances were as follows: — On the 2nd inst., in company with Chief Inspector Duck. I visited the cowsheds at — Farm. One shed was found in a very dirty and dilapidated condition... |
cb958c6a-a4f6-461c-bf62-9c63c4f1e35b | The case was tried at Woolwich on 1st November, and defended by Mr. Ricketts, Junior. It was maintained by defendant that the regulation was ultra vires, and the case was adjourned to see the decision in a similar case pending at Wandsworth. As this decision was favourable to the contention that the regulation was ultr... |
9e452605-302c-40b9-b52e-d230d585cc35 | 6 of the dust complaints came from the Woolwich Parish, 12 from Plumstead, and 2 from Eltham. The dust in Woolwich is collected by your Council's employees, but that in Plumstead and Eltham by two different contractors. 86 17. Drains and Water-closets. 27 defective combined drains were investigated and reported on by t... |
e7cb1853-fe9a-4b10-9931-c65ded72c7eb | pans were cleansed by tenants, compared with 193, 197, and 312, in the three preceding years. 18. Supervision of Drainage. 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. 19. Public-house U... |
09658331-624c-4a80-ad1a-bc3deeba2eee | Table XVI, shows the streets inspected, and he number of houses found defective in each. 87 At 2,137 houses, interiors were cleansed, or defective roofs repaired, compared with 2,026, 1,957, and 2,064, in the three preceding years. 600 houses with damp walls were remedied, compared with 368, 450, and 523, in the three ... |
d9411702-5758-4d69-9c87-d26591f94ad7 | Special inspections were made at the cowsheds, milksliops, bakehouses, workshops, many of the houses registered under the By-laws, and other tenement-houses The other inspections were chiefly on account of Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, and Scarlet Fever. 18 visits were made by request of the medical attendants for the purp... |
7e31aa25-9933-44d5-905d-fc283b45e41d | 97 cases of overcrowding were found and remedied, compared with 72, 97, and 78, in the three preceding years, or 1.3 per cent. of house-to-house inspections. 88 24. Smoke Nuisance. 48 observations re smoke nuisance were made, and 4 nuisances of black smoke observed. The nuisances were abated on service of notices. Ther... |
c0ae75d2-5c86-403d-9b8a-bdfc9e972e7f | The proceedings were taken under Section 24(a) "a furnace which does not, as far as practicable, consume the smoke The nuisance has been decidedly less since the prosecutions. 25. Defective Light. At 56 houses new windows were supplied or existing ones enlarged, or other work done to improve the lighting by daylight. 2... |
c0d36112-1f83-4c93-9cad-7087ae18ac78 | In Woolwich Parish 5,769 loads of house, and 157 loads of trade refuse were removed by direct labour, and destroyed at the Woolwich destructor. In the three preceding years 6,477, 5,951, and 6,912, loads, respectively, were removed. In Plumstead, 16,597 loads, weighing 13,059 tons were removed by the Contractor, Messrs... |
c7fdea5f-2cd1-4ce4-a666-1ba5e63875ae | The shoot was kept in a satisfactory state, in some frields well away from any houses. Trade Refuse. 29. During the past year there have been 7,094 (7,461 in 1910) receptacles of offensive trade refuse removed. The weight of refuse was 354 tons. There are now 48, (53 in 1910) tradesmen on the books, from whom offensive... |
f1ebed8d-a88d-4cb4-a5be-4d087ecede58 | Owners have always been given an opportunity of stating their case to the Public Health Committee before a closing orded has been made. The following table shows the action taken:— Number of houses inspected re Housing and Town Planning Act 340 Dwelling houses considered on inspection in a state so dangerous or injurio... |
1bac826f-6e60-4431-bedd-0578e7a9eeb4 | 11 ditto ditto 12, ditto ditto 13, ditto ditto 14, ditto ditto 91 15, Kate's Place, North Woolwich. 16, ditto ditto 18, Anglesea Road, Woolwich. 19, Barnfield Road, Plumstead. 73, St. Mary Street, Woolwich. 21, Beresford Street, Woolwich. 5, Walpole Place, Woolwich. No. 1, Stanley House, 18, Anglesea Road, and 19, Barn... |
cf5ca468-fda2-4896-b374-a06c27dfd12b | The following premises were demolished under the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909, during the year 1911:— 1, Elizabeth Place, High Street, Woolwich. 2, ditto ditto 3, ditto ditto 4, ditto ditto 5, ditto ditto 6, ditto ditto 5, Cock Yard, Woolwich. 6, ditto ditto In the 1909 Report statistics were given as to the ... |
9b8b31da-fbe8-4148-87f6-70f688173049 | The number of persons housed is about 130, or 5 to a house. For particulars as to rent and cubic space of these houses see Annual Report, 1904, page 70. Of the Council's 12 houses in Gossage, Park, and Parkdale Roads, 10 Were occupied throughout the year; Nos. 3 and 19, Gossage Road, were empty for periods of six and f... |
32bf5063-a9a4-4699-af84-aa0139f17b20 | At the commencement of the year 409 houses were on the register; 30 were newly registered, and 10 taken off the register, leaving 429 on the register at the close of the year, compared with 307, 332, 359, 395, and 409, in each of the five preceding years. 33. These houses were inspected, some quarterly, others half-yea... |
6e53ef4a-d9bb-4d39-a5dc-0df63a2a386b | Total number on Register 429 Number of Inspections 539 „ Re-inspections (estimated) 1,364 „ Defaults found 401 „ Found satisfactory 138 „ Notioes served 257 ,, Nuisances, defects and offences against the By-laws dealt with and remedied 732 ,, Cases of overcrowding remedied by redistribution without notice 14 ,, Houses ... |
1ece3519-5995-4fbc-9cf2-61a20abdacce | for the two families occupying them. The certificates were therefore refused. 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: — Common Lodging-house. Accommodation. Men. Women. Total. 6... |
35856516-e822-4e57-acd6-49a7460ce254 | 23 .. 23 9 do. 32 .. 32 10 do. 51 .. 51 10a & 11 do. 62 .. 62 21 & 21a do. 42 .. 42 4 Warren Lane 31 .. 31 12 & 13 do. 50 .. 50 Totals 541 44 585 95 Underground rooms. 36. Fourteen underground rooms, separately occupied, were found not in accordance with the Public Health (London) Act. Five were in St. Mary's and Docky... |
be81e29b-858f-407f-b672-e8c568c807ec | 80 inspections of factories were made regarding sanitary accommodation, and 5 notices served and complied with. 405 inspections of homeworkers' premises were made and 24 notices sent and attended to. Miss Middlebrook devoted a large amount of her time to the inspection of workshops, factories, and houses, where women a... |
d0c8e271-ace1-4531-b276-f47b8009297c | Eighty-nine ice-cream shops were on the register at the close of the year, compared with 108, 98, and 86, in the three previous years. Nine were added and 6 removed during the year. There were 178 inspections made, and 9 notices served. Regulations, embodying the provision-; for ice-cream shops contained in the London ... |
3885741f-d1a0-42bb-aaa5-46dc8b5b7ef5 | 347 books from the Free Libraries and Public Schools were disinfected. The sum of £4 12s. 6d. was received for disinfection of rooms in special cases on request of the occupier. Disinfectants are supplied by the Department for disinfecting infected soiled linen, infected stools, sputa in phthisis, for personal use in i... |
ee852f8b-2596-444c-9091-9ceb00dca45a | The disinfectants used were Corrosive Sublimate; Sulphur and Formalin tablets (for fumigation); Formaldehyde (for spraying and disinfecting books, and for use in the Mortuary); Cyllin (for sputa in phthisis); Permanganate ,of Potash; Jeyes' Corporation Fluid (for dust-pails); and Chloride of Lime (for offal tins). Heal... |
8bd16c35-6669-4628-b354-27bd36add526 | The Sun Street Mortuary was used for 189 bodies, compared with 151, 146, and 136, in the three preceding years. 157 were deposited for inquest, and 32 for custody. 98 post-mortem examinations were made. One body was deposited in the infectious mortuary, compared with two in 1907, none in 1908, one in 1909, and one in 1... |
6d57dc03-6443-419a-8a28-9e228dca3f7a | There were 690 interments in the Plumstead Cemetery, compared with 656, 732, and 696, in the three previous years. 47 burials took place in Plumstead Churchyard, compared with 22, 59, and 51, in the three preceding years. There has been an increase in burials in the Churchyard during the past three years. It is much to... |
562fd8af-cdb7-4184-9355-c5abe94efaf2 | The station for cleansing verminous persons was opened in November, 1906. During 1911 it was used by 509 persons, compared with 257, 262, 408, and 590, in the four previous years. The users were 123 adults (viz., 1 female and 122 males) and 386 children (viz., 210 females and 176 males). 3,123 articles were disinfected... |
e714c56e-5961-4b7d-aaf8-e20efc647d10 | and 4 p.m., girls being cleansed between 9 and 1, and boys in the afternoon. The Borough Council must properly cleanse the children and their clothes to the reasonable satisfaction of the London County Council, the children cleansed not to exceed 10 in one day or 20 in one week. The London County Council pays to the Bo... |
bcfc2367-5444-472a-bb13-f3c600d508ce | A box of white precipitate or stavesacre ointment is supplied to each bather with instructions for its use. The names and addresses of bathers are entered in a book, and the Lady Inspector calls at the houses and arranges for necessary disinfection and cleansing of verminous bedding and rooms. G 2 100 45a. Public Baths... |
7d957abf-3941-42ff-870f-16e58b231e77 | No doubt a large proportion of the population have a weekly bath at home, but, considering that there are no baths fixed in at least three-fourths of the houses, it seems probable that the majority of persons in the Borough do not have a bath as often as is desirable for health. Second class private baths can be obtain... |
3ee752cf-59ae-492e-9b05-5efe98ea9d57 | The greatest cleanliness should be practised by all persons engaged in selling milk, meat, bread, fruit, &c. For this purpose public lavatories are important, but the charge made is prohibitive to the persons who it is of prime importance should make use of the lavatories. The public lavatories in the Borough were used... |
7a7fdb74-21ea-4da6-894e-f957153c7d02 | 3,200 written intimation notices, and 535 statutory notices were served. 73 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 three defaulters were summoned at the Police Court. The results ar... |
e31b693f-777d-454c-87ab-efd54a6dcac6 | Mothers bring their infants for advice and weighing between 2.30 and 102 4.0 p.m. Miss FitzGerald, and the Medical Officer of Health, are in attendance during that time. The Consultation has not been as well attended as could be desired probably on account of the long distances which most mothers are required to come. ... |
1f0ec003-806a-4530-a988-a46a844dc969 | The following is a summary of Miss Middlebrooke's work for the twelve months:— Women's Lavatories at Railway Stations, &c. Number of Inspections 49 „ Found defective and dirty 5 Restaurants and Eating-Rouses. Number of Inspections 83 ,, Defects and dirty conditions found and remedied 25 Factories and Workshops. Number ... |
9fd777e9-4ac4-47dc-a0ea-5650be807f55 | 379 „ ,, Verminous and dirty houses and bedding 755 Re-visits—estimated 1000 Cases where bedding was found to be in a dirty and verminous condition, and cleansed 222 Total number of cases referred to District Inspectors 114 „ Dustbins—notices served 35 „ Accumulations of refuse removed 12 „ Early morning inspections 11... |
e3f465c1-c92b-4d02-b9e3-696e849f029a | Miss Middlebrooke gives details of her work as follows:— The work connected with the cleansing of verminous children and their homes is still on the increase, but is easier to cope with owing to the fact that the London County Council Education Department, during the latter part of the year, organized their new cleansi... |
3563dd64-de06-4b0b-bbb9-e13bfc9f71a2 | It is the attendants duty to bath the children, assist in their dressing and undressing, to cut off the hair when the head is verminous or when the scalp is in an unhealthy condition to see that the children's clothing is given to the disinfecting officer for disinfection, and all articles returned to them. Every child... |
d1514032-be4b-44d8-a996-3b1d491f46a2 | One can quite understand this attitude in some instances; the poor women lead drab, monotonous lives, struggling with big families against heavy odds, with very few facilities for cleansing purposes, old and worn-out bedding and furniture, the discouragement of houses or rooms which are 105 the reverse of satisfactory ... |
3c8ec416-7685-44bc-bb6b-b7a634ae59c4 | I find old flock beds a great source of nuisance; they are happy hunting grounds for vermin and have a knack of retaining offensive smells; as a rule they are highly treasured and it requires a lot of persuasion to get the mothers to substitute clean straw for the old flocks; where this can be managed they express sati... |
dec1ea57-5d7f-4514-9712-2be549da9b0b | 106 The average number of visits paid to verminous and dirty homes per week is 20. This does not include re-visits which average about 40. There are fresh addresses to be traced, and many visits paid where there is wilful evasion of inspection until a compulsory letter is sent. It will thus be seen that this branch of ... |
95202de9-4146-4da7-95cf-5e48bff37f3d | The necessity for extreme care and cleanliness in this class of work demands that the workers should be selected with every possible discrimination by the employer. It is found with few exceptions that the houses where the ball work is done are kept scrupulously clean and tidy, and it is quite unnecessary to pay repeat... |
4eb2af0d-d7b1-4a62-af89-43bc356853d2 | Visits to houses after notifications of births 1307 Re-visits 261 107 Visits re infant death 52 Zymotic Enteritis cases investigated 384 Re-visits 53 Visits to cases of Phthisis 247 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 10 Ophthalmia (reported by Schools) 36 Special visits 101 Infants weighed at Consultation 460 Health Lectures given ... |
f43a3c80-4cb3-4809-a13c-95c109f13cb8 | It is to be regretted that it was not possible to make any special investigations into the causes and incidence of epidemic diarrhoea with so much material at one's disposal, and when so much remains to be done in this direction. But to have made minute and detailed enquiries, necessitating much clerical work and elabo... |
8600786a-0c16-4c94-b91a-21b6d593a4d7 | The work tends, too, to increase in variety and so to absorb time which would otherwise be given to infant-visiting. Ophthalmia Neonatorum is now a notifiable disease. Ophthalmia occurring in school children and reported by teachers necessitated a good many visits during the year. I have given more time in the past yea... |
a4e5023d-23d6-4943-a1ab-9a6466a65536 | General hygienic and dietetic advice only is given at the Consultation. If a 109 baby needs treatment, the mother is advised to consult her own medical attendant. "There has been a slight increase in the number of requests received for Health Lectures. Seven were given in 1911, as against 4 in 1910. They were mostly gi... |
efcdb568-0734-4026-b027-cf1d839e3ddb | The Public Ambulance, for accidents and non-infectious illness, was use'd 147 times, compared with 104, 122, 143, 123, and 86, in the five preceding years. The following were the journeys made:— To Guy's Hospital 33 Cottage Hospitals 26 Seamen's and Miller Hospitals 10 King's Hospital 12 London Hospital 8 Charing Cross... |
4dbf37f1-0d3f-4fae-b4df-8d22f133ee56 | An ambulance for non-infectious illness can now be obtained from the ambulance station of the Asylums Board on payment of 5s. 54. In May, Mr. Ellis, Chief Clerk, retired on pension, and was succeeded by Mr. Britter. The vacancy so caused was not filled up. Mr. Ellis had been a most faithful and devoted officer of the D... |
b5df6290-6ced-4a5a-b8b9-41b4792f0e04 | Deaths of NonResidents Registered in Public Institutions in the District. Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District. Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District. Number. Rate.* Under 1 Year of Age. At all Ages. Number. Rate per 1000 Births Registd. Number. Rate.* Number. Rate.* 1 2 ... |
98b5ce24-ff3c-4621-8e16-d086c67649c1 | 3 272 41 175 1637 13.3 1904 125791 3531 28.1 479 132 1636 13.0 261 40 169 1765 14.0 1905 125885 3549 28.2 366 103 1463 . 313 50 192 1605 12.7 1906 123644 3524 28.5 396 111 1530 . 293 48 183 1666 13.5 1907 123644 3295 26.5 372 111 1479 . 296 50 184 1613 13.0 1908 123644 3082 24.9 298 95 1374 . 333 60 170 1487 12.0 1909 ... |
828c3941-6096-4033-9372-d4b920421c7b | 323 51 223 1585 12.8 1910 123644 2844 23.0 241 84 1296 . 314 42 156 1410 11.4 Average for years 1901 to l910 123331 3371 27.3 372 107 1498 . 311 46 182 1633 13.2 1911 121376 2814 23.2 273 98 1402 . 327 53 212 1561 12.8 * Rates in Columns 4, 8 and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population. Note.—The deaths include... |
1e637975-7680-4a52-a963-f21b5010159a | The deaths to be included in Column 12 are the number in Column 7, corrected by the subtraction of the number in Column 10 and the addition of the number in Column 11. By the term "Non-Residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infirmity and dying in Public Institutions there; and b... |
04634e66-424e-477a-852b-38897350fb50 | 113 TABLE 1a. I. II. Institutions within the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from outside the District. Institutions outside the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from the District. Woolwich Union Infirmary Lewisham Infirmary Royal Arsenal Hospital Herbert Hospital Auxiliary Hospital Blackheath Cott... |
4984bcd5-2bc0-4d63-9fcd-81cf6094897f | Bethnal Green do. City Road Chest do. Mount Vernon do. Miller do. Cane Hill Asylum Dartford Heath Asylum Colney Hatch do. Claybury do. Tooting Bec do. Darenth do. Caterham do. Stone do. Banstead do. Horton do. Hostel of God do. 115—118 TABLE H. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities, 1901-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11. Increa... |
34bad501-1e95-49f6-9392-07b4dd2a6ac6 | Deaths at all ages Deaths under 1 year Population estimated to middle of year Births Registered Deaths at all ages Deaths under 1 year Population estimated to middle of year Births Registered Deaths at all ages Deaths under 1 year Population estimated to middle of year Births Registered Deaths at all ages Deaths under ... |
a1538c54-2e85-469b-baf3-40d9c666b820 | 326 140 33 8712 244 146 37 7800 268 122 23 7800 . 120 28 7800 227 116 12 Woolwich, 38,991 St. Mary's 10439 203 122 25 10439 226 149 30 10439 222 147 39 9788 184 121 35 9788 174 104 21 9788 209 98 26 9788 181 133 31 9788 ... 110 23 9788 165 120 22 River N. 14504 416 292 66 N. |
f1fb5480-6b58-447e-b560-9bc3d88d9441 | 3450 135 66 26 3450 140 50 16 3991 155 71 30 3991 141 72 31 3991 135 62 19 3841 150 55 19 3901 ... 54 15 3397 119 52 9 979 494 87 36710 994 581 110 S. S.11444 293 219 32 11444 277 205 43 11405 237 193 37 11405 247 190 33 11405 296 214 55 10360 264 183 28 10188 ... 176 32 10188 242 167 30 St. |
b1a44564-4861-4054-a670-6bf310cefa12 | George's 8078 298 151 35 8078 284 135 36 8078 303 136 39 8078 321 143 48 8078 297 116 31 8078 283 103 25 8078 299 107 32 7314 . 95 21 7314 267 104 22 Burrage 9837 253 133 24 9837 228 154 28 9837 235 133 17 9726 219 123 23 9726 217 119 17 9726 201 140 27 9726 202 109 16 9184 . 142 15 9184 206 143 19 West Plumstead 40, |
8dc5decd-eedb-4547-bcee-54b9077f8a21 | 907 Herbert 9195 240 104 22 9679 261 129 28 9679 261 94 21 9893 220 98 20 9893 245 100 19 10034 241 106 17 10182 222 111 22 9444 . 96 19 9444 167 104 15 881 486 70 40328 831 533 86 St. Margaret's 10193 325 120 42 11826 448 163 50 11826 399 166 38 12337 388 161 35 12337 423 151 31 12975 436 145 34 13173 362 160 43 13173... |
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