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3e2dcafc-d03c-487c-b4bd-160488bf417a | 47 The parents of all children with any discharge are recommended to obtain medical assistance, and the district nurse is often requested to visit and syringe the ear or nose. Parents are always advised as to treatment, and children suspected to be infectious are kept at home and from association with other children. T... |
1f4c9ab1-7c16-40b6-91a3-f20a7af41c38 | Failure means the occurrence of secondary cases attributed to the primary case. 42. Other sources of Infection. In addition to return cases, a probable source of infection was found in 82 cases. In 40 cases infection was attributed to other inmates of the house. 43. In 8 cases infection was attributed to friends and ne... |
7c759c51-698e-424f-90ce-bb725d82b105 | The case-rate (number of cases per 1,000 population), corrected for cases of mistaken diagnosis was 2.72, compared with 1.68, 3 09, and 1.91, in the three preceding years, and 1.99, the average of the ten years, 1901-10. 46. There were 34 deaths, Compared with 11, 20, and 17, in the three preceding years. Thje death-ra... |
c6e4f938-653e-47e5-aa0d-37458f70e51e | The following table shows the case-rate in each registration district (not corrected for mistaken diagnosis) in the past thirteen years, Compared with London and the Borough:β 1901-5. 1906-10 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. Borough 1.71 2.20 1.68 3.09 1 .91 2.72 Woolwich Parish 1.63 2.34 2.40 4.38 4.43 4.92 Plumstead Parish 1.... |
50d7d862-63ff-4d51-8dbc-d5304d67f578 | 2 .33 2.81 1.02 2.39 Eltham Parish 1.62 2.22 2.30 1.71 1.29 3.33 London 1.90 1.63 1.64 1.57 1.70 2.02 49 The table shows that since 1910, diphtheria has prevailed more in Woolwich parish than in the rest of the Borough. Last year Eltham suffered more than it has done hitherto. Since the year 1908, diphtheria has been p... |
340e829a-64e0-4b8e-a3e1-9d434bcf162a | in the four preceding years. A certificate of efficient home isolation was given in 7 cases, oompared with 1, 1, 3, 12, and 1, in the five preoeding yeare. The case mortality was 9.7 per cent., compared with 10 4, 3.4, 5.4, 5.2, and 7.0 in the five preceding years. Many of the cases were very mild, and in several cases... |
1509c9cd-ade9-4bcf-af7f-4e338c4ed5f6 | The usual steps were takenβschool absentees were visited and medical attention obtained; children in affected classes were medically and bacteriologically examined, as were also a large number of contacts and suspected cases, and all cases found to be infectious strictly isolated. 50 49. A table giving details as to ca... |
fbf3a924-a75d-46ae-bdab-401f516976e6 | In 68 cases a probable source of infection was noted. viz.: In 31, other inmates of the house were known or suspected to be the source; in 11, schools; 11, neighbours and friends; 6, return cases; and in 9 the infection was due to the Fever or other Hospitals. In one of the returned cases there was otorrhoea on dischar... |
e47b37b9-a983-42b3-a2d4-4c7203eae053 | In 95 (85 in 1913) the true Klebs Loffler bacillus was found; in 47 (67 in 1913) Hoffman's bacillus was found, and 773 were found free from either the Klebs Loffler bacillus or Hoffman's. 51 Of the 915 swabs examined, 279 were taken from school children by the Medical Officer of Health. Of these, 14 contained the true ... |
27e3e88d-2e18-4138-bd10-24d7a5418fad | In 4 cases without symptoms the bacillus disappeared within two or three weeks. Seven positive cases has some symptoms, viz., 4 running or sore nose, 1 mild clinical diphtheria, 1 follicular tonsilitis, and 1 ottorhcea (discharge from ear). These were notified and sent to hospital or strictly isolated. Positive cases w... |
b64aaa4d-155a-45c9-849b-1a270daa41f1 | The caserate was 0 09, compared with 0.10, 0.15, and 0.06, in the three preceding years. For the ten years 1892-1901, 52 the rate never fell below 0 41. The case-rate in London was 0.17. Out of a total of 18 cases notified, 14 went to hospital. 54. There were 4 deaths from this disease, giving a death-rate of 0.03. The... |
b59f51a2-9624-47c2-bea8-2087690db4a1 | Woolwich 126 7.6 10 10 7 6 Plumstead 21.2 11.41 W. 3 4 3 6 E. 2 2 2 4 Eltham 8.6 2.8 1 4 2 2 The following is a list of the castes:β Initials. Age. Sex. Date of commencement. Date of Notification. Source. I.H. 39 F. Dec. 12,1913 Jan. 4, 1914 T.R.J 45 M. Jan. 29, 1914 Feb. 19 β F.E. 16 F. Feb. 27, β Mar. 8, β Mussels M.... |
c4c4c7a6-dae6-4659-b371-bf867c4c5908 | 16, 1914 Milk M.W 25 F. Nov. 27, β Dec. 16, β Milk S.M. 10 M. Nov. 25, β Dec. 18, β Milk W.B 49 M. Dec. 5, ,. Dec. 18, β Milk M.C. 19 F. Dec. 1, β Died Dec. 11 Milk A.R. 40 F. Nov. 26, β Dec. 23,1914 Milk T.M. 41 M. Dec. 5, β Dec. 26, β Milk- Died Dec. 26 53 Cases occurring in January, 1915:β Initials. Age. Sex. Date o... |
b0157f42-acd0-4dbf-b104-8f82b841f308 | 8, β Milk W.H. 12 M. Dec. 15, 1914 Jan. 8, β Milk A.M. 24 F. Dec. 23, β Jan. 11, β Friend, M.W. C.A. 2 M. Jan. 5,1915 Jan. 14, β Milk J.A. 27 M. Jan. 2, β Jan. 14, Milk J.R. 7 M. Jan. 18, β Jan. 25, β Mother or Sister, A.R. Died Jan. 31 B.C. 26 F. Jan. 10, β Jan. 30, β Milk M.M. 40 F. Jan. 15, β Jan. 29, β Daughter, E.... |
3b7a5f7d-55eb-4871-9c13-f203ce05e670 | 2 β Milk It is seen that up till the end of the year the case-rate was extremely low, only 5 cases occurring up till the middle of December. At the end of December, however, a series of 17 cases began connected with one dairy. The series went on till February, 1915. 7 cases were notified in December and 10 cases since.... |
f28ef2c0-c15c-499f-b915-938bcce2ecb5 | This company derives their supply from farms in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, whence milk is sent to the North Woolwich Station and from the station fetched by M. M purchases his milk in association with another dairyman, N. who takes 30 churns a day and sells it both wholesale and 54 retail. No special ... |
cd1609f2-7923-4b66-9bf1-db817ca2a0d5 | No cases of enteric fever were notified among any persons supplied by N. It thus becomes obvious that if the milk was infected it must be after it came into the, hands of M. M's premisses consist of a small shop with kitchen and scullery behind and a very small yard in which is situated the w.c. and can shied. These pr... |
1d3989c0-61d9-4ccb-bbfb-84f70bf60cbb | He had succeeded another lad who had left on the 12th December after three months' service. Neither the address nor name of the latter was known, but after some difficulty he was discovered working for a dairyman in an adjoining Borough. By the assistance of the Medical Officer of Health of that Borough, samples of his... |
2bad7514-a79c-42e3-b154-50d2a60841d6 | No history of illness could be obtained with regard to this boy. Steps were taken to prevent him continuing in the milk business. The dairyman and his wife and servant were also examined bacteriologically with a negative result, except that Gartner's bacillus was found in the faeces of the servant. The dairyman's wife ... |
1100f688-161b-4469-a462-b39b1ef87f37 | The dates of commencement of illness of the 13 primary cases were within three weeks of the 12th December with two exceptions, viz., the 5th and 10th January. In the course of observations made by the Chief Sanitary Inspector at the Station as to how the milk was dealt with, a porter was observed to dip a mug into one ... |
6723029d-f40b-4e3c-8fc8-fd5ee95fb593 | Several, if not all, commenced gradually, and some were at the outset of an ambulant character. They thus did not exhibit the sudden onset said to be peculiar to paratyphoid. 56. Bacteriological Diagnosis. 26 samples of blood were sent to the Lister Institute and Seamen's Hospital to be examined for Widal's reaction. A... |
a2c667ca-9083-4257-a58b-e1b59bd92788 | Owing to the change in nomenclature, the diarrhoea death-rate cannot be strictly compared with that of years previous to 1912, but the rate in 1914 was below the average of previous years. Notification. Voluntary notification of zymotic enteritis during July, August, and September, commenced in Woolwich 57 1905. The re... |
86a6c96d-524a-4a2d-8223-3e7e2ee0562e | 199 cases were notified in the past year, oompared with 866, 129, and 338, in the three preceding years. One case was notified in February, one in March, one in May, 4 in June, 22 in July, 51 in August, 109 in September, 9 in October, and one in December. Thus only four cases were notified except in the months June to ... |
d2c915c6-dc68-410d-a32b-2acf4e375639 | M. F. Under 3 months. 3 to 6 months. 6 to 9 months. 9 to 12 months. Total under 1 year. 1 to 2 years. 2 to 5 years. Over 5 years. 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 15 1909 149 79 70 12 10 20 22 64... |
443a54a8-a131-4f2c-9b08-eb5e576174fc | 434 432 28 69 79 89 265 240 171 190 1912 129 61 68 4 4 16 6 30 26 22 51 1913 338 181 157 16 30 41 28 115 84 54 85 1914 199 102 97 9 29 24 33 95 56 32 16 Total 1905-14 2627 1354 1273 140 289 317 317 1063 705 393 466 59 TABLE B. CLEANLINESS OF HOUSES. Year, Total Houses of which information was obtained. Clean. Dirty. In... |
28884957-79a0-4e40-b441-fd4f47a4bc31 | 1905 205 166 39 - 1906 360 289 71 β 1907 93 53 13 27 1908 156 51 22 83 1909 145 89 11 45 1910 100 57 6 37 1911 697 520 24 153 1912 104 83 2 19 1913 297 198 12 87 1914 178 116 16 46 Tot. 1905-14 2335 1622 216 497 TABLE C. DIET OF CASES UNDER 1 YEAR AT TIME OF NOTIFICATION. Totals 1905-10 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. |
e3110793-bd19-451a-a0b8-dcb7ef5d1569 | Breast only 49 24 3 9 4 Breast and other foods 78 43 7 15 21 Hand-fed only 408 179 17 80 63 No information 26 16 3 11 7 561 262 30 115 95 N.B.βOf 35 children under 1 year having fresh cow's milk, 33 had it boiled, or were said to do so. 60 TABLE D. NUMBER OP CASES NOTIFIED EACH WEEK, with MEAN TEMPERATURE of 3 Feet Gro... |
104ba59b-c9e4-4e19-a117-8162553dd70b | 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 β 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 1911 β β 7 18 57 82 189 207 156 48 57 17 10 1912 4 10 48 19 4 11 3 6 5 2 2 β 1 1913 2 3 1 2 7 16 15 |
83bf52e2-4c0f-43c7-b8ef-fa0a772ce752 | 32 43 48 52 25 40 1914 7 5 6 9 4 7 8 19 19 31 46 13 9 Totals, 1905-1914 27 36 80 76 130 232 358 426 351 243 257 127 126 Temperature. |
b83f4993-bfe1-4d63-b192-be6fcdfe637d | 1914 60.65 61.45 62.65 63.24 61.80 61.78 61.80 62.19 62.48 62.48 62.40 61.14 58.87 Average for 10 years 59.41 60.13 61.19 61.54 62.07 62.13 62.22 61.87 61.25 60.73 59.92 58.85 57.94 TABLE E. DEATHS PROM DIARRHOEA AND ZYMOTIC ENTERITIS under two years of age, for three months, July, August, and September. Year. 1-3 Mont... |
5807e8a1-2034-4c8f-814c-581815a98c1d | 1913 9 8 8 3 7 35 1914 4 5 2 4 5 20 61 TABLE F. DIARRHΕA MORTALITY, AND TEMPERATURE OP SUMMER QUARTER IN LONDON AND WOOLWICH. Average 1901-4 Average 1905-10 1911 1912 1913 1914 Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in summer quarter per 1,000 living.* London 2.27 1.40 3.82 Annual Death Rate from Diarrhoea and ... |
8252da8a-8ba6-4bcd-99dd-d5f0eda04406 | ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter - 62.72 62.61 67.06 Max. weekly average Temperature of 3ft ground thermometer in 13 weeks of summer quarter - 63.65 60.63 63.24 Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer quarter - 60.84 60.30 64.01 Average Temperature of 3ft. ground thermometer in summer q... |
22628a5e-4404-4cd7-b40c-31ef9990c3ae | 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 Number of cases notified - - - 212 366 93 173 123 72 848 115 286 183 Number of Deaths (Diarrhoea)* 27 29 136 56 81 11 28 8 4 109 2 49 21 Mean Temperature of Air 59.1 59.0 60.08 60.6 62.4 58.87 59.3 58.7 57.2 65.1 58.0 59.1 60.7 Mean Temperature 3 ft. belo... |
20d7336c-91d6-41e1-84bd-cba31b02f510 | 82 61.51 Mean Humidity 75 77 72 75 70 74.6 77 80 80 65 76 79 73 Number of days on which rain fell - 46 34 33 26 32 38 46 37 22 42 36 34 Rainfall in inches 5.91 12.32 4.88 5.65 3.78 3.77 8.15 7.43 6.08 2.94 5.64 5.43 3.3 Number of hours bright sunshine 485 541 671 529 697 516 532 530 432 824 399 376 628 * Enteritis incl... |
9274bafd-98df-4e86-9db6-bcfb2ae4eccf | There were 107 cases of erysipelas notified, compared with 82, 87, and 70, in the three preceding years. There were 7 deaths. The case-rate was 0.83, and the death-rate 0.05, compared with 0.07, 0.02, and nil, in the three preceding years. These rates were higher than they have been since 1900 with the exception of one... |
2c76eb86-6b60-4816-b20b-736c54c2a068 | One case was notified in 1911, one in 1912, and nil in 1913. One case was notified in 1914. This was a soldier in the Garrison; he was notified at the end of the year and died, but the death was transferred to the district he came from. It is to be noted that though no deaths were registered as from cerebro-spinal meni... |
c13b3daa-44d4-4d85-a531-81327c9d0663 | The disease is believed to be due to the presence of a germ, and to be conveyed from one person to another by the nasal secretion. Treatment is important to prevent the contraction and wasting of the limbs which frequently ensues. It is interesting to note that the Woolwich Invalid Children's Association dealt with 52 ... |
53ae24d7-5851-48a3-91f1-968cca77ffdd | The London case-rate and death-rate per 1,000 births were 3.57 and 1.67 respectively. In the ten years 1891-1900, the case-rate per 1,000 population 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 0.05, and the death-rate 0 016. There has be... |
4d6e5028-364a-4737-ab8b-1ce06409a47a | Influenza caused 25 deaths, compared with 36, 39, 19, 25, and 35, in the five preceding years. Bronchitis and pneumonia caused 285 deaths, compared with 245, 232, 200, 208, and 253, in the five preceding years. The deaths from these causes under five yeaTS were 90, compared with 86, 66, 55, 70, and 70, in the five prec... |
19584e8c-7971-4281-a8a4-e052c65fe65f | There were 216 deaths from tuberculous disease, giving a death-rate of 1.68, oompared with 1.68, 1.46, 1.65, 1.34, and 1.69, in the five preceding years. 65. 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:β ... |
7af32778-5c4d-4900-b9a1-5833f0eb8655 | Tuberculous Meningitis 20.0 22.8 20 23 14 29 Simple Meningitis 22.0 15.0 16 13 10 15 Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum 130 10.8 5 5 10 13 Tuberculosis (other forms) 20.8 22.2 29 16 10 11 Phthisis 192.0 1514 146 124 182 163 66 66. The deaths from phthisis were 163, giving a deathrate of 1.27, compared with 1.22,... |
fcb0afd2-3f8b-402f-859a-07b61bc707de | The rate of the last two years is higher than it has been since 1906, but is considerably below that of the quinquennia 1891.5, 18961900, and 1901.5, as is shown in the following table. The table shows also that the rate last year in East Plumstead and Eltham was the lowest recorded, but in Woolwich parish it was highe... |
c1edaff6-6ec8-4c7a-b45b-19fc985bce66 | No. Rate. No. Rate. Woolwich Parish - 2.80 92 2.23 89 2.15 56 1.46 66 1.80 48 1.30 61 1.58 76 1.99 Plumstead West β 1.78 92 1.42 97 1.34 87 1.20 w41 102 31 0.76 66 1.56 51 1.21 East e 33 1.07 37 1.18 40 1.23 32 1.00 Eltham Parish β β 9 1.28 6 0.63 8 0.64 6 0.45 8 0.57 15 1.02 4 0.28 The Borough β β 193 1.74 192 1.56 15... |
60ba2e94-02f6-439e-a8c1-0594e0ad8d7d | 20 124 1.01 182 1.42 163 1.27 London β 1.98 β 1.80 β 1.57 β 1.33 β 1.32 β 1.34 β 1.30 β 1.39 68 67. There was a considerable increase last year of deaths from both tuberculous and simple meningitis. There was also an increase of abdominal tuberculosis. 68. The chart on the opposite page shows the course of the phthisis... |
8a65a9c7-c260-4a8a-be70-efdc1a1118e0 | The diminution of deaths has been greater among females than among males. 70. Notification Regulations. Voluntary notification of phthisis has now been in foroe in the Borough for nine years. In 1909 notification of cases attended by Poor Law Medical Officers was made compulsory by an Order of the Local Government Boar... |
ef789b40-331b-45e6-8d17-83f5caf298cb | 69 disease, and for preventing the spread of infection, and removing conditions favourable to infection, and they may appoint such officers as may be necessary. Under a further order all forms of tuberculosis were made notifiable in January, 1913. Notification Statistics. 498 cases were notified (excluding second notif... |
82b96a3d-1912-46f6-b3c6-0c5f66c7cb87 | 28 of these were in the Woolwich and Eltham Poor Law Infirmaries; 3 others were notified by the District Medical Officers of the Poor Law Union, 41 by the Medical Officers of the Royal Arsenal, Army, &c., 188 from hospitals and dispensaries, including 154 from the Woolwich Tuberculosis Dispensary, and the remainder by ... |
ce551c91-bae7-4a76-8306-833b21715b27 | The source of infection of the notified cases was probably as follows:β 70 Family or PersonalβFather, 30; mother, 24; brother, 20; si6ter, 10; husband, 6; wife, 1; other members of family, 14; friends, lodgers, &c., 2 107 Workshop and Office 16 Public House 10 Navy and Army 3 Milk 3 Undetermined 359 72. Age and Sex Dis... |
e99295ac-6419-40fc-ac98-ee5ac91e05b3 | Number of Notifications Form C. Age periods. Primary Notifications. Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors. Primary Notifications. Total Notifications, i.e., including cases previously notified by other doctors. Poor Law Institutions. Sanatoria. 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15... |
30d1035a-41e8-4b74-a570-0b9e81426c98 | Pulmonary Males 1 2 16 24 23 26 47 46 28 9 4 226 246 - - - - - 17 65 ,, Females 7 22 23 23 21 31 26 11 7 3 174 190 -- β β β 1 11 35 Non-Pulmonary Males 2 7 12 15 β 2 4 2 β 2 β 46 47 β 2 1 3 3 3 7 β Females 3 7 4 11 5 2 6 5 β β β 43 43 β 3 3 6 6 1 β Total 6 23 54 73 51 51 88 79 39 18 7 489 526 β 5 4 9 10 32 107 72 73. O... |
ebf5c318-18c5-4a6e-9132-7971537e3535 | Of the 424 cases from which information was obtained, the occupations were as follows:β Outdoorβ Official, Soldiers, &c. 39 Mechanical 5 Carmen and Costers 11 Labourers, PortersβDocks and all others 24 β 79 Indoorβ Clerks 22 Mechanical 33 Printers 5 Bakehouses 1 Laundry 4 DomesticβPrivate 23 Public House 3 β 26 Laboure... |
d6fda290-eb0f-40c2-b992-60af419ab147 | Printed instructions are sent to every 73 notified case. Advice and assistance is given as to sanatorium treatment. Revisits of such cases as most need it are made by the Health Visitor. Cases returning from sanatoriums are notified to the medical practitioners under whose care they were before going to the sanatorium.... |
e5106d54-9ccf-4e05-9b86-918540bfc593 | The number of examinations for the five preceding years was 179, 210, 191, 151, and 231, respectively. In addition the Medical Officer examined 338 specimens of sputum at the Tuberculosis Dispensary, 46 being found! positive. 76. In my Annual Report for 1904 some figures were given as to the " Public-house as a source ... |
ca6dfc4e-3c35-43bb-b63b-67e2166ef042 | Altogether 181 notified persons were admitted to some sanatorium or hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis, most of them being 6ent by the London Insurance Committee. The following table shows the number sent to the chief institutions:β Cases admitted as In-Patients to Sanatoria, Hospitals, etc., 1914. Male Female.... |
1f4da198-7225-4993-b105-4916ddb499d7 | Owing to this Sanatorium being taken over by the Berks and Bucks County Councils, and owing also to the London County Council making provision for sanatorium treatment, the Borough Council ceased in October to maintain beds at Peppard. All uninsured cases 75 requiring such treatment are now referred to the Medical Offi... |
d0cd597f-0081-4ac3-9222-d7ee9a4cb61a | The following table, recommended by the Local Government BoaTd, shows the condition in each subsequent year of the survivors from the cases treated in each year since patients were sent to Peppard. The difference between the sum of the numbers dead and the survivors, and the number discharged, in any year, shows the ca... |
61e74ce9-5698-4d4f-9c00-db9488cff096 | 1 β 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1904 11 11 - - 2 6 1 5 1 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 2 2 2 β 1 β 1 β β β 1905 17 12 - β β β 1 13 2 9 2 5 β 4 β 4 - 3 β 3 β 2 - 2 β 1 1906 29 15 - - - - - - 5 24 2 20 5 15 1 14 β 14 1 12 β 9 β 8 β 8 1907 38 22 - - - - - - - - 9 24 2 22 7 15 2 13 1 13 2 9 2 10 - 7 1908 |
cca3f0f7-a4e1-4b5b-96ae-6f00772710e3 | 31 16 - - - - - - β β β - 6 21 6 17 4 12 2 10 1 10 1 7 2 5 1909 39 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 25 2 25 6 18 3 15 1 13 β 9 1910 32 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 25 7 18 4 16 3 9 2 9 1911 39 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 17 4 14 4 12 1 7 1912 46 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - β β 4 33 6 26 2 22 1913 33 5 ... |
5cfe203c-2f61-491f-b3fb-544a8a80d4bf | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 23 316 148 1 β 3 6 2 18 8 38 14 54 15 66 18 79 14 94 33 91 19 108 18 87 10 91 77 The above table accounts for all the patients who left the Sanatorium up to December 3st, 1913. Out of the 316 who have left over one year, 91 are now well and at work, 10 are unwell, 148 have died, and ... |
81d5cfa3-74aa-4b10-b84d-b7676513c2ac | Many cases have now been in regular work for five, six, and even seven years, after spending only two or three months at Peppard; several mothers of families have continued for similar periods to look after their families and perform their household duties. The fact that so many relapse as the years go on indicates tha... |
2cc12197-2865-479a-b449-b111d1f82651 | to 3d. per week, according to means. Only those who have no source of inoome are now exempted from payment. The weekly call to collect the rent insures that the shelter 78 is being used. Shelters were lent to 22 persons last year, 17 men, 4 women, and 1 boy. 4 of these had the shelter free, 1 paid 3d., 15 paid 6d., and... |
04c23c6e-792e-4af9-b6fe-08f1650d5cd1 | The following is the summary of the work referring to the period 1st January to 31st December, 1914:β Insured persons treated 320 Uninsured do. 1,754 Total attendances and home visits of doctors and nurses:β Insured 2,984 Uninsured 10,264 In attendance on March 31st, 1914:β Treatment. Observation. Insured. Uninsured. I... |
ecd1fe03-27a9-4c3f-b6c1-172fe3f5a117 | 113 535 57 265 Total attendances year ending March 31st 9,732 Number of new patients examined 1,210 β "with definite pulmonary tuberculosis 218 β with surgical tuberculosis 41 ,, of suspect and observation cases 475 ,, found non-tuberculous 476 79 Number of home visits of medical officers 2,079 β β β nurses 2,701 ,, of... |
f161fbca-0a8c-41e6-be83-263fa8347d3c | The London County Council was constituted the authority for providing hospital and sanatorium treatment for London, and the provision of tuberculosis dispensaries was allotted to ,the Borough Councils. The Woolwich Borough Council, in 1913, resolved on a scheme which involved the taking over of the existing tuberculosi... |
153a4393-d133-4a54-9d1f-c602e0495252 | Medical Officer of Health.βThe Medical Officer of Health will act as administrative officer, and will keep records of the work of the Dispensary, and supply the London County Council with information required by them. He will also supervise the visitation of patients as regards home conditions, and the examination of c... |
5ff50ad3-4e78-402e-a197-2fbd3b842955 | The oost to the Borough Council will be roughly as follows:β Three-eighths of total expenditure on uninsured persons, viz., Β£1,120 420 Repaymentβ Local Government Board (one-half) 210 London County Council (one-quarter) 105 315 Balance payable by Borough Council Β£105 81 The Proposed Agreement is as follows: β (1) The M... |
d853a9bb-750e-44a8-a87a-e621e4476e66 | (2) The Council shall agree with the Committee of the Woolwich Tuberculosis Dispensary for the treatment at the Dispensary, Maxey Road, Plumstead, of cases of Tuberculosis on the following terms and conditions: β (a) The Dispensary Committee shall provide for the diagnosis and treatment as may be neoessary of persons s... |
8eb20a96-3204-4671-8f63-37c50e781862 | (d) The Dispensary Committee shall arrange that the place of residence of each patient shall be visited within such period after notification to them, and as often as may be reasonably neoessary in the opinion of the Medical Practitioner in charge of the said 82 Dispensary, (hereinafter called the "Tuberculosis Officer... |
03dd9ffb-efd6-4c69-bfd1-23dd50e31543 | The clinical reports of the Tuberculosis Officer shall be transmitted to the London County Council, without alteration, by the Medical Officer of Health, in those cases which are recommended for residential treatment, or in such other cases as the County Council may require. (f) The Tuberculosis Officer shall act as Co... |
7af9abb1-0dea-47ce-9330-5bf0ed34d179 | (h) 'The Tuberculosis Officer shall refer any specially difficult cases to the Dreadnought or other agreed Hospital for consultative purposes, when necessary, in accordance with any agreement entered into with the Committee of such Hospital. (f) The management of the Dispensary is vested in an Executive Committee of wh... |
71056a75-8b52-4c65-ba28-ed5a6b0f6158 | (3) Summary of proposed agreement with the Dreadnought or other Hospital:β (a) The Tuberculosis Officer shall, when necessary, refer non-pulmonary cases of Tuberculosis to the Hospital for consultation, operation, or radiography, including cases of Glandular, Bone, Joint, or Skin cases, Tabes Mesenterica, Tuberculosis ... |
0063213e-6874-47fc-b170-2b7acbc39162 | 9 Spitting Flasks were supplied at cost price, 6d., compared with 19, 25, 20, 21, and 20, in the previous five years. HISTORY OF WOOLWICH TUBERCULOSIS ADMINISTRATION. (1894-1913.) The following table gives the dates of the chief steps taken by the Borough Council and other bodies in combating Tuberculosis: β 1894. Disi... |
9832d95f-6fb7-499a-a2db-4448c47865dd | Pocket 6pittoons supplied cost price (6d.) 85 1903. Borough Council oommenced to maintain beds at Peppard Sanatorium. Letters 6ent to public-house managers asking them to arrange for wet cleansing of floors, and avoid dry sweeping, which helps to cause the excessive mortality from Phthisis among public-house servants. ... |
58eb85ef-4042-41c2-bda3-bb885ac97e9c | There were 137 deaths from cancer (malignant tumour), giving a death-rate of 1.06, compared with 0.93, 0.88, 1 02, 0 97, and 101, in the five preceding years. 62 of the deaths were in males, and 75 in females. 16 only of the deaths were in persons under 45. The highest mortality was in West Plumstead and Eltham. The Lo... |
961282a6-aff2-4358-8e98-9f1fb9439584 | Female Jaw 1 β L. tonsil 1 β Thigh 1 β Lung β 1 Rib β 1 Intestine β 1 Pelvis 1 β 4 3 87. The deaths from carcinoma have been classified tinder the organs affected, since 1903, and the following table shows the result for males and females respectively: β CARCINOMA. Males. Seat of Primary Disease. Aver. 1903-5 Aver. 190... |
69febb6d-324f-411b-ab6e-369e6060376e | 4 β 1 β 1 Stomach and Pylorus 5.3 10.4 8 10 6 4 Intestines, excluding rectum 2.7 3.2 5 2 4 9 Rectum and anus 4.0 4.8 5 10 7 4 Peritoneum and omentum 0.7 β β β β β Liver 8.0 6.4 8 7 6 9 Kidney and bladder β 1.6 2 1 2 1 Genital organs β β β 1 β β Prostate and external urinary 2.7 08 2 1 3 4 Pancreas 03 1.4 4 2 1 1 Pelvis... |
57144c7a-bb2c-42f0-a4db-8e39e282c547 | 8 59 58 50 58 87 Females. Seat of Primary Disease. Aver. 1903-5 Aver. 1906-10 1911 1912 1913 1914 Head and face 0.7 1.4 1 1 1 - Mouth and tongue 1.7 0.6 β 1 β 2 Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx, and neck 1.7 1.4 2 1 5 1 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 0.7 0.6 1 1 - 1 Stomach and Pylorus 5.7 7.6 7 5 9 10 Intestines, excluding rect... |
3ac1c7fb-da46-4ade-af9d-6706399e9eea | 6 6 8 12 7 Peritoneum and omentum 0.3 0.4 1 1 β β Kidney and bladder β 1.2 2 1 2 β Genital organs 160 136 15 11 16 16 Breasts 9.7 8.6 9 11 11 18 Limbs - 0.4 - - - - Pancreas - 0.2 1 1 - 2 Pelvis and groin 0.7 - - - - 1 Undefined 0.7 1.6 1 3 3 β 48.9 57.2 57 56 68 72 Last year had the highest recorded cancer death-rate.... |
32290d9e-7298-46d9-9c5b-286ee8c4ebbe | In men there was a great increase under carcinoma of the mouth, throat, and intestines; and in women under the stomach, rectum, and breast. Increase of cancer of the stomach, intestines, and rectum, may be due to improved diagnosis. The greater incidence of cancer on the mouth or throat can hardly be accounted for in t... |
ee30ec03-514a-4333-9cfc-ddfe6a49f855 | Cases affecting the alimentary tract were preferred for investigation, as being more probably affected by the habits tinder review. The enquiries were all made by myself of the nearest relative or friend discoverable. Altogether 178 cases have been tabulated during the three years. The following table shows the sex and... |
70aa1cfe-ed3f-4c3d-bcea-14c6a49a9c89 | Face, Mouth, Jaw and Tongue 26 7 33 Pharynx, (Esophagus, Larynx and Neck 29 4 33 Stomach and Pylorus 15 15 30 Intestines (excluding Rectum) 12 8 20 Rectum and Anus 14 14 28 Peritoneum and Omentum β 1 1 Liver 8 4 12 Breasts β 6 6 Uterus β 4 4 Limbs 2 β 2 Kidney and Bladder 1 1 2 Prostate and External Urinary Organs 2 β ... |
2b73c413-8fa7-448b-a5c1-ca78bcb95225 | : the daily consumption of If pints of beer or its equivalent, an ounce of spirits being considered equivalent to Β½ pint of beer; wine was never but an occasional luxury. The standard for smoke was taken as 2 ozs. of tobacco per week. Persons consuming more than these quantities have been classed as excessive drinkers ... |
57029a2a-db46-4cc5-b7ea-dcfd9830995b | In 1901 the weekly consumption was 1.7 ozs., so that in ten years the amount of tobacco used by each smoker has increased more than 25 per cent., and cancer of the mouth has increased by at least as much. With regard to tea, food, and meat, it was only possible to form a general opinion based on the information given a... |
b31c5680-f7c2-44e0-91ea-704103e0309c | There were thus 32 per cent. of exoessive alcohol drinkers. 69 smoked excessively, 15 consumed an average quantity, and 87 below the average, giving 40 per cent. of excessive smokers. 50 were excessive tea drinkers, 70 moderate, and 36 small tea drinkers, giving 32 per cent. of exoessive tea drinkers. 75 were large eat... |
5f80670a-4b2f-463f-9bee-1c143872fab6 | They were persons dying fromt other causes than ca,ncer at ages over 50, or still alive at advanced ages. The following table gives the age and sex distribution of these controls: β Under 60. 60-70. Over 70. Total. Males 6 27 68 101 Females β 4 50 54 155 91 21 took alcohol excessively, 17 took the standard quantity, an... |
3ead9a98-5ea5-4b54-bcd4-003f6191515d | 43 were large meat eaters, 78 moderate, and 28 small meat eaters, giving 29 per cent. large meat eaters. 112 had a regular daily actios of the bowels, and 23 suffered from constipation, giving 83 per oent. persons with a regular action. Comparison. It will be seen that comparing persons who suffer from cancer with thos... |
57c7df5b-8340-4d31-b3cb-c03177772d31 | The percentage of excessive alcohol drinkers and large smokers among those dying from cancer is more than twice as high as among other persons. Mouth and Throat. These differences are still more 92 marked with respect to alcohol and smoking if only those who died from cancer of the mouth and throat are considered. Of 6... |
e8714505-c98d-4f82-900c-2f65c2229ec2 | Among the non-cancer cases all the smokers smoked pipes (29 clay and 19 briar and 3 both), except one who smoked cigarettes. Of 108 cases with cancer of other parts than the mouth and throat, 23 per cent. took alcohol excessively, and ,22 per oent. smoked excessively. It would appear then that both alcohol and smoking ... |
b0c6b006-9faf-412f-83f4-3118ba4e2bc4 | Of the 60 cases of cancer of the mouth and throat, 17, or 28 per cent., were excessive tea drinkers. Tea drinking does not seem to be specially injurious locally or generally as far as cancer is concerned. If the injurious effect of smoking were chiefly due to the local effect of heat one would have expected excessive ... |
ae1289d1-a625-4fe2-bdfe-fc2132830142 | meat eaters 30 β β 29 Constipation 25 β β 17 27 cases had cancer of the stomach. Of these 8, or 29 per cent., drank excessively, 10, or 37 per cent., were large eaters, and 7, or 26 per cent., were large meat eaters. As regards cancer of the bowels, out of 39 persons dying from cancer of the intestines, 19 had a regula... |
90b608d9-1e98-4774-9dc6-342b0c10d130 | There were 9 deaths from alcoholism, nil from peripheral neuritis, and 22 from cirrhosis of the liver, making a total of 31 deaths probably due to alcohol, compared with 23, 23, 31, 23, and 18, in the five preceding years. In addition to these, there were 423 deaths from diseases of the brain and nervous system (exclud... |
3db49775-396f-4964-86d5-95c684061ce9 | The death-rate from alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver was 0.24 in the Borough, and in 1912, 016 in London. SYPHILIS. 90. There were 9 deaths from syphilis, compared with 10, 7, 6, 3, and 9, in the five preceding years. All but one of these occurred in public institutions. Five were infants under two years. There we... |
9a3de1bf-a1c0-4372-9a0c-febe399bb748 | The question of instructing patients and the public generally as to the prevention of venereal disease has been under the consideration of the Public Health Committee, and by their orders a card of instruction has been issued to the local medical men for distribution to their patients. The instructions are similar to t... |
b9b1a03d-6b2d-45ef-bea6-e1affad168aa | was paid under the Order last year. There is no requirement to disinfect or penalty for exposure, the object of notification being to secure effective treatment of the infant affected. The Borough Council Health Visitor inspects in all cases, and reports where proper steps are being taken to secure effective treatment ... |
5e0bd2e5-3a0b-4774-9936-bc4637d2e71f | The average temperature in the winter quarter of the year was 42.7; 9 weeks had an average temperature above the normal, and 4 below. The spring quarter had a temperature somewhat above the average; the summer quarter was very dry; its average temperature was 60.7Β° F., which 96 is 0.6Β° above the average. The rainfall w... |
e8749c82-34a8-4ec5-8cf4-3e8d0e6d31b3 | The water supply is constant throughout the Borough. It is derived from deep chalk wells, one of which is situate within the Borough, viz., the Plumstead Well. Plumstead Well. In previous years I have repeatedly called attention to the unsatisfactory condition of the water supplied by this well. It is being kept under ... |
424be9a8-8dd6-470c-9448-0e35dc16bedc | Under this Act an additional supply was required and provided at one house last year, making a total of 71 houses in the seven years 1908-1914. 30 of these houses were in the Dockyard and St. Mary's Wards, 13 in River Ward, 26 in St. George's 98 Ward, and 2 in Eltham. There were three prosecutions in 1909, which were r... |
42d66fbe-2998-478f-8354-1e7d0066f2a5 | 491 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, and 36, or 7.3 per cent., were found to be adulterated, compared with 3.4, 3.3, 4.6, 2.7, and 5.6, in the five preceding years, and 8.4 in the Metropolis in 1912. The percentage of adulteration in the previous five years averaged 3.9. The average of the five years 1904-... |
7f59ab5c-5b6a-4941-a19d-fbea53716d28 | was imposed in fines, and Β£11 18s. 0d. in costs. 7. 309 of the samples were fresh milk. 30 of these, or 9.7 per cent. were adulterated, compared with 3.7, 4.8, 7.2, 3.5, and 7.9, in the five preceding years. 99 58 samples were bought as butter, and one was found to be adulterated. Table 18 shows the other 124 articles ... |
24c38f76-4a54-409c-a921-dbfc8a4d8e43 | But no adulteration was discovered in 37 samples of vinegar, 33 of flour, 13 of sugar and sweets, 75 tea, 56 mustard, 46 jams, and 17 condensed milk, nor in any one of the smaller number of several other articles, other than milk or butter, taken for analysis. From the Local Government Board Annual Report for 1912 it a... |
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