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1920 1921 Woolwich Cemetery 606 617 647 Plumstead Cemetery 740 641 730 Eltham Cemetery 192 173 179 Plumstead Churchyard 37 41 24 1,575 1,472 1,580 During the year two copies of exhumation licences were received from the Home Office, and each disinterment was viewed. The arrangements made by the Cemeteries Department we...
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Rag Flock Act. No samples were taken during the year. Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920. During the year 14 applications were made for certificates. In each case the owner was notified that a certificate had been applied for, and notices were served for the abatement of the nuisances exist...
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With regard to outworkers, it may be said that the conditions under which outwork is carried out in Woolwich are satisfactory. The following tables are in the form adopted by the Home Office for the guidance of Medical Officers of Health so as to ensure uniformity in the presentation of statistics:— 43 TABLE No. 19. Fa...
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Nuisances under Public Health Act: Want of Cleanliness 49 49 Want of Ventilation 12 12 Overcrowding 4 4 Want of drainage of floors - - Other nuisances 32 32 Sanitary Accommodation insufficient 2 2 unsuitable or defective 21 21 not separate for sexes 1 1 Total 121 121 44 TABLE 19—continued. 3.—Other Matters. Class. Numb...
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101):— In use during 1903 24 Certificates granted in 1906 1 in 1910 1 In use during 1921 9 Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of 1921:— Workshop Laundries 3 „ Bakehouses 38 Other Workshops 104 Total number of Workshops on the Register 145 45 4.—Home Work. Nature of Work. Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. Numbe...
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Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110). Twice in the year. Once in the year. Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. Failing to send Lists. Lists. . Outworkers. Lists. Outworkers. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Wearing Apparel 50 227 .. .. 99 25 .. .. 157 .. .. .. .. .. .. Tennis Balls, etc. 6 427 .. .. 76 52 .. .. ...
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There are in the Borough 13 cowsheds, in which there are 362 milch cows. The cowsheds are subject to annual licensing by the London County Council, and in consequence a standard of cleanliness of a fairly high level is maintained. During the year they were kept in such a condition as not to justify any objection being ...
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During the year applications were received from 18 persons to be registered. 12 of these were with respect to the change of proprietorship and the incoming tenants were registered. Three applications for registration were refused because the premises were unsuitable and in two of these instances the applicants proposed...
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The following are the figures for 1921:— Per quart. January 11d. February 11d. March 10d. April 9d. and 10d. May 8d. June 7d. and 8d. July 7d. and 8d. August 9d. September 8d. and 9d. October 8d. and 9d. November 9d. December 9d. TABLE No. 20. MILK AND CREAM REGULATIONS, 1912-1917. The following is a copy of the report...
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1.—Milk and Cream not sold as "Preserved Cream." Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative. Number in which preservative was reported to be present. Percentage of preservative found in each sample. Action taken. Milk 223 (including 2 separated milk) Nil. - - Cream 8 5 .12% Explanation asked for and ...
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49 (b) Determination of milk fat in creaan sold as Preserved Cream— (1) Above 35% 2 Below 35% — (c) Instances where (apart from analysis) the requirements as to labelling or declaration of preserved cream in Article 5 (1) and the proviso on Article 5 (2) of the Regulations have not been observed Nil (d) Particulars of ...
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On the 31st March, 1921, the Ministry of Health issued Circular 185, following upon the issue of Orders by the Food Controller and by the Ministry of Health whereby the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, 1919, was revoked, in which attention was drawn to the fact that in future local authorities must obtain the sanctio...
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In exceptional cases, where a special medical certificate was given, 1½ pints per day might be given, and 50 children between 3 and 5 years of age might be supplied. The Circular also laid down that the financial circumstances of applicants were to be considered, and suggested the use of an economic circumstances scale...
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No. in family. Scale. s. d. One 16 0 Two 3 0 Three 10 6 Four 9 6 Five 8 6 Six (or more) 8 0 Deductions—Rent. No arrangements exist in the Borough for the supply of milk on a part payment basis. During the year no cases were discovered where people were obtaining milk who were not entitled to it under the Council's sche...
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The practice in connection with this scheme has been to encourage the use of dried milk and fresh milk has only been supplied in a relatively few number of cases. The cost has been as follows:— Fresh Milk £19 6s. 7d. Dried Milk £2,458 0s. 0d. Dried milk has been sold at cost price at all of the Centres during the year ...
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In connection with the supply of food and milk the grant of the Ministry of Health of 50 per cent. is available for approved expenditure. 52 FOOD INSPECTION, INCLUDING MEAT AND OTHER FOODS. It is the duty of each sanitary inspector, whilst on his district, to be on the outlook for unsound food, but in addition to this ...
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11 lbs. of bacon, 301 tins of fruit and other food stuff, 111 lbs. of pork, 7 cwt. 3 qrs. 16 lbs. of mutton, 114 lbs. of rabbits and smaller quantities of butter, fruit and offal. A small quantity of bacon was seized, but the Public Health Committee, taking into consideration the circumstances, resolved that the owner ...
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22. SLAUGHTER HOUSES. In 1914. In Jan.,1921. In Dec.,1921 Registered — — — Licensed 12 9 8 These premises have been systematically inspected during the year and the necessary notices served to remedy the insanitary defects discovered. At the annual licensing sessions of slaughterhouses of the London County Council it w...
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These businesses, in the nature of things, show many unsatisfactory features, and it is essential that scrupulous cleanliness should be observed by the workers in order to prevent accumulations of offensive material collecting in those parts of the premises likely to be soiled; that the premises used for this purpose s...
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In concise form is given below various statistics relating to premises where food is prepared. TABLE No. 23. On Register at end of 1921. Number of Proceedings. Inspections. Notices. Bakehouses 48 142 4 — Cowsheds 13 57 — — Milkshops 72 148 4 — Ice Cream Premises 100 195 2 — Slaughterhouses 8 42 — — Fried Fish Shops 65 ...
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Number dulterated. Milk 212 9 221 15 Separated Milk 2 — 2 — Cream 5 3 8 6 Preserved Cream 2 — 2 — Butter 41 63 104 4 Lard — 14 14 — Cheese — 7 7 — Condensed Milk — 1 1 — Coffee — 17 17 — Cocoa — 16 16 — Pepper — 18 18 — Mustard — 4 4 — Malt Vinegar 4 — 4 — Vinegar 1 — 1 — Rice — 7 7 — Baking Powder — 6 .
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6 — Ground Ginger — 6 6 — Honey — 4 4 — Flour 4 — 4 — Margarine 1 1 2 1 Olive Oil — 6 6 — Stout — 1 1 — Bread and Butter 8 — 8 4 Egg Substitute Powder - 6 6 - Dried Eggs — 2 2 — Borax — 6 6 — Camphorated Oil - 9 9 — 56 TABLE 24—continued. Article. Formal Samples. Informal Samples. Number Analysed.
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Number Adulterated Compound Liquorice Powder - 6 6 - Chocolate Colouring Powder - 1 1 - Sweet Spirit of Nitre White Precipitate 3 — 3 1 Ointment — 12 12 — Zinc Ointment - 8 8 — 283 233 516 31 The percentage of adulterated samples, 6, compares with 1.6 and 3.9 in the preceding two years. The number of samples taken on a...
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4.5% and over 2 4% and under 4.5% 12 3.5% „ 4% 95 3% „ 3.5% 98 Below 3% 14 221 57 TABLE No. 26. Prosecutions under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts during 1921. No. Article. Nature of Offence. Name and Address of Vendor. Result of Proceedings. 1 Milk 67.6% deficient in fat E. A. Gill, 398, High Street, Plumstead Fine £5 and...
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3 Obstructing Inspector William Gill, 398, High Street, Plumstead Fine £15 and £1 1s. 0d. costs. 4 Milk 90.3% deficient in fat W. J. Brinkworth, 40, Garibaldi Street, Plumstead. Fine £3 and £2 2s. 0d. costs. 5 Milk 12.5% added water and 7.33% deficient in fat. A. Stanwell, 10, Chapel Street. Woolwich Fine £5 and £2 2s....
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7 Milk 12.33% deficient in fat and 4.58% added water. C. F. Page, 21, Princes Road, Plumstead Fine £2 and £2 2s. costs. 8 Sweet Spirit of Nitre 41.4% deficient in Ethyl Nitrate. J. Neale, Ltd., 21, George Street, Woolwich £2 2s. 0d. costs. 9 Milk 10% deficient in fat A. G. Casselton, 72, Elibank Road, Eltham Fine £1 an...
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C. Ridewood, 116, High Street, Eltham Fine £1 and £2 2s. 0d. costs. 12 Bread and Butter Consisted of Bread and Margarine. F. Baker, 49, New Road, Woolwich Fine £1 and £1 18s. costs. 13 do. do. do. E. V. Rose, 4, Russell Place, Woolwich Fine 2s. and £1 18s. 0d. costs. E 58 PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DIS...
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The outbreaks of scarlet fever and diphtheria are the largest known in the records of the Borough, and were general throughout the County of London. The scarlet fever epidemic was mild in character, but the mortality from diphtheria was above the average. The figures for zymotic enteritis are large, but compared with 1...
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For comparative purposes the number of cases of notifiable infectious diseases occurring in the Borough each year since 1901 is shown in Table No. 27 on page 60. 59 TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1921. Diseases. Number of Cases Notified. Total Cases Notified in each Locality. Total Case...
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Small-pox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Anthrax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cholera, Plague .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup). 592 9 140 338 .69 34 2 . 119 203 197 73 578 Erysipelas 59 1 1 3 9 13 29 3 15 18 14 12 9 Scarlet Fever 1351 5 270 919 101 50 6 31...
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8 2 . 1 10 Pneumonia 236 19 39 40 34 47 30 21 86 58 64 28 47 Puerperal Fever 14 . . . 2 12 . . 3 7 3 1 9 Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1 . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . Post-Basic Meningitis 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 Poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encephalitis Lethargica 9 . . . 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 5 6 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 32 ...
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5 18 105 101 40 7 76 88 71 41 240 Other forms of Tuberculosis 80 2 15 34 15 9 5 . 26 14 24 16 Measles 481 4 126 348 2 1 . . 230 56 93 102 . Malaria 10 . . 2 2 4 2 . 3 3 . 4 . Dysentery 4 . . . . 1 2 1 1 1 . 2 1 Total 3611 228 787 1723 359 325 148 41 1050 941 926 694 2123 09 TABLE No. 27. Notification of Infectious Dise...
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Erysipelas. Puerperal Fever. Tuberculosis. * Continued Fever. Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Anterior Poliomyelitis. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Zymotic Enteritis.§ Post basic Meningitis. Anthrax. Encephalitis. Malaria. Dysentery. Pneumonia.† Measles.‡ 1901 21 216 311 68 72 8 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 323 1902 228 233 267 50 98 11 189...
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. . . . 1240 1905 7 273 513 27 83 12 145 1 . . . 212 . . . . . . 465 1906 . 387 528 40 97 8 176 . . . . 366 . . . . . . 825 1907 . 275 1023 27 110 6 150 . 1 . . 93 . . . . . . 1453 1908 . 362 596 19 90 6 154 . l . . 173 . . . . . . 519 1909 . 268 1027 13 113 9 206 . . . . 149 . . . . . . 768 1910 1 171 524 10 89 7 196 ...
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1 3 8 866 . . . . . . 801 1912 3 429 474 20 87 2 689 . l 3 20 129 . . . . . . 775 1913 . 321 626 14 70 8 675 . . 1 14 338 . . . . . . 387 1914 . 416 714 18 107 7 498 . 1 . 18 199 . . . . . . 967 1915 . 286 601 31 138 6 489 . 50 2 19 173 . . . . . . 1179 1916 1 271 232 9 95 16 469 . 14 . 33 80 3 . . . . . 1590 1917 . 27...
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. 1710 1918 . 240 222 12 61 14 660 . 7 2 23 118 4 . . . . . 800 1919 4 398 243 26 63 7 474 . 6 1 34 123 1 1 3 61 7 123 1886 1920 1 427 538 6 82 13 428 . 3 . 29 31 3 . 3 29 1 136 1013 1921 . 592 1351 11 59 14 356 . 1 . 32 454 1 . 9 10 4 236 481 *Voluntary Notification to 1910; partial to 1912; all cases thereafter. † In...
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‡ Measles compulsorily Notifiable from 1/1/1916 to 31/12/1919. § Compulsory Notification of Zymotic Enteritis commenced 1913. 61 The following table No. 28 shows the number of deaths and the death-rates from various infectious diseases each year since 1917. TABLE No. 28. Year Small-pox. Diphtheria. Scarlet Fever. Enter...
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.. 25 0.17 4 0.03 2 0.01 9 0.06 21 0.14 1919 2 0.01 28 0.21 3 0.02 5 0.04 5 0.04 7 0.05 1920 .. .. 25 0.18 4 0.03 2 0.01 5 0.04 21 0.14 1921 .. .. 40 0.29 10 0.07 1 0.01 5 0.04 4 0.03 TABLE No. 28—continued. Year. Erysipelas Diarrhoea and Enteritis. Pneumonia Cerebrospinal Fever and Post-basic Meningitis. Encephalitis ...
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Deaths. Rate. Deaths. Rate. Deaths. Rate. Deaths. Rate. 1917 4 0.03 43 0.29 142 0.98 6 0.04 .. .. 10 0.07 1918 1 0.01 40 0.27 208 1.42 7 005 .. .. 29 0.20 1919 2 0.01 32 0.24 125 0.92 2 001 3 0.02 11 0.08 1920 1 0.01 27 0.19 97 0.68 7 005 .. .. 14 0.10 1921 2 0.01 72 0.53 98 0.72 1 001 4 0.03 16 0.12 62 SMALL POX.
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No cases of small-pox were notified during the year. Contacts of small pox notified as such by other authorities were kept under observation for the necessary period. The Health Shelter has been maintained during the year but it has not been used. MEASLES. Notification Statistics. The number of notifications of measles...
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The number of deaths due to measles was 4, as compared with 21 in 1920 and 7 in 1919. 3 of these occurred in children under 5 years of age. School Closure. To prevent the spread of measles in school the London County Council have continued to close schools and departments (3 in 1921, as compared with 14 in 1920) and to...
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There were 11 cases of enteric fever notified during the year. The number of deaths was 1, giving a death-rate of 001. Bacteriological Diagnosis. Similar facilities as for diphtheria (q.v.) are provided at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, and during the year 10 samples of blood were examined for Widals re-action. A po...
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1917 12 5 2 1 4 83 1918 10 2 5 1 2 90 1919 26 17 2 3 4 88 1920 6 2 2 2 — 100 1921 11 8 2 — 1 91 64 SCARLET FEVER. Notifications. During the year 1351 cases of scarlet fever were notified. This is the highest number ever recorded in the records of the Borough. The previous highest figures occurred in 1907 (1,023) and in...
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The term "case-rate" means the number of cases occurring per 1,000 population. TABLE No. 30. Year. The Borough. Woolwich. Plumstead Eltham. Percentage removed to Hospital. West. East. 1917 0.99 1.19 0.84 0.74 1.38 85 1918 1.48 2.80 1.25 0.99 1.18 85 1919 1.78 2.62 1.55 1.12 2.06 82 1920 3.79 3.08 3.19 5.29 3.51 85 1921...
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Below is shown in tabular form the number of return cases, the period elapsing between date of discharge from hospital of the primary case and the date of occurrence of the secondary case for the years 1920 and 1921: Period elapsing Under 1 month. 1-2 months. 2-3 months. Over 3 months. Total. 1920 No. of cases 24 1 2 1...
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The Royal Arsenal authorities require cases to be removed to hospital, or a certificate from your Medical Officer of Health of efficient home isolation, before their employees are allowed to return to work. During the year 33 such certificates were issued as compared with 18, 22 and 21 in the three preceding years. Mul...
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of houses in which 1 case occurred 27 24 89 48 52 58 53 72 69 166 163 821 821 2 cases occurred .. 6 12 17 10 12 6 14 6 24 44 151 302 3 „ „ .. 2 4 2 2 4 1 3 3 10 10 41 123 4 „ „ .. 1 3 2 1 .. .. 1 1 4 4 17 68 5 „ „ .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 6 30 6 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....
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The number of deaths due to scarlet fever was 10. The deaths and death-rate from this disease since 1917 are shown in Table No. 28. 66 DIPHTHERIA. Notifications. During the year 592 cases of diphtheria were notified, as compared with 427 in 1920, 398 in 1919, and 208 in 1918. Table IV. shows the age distribution, the n...
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1917 1.65 1.76 1.60 1.50 2.96 91 1918 1.42 2.11 1.74 1.37 1.32 94 1919 2.92 4.77 2.69 2.29 2.02 87 1920 3.01 4.06 2.88 1.73 3.07 96 1921 4.34 3.81 5.06 5.37 2.58 98 Return Cases. Below is shown in tabular form the number of return cases, the period elapsing between date of discharge from hospital of the primary case an...
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1920 No. of cases 1 — - 1 2 1921 Do. 5 1 2 3 11 67 Home Isolation. 2 per cent. of all cases were isolated at home, and in connection therewith 1 certificate of home isolation was issued to enable Arsenal employees to resume work. Multiple cases. The following Table (No. 33) shows the house distribution of diphtheria, i...
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of houses in which 1 case occurred 11 19 31 23 21 17 34 50 31 110 54 401 401 2 cases occurred 2 . 4 4 6 2 9 10 . 14 8 59 118 3 „ „ 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 . 4 1 13 39 4 „ „ . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 . 3 12 5 „ „ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 „ „ . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 6 7 „ „ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 „ „ . . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
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2 16 15 19 37 28 27 20 45 63 32 130 63 479 592 Contacts. Contacts of cases were examined during the year as in previous years, and 15 cases, presenting no clinical symptoms, were discovered to be carriers. The usual steps were taken in each case. Bacteriological Examination. The Council's bacteriological work is done b...
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The number of deaths due to diphtheria was 40. The deaths and death rate of this disease each year since 1917 are shown in Table No. 28. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM, PUERPERAL FEVER AND EPIDEMIC DIARRHŒA. These diseases are dealt with under the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of the Report. PNEUMONIA, MALARIA, DYSENTERY ...
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The deaths from Pneumonia during the past three years were:— 1919 1920 1921 125 97 98 69 It will be seen from Table No. 27 that there has been a steady increase each year in the number of notifications of Pneumonia. This increase is probably due in the main to the increased knowledge amongst medical practitioners that ...
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Luke's Parish, Eltham: 23 Eltham Nursing Association: 4 Silvertown and North Woolwich Nursing Assoc. 2 No change has taken place with regard to the nursing situation in Eltham during the year. The following Table, No. 34, shows the number of notifications of Pneumonia received each month, classified according to the de...
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17 13 30 8 11 8 3 14 March 16 12 28 12 6 6 4 15 April 5 6 11 5 2 1 3 6 May 8 8 16 5 8 3 4 June 4 4 8 5 1 1 1 5 July 9 1 10 4 2 1 3 1 August 3 2 5 3 2 5 September 11 3 14 4 5 5 5 October 8 2 10 4 2 3 1 3 November 19 8 27 10 6 1 10 11 December 25 18 43 7 8 19 9 19 Total 143 93 236 83 58 49 46 98 The following Table, No.
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35, shows the distribution of the various forms of Pneumonia as set out in the medical certificates in each Ward of the Borough. TABLE No. 35. Notification of Pneumonia. Ward. Lobar. Broncho. Influenzal. Primary. Total. Dockyard 3 2 3 3 11 St. Mary's 8 10 2 2 22 River 16 13 8 2 39 St. George's 1 2 6 5 14 Burrage 8 4 — ...
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Nicholas 18 15 14 8 55 Eltham 9 2 6 11 28 83 58 49 46 236 71 The age distribution of notified cases of Pneumonia is contained in Table IV. ANTHRAX, GLANDERS AND HYDROPHOBIA. No cases of these diseases were notified during the year. ERYSIPELAS. There were 59 cases of Erysipelas notified during the year and 2 deaths occu...
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1917 79 19 27 22 11 .. 1918 61 13 22 15 11 1 1919 63 13 20 22 8 13 1920 82 15 20 32 15 5 1921 59 15 18 14 12 9 CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS, POST-BASIC MENINGITIS, POLIO-MYELITIS AND ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA. The following Table, No. 37, shows the age and sex distribution of all cases of these diseases occurring during the...
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All ages Under J 1-5 5-15 15- 25 2545 4565 65 and over M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Post-basic Meningitis 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Polio-myelitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Encephalitis Lethargica 3 6 .....
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Tuberculosis. Summary of Notifications during the year ended 31st December, 1921. Age-periods— Notifications on Form A. Notifications on Form B. Number of Notifications on Form c. Number of Primary Notifications. Total Notifications on Form A. Number of Primary Notifications. Total Notifications on Form B. 0 to 1. 1 to...
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Pulmonary Males .. 2 7 4 19 27 30 26 23 9 5 152 159 .. .. .. .. .. 39 81 ,, Females .. 3 .. 7 29 30 29 16 6 2 2 124 128 .. .. .. .. .. 29 64 Non-Pulmonary Males 1 6 13 8 3 2 2 .. 2 .. .. 37 39 .. .. .. .. .. 10 9 „ Females 1 9 8 5 4 6 5 2 .. 3 .. 43 44 .. .. .. .. .. 6 2 2 20 28 24 55 65 66 44 31 14 7 356 370 .. .. .. ...
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This part of the report, which has been in the main prepared by the Tuberculosis Officer, deals with the work of the Department under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, and under the dispensary scheme approved by the Ministry of Health and by the London County Council. Notification Statistics. The tota...
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1918 563 6 14 41 19 6 11 560 1919 394 4 3 35 19 5 14 474 1920 359 7 5 24 17 11 5 428 192! 285 14 5 17 17' 9 9 356 Cases of Tuberculosis in the District. It is difficult to estimate the number of cases of tuberculosis at present living in the district. The process of correcting the Tuberculosis Register which was starte...
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This correction which was rendered possible by the amalgamation of all tuberculosis activities in the area is going on apace and by the summer of 1922 it is hoped that the correct figure will be obtained. Deaths. The following Table No. 40 shows the number of deaths from tuberculosis, the total deaths and death rates e...
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1917 215 176 39 1.63 1.34 0.29 1918 222 190 32 1.65 1.41 0.24 1919 196 171 25 1.45 1 .26 0.19 1920 188 161 27 1.32 1.13 0.19 1921 207 168 39 1.52 1.23 0.29 76 The period which elapsed between notification and death is shown in the following Table :— TABLE No. 41. Pulmonary. Percentage. Non. Pulmonary. Percentage.
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Notified at death 29 17.3 19 48.7 0.1 months 10 6.0 10 25.6 1.3 24 14.3 2 5.1 3.6 29 17.3 .. .. 0.12 „ 27 16.1 1 2.6 1.2 years 21 12.3 3 7.7 2.5 20 11.9 4 10.3 Over 5 years. 8 4.8 .. .. 168 .. 39 .. This Table shows some slight improvement as compared with the similar Table published in the previous two years but it is...
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Many adults and children have pulmonary tuberculosis without knowing it, and can give it to others, but these persons, if they are careful and clean, are not dangerous to those with whom they live. So long as this state of affairs, as shown in the Table, continues whereby over 37 per cent. of chest cases are notified 7...
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From April 1st, 1921, the Woolwich Borough Council took over the Dispensary en bloc. Staff. The staff at the close of the year consisted of— (a) 1 whole time Assistant Medical Officer of Health and Tuberculosis Officer ; Dr. F. J. C. Blackmore; (b) 1 whole time Deputy Tuberculosis Officer ; Dr. E. O'Connor; (c) 3 Tuber...
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Agreements have been made with the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, for the diagnosis and X.ray examination of difficult cases and with the London Hospital for the treatment of Lupus, and at the close of the year, negotiations were being made whereby 78 cases requiring artificial pneumo.thorax could receive treatment at t...
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The Tuberculosis Officer during the year saw 72 cases in consultation with medical practitioners at private houses, and in addition to this, 223 cases were referred to him at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis. There is an increase in this work as compared with last year. Arrangements have been made for the fo...
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There is an undoubted 79 tendency in certain quarters to regafd the results of sanatorium treatment as not commensurate with the cost, but in this connection two important factors must not be overlooked —(1) A period of three months in a sanatorium is much too short to yield really permanent results; and (2) Patients r...
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A scheme whereby tuberculous patients could obtain dental treatment was formulated during the year and submitted to the Council, but, unfortunately, the sanction of the Ministry of Health and the London County Council could not be obtained owing to financial stringency. Home Nursing. The nursing of patients confined to...
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It is hoped that further beds will shortly be available and patients admitted more rapidly in consequence. After.care. The Council's scheme for the organisation of the treatment of tuberculosis in Woolwich included the appointment of a Lay Organiser one of whose principal duties would be the organisation of after.care....
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During the year these shelters have been in use 360 weeks out of a possible 572. A small charge of 6d. to 1s. 6d. per week is made for the use of the shelters. Sanitary Defects. The Tuberculosis Visitors report all sanitary defects discovered in the homes of patients, and these reports are referred to the Public Health...
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Infirmary. Training Colonies. Insured 130 83 38 2 Uninsured 41 20 29 .. Children 17 31 4 .. Totals 188 134 71 2 These 395 admissions represent a total of 297 individual patients and the monthly admissions from June to December are as follows:— TABLE No. 43. January 29 July 33 February 31 August 27 March 36 September 36...
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(a) Number of persons examined for the first time during the above period at or in connection with the Dispensary 264 121 530 39 242 (6) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis 69 30 9 8 35 (c) Number included under 1 (a) who were found to be suffering from non.pulmdhary t...
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(a) Total attendances at the Dispensary (including attendances at the Dispensary of persons included under 1 (a) 3,946 4,849 (b) Number of the above attendances at which systematic physical examinations and records were made 1,341 1,896 3. Number of visits to patients at their own homes by the Dispensary medical office...
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Number of consultations with the— (a) Medical Adviser of the Insurance Committee .. .. (6) Consulting Physicians at the Hospital to which the Dispensary is affiliated .. .. (c) Practitioners at the homes of patients 55 17 7. Number of written reports concerning individual patients made to— (a) Public authorities 1,234 ...
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Verminous cases 39 Total number of articles disinfected 48.384 84 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK. Staff. No change occurred in the Maternity and Child Welfare staff during the year, so that at the end of 1921 the staff consisted of:— (a) One whole time Assistant Medical Officer of Health— Dr. Rachael Mackenzie. (b) A...
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Wednesday 2—4 p.m. Thursday 2—4 p.m. Friday 2—4 p.m.* North Woolwich.—St. John's Hall, High Street. Tuesday 2.30—4 p.m. Plumstead.—289 High Street. Monday 2—4 p.m. Tuesday 2—4 p.m. Friday 2—4 p.m. Friday 10.30 a.m to noon.* Eltham.—179 Well Hall Road. Wednesday 2—4 p.m. Thursday 2—4 p.m. 85 Thursday 10.30 a.m. to noon....
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At the end of the year, 3 Ante.natal Sessions and 11 Infant Consultations were being held each week. Treatment. No arrangements for the treatment of mothers and children at the Centres have yet been made, but by an arrangement with the Woolwich Branch of the British Medical Association, children requiring medical, surg...
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Convalescent Home, Brent Road. This Home is controlled by the National League for Health, Maternity and Child Welfare, and is a Convalescent Home for mothers and infants. Accommodation is provided for 4 nursing mothers with their babies and 6 nursery children up to the age of 18 months. 86 Through the courtesy of the M...
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At the end of 1921, a new building in Samuel Street (to replace the, existing one in Wood Street) had almost been completed. The new Hospital provides accommodation for 40 indoor cases and negotiations have been in progress for some time whereby sufficient accommodation will be reserved for 144 Borough Council cases pe...
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Through the courtesy of the Superintendent, I am able to give the following information with regard to this Home:— Number of mothers and babies in the Home, 1st January, 1920 . . 8 mothers and 8 babies. Number of mothers admitted during the year 13 87 Number of mothers with babies admitted during the year 0 Number of b...
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Nearly all the girls attended the Ante.natal Clinics of the Borough Council. A grant of £50 was made by the Council during the year towards the funds of the Home. HOME FOR AILING BABIES. "Perran Lodge," Eglinton Road, Plumstead. The following Table, No. 46, shows certain statistical information regarding the Home for t...
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remaining in on the 31st Dec., 1921 9 (2) Average duration of stay 38 days 88 (3) Reasons for admission— Malnutrition, Marasmus and Debility 35 Bronchitis and Pneumonia 7 Zymotic enteritis, Diarrhœa and Colitis 26 Vomiting, Dyspepsia and Constipation 20 Congenital Heart Disease 2 Rickets 1 For observation (ultimately d...
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The number of Health Visitors is 7, two of whom hold the combined appointment of Sanitary Inspector and Health Visitor. They have continued to do good work during the year. Their duties are as follows:—The visiting and supervision of all children under school age needing this attention; the visiting of 89 expectant mot...
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As soon as a notification of a birth is received, suitable literature is sent to the mother by post, and it is the practice for the Health Visitor to visit as soon as possible after the doctor or midwife leaves the patient, usually between the tenth and fourteenth day. The necessity for subsequent visits is gauged by w...
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During the year investigation was made into 80 cases of still.birth. In 21 cases the cause of still.birth was due to natal trouble, and in 3 others the child was born macerated. 15 cases of prematurity G 90 occurred, in 2 instances the other twin was born dead, and in 1 case both twins were born dead. In the remaining ...
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The number of visits made to expectant mothers was 263, compared with 201 in 1920 and 38 in 1918. Co.operation with Sanitary Inspectors. Any sanitary defects discovered by the Health Visitors in the course of their duty have been referred to the Sanitary Inspectors for remedial action. The number of instances in which ...
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Visits 44 30 91 Measles—1st Visits 256 153 Re.Visits 36 79 Puerperal fever—1st Visits 12 10 Re.Visits 3 6 Zymotic enteritis—1st Visits 31 319 Re.Visits 8 264 Tuberculosis—Visits 250 92 Pneumonia (all forms) under 5 12 115 years—Visits Visits unclassified 561 713 Visits unsuccessful—no admission 1,731 2,814 Totals 9,634...
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Children. Mothers. Children. Expectant. Nursing. Expectant. Nursing. Town Hall 239 262 1,800 453 431 9,415 Eltham 115 137 914 220 316 5,601 Plumstead 133 178 1,172 268 276 5,924 North Woolwich 2 0 139 2 8 1,055 New Eltham .
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6 125 — 15 1,161 Totals 1921 489 588 4,150 943 1,046 23,156 1920 309 445 3,122 789 1,047 21,613 1919 178 54 1,263 436 101 7,450 92 As will be seen from the Table there has again been an increase in the attendances at the Centres, and in consequence of this increase opportunities for observation of special cases have be...
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More children have been in attendance at the Centres during the year, but the average number of attendances per year made by each child has diminished. In tabular form is shown below in Table No. 49 the number of children on the roll of the Centres during the year 1921. classified according to their year of birth, and ...
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1921 1336 389 252 30 61 35 1,403 1920 701 451 321 48 46 52 1,619 1919 242 179 145 27 15 21 629 1918 100 75 85 7 7 15 289 1917 63 45 68 9 9 6 200 1916 57 33 42 4 1 5 142 1915 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 Total 1,800 1,172 914 125 139 134 4,284 Attendances of Children at each Centre.
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1921 3,281 2,364 1,744 380 403 205 8,377 1920 4,467 2,587 2,462 545 494 415 10,970 1919 1,101 610 692 176 94 94 2,767 1918 265 207 347 25 28 38 910 1917 175 102 238 22 31 16 584 1916 125 54 111 13 5 4 312 1915 1 .. 7 .. .. .. 8 Total 9,415 5,924 5,601 1,161 1,055 772 23,928 94 The Needs of the Borough.
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During the year negotiations have been in progress with the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies for the provision of maternity assistance to necessitous expectant mothers; with the local branch of the British Medical Association for the provision of dental treatment for children under school age and for expectant a...
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(b) The child's age was taken on the day on which this note was made; (c) At the end of the period the results were summarised for the whole Borough and the appropriate percentages were worked out. The number of infants in Woolwich at that time may be taken as 3,100; the feeding of 833 was recorded, so that the sample ...
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It is not altogether free from objection owing to the fact that it was taken in December when young children would not be attending, but it is worth while placing on record for comparative purposes when maternity and child welfare work will have been longer in progress. In 1904, Dr. Sidney Davies in a report on Summer ...