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ace8186f-b02e-4324-b9c5-f56950b88db6 | 87 1. 23 ) 1.50 1.37 Eltham Parish 1.62 2.22 2-30 1.71 1.29 3.33 0.88 1.72 2.96 1.32 London 1.90 1.63 1.64 1.57 1.70 2.02 2.01 2.04 2.06 2.03 East Plumstead had the lowest rate. 40. 227 oases, or 93 per cent of total notifications, were removed to hospital, compared with 94, 92, 91, and 91, per cent in the four precedi... |
d29e2508-f40d-47c8-b7a4-9cdf19d18cfd | The case-mortality was 12.0 per cent, compared with 7.0, 9.7, 8.3, 4.4, and 6.6, in the five preceding years. 14 carrier cases, with or without slignt symptoms, were discovered by your Medical Officer of Health. The usual steps were taken. 57, or 24 per cent of the cases notified, were over 15 years of age. In the last... |
12365acd-0da5-4139-8036-5628df9e1f15 | Medical Officer and a large number of absentees by the Medical Officer of Health. Two of the former and four of the latter were discovered to be carriers of infection and on their isolation the outbreak ceased. 14 41. Mistaken Diagnosis. 32 oases, or 13 per cent of notifications, were, after removal to hospital, stated... |
bf69f828-dbe6-44c3-80ff-1149892a7d0c | Since January, 1913, the Council's bacteriolcgical work has been done by the Bacteriological Department of the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich. 608 (958 in 1917; swabs were examined for the presence of Diphtheria bacilli. In 62 (157 in 1917) the true klebs Loffler bacillus was found, and 497 were found free from either th... |
1143b8a3-52f3-4779-9c3c-012299d1b0bf | Positive cases without any symptoms were excluded from school and from mixing with other children outside the house. Diphtheria anti-toxin is kept at the Town Hall and the Plumstead and Elthsm Free Libraries, and supplied to medical practitioners on application at cost price, or free where there is inability to pay. La... |
64cb2553-64cb-462b-92ed-3493bbe8bf7f | The following are the oases notified in each parish during the past seventeen years (not corrected for mistaken diagnosis:- Average 1901 -5 '1906 -10 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Woolwich 12.6 7.6 10 10 7 6 11 2 5 2 Plumstead 21.2 11.4 W. 3 4 3 6 13 3 2 5 E. 2 2 2 4 5 3 1 1 Eltham 8.6 2.8 1 4 2 2 2 1 4 2 One... |
de3e2c02-1eb9-4d22-9612-5e5678b92fef | Of the ten oases notified 9 were removed to a Fever Hospital, two of which were reported as mistaken diagnosis. A report was made in 1916 on the prevention of fly-carried infection of enteric fever (see Zymotic Enteritis). 47. Bacteriological Diagnosis. 14 samples of blood were sent to the Seamen's Hospital to be exami... |
b4a1c30e-7a71-4d1b-9852-f8dacbe0e5a6 | Voluntary notification of zymotic enteritis during July, August and September, commenced in Woolwich in 1905. Compulsoiy notification commenced August 25th, 1913, and is unlimited as to season 118 cases were notified in the past year, compared with 173, 80, and 101 in the three preceding years. Twelve cases were notifi... |
a34b3140-cbe5-4d2d-a4bf-0f819d8e317f | Medical men, being specially pressed owing to the was forget that this disease is notifiable, in spite of a circular reminder being sent every year. Summer Quarter. For the first time in recent years Woolwich nad a higher diarrhoea death-rate in July-Sept, than London, viz., 29.6, compared with 27.6. The infantile deat... |
caf2b861-93c2-4670-83d1-710e977293c2 | 1915 1916 1917 1918 Number of cases notified 142 80 101 99 Number of deaths 12 14 12 15 Mean temperature of air 60.7 60.9 61.7 60.5 Mean temperature 3 feet below ground 60.6 59.9 62.6 — Mean humidity 80 83 81 78 Number of days on which rain fell 35 42 47 51 Rainfall in inches 8.5 6.0 3.4 13.0 Number of hours bright sun... |
d99439f4-f571-4fa4-9fc2-57e3733b7a97 | These rates have been remarkably low since 1915, The London case-rate was 0.50 and the London death-rate 0.02. 17 CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS. 51, 46 cases occurred in 1915, 17 in 1916, 17 in 1917 and 7 in 1918. In addition 4 oases of post basic meningitis were notified. There were 7 deaths (6 Cerebro-spinal meningitis a... |
1ebaab0e-0cce-45b6-9e3f-4277a97b1def | PUERPERAL FEVER. 52. There were 14 cases of Puerperal' Fever notified compared with 8, 7, 6, 16, and 12, in the five preceding years. There were nine deaths. The case-rate per 1,000 births was 5.43, compared with 2.14, 5.20, and 4.44, in the three preceding years. The death-rate was 3.49 compared with 1.07, 1.13, and 2... |
b7093adf-4538-4a74-a5ef-4cb667428a53 | 4 deaths occurred from January to March, and 6 from April to June. From July to December the number of deaths occurring each week were as follows:- July August September October November 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 8 7 7 3 1 1 3 3 20 98 114 80 32 21 15 December 7 14 21 28 16 4 6 5 Total:... |
f844c2c7-1080-4e99-be29-958f7beb581a | The following table compares the age distribution of total deaths with those of Influenza:- 18 Age Period Under 1 1-5 5-10 1015 15- 20 20- 25 25- 35 3545 45- 55 5565 6575 75 and over Total Deaths 268 169 80 57 73 89 232 206 217 223 234 344 Influenza 11 31 36 21 35 33 131 57 43 21 23 12 The largest number of deaths was ... |
82ac5429-3176-4884-b5be-d001a6655e21 | Only 11 of the 268 deaths under 1 year were from Influenza, and only 35 of the 478 deaths over 65. The 454 deaths compare with 35, 25, 33, 29, and 29 in the five preceding years. The increase, therefore, in 1918 was a sudden one. The earliest record of cases occurring in October was in the Women's Hostel, Eltham, on Oc... |
77a4242a-5578-44e7-8660-5f7ee2a59cfd | It was found that the average interval between the first and second cases was three day6, where only one family was involved, but where the second case was in a different family, occupying the same house, the average interval was seven days. The shortest interval where one family only was involved was 36 hours, and the... |
cf673876-f2dc-423d-851d-45d119ee6294 | 6 persons were met with who had Influenza in July. All these were found to have escaped in October and November. The evidence as t'o a certain amount of protection afforded by a recent attaok is therefore strong. As regards density of population of houses where the disease occurred, the average number of persons to a r... |
f6f93573-6285-401b-8b7c-ada8a900faa7 | At the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies 13 out of 31 were attacked, at the Free Church Hostel 3 out of 25, at the Women's Hostel, Eltham, 245 out of 1,409, at the District Nurses' Home 6 out of 9. and at the Avery Hill Training College 100 out of 351. Those who attended on the sick were evidently therefore badly... |
eda20563-1ee9-4003-919d-5cb46c2330c0 | At-the Women's Hostel, Elthon, 185 had Influenza in June and July, and 245 between,October 7th and December 13th. One died in the first outbreak and 4 in the second, giving a total fatality of 1 per cent. The fatality at the Training College was loss. Every case at the Hostel as it occurred was removed to the Hospital ... |
a31aead3-1740-4d53-a399-5b8012a9e624 | The incubation, where this could be determined, was noted to be about two days., but the infection appeared to take place at work rather than in the Hostel, At the British Hospital for Mothers ana Babies , out of 31, inmates, 4 had it in July and 13 from October to January; none died: all inmates over 40 escaped. Only ... |
e924bff2-37d8-48e3-a320-65c4571843a6 | There were 454 deaths from Influenza in 1913, 26 in June and July, 417 in October to December. 3. The chief incidence was at the ages from 5 to 45, and females were more affected than males. 3. The incubation was mainly two or three days, but varied from 36 hours to 7 days. 4. A previous attack in June or July offered ... |
edc3b031-af9d-4564-951c-5c923ff43559 | Bronchitis and pneumonia caused 345 deaths, compared with 253, 285, 380, 290, and 294 in the five preceding years. There was some increase in the deaths from bronchitis and pneumonia in adults and great increase under five years. The increase in children was probably due to increased mortality from whooping cough and I... |
28a067e7-0601-409f-9741-b97e6f167c4a | As with Influenza the increase was chiefly in females The following table shows the figures from 1909 to date:- 1909 -12 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Pneumonia over 5 61 63 78 99 98 95 140 Bronohitis over 5 80 120 113 160 135 113 90 Bronchitis & Pneumonia, under 5 68 70 94 121 57 86 113 Bronchitis & Pneumonia over 5 1... |
0494a552-e037-4faf-8a40-6e93e0f4c80c | There were 225 deaths from Tuberculous disease, giving a death-rate of 1.54, compared with 1.69, 1.68, 1.72, 1.48 and 1.41, in the five preceding years. 55. The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the various forms of tuberculosis in the past 18 years and also the deaths from simple Meningitis:- Ave... |
c48643a8-a6a8-4623-a568-70dafc7e96d8 | 1901 -5 1906 -10 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Tuberculous Meningitis 20.0 22.8 20 23 14 29 18 19 19 10 Simple Meningitis 22.0 15.0 16 13 10 15 16 9 4 12 Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum 13.0 10.8 5 5 10 13 5 5 1 12 Tuberculosis (other forms) 20.8 22.2 29 16 10 11 8 12 18 9 Phthisis 192.0 151.4 146 1... |
b62d6dcf-e9f5-416b-a6c2-188fd6c00f2d | The deaths from phthisis were 194, giving a death-rate of 1.32, compared with 1.42, 1.27, 1.49, 1.82, and 1.17 in the five preceding years. The rise and fall of the phthisis death-rate in recent years has been parallel with that of bronchitis and pneumonia. In each case 3/912 showed a minimum, and the three subsequent,... |
fbe11b4a-090f-43c0-876d-dfc7fa4c0cde | 80 92 2.23 89 2.15 56 1.46 65 1.70 63 1.88 55 1.64 59 1.76 West) 51 1.22 57 1.32 60 1.39 65 1.51 Plumstead ) - 1.78 92 1.42 97 1.34 87 1.20 East) 39 1.20 31 0.86 41 1.04 44 1.32 Eltham Parish . - 9 1.28 6 0.63 8 0.64 9 0.58 ,16 0.66 16 0.53 26 0.86 The Borough London — - 193 1.74 192 1.56 151 1.22 164 l.28 1167 l•22 17... |
b217d758-1a0f-4a32-8c84-a876c84d1872 | 32 - 1.88 - 1.80 - 1.57 - 1-33 _ 1.37 _ 11.46 - 1.58 - 1.69 22 Eltham has persistently had the lowest phthisis death rate of the four registration divisions, the rate being usually only one half that of the Borough. 57. The decrease of deaths from tuberculous meningitis was maintained, but there was an increase of deat... |
c67f6249-5fb0-42da-baf6-36c5d5709bdd | 20 were notified by the Medical Officers of the Poor Law Union, 30 by the Medical Officers of the Royal Arsenal, Army and Navy, 311 from Hospitals and Dispensaries, (including 295 from the Woolwich Tuberculosis Dispensary) 39 by the National Service Medical Board, and the remainder by private practitioners. £15. 0.6 wa... |
05ba7a2d-d136-4762-811c-7cd8505aa354 | Age and Sex distribution. The following table, required by the Local Government Board, gives the age and sex distribution of pulmonary and non-pulmonary cases, and shows also the source of notification. METROPOLITAN BOROUGH 0F WOOLWICH PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCUL0SIS ) REGULATIONS, 1912. Summary of Notifications during the... |
464aee5f-fcd4-47e0-a399-a99159254c8f | Primary Notifications Poor Law Institutions Sanatoria 0 to 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 Under 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 Total Total Notifications i.e., including cases viously notified by other doctors. |
92a9f793-5bcb-491d-bd96-41cb67b97d51 | Pulmonary Males — 10 38 20 42 35 84 98 25 12 6 370 387 — — — — — 20 135 ,, Females 2 2 19 12 28 39 40 24 11 14 2 193 194 — — — — — 21 73 Non-Pulmonary Males 2 15 10 12 6 2 11 4 — 2 — 64 66 — 1 — 1 3 3 5 ,, Females — 6 7 10 2 2 3 1 1 — 1 33 33 — 2 1 3 3 3 2 Total 4 33 74 54 78 78 138 127 37 28 9 660 680 — 3 1 4 6 46 215... |
220f5ab4-6d8b-4f8f-8c31-3917ce46e234 | The method of following up cases was described in the Annua1 Report 1915. 63. Racterio1ogica1 Diagnosis. Sputum from 266 cases of suspected phthisis examined at the Seaman's Hospital and tubercle bacilli found in 57 cases. The number of examinations for the five preceding years was 231, 273, 254 269 and 286. In additio... |
ab7f522d-29f0-4621-84a2-d91035dda214 | Altogether 261 notified persons were admitted to some sanatorium or hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis. The following table shows the number sent to the chief institutions:- CASES ADMITTED AS IN-PATIENTS TO SANATORIA, HOSPITALS, ETC. 1918. Male Female Total Infirmary 23 23 46 Downs Sanatorium 56 — 56 Northern H... |
45c53b86-6c4c-426e-9d04-bd5ce567188b | Shelters for Consumptives. The use and provision of these shelters has been described in previous Reports. There are 13 shelters available. Two are now occupied by men and four by women. Shelters were lent to 20 persons last year, 12 men and 8 women. Most of the patients using shelters are under the supervision of the ... |
26542269-60bf-44e5-be5d-6e37f2fae784 | 314 552 Total attendances year ending December 31st. 12,360 Number of new patients examined 1,415 ,, with definite pulmonary tuberculosis 353 ,, with surgical tuberculosis 35 ,, of suspect and observation cases 508 ,, found non-tuberculous 519 ,, of home visits of medical officers 1,475 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, nurses 1,946 ,, s... |
b4cb489a-144c-4c52-a36b-9eb85b810a72 | The work of the Tuberculosis Care Committee was described in the Annual Report for 1915. CANCER, 68. There were 161 deaths from Cancer (malignant tumour) giving a death rate of 1.10, compared with 1.06, 0.90, 0.95 and 0.38, in the four preceding years, 79 of the deaths were in males and 82 in females. 85, or nearly hal... |
00a2634f-fde4-4fec-bfed-656a1b566bba | Seat of Primary Disease Aver, 19035 Aver, 1906 -10 Aver, 1911 -10 1916 1917 1918 Head and face 1.7 1.2 1.2 3 1 5 Mouth, jaw and tongue 4.0 4.8 7.2 7 4 9 Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx and nock 5.0 8.6 10.4 8 11 16 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 0.3 0.4 0.4 – – 1 Stomach and Pylorus 5.3 10.4 9.2 14 13 15 Intestines (excluding r... |
1b12f4d8-cbe8-4790-b22d-f001ef490adf | 8 5.8 5 3 12 Peritoneum, omentum and liver 8.7 6.4 7.0 3 6 8 Kidney and Bladder – 1.6 1.8 3 3 3 (Genital organs – – (Prostate and external urinary 2.7 0.8 2.8 – 2 – Pancreas 0.3 1.4 1.8 3 2 1 Undefined and all other 0.6 2.2 2.2 1 1 3 35.3 45.8 54.4 51 54 75 27 Females. Seat of Primary Disease Aver. 1903 -5 Aver. 1906 -... |
966c2679-010e-4b60-b310-bb382b6840dd | 7 0.6 0.6 1 – 2 Pharynx, oesophagus, larynx and neck 1.7 1.4 2.0 – 2 6 Pleura, lung, mediastinum 0.7 0.6 0.6 1 – – Stomach and Pylorus 5.7 7.6 9.0 5 11 7 Intestines (excluding rectum) 0.7 4.2 4.2 4 7 8 Rectum and anus 3.0 6.8 6.8 7 2 3 Peritoneum, omentum and liver 7.3 9.0 8.4 14 14 11 Kidney and bladder — 1.2 1.0 – 2 ... |
03348727-a03d-4aba-9eef-9e51cc6bab1a | 7 8.6 13.6 14 12 14 Pancreas — 0.2 0.8 – – – Undefined and all other 1.4 2.0 2.8 1 5 3 48.9 57.2 64.4 72 79 [ 78 Last year had the highest recorded cancer death-rate. The increase was chiefly in men and in oases of the face and digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. 69. Causes of Cancer. The special inquiry into t... |
22e19adc-bae4-4898-a31f-fe4f94a54968 | Seat of Primary Disease Male Females Total Face, mouth, jaw and tongue 35 9 44 Pharynx, Oesophagus, Larynx and Neck 43 7 50 Stomach and Pylorus 30 23 53 Intestines (excluding Rectum) 16 15 31 Rectum and Anus 18 17 35 Liver 9 4 13 Breasts — 8 8 Uterus – 4 4 All other 11 2 13 162 89 251 28 Cancer Cases. 81 of the patient... |
d277a11d-4143-4fff-8173-c663ce503fdf | 69. were excessive tea drinkers, 95 moderate and 57 small tea drinkers, giving 31 per cent of excessive tea drinkers, 104 were large eaters. 77 moderate and 53 small eaters, giving 44 per cent large eaters. 75 were large meat eaters, 89 moderate and 61 small meat eaters, giving 33 per cent of large meat eaters. 138 had... |
b1365b08-58dc-4bdc-a12e-9b1a9ac36644 | 66 took tea excessively, 96 in moderate amount, and 53 were small tea drinkers, giving 31 per cent of excessive tea drinkers. 179 had a regular daily action of the bowels, and 27 suffered from constipation, giving 13 per cent of constipation, Camparison. It will be seen that, comparing persons who suffer from dancer wi... |
f2d51ca3-83c1-40f6-90e9-458e57af00f1 | These differences are still more marked with respect to Alcohol and Smoking if only those who died from cancer of the mouth and throat are considered. Of 103 persons dying from Cancer of the lips, tongue, jaws, fauces, larynx, oesophagus and cervical glands, 46 (or 45 per cent) took alcohol excessively, while 73 (or 71... |
852a1c65-19d8-4c35-a5ac-bcb6d861d0eb | It would appear, then, that both alcohol and smoking (especially alcohol) have some general effect in promoting cancer, but ohiefly exert their injurious influenoe looally. This is shown also as regard alcohol by the figures given below for cancer of the stomach, which occupies an intermediate position. Of the 103 case... |
a26aeb78-1604-4e4e-885c-0ee8e7df599b | As regards cancer of the bowels, out of 59 persons dying from cancer of the intestines, 32 had a regular daily action, and 26 had constipation, i.e., 44 per cent had constipation. Thus oonstipation seems to predispose to cancer of the bowels. The following table gives the above results in tabular form:- 30 ' ' ' All Ca... |
9525a9c5-5b55-4757-819f-9bbb8b3ce04b | There were three deaths from alcoholism and 6 from cirrhosis of the liver, making a total of 9 deaths probably due to alcohol, compared with 18, 31, 45, 38, and 22, in the five preceding years. Of the 9 deaths, 5 were males and 4 females. The rapid diminution of alcoholism during the past three years is a strong argume... |
697f0355-ccac-4059-ae3c-9e1ad430fabf | There were in addition 26 deaths from general paralysis, ta???es dorsalis (locomotor ataxy) and aneurism (diseases which are considered to be due to syphilis) compared with 23, 27, 17, and 14, in the four preceding years. Contrary to general expectation there is no sign of increase of this disease owing to the War. OPH... |
09bdaec3-61ae-453b-bac4-d4d7e02dce91 | The case-rate was 9.0 per 1,000 births compared with 15.2 in 1917. Four cases were removed to hospital and 5 were treated as hospital out-patients. The others were all reported to be reviving effectual treatment at home. The district nurses attended. It is doubtful whether the increase of notifications in the past thre... |
72320c73-0bdc-40a9-b8f1-f831debed6b8 | FOOD AND DRUGS. 3. 399 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst, and 13 or 3.2 per cent were found to be adulterated, compared with 5.6, 7.3, 7.9, 9.4, and 7.2, in the five preceding years. 246 of the samples taken were informal — 4 of these were found to be adulterated. 4. Proceedings were taken in 9 cases, fines ... |
ec6818d4-e121-460d-a0cf-2e9dc3f24ed9 | 13 of these, or 9.3 per cent were adulterated, compared with 7.9, 9.7, 10.0, 5.9 and 7.6 in the five preceding years. 18 samples were bought as butter and none were found to be adulterated. None of the other articles analysed were found to be adulterated. 5. Milk and Cream Regulations. All the milk samples were examine... |
797bca55-4332-4960-94b0-d3d2a8ded1ab | The time of Inspectors Tedham, and Shaw and of Chief Inspector Duck was mainly occupied with Food Control work and they were successful in detecting a large number of breaches of the Controller's Orders. DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS 7. On January 1st. 1918, there were 96 milkshops on the register; none were added an... |
e3ff0175-7505-4066-862e-b91f0350f2fd | 33 NUISANCES. 10. 437 complaints of sanitary defects were received and investigated, compared with 614, 599, and 549, in the three preceding years. 55 complaints of non-removal of dust were made and attended to, compared with 43, 74, and 81, in the three preceding years. 11. Drains and Water-Closets. 208 private drains... |
1dd90c8a-75a1-4798-b878-3fce14c056e7 | 2,754 houses were inspected house-to-house, compared with 4,707 , 5,736, and 4,251, in the three preceding years; 4,362 were inspected re infectious diseases and complaints, compared with 7,207, 6,423 and 5,392. In addition to these 656 inspections of registered houses were made. 13. At 1,384 houses, interiors were cle... |
94ed2c04-1456-426b-aa67-cf124c2d8ad2 | Medical Officer's Special Inspections. These amounted to a total of 375. 16 inspections were made of cowsheds and milkshops, 15 of bakehouses, 6 of factories and workshops, 36 inspections were on account of tuberculosis, 23 cancer, 40 diphtheria, scarlet fever, enteric, measles and whooping cough. 7 cerebro-spinal feve... |
bba973dc-5858-4dce-a039-6158ae2d05e4 | Overcrowding 52 cases of overcrowding were found and remedied, compared with 97, 111, and 95, in the three preceding years. The overcrowding was 1.9 per cent of house-to-house inspections, compared with 2.1, 1.9, and 2.2, per cent in the three preceding years. 16. Smoke Nuisance. Two observations re smoke nuisances wer... |
bf47633f-4094-440f-ae34-dff21c3e2b25 | 104 verminous rooms were cleansed under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1914, or were dealt with as dirty rooms under the Nuisance Section of the Public Health (London) Act compared with 198, 213, and 568, in the three preceding years. HOUSE AND TRADE REFUSE REMOVAL. 19. There was a diminution in house ... |
46db2065-8147-439b-9d09-e2ea422c3331 | In addition 156 leads of trade refuse were removed to the Plumstead Destructor and destroyed (the Contractors removed 12 loads and were paid for the removal by the tradesmen at the rate of 2/- per load). £4,360, 12. 7 was paid for collection in Plumstead, compared with £3,493. 10. 2 in 1917. 35 In Eltham, the sum of £2... |
88bd9030-e61b-4fa3-8b26-120dcbd6073d | Twelve houses were dealt with under the Housing Act, compared with 16, 6, and 4, in the three previous years. Closing Orders were made on the following 9 and 11 Market Hill, 17 and 18 Borgard Road, 51 Beresford Street, and 89 High Street. At the four latter the necessary work was done and the order withdrawn. At three ... |
ef3c84aa-7f33-4b86-961c-4da81cc92d90 | At the commencement, of the year 435 houses were on the register; 13 were newly registered and none removed, leaving 448 on the register at the close of the year. 23. These houses were inspected, some quarterly, others half-yearly or yearly, 656 inspections were made in all, and 159 notices served. The registered house... |
2a6cbc4d-ddca-46f9-be27-7b6f0ad60fb0 | 119 (342 in 1917) inspections of home-workers' premises were made and 2 (7 in 1917) notices sent and attended to. Mr, Rance inspected the Factories and Workshops employing males only, and Miss Middlebrook those where women are employed. BAKEHOUSES. 27. The number of factory bakehouses is a, and of workshop bakehouses i... |
1af18d58-4d0e-4f48-a951-b3cab6065662 | Rooms at 1,105 houses were disinfected in 1918, compared with 1,252, 989, and 1,064, in the three preceding years. The disinfecting apparatus was used 1,113 times for 22,260 articles after infectious disease, vermin, etc. Books from the Free Libraries and Schools were disinfected where necessary. 37 The sum of £10. 8. ... |
8eec80be-cc1b-46b0-a6b6-0dabceec961b | 173 were deposited for inquest and 24 for custody. 91 postmortem examinations were made. One body was deposited in the infectious mortuary, compared with 1, 3 and nil in the three preceding years. The Eltham Mortuary was used for five bodies compared with 3 in 1915, 8 in 1916 and 5 in 1917, all for custody. cemeteries.... |
3b2cb8dd-cd90-4d08-812c-2c7fdb59fb9a | 33. The station for cleansing verminous persons was opened in November 1906. During 1918 it was used by 3,684 persons compared with 651, 811, 954, 1,124 and 2,800, in the five preceding years. The users were 17 adults (viz. 14 males, 3 females) and 3,667 children (viz. 1,737 females and 1,930 males). One of the adults ... |
f3598baf-9f3c-4a5c-b111-961f285d771c | The station is now reserved for them every day except Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 4.30 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 which pays 1/- for... |
4d872e47-87bd-4222-b58c-e95f58fee315 | The names and addresses of bathers are entered in a book, and the woman inspector calls at the homes and arranges for necessary disinfection and cleansing of verminous bedding and rooms The number of children cleansed was so great as to overtax the accommodation at the station and it has been decided to provide a large... |
ddaa8771-86f1-48c0-b4e2-8ff4d8d3162c | 35, Fewer (2,308) intimation notices were served and 810 statutory notices. 77 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 5 defaulters were summoned at the Police Court, The results are ... |
f8de6df9-46f2-4d59-9c7c-58a7f811f599 | (l) The staff now consists of:- An Assistant Medical Officer of Health — Dr. Rachel Mackenzie. Three Health Visitors — Miss A. Farmer, Miss K. Latham, and Mrs. M. Garside. Two more have just been appointed and will shortly start work. (2) WELFARE CENTRES are now in operation as follows:- Town Hall — Infants Consunation... |
d4d07748-333f-4505-8500-7a96e6ca28d0 | Under an arrangement made with the Woolwich Branch of the British Medical Association and the London County Council, children requiring medical, surgical and dental treatment are referred to the School Treatment Centre in Brewer Street. The Borough Council pays 5/- for each case referred, 40 (3 ) HOSTEL FOR AILINS BABI... |
459daf0a-8ab6-4864-8513-d20463b03ee5 | The Borough Council resolved to assume responsibility for the Hostel from the 1st, April 1919. The following four members of the Voluntary Sub-Committee have been co-opted on to the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee and act as a visiting sub-Committee. viz:- Lady Kathleen Lindsey Mrs. Callaghan Mrs, Melville-Smith ... |
c786e85c-2c4c-4710-95d9-a0f77619facc | (5) MILK FOR MOTHERS. Under the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, 1918,the Council authorised the Medical Officer to supply necessitous mothers and babies with milk at a reduced cost, or free of cost. 45 persons were supplied during the year, This free milk is only supplied after careful enquiries have been made into ... |
5ff52614-7f9c-49e9-b1b1-de10a51077a3 | Under this scheme, put into operation by the Woolwich Food Control Committee, arrangements were made to supply milk to mothers, and children under five years of age, in priority to other customers. 2,920 cards were issued during the year, (8) BRITISH HOSPITAL FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES, This is a Maternity Hospital and sch... |
58267b5e-4973-4408-8a3f-d64cdd8a6b5f | There is accommodation for eight mothers and babies. The average number in the home is 7.8 and the average duration, of stay after the birth of a child is about two months. (10) AMERICAN NURSERY. The American Nursery at, 15 Brent Road was started a year ago for the children of women munition workers, The funds were giv... |
01ad7829-1ece-4520-b10b-b83cd1f009f8 | At these Consultations the babies are weighed and examined and the Mothers are advised as to the best means of 'keeping their children healthy. They are advised as to the importance of fresh air and cleanliness and as to the proper rules for feeding. Samples of simple clothing are also shown to them and they are encour... |
6e570441-93b0-48b0-b112-b5ea3da10776 | Sewing classes for mothers have been started at Plumstead but at present not many women attend. 2. ANTE-NATAL CLINICS. There are now Ante-Natal Clinics in connection with each Infant Consultation centre. At these Clinics expectant and nursing mothers are seen and given advice as to how to keep themselves in health. The... |
5f183fcd-2ae9-4674-b54b-fd9f941b8889 | The sympathy and co-operation of the midwives is of great importance and a good deal of time has been spent visiting and talking to them in the hope that if they know better what we are doing they will see that these clinics instead of hampering them, ought to be a great help to them. The life of a midwife is hard"; sh... |
7dd6fcb7-8a42-41ef-9e3b-60e47695ae13 | It was originally for the children of munition workers, and before the Armistice it was over-full. To that I attribute the fact that the children did not get on as well as they should have done. They are doing better now when the number of children averages 33, or only about half as many as were there before November. ... |
4d78bf66-7144-49c0-9d8d-ca3ff9efaa55 | On the other mornings there is an Ante-natal clinic which is quite well attended. The attendance here shows that if midwives sent to clinic3 all their cases which require advice, the other clinics should be much larger than they are. I hope they will soon be so. Of course the women seen at the British Hospital are all ... |
4330d138-239b-486d-99ff-4c4d9b9aa144 | The attendances of children at the Infant Welfare Centre at the Town Hall have continued the seine as in previous years. It is inter sting to note this, in view of the opening of the new American Red Cross Centre at Plumstead, as it was from this district that the greater number of infants who were brought to the Town ... |
12a12be9-e68e-4463-b39b-c4c6935cbdea | The milk and meals supplied in cases of necessity for mothers who are nursing their babies have proved of great benefit to many mothers and babies who are brought to the centres. 44 MISS LATHAM. (St. Nicholas, Central and St. Margaret's Wards) In connection with visits to mothers of young children, I find, in the neigh... |
da2831c2-0a66-4056-ae5f-abc6ace59ae5 | People with young children living on the Well Hall Estate, Eltham, experienced much difficulty in obtaining a regular supply of milk even with priority tickets. In most cases there was considerable improvement after letters were sent to the respective milk sellers from the Public Health Department. Supplies of Glaxo an... |
bff21273-f36a-4207-933a-3295e6abb10d | Garside Totals Births, visits 348 436 361 1,145 re-visits 251 284 201 736 Domiciliary visits to Infants attending Welfare Centres 108 214 125 447 Ante-natal visits 8 15 15 38 Puerperal Fever 6 5 - 11 re-visits — — — 0 Zymotic Enteritis 53 25 4 82 re-visits 3 8 — 11 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 5 7 10 22 Re-visits - 10 10 20 T... |
5aa4e4e4-d805-4b1a-8a5f-ff8287cb3ebd | Ante-Natal Clinic 10 20 17 47 Evidence in Prosecutions 1 — — 1 Committees attended (Local Advisory and Infant Welfare Committee) 44 - - 44 Visits not otherwise classified 64 70 46 180 Unsuccessful visits, occupiers absent from home 304 362 207 873 Reported to District Inspector Structural defects 15 33 18 66 Overcrowdi... |
81d762b5-1770-4b02-a76d-16ea3a496ef8 | 040 Total attendances of Mothers at Ante-natal Clinic 152 45a WOMAN SANITARY INSPECTOR'S WORK Miss Middlebrooke reports as follows Notice should be drawn to the diminution in She numbers of verminous cases visited in 1918 as compared with previousyears. This would seem to be due to the improved financial position of th... |
c6f7b46f-1997-4fc2-8861-94818abae2d8 | Of course even with prosperity there are dirty families whose thriftless improvident ways would never mend except under constant supervision and compulsion. These are fortunately few, but the few give a lot of trouble and cause a great many visits to be made, " Excessive drinking habits are usually responsible for this... |
84e0564c-2d38-4173-bc02-acf0c60ed622 | Owing to scarcity of labour, great leniency has had to be exercised in the cleansing of walls and ceilings of Registered Houses, cleansing only being enforoed where extremely necessary instead of the frequent cleansing required by the Bye-laws, The Registered Houses were not so liable to overcrowding as in 1917, owing ... |
746f4c5b-6a77-4a8a-b182-c802b57d7896 | INSPECTIONS BY MISS MIDDLEBROOKE. REGISTERED HOUSES: Number of Inspections 656 „ „ Defects and dirty conditions found and remedied 530 WOMEN'S PUBLIC LAVATORIES. Number of inspections 109 ,, found defective or dirty 6 RESTAURANTS AND EATING-HOUSES. bumber of Inspections 104 ,, found defective or dirty 25 FACTORIES AND ... |
27b7014f-5267-4a57-842c-e1d04beb1199 | Garside was appointed as an additional Health Visitor in March 1918, but no other alterations occurred in the regular Staff. The time of Inspectors Tedham and Shaw, and, to a large extent of Chief Inspector Duck, was monopolised by the Food Control work. Several changes took place in the temporary female clerical staff... |
6767cdad-2465-4feb-9dc2-9e26db1e5bde | Woo 4 Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR WOOLWICH. 1919. BY J. MACMILLAN, D.S.O., M.C., M.B., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health. Woolwich : Pryce & Son, Ltd. (T.U. Federation), 31, 33 & 35 Powis Street. 1920. 2 Public Health and Housing Committee to November, 1919. His ... |
decf4caa-fff6-47e5-a30c-80ba2afea670 | J. Newman. W. E. Hughes-Narborough F. Penny. C. H. Langham. Miss S. Turnbull. V. Lister. Miss G. E. Walters. Public Health and Housing Committee from November, 1919. His Worship the Mayor (Councillor A. M. Tynemouth, J.P.) Councillor Miss G. E. Walters (Chairman). Councillor A. E. Smith (Vice-Chairman). Aldermen— Mrs. ... |
c9a4b2f9-aec1-4b32-a274-363c26354e95 | Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. Comprising the Members of the Public Health and Housing Committee. Visiting Sub-Committee—Home for Ailing Babies, Co-opted Members to November, 1919. Lady Kathleen Lindsay. Mrs. Melville Smith. Mrs. A. Callaghan. Miss H. E. Grinling. Miss A S Grecory 3 Staff of Public Health Depar... |
736c8706-8886-45ee-a8f6-a0f876426bd0 | Clerks— Amyas Britter. Harold M. Collyer. Harry S. Smith. Herbert T. Prescott. Miss W. Smith (temporary). Mortuary Keeper— Frank Leason. Public Analyst— Sir William R. Smith, M.D., D.Sc. Assistant Medical Officer of Health— Miss Rachael Mackenzie, M.B., D.P.H. Rome for Ailing Babies— Visiting Physician Dr. Frederick Do... |
fbec52ba-d422-405b-ac41-6800f7bc5153 | 1919 17.2 Marriages 1,350 Births 2,737 Birth Rate 19.3 Deaths 1,679 Death Rate 12.3 Deaths under one year 235 Infantile Death Rate 86 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Public Health and Housing Committees 2 Maternity and Child Welfare Committees 2 Do. Visiting Sub-Committee 2 Staff of Public Health Department 3 Summary of Stat... |
c542e7e2-6f8a-41f5-8d39-c11cbacbf291 | Scavenging 27 Removal of House Refuse 27 Removal of Trade Refuse 27 Cleansing of Earth-closets, Privies and Cesspools 28 Sanitary Inspection of the Borough 29 Complaints 29 Inspections 29 Nuisances Abated 32 Houses Let in Lodgings 34 Cleansing of Verminous Persons—Cleansing of School Children 36 Underground Sleeping Ro... |
39b76f96-a1e7-4bda-bea7-2f65ca411be6 | Milk 47 Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order 49 Milk Registration 50 Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912 and 1917 50 Milk (Mothers and Children Order), 1918 50 Unsound Pood and Food Inspection 51 Sale of Pood and Drugs 52 Prevalence of, and Control over, Infectious Disease. Notifications 55 Notifications each year since ... |
3af19f38-11c0-48a6-bed1-74d5f1027dae | 66 Tuberculosis—Notifications 66 Deaths and Death-rates 68 Source of Infection 69 Administrative Action 70 Shelters 70 Institutional Treatment 71 Woolwich Tuberculosis Dispensary 71 Tuberculosis—After Care 72 Future Development 72 Administrative Action with regard to Infectious Diseases 72 Disinfection 73 Maternity and... |
cb83d4c8-c886-4cc8-8794-1f7fd3967ae8 | Staff 74 Welfare Centres 74 Treatment 75 7 Page Voluntary Work in the Borough 75 Victory Club Welfare Centre 75 Woolwich Day Nursery 75 American Nursery 75 British Hospital for Mothers and Babies 76 Woolwich and Plumstead Maternity Home 76 Home for Ailing Babies 77 The Work of the Health Visitors 78 The Work of the Cen... |
a9c9dccd-9d3b-4ac4-b99e-6242c9610f4c | Population 84 Number of Houses 84 Shortage of Houses 84 Housing Scheme—Action to 31st December, 1919 88 Overcrowding 88 Extent 91 Causes 94 Fitness of Houses 95 Unhealthy Areas 96 Government Hutments and Houses 96 Details of House-to-House Inspection 96 River Ward 97 St. George's Ward 97 Glyndon Ward 97 Dockyard and St... |
72bbe648-c366-4f01-a388-c82faf797705 | The duties of Medical Officer of Health of this Borough were performed by Dr Sidney Davies until the 31st August, 1919, but although I only assumed responsibility on the 1st September, the Report for the year has been prepared by me for the sake of uniformity in the presentation of the records. I wish to acknowledge, h... |
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