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The survey inspectors, while inspecting, always have in mind the standard of fitness set out in Chapter 5 of the Manual and the records include any defect in the house under any of the above 8 provisions. The routine work of the district sanitary inspectors was such that it was impossible in the early part of the year ...
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It is now unfortunately necessary, even with such people, to bring pressure to bear on them to maintain their houses in better condition. The arrears that accumulated during the war have not yet been overtaken, and difficulties are continually arising in getting the necessary work done, owing to the high costs which st...
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The housing conditions in the past year have still been so acute as to make it impossible for any recommendations to be made in connection with the closing of any houses, but, in order to be able to take this aspect into consideration in the course of a year or two, the houses surveyed have been classified into five di...
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Unfit for human habitation by reason of extensive dilapidations and dirty conditions, but subject to effective remedy under a Closing Order 17 112 Grade 3. Generally dilapidated, damp, dark, and dirty, but subject to remedies either under Sec. 28 of the Housing, Town Planning Etc. Act, 1919, or the Public Health (Londo...
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For instance, the conclusion that there are 63 houses that are regarded as unfit for human habitation must not be interpreted that they must be the subject of a Closing Order now, but that the extent of the defects in each house indicates the necessity for action with respect to closing or demolition when it is possibl...
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Only the necessary immediate work has been carried out in such cases so that the spirit and the policy of the Ministry of Health has 113 been observed, as set out in Chapter 4 of the Manual, where it says— "On the other hand, where a house is in such a condition that within a few years it will probably have to be demol...
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Survey inspectors in addition to recording the defects existing on the premises, advise and admonish dirty tenants, and have noted, as a result, instances where there has been improvement. These circumstances apply also to the keeping of animals. The records that are made of the inspections include the number of person...
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2,075 333 272 437 604 114 15,005 persons in 2,680 houses containing 12,520 rooms; = 5.6 persons per house or not quite 1.2 persons per room. Of these houses it was found that 272 were occupied by a number of persons in excess of the two persons per room. Although this standard is convenient for ascertaining serious ove...
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During the War, 3,436 houses (including 1,930 huts) were erected by the Government. These are all still fully occupied. The houses are under the control of the London County Council, who act as agents for H.M. Office of Works; the hutments are still under the control of the Office of Works. It has been found during the...
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When any of these circumstances are such as to be a nuisance, action is taken by this Department and the nuisance abated. In all cases where the chickens have been kept under the huts, they have been removed. 115 Through the courtesy of the Superintendent and Agent for H.M. Office of Works, I am able to say that he has...
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Water certificates were granted during the year for the following new houses erected in the Borough:— Date of Certificate. 10 Pinewood Villas, Wickliam Lane 15th March. The Den, Shooter's Hill 22nd July. Bungalow No. 2, Shooter's Hill 22nd July. 1a Wrottesley Road 8th December. 116 APPENDICES. HOUSING CONDITIONS. STATI...
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Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 5,610 Number of dwelling-houses which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910 2,680 Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as...
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Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs nil Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit- (a) By Owners nil (6) By Local Authority in default of Owners nil Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owner...
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Number of representations made with a view to making of Closing Orders 5 Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made *4 Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwellinghouses having been rendered fit nil Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which D...
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Areas represented to the Local Authority with a view to Improvement Schemes under (a) Part 1, or (b) Part 2, of the Act of 1890:— Name of Area nil Acreage nil Number of working-class houses in area nil Number of working-class persons to be displaced nil 4.—Number of houses not complying with the building byelaws erecte...
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Highest during Week. Lowest during Week. Mean Temperature. Jan. 3 54.2 26.7 41.2 44.8 + 2.5 5 0.65 10 53.1 22.1 38.0 43.7 —0.0 3 0.60 17 55.5 32.1 46.8 43.8 + 8.7 4 0.78 24 54.7 29.9 44.0 44.8 + 5.2 4 0.22 31 54.9 32.8 38.1 44.1 + 4.1 6 0.66 Feb. 7 51.5 28.9 42.5 44.0 + 3.0 1 0.13 14 53.9 33.1 45.4 43.
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7 + 6.4 4 0.12 21 61.8 34.4 44.6 44.0 + 5.0 3 0.23 28 54.4 27.2 41.6 43.6 + 15 2 0.09 March 6 59.3 30.0 40.7 43.7 + 50 3 0.47 13 54.2 27.2 40.3 43.7 — 0.8 4 0.18 20 61.9 34.2 45.2 43.7 + 3.4 3 0.29 27 65.9 34.7 50.1 44.3 + 7.6 2 0.25 April 3 64.6 34.3 49.7 45.6 + 4.
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9 3 0.53 10 64.1 34.2 49.3 45.9 + 3.1 5 0.40 17 60.0 42.5 50.0 46.8 + 3.4 6 0.99 24 66.2 35.1 48.1 47.5 — 0.4 5 0.57 May 1 63.1 32.9 48.0 47.7 — 0.9 5 0.37 8 67.4 320 49.8 48.0 — 0.4 4 0.33 15 72.3 39.3 54.1 48.7 + 2.0 2 0.05 22 72.9 41.3 55.1 49.8 + 1.5 2 0.
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12 29 865 45.1 63.6 51.3 + 7.8 1 0.03 June 5 78.7 43.0 57.7 52.6 — 0.0 3 0.17 12 75.7 36.5 54.2 52.9 — 40 3 0.73 19 77.9 46.1 62.3 53.4 + 34 4 0.29 25 75.9 51.9 62.4 54.4 + 1.6 1 0.48 120 METEREOLOGY—continued. Week ending Temperature of the Air. Average Temperature 4 feet below ground. Departure from average mean air ...
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Mean Temperature. July 3 75.6 49.4 61.3 55.2 — 0.3 4 0.48 10 71.2 48.1 56.5 55.5 — 5.8 4 1.15 17 75.8 49.1 62.4 55.9 — 0.7 2 0.52 24 75.6 46.5 61.7 56.7 — 1.5 3 0.85 31 74.1 44.0 56.3 56.6 — 5.5 5 0.44 Aug.
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7 73.0 48.7 58.8 56.7 — 3.3 4 0.65 14 77.6 45.7 60.3 56.8 — 2.1 1 0.01 21 75.6 41.3 57.8 56.9 — 4.1 2 0.93 28 71.8 45.2 55.9 56.2 — 4.9 1 0.03 Sept.
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4 72.2 45.8 56.2 55.9 — 3.7 3 0.14 11 72.3 40.3 58.1 56.0 — 0.7 1 0.06 18 76 0 39.2 57.3 55.7 — 0.3 6 1.66 25 66.3 42.0 48.6 55.2 — 1.8 2 1.16 Oct.
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2 69.0 45.4 53.3 55.0 + 2.4 3 0.89 9 72.0 44.1 60.6 55.1 + 8.1 3 0.09 16 66.3 39.8 54.6 55.0 + 4.2 2 0.09 23 60.7 34.0 46.9 54.1 — 1.9 1 0.27 30 59.0 30.3 45.7 52.6 1.8 — 0.00 Nov.
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6 56.5 27.9 40.5 50.7 — 60 2 0.19 13 37.0 29.2 46.9 49.5 + 2.6 2 0.02 20 59.0 31.4 45.8 49.1 + 3.1 4 0.24 27 55.2 23.4 40.9 47.8 — l.l 4 0.07 Dec.
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4 56.5 36.7 45.8 47.1 + 4.7 6 0.70 11 46.0 26.9 37.8 46.9 — 3.2 5 0.35 18 40.2 15.7 81.1 45.6 — 9.4 5 0.08 25 55.9 33.6 43.1 44.9 — 4.5 5 0.78
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w002 Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR WOOLWICH. 192I. By J. MACMILLAN, D.S.O., M.C., M.B., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health. W oolwicii: The Pioneer Press, Ltd., (T.U. -Fed.), 3, New Road. 1922. 2 Public Health and Housing Committee. His Worship the Mayor (Councillor...
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P. F. Sheridan. H. A. Hart. Mrs. M. E. T. Smith. V. Lister. *H. Sykes. W. C. Montano. † T. H. Thompson. Miss S. Turnbull. † To November, 1921. * From November, 1021. Maternity and Child Welfare Committee. Comprising the members of the Public Health and Housing Committee. Visiting Sub-Committee. Councillor Miss G. E. Wa...
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Chief Sanitary Inspector— Albert G. Duck, F.S.I.A. Sanitary Inspectors— John W. Rance. Harold W. Pendrill. William Little. Charles W. Prance (Temporary) William Wood. (Resigned 28th February, 1921). Alfred G. Potter. Charles W. V. Harris (Temporary). William Tedham. (Appointed 15th June, 1921). Thomas Powell. Mrs. Alic...
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Miss Gwendoline Marsh (temporary) Harold M. Collyer. Miss Dorothy Stephenson (temporary) Herbert T. Prescott. Leslie Pike (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. 4 Tuberculosis Dispensary. Tub...
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Matron Miss K. M. Moore (Resigned 1st October, 1921). Miss S. Cross (Appointed 5th October, 1921. 5 SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1921. Area of the Borough 8,276 6 acres Population—Census, 1911 121,376 do. Census, 1921 140,403 do. do. 1921 (Civilian) 136,307 Persons to an acre—Census, 1911 14-7 do. do. do. 1921 17 Marriages 1...
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Visiting Sub-Committee 2 Staff of Public Health Department 3 Summary of Statistics 5 Preface 11 Natural and Social Conditions of the District. Population 11 Social conditions of the District—occupations of inhabitants 12 Vital Statistics. Births 13 Marriages 16 Deaths10 Infantile Mortality 20 Hospital treatment and oth...
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Milk 46 Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order 46 Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912—1917 47 Milk (Mothers and Children Order), 1919 49 Food Inspection, including Meat and other foods 52 Slaughterhouses 53 Inspection of premises where food is prepared for sale or sold 53 Food Poisoning 54 Sale of Food and Drugs 54 Prevale...
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Notifications 58 Notifications each year since 1901 60 Deaths, and Death Rates from various Infectious Diseases 61 Small Pox 62 Measles 62 Whooping Cough 63 Enteric Fever 63 Scarlet Fever 64 Diphtheria 66 Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery and Trench Fever 68 Anthrax, Glanders and Hydrophobia 71 Erysipelas 71 Cerebro-spinal...
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page Bacteriological Examinations 81 Institutional Treatment 81 Statistics 82 General Administrative Action with regard to Infectious Diseases 83 Maternity and Child Welfare. Staff 84 Welfare Centres 84 Treatment 85 Voluntary work in the Borough 85 Home for Ailing Babies 87 The work of the Health Visitors 88 The work o...
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General Housing Conditions 1ll Shortage of Houses 1ll Population 112 Government Houses and Hutments 112 Housing Survey 112 Fitness of Houses 112 Overcrowding 112 Results of Survey 113 Unhealthy areas 115 New Houses 116 Appendices 117 9 PREFACE. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolw...
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The Census figures for 1921 are 140,403, an increase of 16.9 per cent., compared with the figure for 1911. The birthrate,. 23.5, is somewhat lower than last year : the marriagerate, 14.2, shows a decrease compared with previous years; the death-rate, 11.7, and the infantile mortality rate, 62, compare with 10.5 and 61 ...
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If these cases can be maintained at home during an epidemic period of scarlet fever, they can, with equal advantage, be retained during an epidemic period of measles, and by this means more use can be made of the hospital beds of the Metropolitan Asylums Board by providing hospital accommodation for the treatment of me...
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Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, JOHN MACMILLAN. 11 Twenty-First Annual Report ON THE HEALTH OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH. Year ending 31st December 1921. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT. POPULATION. Census.—The population of Woolwich on the 19/20th June, 1921, consisted of 1...
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The density of population per acre was 17, but although this figure is the lowest in London, it loses value from the fact that over one-third of the Borough is not built on. The density figure per room is much more important, and here we find that the figure for Woolwich is 1.01, being the tenth lowest in London. The a...
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Woolwich 31,267 West Plumstead 40,098 East Plumstead 36,680 Eltham 28,262 136,307 The above figures are those which have been used throughout the report for calculating the rates in the Borough and in different parishes. During the preceding five years the population of the Borough was estimated by the Registrar-Genera...
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The chief vital statistics of the Borough during 1921 and the preceding five years are shown in the next table. TABLE I. Vital Statistics of whole District during 1921 and six previous years. Year. Population estimated to middle of each Year. Births. Nett. Total Deaths Registered in the District. Transferable Deaths Ne...
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7 1628 158 213 215 70 1683 12.3 1917 146,503 2698 17.1 1450 150 235 214 79 1550 10.6 1918 146,503 2578 16.5 1949 151 294 268 104 2092 14.3 * 1919a 136,237 2737 19.3 1519 116 276 235 86 1679 12.3 b 141,918 * 1920 a 141,666 3658 24.7 1328 113 272 224 61 1487 10.5 b 147,827 1921 c 136,307 3197 23.5 1365 90 319 197 62 1594...
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a Population for Death Rate. b Population for Birth Rate. c Civil population. d Including Military. Area of District in acres exclusive of area covered by water) 8239.7 Census, Total Population, all ages 140,403 1921.)Civilian Population, all ages 136,307 BIRTHS. The number of births was 3,197, and the birth-rate, calc...
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1,789 notifications were received from midwives, 377 from medical practitioners, 163 from the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies, 96 from the Military Families Hospital, 31 from the Woolwich Infirmary, and 555 from other persons. Cautionary letters were sent to parents, midwives or medical practitioners in each ca...
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of Stillbirths 1917 2698 17.1 17.4 17.8 2550 88 95 1918 2578 16.5 16.1 17.7 2418 70 94 1919 2737 19.3 18.3 18.5 2645 67 , 97 1920 3658 24.7 26.5 25.4 3463 112 95 1921 3197 23. 22.3 •) 22.4 3011 91 94 The natural increase of the population is the excess of 15 births over deaths. In 1918 it was 486; in 1919 it was 1,058 ...
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2 shows the number of births in 1921 in each parish, and the respective birth-rates (after correction for outward and inward transfers) since 1917. TABLE No. 2. Period Woolwich West Plumstead East Plumstead Eltham The Borough 1917 19.6 17.4 18.7 18.2 17.1 1918 19.7 15.4 18.0 17.8 16.5 1919 21.4 16.9 19.1 20.0 19.3 1920...
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The following table, which is partly compiled from statistics given in the Annual Reports of the Registrar-General on Births, Deaths and Marriages, shows the number of illegitimate births each year since 1917, and the illegitimate birth-rate per 1.000 births. TABLE No. 3. No. of illegitimate Illegitimate birth-rate TAB...
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DEATHS. Table I. shows the gross and nett deaths and death-rates in 1921 and each of the last six years, and shows how the nett death figure is obtained. The nett deaths were 1,594 and the nett death-rate 11.7. In 1920 it was 10.5. The following Table, No. 4, shows the death-rate of Woolwich as compared with certain ot...
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3 London 13.4 12.4 12.4 Greenwich 13.5 11.9 12.1 Lewisham 11.4 10.8 10.4 West Ham 13.3 12.7 9.7 East Ham 9.7 9.6 12.2 Erith 10.7 9.1 10.3 Woolwich 12-3 10.5 11.7 The following Table, No. 5, shows the death-rate in the Borough and each registration district since 1917. 17 TABLE No. 5.
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Period The Borough Woolwich Parish West Plumstead East Plumstead E It ham 1917 10.6 13.9 11.8 8.4 8.0 1918 14.3 18.1 15.5 12.4 10.8 1919 12.3 16.2 12.7 10.3 10.1 1920 10.5 13.4 10.4 10.1 7.8 1921 11.7 13.9 13.5 10.2 8.6 The death-rate in Woolwich in 1921 was the second lowest of all the Metropolitan Boroughs. With the ...
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(Provisional figures. Populations as enumerated in 1921 have been used for the purposes of this Table. The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and Woolwich. Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population. Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. Rate...
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03 0.12 0.12 0.23 0.44 15.5 83 25.5 92.5 6.4 1.1 96 Great Towns, including London (1911 Census Populations exceeding 50,000) 23.3 12.3 0.01 0.00 0.08 0.04 0.13 0.15 0.23 0.40 19.3 87 33.2 92.5 6.8 0.7 148 Smaller Towns (1911 Census Populations 20,000— 50,000) 22.1 11.3 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.03 0.11 0.11 0.26 0.35 15.6 84 17...
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3 12.4 0.01 — 0.05 0.06 0.12 0.25 0.23 0.42 21.3 80 49.2 91.6 8.2 0.2 WOOLWICH 23.5 11.7 0.01 — 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.29 0.27 0.22 18.8 62 40.2 93.9 6.1 0.0 18 TABLE II. Deaths of Woolw;ch Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1921, classified by age and cause. Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residentswhether...
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15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years. 65 and under 75. 75 and upwards. All causes 1594 197 55 35 80 89 188 413 285 252 Enteric Fever 1.. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. Small-pox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Measles 4 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. Scarlet Fever 10 .. 1 2 5 2 .. .. .. .. Whooping Cough...
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.. .. 1 2 1 .. .. Meningococcal Meningitis 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 168 1 3 1 5 54 56 40 8 .. Other Tuberculous Diseases 39 3 8 5 9 6 2 5 1 .. Cancer, malignant disease 182 .. 1 1 • • 4 13 89 54 20 Rheumatic Fever 6 • • .. .. 1 3 1 .. .. 1 Diabetes 17 . . .. .. 1 2 3 4 5 2 Cerebral...
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1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45 years 45 and under 65 years. 65 and under 75. 75 and upwards. Heart Disease 149 .. .. .. 6 3 12 57 42 29 Arterio-sclerosis 37 .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 11 15 Bronchitis 113 8 6 2 .. .. 3 26 39 29 Pneumonia (all forms) 98 16...
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72 56 4 4 2 .. .. 3 1 2 Appendicitis and Typhlitis 8 .. .. 2 1 2 1 2 .. .. Cirrhosis of Liver 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 3 .. Acute and Chronic Nephritis 47 .. . .
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.. 1 .. 6 17 16 7 Puerperal Sepsis 5 .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition 5 .. .. .. .. 2 3 .. .. .. Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth 70 69 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Suicide 11 .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 1 .. Other deaths from violence 30 2 1 .. 4 1 6 6 3 7 Other...
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Female. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. Deaths in Public Institutions. West. East. In Borough. Residents. NonResidents. Outlying Institutions. All causes 806 788 435 542 374 243 332 66 308 Enteric Fever 1 . 1 . . .' . . 1 Small-pox . . . . . . . . . Measles 2 2 3 . 1 . . . . Scarlet Fever 6 4 3 2 1 4 . . 9 Whooping Cough ...
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2 Meningococcal Meningitis 1 . . 1 . . . 1 . Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 85 83 49 59 42 18 32 5 35 Other Tuberculous Diseases 20 19 14 . 11 9 5 8 1 12 Cancer, Malignant disease 76 106 50 55 47 30 35 4 35 Rheumatic Fever 4 2 1 3 1 1 .. .. 1 Diabetes r-» / 10 4 5 3 5 3 1 1 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. 34 56 20 37 23 ...
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In Borough. Residents. NonResidents. Outlying Institutions. Heart Disease 62 87 39 50 30 21 21 1 11 Arteriosclerosis 25 12 12 11 8 6 18 2 9 Bronchitis 53 60 34 35 35 9 20 3 7 Pneumonia (all forms) 56 42 31 28 25 14 17 5 10 Other respiratory diseases 9 12 6 9 1 5 2 . . 3 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum 11 3 .. 3 6 5 .. .. ...
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8 Cirrhosis of Liver 9 3 3 5 2 2 6 . 1 Acute and Chronic Nephritis 26 21 9 21 12 5 21 5 5 Puerperal Sepsis . 5 1 2 2 . 2 1 2 Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition . 5 . 3 1 1 3 1 1 Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth 44 26 23 21 13 13 10 3 7 Suicide 8 3 4 2 1 4 2 1 2 Other Deaths f...
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22 23 CAUSES OF DEATH. Table II. shows that 182 deaths were due to cancer, 168 to pulmonary tuberculosis, 149 to heart disease, 113 to bronchitis, 98 to pneumonia, 72 to cliarrhoeal diseases, and 70 to congenital debility, etc. There is a very marked increase in the deaths from diarrhoeal diseases and a very marked dim...
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1917 58 72 130 0.88 1918 81 84 165 1.10 1919 76 81 157 1.15 1920 60 95 155 1.09 1921 76 106 182 1.34 The next Table. No. 8, shows the site of the primary disease in all deaths from cancer (excluding other specified malignant tumours). 24 TABLE No. 8. Seat of Primary Disease. Males. Females. Total.
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Tongue 3 2 5 Tonsils 2 — 2 Pharynx 1 1 2 Œsophagus 9 — 9 Stomach 18 15 33 Liver and Gall Bladder 9 8 17 Intestines 9 15 24 Rectum 13 13 26 Uterus — 21 21 Ovary — 3 3 Breast — 15 15 Skin 3 — 3 Larynx 1 — 1 Lung 1 — I Pancreas — 2 2 Prostate 5 — 5 Bones — 1 1 Other specified organs 1 1 2 Abdominal Cavity (unspecified) - ...
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In 1921 the figures were the highest ever recorded, especially in the case of females, and the death-rate is the highest we have known in Woolwich. The cause of cancer is unknown, but research is being carried out in practically every country in the world, and sooner or later the cause of this disease will be discovere...
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The corresponding figures for 1920 were:—Bronchitis, 101; pneumonia, 97; other respiratory diseases, 16. The following Table, No. 9, shows the number of deaths each year since 1917 from respiratory diseases, the annual death-rate, the number of deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children un...
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1917 113 142 17 272 2.1 i 87 31.9 % 1918 108 208 5 321 2.4 112 34.9 % 1919 114 125 15 254 1.9 71 27.9 % 1920 101 97 16 214 1.5 70 32.7% 1921 113 98 21 232 1.7 51 22.0 % c 26 Diarrhœa. 72 deaths were due to diarrhœal diseases and of these, 60 occurred under two years of age. These deaths, in the main, were due to the ep...
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In 1911 the number of deaths in children under one year of age was 87, compared with 56 in 1921. Expressed in terms of 1,000 births, this is 31 per 1,000 in 1911, compared with 18 per 1,000 in 1921. Violence and Suicide. 30 deaths—20 males and 10 females—occurred from violence, apart from suicide. 11 deaths were due to...
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The infantile mortality rate (deaths under one year per 1,000 births) was 62. In 1920 the Infant mortality rate, 61, was the lowest ever recorded in the history of the Borough. In 1921, it was 62. 27 In West Pluinstead it was as low as 57. The rate for London was 80 ; in Lewisham it was 55; in Stoke Newington, 59. In 1...
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Year Borough Woolwich Parish West Plum stead East Plumstead Eltham 1917 79 97 70 84 67 1918 104 125 99 85 109 1919 86 96 82 68 92 1920 61 75 62 51 55 1921 62 59 57 64 70 Illegitimate Deaths. The number of deaths amongst illegitimate infants was 12. A comparison of the infantile mortality rates of legitimate and illegit...
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11, shows the infantile mortality rate, the number of infant deaths, the number of deaths under 4 weeks and the proportion under 4 weeks per 1,000 births each year since 1905. 28 TABLE No. 11. Year. No. of Births. Infantile Mortality Rate. Infant Deaths. Total Number Inlant Deaths under 4 weeks. Total Number under 4 we...
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33 1913 2876 80 229 92 32 1914 2824 84 239 97 34 1915 2815 95 268 81 30 1916 3074 70 215 104 34 1917 2698 79 214 89 33 1918 2578 104 268 109 42 1919 2737 86 235 117 43 1920 3658 61 224 101 28 1921 3197 62 197 72 23 Total 51249 87 4465 1707 34 As will be seen from the above Table, in 1920 the number of deaths under 4 we...
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III. shows the deaths under 1 year, classified by age and cause, for the year 1921. 29 TABLE III.. INFANT MORTALITY. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age. Cause of Death. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 4 weeks. 4 weeks and under 3 months 3 months and under 6 m...
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. . 1 . 2 Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . 1 . 1 1 3 Meningitis (not Tuberculosis) . . . . . . . . . . Convulsions 1 . • • 1 2 2 1 1 . 6 Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . Bronchitis . . . 1 1 2 2 2 1 8 ...
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3 3 9 13 14 7 46 Gastritis . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Syphilis . . . . . 1 1 . . 2 Rickets . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Suffocation, overlying . . . . . 1 . . . 1 Injury at Birth 5 . . . 5 . . . . 5 Atelectasis 3 . . . 3 . . . . 3 Congenital Malformations 1 1 • • . 2 6 3 1 . 12 Premature Birth 28 7 1 . 36 1 1 . . 38 Atrophy, Debility ...
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6 3 3 1 1 14 45 11 7 9 72 39 39 29 18 197 Nett Births in the Year Legitimate 3117 Illegitimate 80 Nett Deaths in the year Legitimate 185 Illegitimate 12 30 HOSPITAL TREATMENT AND OTHER FORMS OF MEDICAL RELIEF. There is no general hospital in Woolwich, and in consequence considerable use is made of the London general ho...
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Infectious Disease Hospitals 55 Sanatoria and other Tuberculosis Institutions 47 Mental Hospitals 40 General Hospitals (including Maternity) 137 Cottage Hospitals 19 Poor Law Infirmaries 342 Reference is made in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section (q.v.) to four other Institutions dealing with that aspect of hospit...
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This is a slight increase in the number of cesspools, and is due to the erection of houses on the easterly slopes of Shooters Hill. Scavenging. (a) Removal of House Refuse. Loads removed in Woolwich 7,822 Do. Plumstead 15,214 Do. Eltham 4,866 Frequency Weekly Cost in Plumstead £6,074 15s. 3d. (b) Removal of Trade Refus...
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough. Staff.—Mr. C. W. Prance, temporary sanitary inspector, resigned in February, and Mr. C. V. W. Harris commenced duties as a temporary sanitary inspector in June. Complaints. The number of complaints received during the year, 2,064, compares with 1,691 in 1920, 719 in 1919, and 599 in ...
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These circumstances existed in 28 instances. It was found necessary for 5 combined drains to be reconstructed. These were connected with 52 houses and notices were served for reconstruction under the provisions of the Metropolis Management Act. In all cases in which notices are in default by the owners, the work is und...
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It was found necessary to serve 1,403 statutory notices, as compared with 1,514 in 1920 and 846 in 1919. The number of cases reported to the Town Clerk for legal proceedings was 250. 24 summonses were taken out. Inspections. Tables 13 and 14 show in tabular form, for the whole district and for each ward, the various in...
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17 5 14 4 8 12 39 142 Cowhouses 4 . . . 5 5 . 4 . . 39 57 Ice Cream Premises 16 13 23 4 20 4 31 7 6 43 28 195 Slaughterhouses . 8 11 . . 10 . . 4 5 4 42 Fried Fish Shops 35 15 39 7 35 5 16 6 10 22 61 251 Premises where food is prepared (other than above) 25 21 84 4 4 11 12 4 3 10 48 226 Shops and Markets re Food (estim...
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Workplaces 76 47 310 29 66 69 34 14 82 112 132 971 Outworkers' Premises 70 3 27 3 40 15 69 90 64 81 62 524 Homes re Verminous Cases 8 50 163 . 60 . 44 18 16 48 20 427 Homes re Scabies Cases 35 25 33 30 65 27 55 8 65 115 88 546 Women's Lavatories 7 9 52 . . . 11 8 1 6 9 103 Smoke Observations 3 2 1 3 7 2 7 . . . . 25 Te...
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48 297 35 TABLE No. 13—continued. Premises Inspected. Dockyard. St. Mary's. River. St. George's. Burrage. Herbert. Glyndon. St. Margaret's. Central. St. Nicholas. Eltham. Total. Animals so kept as to be a nuisance . 3 12 10 8 5 6 . . 15 35 94 House to House . . . . . . . . . . 537 537 Housing Survey, Houses inspected 1...
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number of following up primary inspections 231 88 570 296 22 87 310 306 67 618 225 2820 Complaints investigated 106 100 302 112 192 105 250 155 109 361 272 2064 Enquiries re Notified Infectious Disease 63 72 225 129 128 128 151 206 146 467 437 2152 School Reports 44 28 42 22 18 27 19 28 29 146 101 504 Special Inspectio...
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Water Test 41 13 6 2 3 2 2 6 2 .. 7 84 New Houses Inspected—Water Certificates .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 204 205 Registered Houses 105 11 93 90 30 12 39 16 1 34 .. 431 Miscellaneous (Unclassified) 249 158 450 88 74 8 37 370 113 771 707 3025 Re-inspections 1816 1752 2389 1327 384 357 1164 1108 776 2399 4444 17916 36 ...
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Margaret's. Total. Interiors cleansed 274 235 406 140 173 485 475 246 512 96 241 3283 Damp conditions in houses remedied 96 86 82 19 55 83 148 73 73 18 52 785 Defective guttering and rain water pipes 86 75 49 20 38 76 117 82 136 26 78 783 Improved ventilation 56 57 14 1 . 3 2 . 4 12 15 164 Defective roofs 129 139 63 43...
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10 Paving in yards and wash-houses repaired 117 57 26 12 40 51 136 75 115 13 41 683 Underground rooms not in accordance with Acts 3 . . . . . 3 7 . . . 13 Waste pipes from baths, lavatories and wash-houses repaired or disconnected 41 11 22 12 14 31 34 21 37 3 12 238 Choked and defective drains 59 45 42 23 15 27 83 30 6...
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's repaired; new traps or pans provided 18 14 30 27 27 68 30 23 59 13 50 359 Foul pans cleansed 12 9 10 5 5 16 13 13 26 1 5 114 37 TABLE No. 14—continued. Nuisances, etc., abated. Dockyard. St. Mary's. Eltham. Burrage. Herbert. Glyndon. River. St. George's. St. Nicholas. Central. St. Margaret's. Total. Flushing apparat...
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Do., factories and workshops .. .. 1 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 7 Wash-houses provided with sinks 2 .. 3 2 .. 1 2 1 .. .. .. 11 Defective and foul cisterns used for dietary purposes .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 10 Defective and foul rain watertanks .. 1 .. 1 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 7 Insufficient supply of water or water cut off...
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Cases of overcrowding remedied 3 4 67 4 4 5 16 8 9 2 3 125 Dust bins supplied 116 118 130 30 74 114 169 78 200 31 48 1108 Verminous rooms cleansed 42 33 13 15 3 42 56 10 55 20 7 296 Accumulations of manure removed 11 10 7 5 4 7 4 2 23 . 3 76 Dung pits provided . 3 . . . . 1 1 . . . 5 Smoke nuisances . . . 3 2 . 1 . . ....
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142 Sundry other nuisances 204 160 33 50 89 206 437 330 213 1 . 1723 1348 1147 1141 447 666 1439 2010 1158 1912 311 657 12236 38 Prosecutions. The following table shows the number of summonses taken out during the year and the result of the proceedings in each case TABLE No. 15. Prosecutions under the Public Health, Ho...
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costs. 3 Feb. 22 Do. on 2nd floor Do. Work done. 10s. 6d. costs. 4 Feb. 22 Sanitary defects and dirty conditions 36, ames Street Order to abate in 21 days. Penalty, 5s. Costs, 10s. 5 Feb. 22 Defective yard paving Do. Work done. 10s. costs 6 Feb. 22 Sanitary defects and dirty conditions 37, James Street Order to abate i...
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9 Feb. 22 Do. 13, Eglinton Road Do. 10 Feb. 22 Do. Do. Do. 11 April 13 Dirty conditions and various nuisances 4, Sandbach Place Order to abate in 28 days 12 July 13 Insufficient ashpit 28, Siemens Road Supplied. Costs, 10s. 6d. 13 Aug. 31 Defective repair of a drain 80, Samuel Street Penalty, 1s. Costs, £1 1s. 14 Aug. ...
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39 TABLE No. 15—continued, No. Date of Hearing. Offence. Situation. Result. 17 1921 Sept. 28 Filthy bedding in 1st floor back room 38, Warwick Street Order to abate in 7 days. Penalty, 40s. Costs' £1 1s. 18 Oct. 26 Defective sink waste pipe 342, Albert Road Order to abate in 14 days. Penalty, £3. Costs, £2 2s. or 21 da...
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Penalty, 10s. 22 Dec. 7 Dirty and damp conditions of house 87, Grangehill Road Order to abate in 28 days. Penalty, 5s. Costs, £1 10s. 23 Dec. 7 1922 Defective w.q. apparatus Do. Penalty, 5s. 24 Jan. 4 Defective yard paving 3, Walpole Place Penalty, £3 and Costs, £2 2s. Houses Let in Lodgings. Number on Register at begi...
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The routine followed was described in 40 the Annual Report for 1919, and no change has taken place during the year. It will be noted from Table 16 however, that there is a decrease in the numbers as compared with 1920. This is due to the fact that the County Council are now treating slight verminous cases at one of the...
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1917 1131 1652 2783 9 8 17 2800 1918 1930 1737 3667 14 3 17 3684 1919 1919 1816 3735 13 8 21 3756 1920 1955 1678 3633 23 6 29 3662 1921 1219 1112 2331 26 6 26 2357 Underground Sleeping Rooms. Action was taken under Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1909, with respect to an underground room that was i...
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27.5.21 19, Joseph Street 15.6.21 41 Offensive Trades. There are no offensive trades in Woolwich. Mortuaries. TABLE No. 17. Sun St. Sun St. Eltham. (Infectious) All Mortuaries. 1921. 1920. Number of bodies received— (a) for inquest 89 1 - 90 120 (b) for custody 25 - 17 42 11 Total number 114 1 17 132 131 Number of Post...