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3b30c8f9-6d79-47c5-a3d6-d21730e1c188 | Artificially coloured with annatto. Fined £2. 15 Do. 8.6% deficient in fat Cost £2 2s. 18 Do. Artificially coloured with annatto. Costs £1 10s. 59 Cream Contained .37% boric acid. . Informal. 259 Do. Do. .28% do. Do. 260 Do. Do. .52% do. Do. 261 Do. Do. .27% do. Do. 262 Do. Do. .47% do. Do. 268 Do. Do. .26% do. Fined £... |
4e35258f-e4fa-4bb5-960a-54902b08874e | .28% do. Informal. 291 Do. Do. .39% do. Do. 348 Butter 1.83% excess water Do. 364 Do. .81% do. No proceedings. 103 THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912-1917. During the year 215 samples of milk and 21 of cream were purchased and submitted to the Public Analyst. None of the milk samples showed any preser... |
b162cb95-03bc-4439-bb63-d4939e9fa70c | Milk and Cream not sold as "Preserved Cream ." Number of samples examined for presence of a preservative. Number in which preservative was reported to be present. Percentage and nature of preservative found in each sample. Action taken. Milk 215 (including 1 separated milk.) Nil. - - Cream 16 10 Boric Acid .37, .28, .5... |
33c1e533-cfa6-44bf-9b91-21f3ecbd06c3 | 104 2.—Cream sold as Preserved Cream: (a) Instances in which samples have been submitted to analysis to ascertain if the statements on the label as to preservatives were correct 5 (i) Correct statements made 5 (ii) Incorrect statements made Nil (iii) Percentage of Preservative found in each sample: Percentage stated on... |
c700a3c0-5ea1-451e-ad31-f04629ffaa6f | (2) of the Regulations have not been observed Nil (d) Particulars of each case in which the Regulations have not been complied with and action taken Nil 3. Thickening substances Nil 4. Other observations (if any) Nil 105 SECTION VII.— PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. NOTIFICATIONS. The total number o... |
b0893041-0564-4d31-94c7-a05654ff7575 | Pneumonia, Acute Primary. Cholera. Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal. Continued Fever. Poliomyelitis. Diphtheria. Plague. Dysentery. Puerperal Fever. Encephalitis Lethargica. Relapsing Fever. Erysipelas. Scarlet Fever. Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever. Small Pox. Glanders. Trench Fever. Hydrophobia. Tuberculosis. Malaria. Typhus F... |
addea7c6-af34-4e08-8c12-7f98e22ae0dc | The following four tables are published in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health and show the total number of cases of infectious disease notified during the year; the number of cases admitted to hospital or sanatorium; the total number of deaths occurring from these diseases, and the distribution ... |
e912d84f-97e9-4ac6-a968-d828501402b8 | 9 3 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 5 4 3 Poliomyelitis 1 — — Zymotic Enteritis 13 2 9 Tuberculosis Pulmonary Males 141 180 91 Females 105 133 69 Total 246 313 160 Tuberculosis N on-pulmonary Males 27 23 14 Females 27 20 13 Total 54 43 27 Measles 1916 39 9 3291 1181 333 No cases of Smallpox, Cholera, Continued fever, Relapsi... |
2e6528d5-63a9-4e2e-ae2c-273f290b3bf8 | 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 3 years. 3 and under 4 years. 4 and under 5 years. 5 and under 10 years. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and under 20 years. 20 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and over. Diphtheria 299 4 11 17 24 21 102 38 30 43 9 . . Scarlet Fever 364 2 6 16 25 39 165 62 ... |
7b31a39b-e5c6-46ec-83f9-fa7d08a12029 | 1 2 4 7 4 21 4 Pneumonia 277 22 21 16 19 11 42 14 9 36 29 36 22 Malaria 5 . . . . . . . . 3 1 1 . Ophthalmia Neonatorum 31 31 . . . . . . . . . . . Dysentery 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . Encephalitis Lethargica 10 . . 1 . . 2 1 . . 3 3 . Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 5 2 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . Poliomyelitis 1 . . . . . 1 . . ... |
4efbd658-1b00-47ec-b0b0-f3c869dde7c9 | 2 1 1 4 5 15 50 31 29 2 Females 105 . 1 . . 1 3 4 17 55 15 8 1 Total 246 1 1 2 1 2 7 9 32 105 46 37 3 Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary Males 27 2 2 2 1 1 9 4 2 . 1 3 . Females 27 1 1 1 . 1 7 3 2 8 3 . . Total 54 3 3 3 1 2 16 7 4 8 4 3 . Measles (including German Measles) 1916 42 68 80 155 323 1151 78 10 9 . . . |
10167c26-6854-4fb9-ac1b-24fcaf15d5c8 | 3291 116 113 136 226 398 1491 212 111 245 106 107 30 108 TABLE No. 48. Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified in the Borough and Parishes during the year 1925, shewing the Case Rate per 1,000 Population. Diseases. Borough. Total Cases notified in each locality. Case rates, per 1,000 Population. Woolwich. Plumstead. Elth... |
19ec6ea8-4423-4fc2-92ca-5fd9a65d8259 | 42 Enteric Fever 16 4 . 5 7 0.11 0.12 . 0.14 0.22 Puerperal Fever 9 2 2 4 1 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.11 0.03 Erysipelas 44 10 12 11 11 0.31 0.31 0.29 0.31 0.35 Pneumonia 277 98 74 62 43 1.97 3.02 1.81 1.74 1.35 Malaria 5 1 2 1 1 0.04 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.03 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 31 8 11 6 6 0.22 0.25 0.27 0.17 0.19 Dysentery 1 . .... |
42ab322f-eef8-4fd5-89ac-676853f01af6 | 0.01 . . 0.03 . Encephalitis Lethargica 10 2 3 2 3 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.06 0.09 Cerebro spinal Meningitis 5 3 1 1 . 0.04 0.09 0.02 0.03 . Poliomyelitis 1 1 . . . 0.01 0.03 . . . Zymotic Enteritis 13 5 4 2 2 0.09 0.15 0.10 0.06 0.06 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 246 65 79 65 37 1.75 2.00 1.93 1.83 1.16 Tuberculosis (Non-pulmonary)... |
46a2e246-2491-4290-83aa-a672ba0f6f9c | 22 Measles (including German Measles) 1916 386 380 476 674 13.61 11.87 9.31 13.37 21.18 3291 793 712 834 952 23.37 24.40 17.44 23.43 26.20 109 TABLE No. 49. DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INCLUDING MEASLES), 1925. Diseases. Number of Deaths. All ages. Age Groups. Under 1 1- 2- 3- 4- 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 ... |
81c52645-8320-4587-b72d-516a8a7ca6a5 | Enteric Fever 4 . . . . . . . . . 1 3 . Puerperal Fever 3 . . . . . . . . 2 1 . . Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pneumonia 97 18 9 3 3 . 1 1 . 7 7 18 30 Malaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Dysentery . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encephalitis Lethargica 3 . . . . . . 1 . 1... |
023d7cc9-5306-4e07-922c-20cc4361e19d | Zymotic Enteritis 9 6 1 . . . . . . . . 1 Tuberculosis Pulmonary Males 91 . . . . . . . 10 36 17 26 2 Females 69 1 . . . . . 2 12 28 14 10 2 Total 160 1 . . . . . 2 22 64 31 36 4 Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary Males 14 5 1 . 1 . 1 . 3 2 . . 1 Females 13 3 2 1 . . 3 1 . 2 . 1 . Total 27 8 3 1 1 . 4 1 3 4 . 1 1 Measles 9 3 3... |
da408941-bd45-4411-bc16-2e2e1ba6edc5 | 332 40 18 8 7 1 14 6 25 78 41 58 36 110 TABLE No. 50. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1925. Year. Small-pox. Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. Scarlet Fever. Enteric Fever. Erysipelas. Puerperal Fever. Tuberculosis.* Continued Fever. Cerebro-Spinal Fever. Anterior Poliomyelitis. Encephalitis lethargica. Ophthalmi... |
02aa0087-9dac-435c-8170-ee3afad61f21 | 323 1902 228 233 267 50 98 11 189 1 . . . . . . . . . 646 1903 6 186 389 42 58 2 165 3 . . . . . . . . . 661 1904 6 163 472 25 74 5 186 1 . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . 14... |
1ddca2c1-155b-4cc7-85cc-1ac0dd0d7bc4 | 519 1909 . 268 1027 13 113 9 206 . . . . . 149 . . . . 768 1910 1 171 524 10 89 7 196 . 1 . . . 102 . . . . 396 1911 . 239 518 16 82 16 375 . 1 3 . 8 866 . . . . 801 1912 3 429 474 20 87 2 689 . 1 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 . .... |
b5365a7d-0e03-4c75-b602-bac0aa6b6c70 | 19 173 . . . . 1179 1916 1 271 232 9 95 16 469 . 17 . . 33 80 . . . . 1590 1917 . 277 147 12 79 12 543 . 22 1 . 41 101 . . . . 1710 1918 . 240 222 12 61 14 660 . 11 3 . 23 118 . . . . 800 1919 4 398 243 26 63 7 474 . 7 1 3 34 123 1 61 7 123 1886 1920 1 427 538 6 82 13 428 . 6 . 3 29 31 . 29 1 136 1013 1921 . 592 1351 1... |
dce4d9be-41af-43a3-8350-1af6a6928f0f | 10 4 236 481 1922 . 437 511 8 37 11 305 1 2 4 3 26 31 . 11 . 345 2698 1923 . 152 334 16 40 8 311 . 5 6 1 18 49 . 4 1 242 194 1924 . 195 440 11 45 7 342 . 12 5 17 27 13 . 3 1 354 2679 1925 . 299 364 16 44 9 300 . 5 1 10 31 13 . 5 1 277 1916 *Voluntary Notification to 1910; partial to 1912; all cases thereafter. † Includ... |
21fea5e0-0daa-4e25-8dc0-5e19ce25c591 | ‡ Measles compulsorily notifiable from 1/1/1916 to 31/12/1919. § Compulsory notification of Zymotic Enteritis commenced 1913. 111 SMALL POX. No case of small pox was notified during the year, and no action was necessary by the Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health (Small Pox Prevention) Regulations, 1919. S... |
4a80f87a-e07e-4028-9c76-fb672c7fb9c2 | The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows :— First quarter 77 Third quarter 88 Second quarter 93 Fourth quarter 106 During the quinquennium, 3,000 cases were notified compared with 1,382 in the period 1916-20. Deaths. There were four deaths. Return Cases. The following Table shows the number of r... |
d037c9e0-d4b2-418d-bf1c-f6760e9301c3 | 432 27/12/24 7/2/25 43 15/2/25 299 25/11/24 6/3/25 102 11/3/25 1925. 17 11/1/25 21/2/25 42 11/3/25 Slight nasal discharge. 69 25/3/25 1/5/25 38 16/5/25 9/6/25 71 26/3/25 27/5/25 63 31/5/25 77 31/3/25 26/5/25 57 14/6/25 88 13/4/25 26/6/25 75 8/7/25 143 14/6/25 25/7/25 42 28/7/25 Slight nasal discharge. Scarlat. inal rhe... |
997b86dc-45ef-4697-82a0-4ba1bd72f1f7 | 29/7/25 171 1/7/25 19/8/25 50 25/8/25 154 20/6/25 4/9/25 77 13/9/25 181 7/7/25 29 '8/25 54 27/9/25 259 7/10/25 21/11/25 46 5/12/25 234 10/9/25 25/11/25 77 10/12/25 283 20/10/25 12/12/25 54 25/12/25 Multiple Cases. The following Table shows the house distribution, by wards. The term "house" is synonymous with the term "... |
0d4ee412-d9aa-49cf-a50c-3a2a96c0e2a0 | Herbert. Glyndon. St. Margaret's. Central. St. Nicholas. Eltham. Total Houses. Total Cases. No. of houses in which 1 case occurred 10 11 23 18 15 16 11 14 14 58 61 251 251 2 cases occurred 2 .. 2 2 1 .. 3 1 .. 6 19 36 72 3 „ „ .. 1 .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 7 21 4 „ „ .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 5 20 Total houses 12 12 2... |
5e7c8cb7-e101-4553-8fc6-684332c834c6 | When enquiries were made into these cases it was found that the onset of the disease of both cases had occurred within 24 hours in only eight instances. In the other five the differences in onset were 3, 4, 6, 7 and 13 days respectively. Four of these instances occurred in Eltham. Having regard to the number of simulta... |
a8f4cd02-1da2-4fc7-bb7d-caa2841db86f | The Dick test—a reference to which is made in the prefatory note of this report—has not been employed in the area so far as I am aware. Home Isolation. 25 cases, or 6 9 per cent. of cases, were isolated at home and in no instance did a return case occur. Each case kept at home is under the supervision of the district i... |
0a958bfe-8115-4cb5-8027-f84fabcd7b23 | The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows:— First quarter 66 Third quarter 63 Second quarter 57 Fourth quarter 113 During the quinquennium 1,675 cases were notified compared with 1,613 in the period 1916-1920. Deaths. The number of deaths from diphtheria was 13, six of which were in children unde... |
80cfc696-470d-4b31-a9a6-d9e3f3ac2ff1 | Total Cases. No. |
159d36a0-281a-4135-adb0-3ccd7e1fd460 | of houses in which 1 case occurred 9 20 26 24 7 13 11 15 8 60 38 231 231 2 cases occurred 2 6 2 2 .. .. 1 2 .. 3 1 19 38 3 „ „ .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 4 12 4 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 4 5 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .... |
cf07cac0-eb20-47e3-ad39-309be0b138b6 | When enquiries were made, in only one instance was it found that the origin of the disease in both persons was on the same day. In addition to these, four more cases were notified within 24 hours of each other. When allowance is made for these and for return cases, and for cases notified on more than one occasion durin... |
c3d31033-15e5-4ab1-b4ed-af49e3e6becd | No. Date. Sex. Age. Diagnosis. Final Diagnosis. Result 1925. 1 Jan. 27 F. 40 Enteric Fever Arthritis Cured 2 Jan. 29 F. 48 Enteric Fever Enteric Fever: Pneumonia Died 3 Feb. 2 M. 8 Typhoid Fever Enteric Fever Cured 4 May 6 M. 14 Typhoid Fever Paratyphoid Cured 5 June 5 M. 44 Enteric Fever Enteric Fever Cured 6 Aug. 4 M... |
079022b6-853f-46ca-ad7d-462a136a2543 | 2 F. 44 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid B. Cured 11 Nov. 8 M. 9 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid B. Cured 12 Nov. 9 F. 16 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid B. Cured 13 Nov. 13 M. 38 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid B. Cured 14 Nov. 19 M. 44 Enteric Fever Enteric Fever Died 15 Nov. 20 F. 55 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid Fever Cured... |
5eaf0379-6a81-4292-847a-12517ff27300 | All acute primary pneumonias are notifiable, but no acute secondary pneumonias except influenzal are notifiable. During the year 277 notifications were received, of which 40 were influenzal. 97 deaths occurred from primary pneumonia and 13 from influenzal pneumonia. The objects of notification are twofold: (1) to enabl... |
d4df5926-23a9-423d-9265-c56de4938239 | If we examine the figures published in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London for the year 1924, we find that in London County in that year there was a notification rate of 147 per 1,000 and a death rate of 1.16 per 1,000, giving a case mortality rate of 79 per cent., a figure which every practis... |
7961a6dc-9978-4184-8f16-79a3975bc941 | In this way we see that methods of controlling the disease can only be put into action in a limited sort of way and the data which is being collected is inadequate and unreliable. 117 The term "acute primary pneumonia," somehow or other, suggests acute lobar pneumonia, and so primary bronchopneumonias are often not not... |
a434e013-b01d-409f-9624-c42e23be7b25 | Unfortunately for this premise, measles and whooping cough are not notifiable in every area, and so secondary pneumonias complicating these diseases do not always get known. Similarly, a pneumonia following on an acute bronchitis is not notifiable. In any event, if the practical reason for notification is the provision... |
edea0e5a-1bfc-4b61-af7f-922c2a4427ac | When the general practitioner knows that by notification he can be helped and that his patient can be assisted by the local authority, then you will find that the 118 notifications will increase in number, and, what is more important still, the number of deaths per annum will fall. In Woolwich the notifications and dea... |
d0afa0b7-c34f-4847-aeaf-e8f79b4c0355 | Luke's Parish Nursing Association 12 The Council have a scheme whereby the various nursing associations are paid 1s. 3d. for each visit where the Medical Officer of Health asks for nursing assistance to be furnished. During the year 60 cases were nursed at a total cost of £59 1s. 3d. The number of visits paid by the nu... |
158c0985-81f4-4f88-8f06-a7f4952927bf | Acute Primary Pneumonia Influenzal Pneumonia January 12 13 25 6 8 6 5 13 1 February 14 12 26 5 3 16 12 8 7 March 24 8 32 7 1 17 7 6 2 April 17 9 26 13 3 2 8 7 1 May 9 4 13 6 4 1 2 7 . June 11 4 15 5 3 1 6 6 1 July 11 8 19 9 5 . 5 8 . August 4 1 5 2 2 . 1 3 . September 12 2 14 8 5 1 . 5 . October 16 8 24 4 8 2 10 5 . |
600822cd-5f88-4845-a5f2-52fb143c9dbe | November 17 21 38 3 15 2 18 11 . December 26 14 40 8 12 2 18 18 1 Total 173 104 277 76 69 40 92 97 13 The next Table, No. 56, shows the distribution of pneumonia in each Ward of the Borough, classified according to the type of pneumonia given on the notification certificate:— TABLE No. 56. Notification of Pneumonia. Wa... |
0c021f1e-56d6-465c-a371-92abe2dbda04 | George's 4 3 1 2 10 Burrage 2 7 2 7 18 Herbert 1 1 1 3 6 Glyndon 5 6 3 5 19 St. Margaret's 9 5 10 7 31 Central 4 2 2 2 10 St. Nicholas 6 18 7 21 52 Eltham 17 4 6 16 43 76 69 40 92 277 120 ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA. Ten cases were notified during the year, including one female who had been notified in 1924. Nine of them w... |
d6df653f-23ce-486f-811a-1bf48702f313 | Date notified. Sex Age Ultimate Diagnosis. Remarks. 1925. Jan. 25 M. 40 Renal disease. Pneumonia Died January 28 May 15 M. 9 Encephalitis Lethargica May 27 M. 38 Pneumococcal Meningitis Died May 28 June 9 F. 9 Encephalitis Lethargica July 2 M. 2 Constipation July 3 M. 10 Encephalitis Lethargica Died July 5 Aug. 14 M. 4... |
2282ff80-3f4c-4b52-9507-ef9704537530 | Five cases were notified during the year, details of which are set out in the following Table No. 58. All the cases, with one exception, were admitted to hospital. The number of notifications received during the quinquennium was 26, compared with 63 in the previous five years. TABLE No. 58. Date notfied. Sex Age Ultima... |
428bd164-1352-4b52-b476-308f76d16cca | The number of notifications received during the year was 44, and during the quinquennium, 225. During the five years 1916-1920, 380 cases were notified. No special comment is called for on the incidence of this disease. OTHER NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. References to the diseases which in the main affect young chil... |
def636e4-2932-4db9-a9c3-036f49229de9 | On receipt of a notification, the district Sanitary Inspector visits the home and enquires into the circumstances of each case in order to discover, if possible, the source of infection and to make arrangements for disinfection. Practically all cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria are removed to hospital, although in ... |
2574f0dd-7c3b-4fd0-ad20-41b425ad013c | A printed card of instructions is given in these cases, and the process of disinfection is delayed until the medical attendant certifies that the case is free from infection. Periodical visits are paid by the district Sanitary Inspector to ensure that isolation is being carried out. Contracts are excluded from school i... |
9e2ff64f-f35a-4f17-a522-2010a1470a32 | Rooms disinfected after ordinary fevers 650 „ „ tuberculosis 293 „ ,, verminous cases 53 Rooms disinfected for other reasons 69 Total articles disinfected 24, 244 Disinfestation. The Council's Station for cleansing verminous persons adjoins the Disinfecting Station and was opened in November, 1906. It is mainly used by... |
848d4e89-af7d-41cc-b523-2bc2d4548d36 | Children suffering from scabies are examined weekly by one of the County Council's medical staff. This work is closely co-ordinated with that of the woman Sanitary Inspector who visits the children's homes and makes the necessary arrangements for the cleansing and disinfecting of verminous bedding and rooms. Every effo... |
b0bab5dc-8eac-4926-842f-1418f258bf2b | 1921 1219 1112 2331 26 6 32 2363 1922 394 1493 1887 9 7 16 1903 1923 280 1731 2011 18 1 19 2030 1924 337 1924 2261 17 10 27 2388 1925 359 2082 2441 23 6 29 2470 TUBERCULOSIS. The Council's Tuberculosis service has the following ramifications:— (a) The administration of the various Tuberculosis Regulations of 1912, 1921... |
c4dde9e5-0bff-48bc-9782-272c8b6974c3 | (f) Arrangements for securing the examination and systematic supervision of home contacts. (g) An agreement with the Seamen's Hospital for X-ray examinations in doubtful cases. (h) Arrangements for following up cases where the diagnosis is doubtful. (i) Co-operation between the Tuberculosis Officer and the local medica... |
495b2edc-a30a-4efe-8ca8-5481bf956756 | The Lay Organiser is Secretary of the Care Committee. In addition to these the School Treatment Committee appoint, subject to the Council's approval, one part-time Dentist and one part-time Anaesthetist for the dental clinics. The names and qualifications of the staff are given in Section III. 125 At the beginning of t... |
34117cb5-e248-49b0-932d-c9743830b2f2 | There were two Medical Officers on the staff at the time of the change, but in 1923, by means of a re-organisation of the medical staff, it was possible to arrange for the work to be done by one and a half medical officers, thus setting free for other medical services of the Council the half-time of one of the doctors.... |
5b3ff12c-270f-4518-9a3e-660ade9325dd | Additional nourishment is given in necessitous cases certified by the Tuberculosis Officer as requiring this. Dental treatment is now available. A Tuberculosis Care Committee has been formed. The number of tuberculosis shelters has been increased by two. The number of attendances at the Dispensary average 7,000-8,000 a... |
a8352956-3822-4e02-81f4-eaeb40946890 | Grant is not paid for expenses incurred in administering the Tuberculosis Regulations. Details of the Council's Tuberculosis Service are given in the following pages and the various details will be found under corresponding letters to those set out above. Before dealing with them, however, it is convenient here to refe... |
549188d0-98b0-4080-b239-25dfe23af156 | In five instances it was definitely established that they were contacts of mothers who had positive sputum. Such facts as these lend support to the view that children of tuberculous mothers would be better removed from immediate contact with them. The deaths and death-rates from tuberculosis, classified by type of dise... |
713a46cd-1daf-467c-b743-af0a70c4cdff | 31 1916 210 169 41 1.61 1.30 0.31 1917 215 176 39 1.63 1.33 0.30 1918 231 199 32 1.72 1.48 0.24 1919 196 171 25 1.44 1.26 0.18 1920 188 161 27 1.38 1.18 0.20 1921 207 168 39 1.50 1.22 0.28 1922 190 163 27 1.37 1.18 0.19 1923 191 173 19 1.36 1.23 0.14 1924 199 172 28 1.42 1.22 0.20 1925 187 160 27 1.33 1.14 0. |
093902ae-281c-48a1-b07b-ff3f0ce2724c | 19 In addition to the 160 deaths stated above, 8 persons who had been notified as suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis died during the year, and information relating to these is given in the following table:— TABLE No. 62. Case No. Date notified as Tuberculosis. Cause of Death. 1 13/4/23 Cerebral tumour. 2 13/3/25 1. ... |
dc7259fb-df75-4f6b-bfd1-b1aaecacc453 | 8 12/6/19 Carcinoma of stomach and liver. Cardiac failure. 128 The period which elapsed between notification and death is shewn in the following table:— TABLE No. 63. Pulmonary. Percentage. NonPulmonary. Percentage. |
05b53f97-03ab-4378-90f9-dd65b4acbe90 | Not Notified 14 8.75 10 37.04 0-1 month 20 12.50 11 40.74 1-3 17 10.63 2 7.41 3-6 „ 12 7.50 — — 6-12 „ 27 16.87 2 7.41 1-2 years 27 16.87 1 3.70 2-5 „ 33 20.63 1 3.70 Over 5 years 10 6.25 — — 160 100.00 27 100.00 The ratio between non-notified and the total non-notified deaths and the total Tuberculosis deaths, as will... |
90f23a7e-edc6-4f3e-9704-6af89d7134ce | 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. Poor Law Institutions. Sanatoria. 0 to 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to... |
1580e6b2-8109-4285-8e8d-bd62c63d00cf | Pulmonary Males 2 3 4 5 15 22 28 31 18 11 2 141 195 .. .. .. .. .. 12 121 „ Females .. 2 3 4 17 23 32 15 6 2 1 105 145 .. .. .. .. .. 3 84 Non-Pulmonary Males 2 6 9 3 2 .. .. 1 3 .. .. 26 25 .. .. 1 1 1 .. 17 „ Females 1 3 7 3 2 4 4 3 .. .. .. 27 33 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Total 5 14 23 15 36 49 64 50 27 13 3 299 398 .. .... |
3e70283b-fde5-4024-931f-804292f7c422 | Pulmonary Males 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 3 3 1 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Females 1 .. .. .. 2 3 6 .. 1 1 .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Non-Pulmonary Males .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. „ Females 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Grand Total 9 16 25 15 38 53 71 50 31 17 4 ... |
a9f0d0c2-aa93-4a8f-86d7-d94230f642c4 | During the year 399 notifications were received, but 99 of these related to cases which had been notified previously. The nett number was 300. In addition to these cases, however, the Department had knowledge of 30 other new cases from other Medical Officers of Health and from the death returns. The total number of new... |
fcfb3768-9de0-44e5-b028-878778f16a66 | 1921 285 14 5 17 17 9 9 356 1922 245 8 5 16 20 5 6 305 1923 245 9 6 31 8 10 12 311 1924 273 8 6 16 22 6 11 342 1925 246 9 6 9 14 6 10 300 The 1921 Regulations require the Medical Officer of Health to revise quarterly the register of notifications, and, as soon as he is aware that a notified case has removed permanently... |
63ac675b-3967-458a-96df-376dbcd9fe4c | 131 The 1924 Regulations require the Medical Officer of Health to furnish, quarterly, a return to the County Medical Officer of the actual number of cases on the register at the beginning and end of the quarter, the number added and the number removed, giving in the case of removals the name and address and reason for ... |
8db86aa3-3626-4afa-ac8c-922f7011995d | Totals M. F. M. F. Number on Register at 1st January, 1925 1009 859 276 263 2407 Number of additions 158 119 28 33 338 Number of deletions 278 239 36 36 589 Number on Register at 31st December, 1925 889 739 268 260 2156 The 1925 Regulations provide for the compulsory discontinuance of a person, suffering from infectiou... |
615c400d-1a7a-4cba-948c-052a844bc6c6 | They are 132 times used for cases too advanced for sanatorium treatment, and in some cases have been effective in enabling such consumptives to resume their work. The Tuberculosis Visitors regularly visit in order to ensure that the shelters are being used to full advantage. The shelters are used generally throughout t... |
33ca2d4b-2948-46f8-9bbf-fc0c1386dd38 | 64 it will be noticed that although there were 330 new cases, only 195 attended the Dispensary. Enquiries were made to ascertain the reasons why the other cases did not attend the Dispensary and the information available shows that 63 died shortly after notification, 46 were inmates of hospitals or infirmaries, 6 were ... |
aea01b71-f139-4f69-ac2f-0c22c42e9fbd | Pulmonary NonPulmonary (a) All persons (including "Contacts") Adults M. 7 350 357 96 3 236 12 10 F. 7 389 396 74 5 294 11 12 Children under 15 M. 5 314 319 9 8 295 7 — F. 2 296 298 10 6 276 5 1 Total 21 1,349 1,370 189 22 1,101 35 23 (b) "Contacts" (included in (a) Adults M. 1 90 91 11 1 75 4 - F. 2 163 165 19 - 138 6 ... |
b2aa1cd3-0313-4490-ae23-28b097c3dc27 | .. 147 147 3 2 142 — — (c) Insured persons included in (a) M. 4 288 292 76 1 199 8 8 F. 5 62 67 18 2 39 3 5 134 TABLE No. 67 (continued). (1) Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December 751 (2) Total number of attendances of patie... |
99a44b40-c994-404e-99c4-58efbc6cf0c3 | 186 (3) Number of persons placed during the year under observation at the Dispensary for the purpose of diagnosis 349 (4) Number of cases in which the period of observation at the Dispensary exceeded two months 42 (5) Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on December 31st 279 (6) Number of reports rece... |
1f8dc085-a718-47aa-85d0-055d59f7dcf1 | On receipt of every notification the home is visited by the Tuberculosis Visitor, who advises as to any re-arrangement that seems possible and desirable in the interests of the patient and other members of the family. In the case of patients notified by the Tuberculosis Officer a visit is also made by one of the medica... |
db834c81-0181-4be3-97d8-49101ec10340 | During 1925, 119 reports were furnished by the Tuberculosis Officers, and 479 visits were paid by the Tuberculosis Visitors. An amount of, approximately, £42 per annum is paid to the Council for these services. Reports are furnished periodically on all cases in receipt of treatment allowance and such other cases as app... |
e662ad02-4b03-4f73-8b16-7c9a90ef1719 | (g) X-Ray Examinations. An agreement was entered into with the Seamen's Hospital Society in 1921 providing for the X-ray examination of doubtful cases of Tuberculosis. Payment is made on the following basis:—For screen and report, 7s. 6d.; X-ray plate and report, 15s. No pulmonary case is sent until three negative spit... |
2bdf642e-2383-482c-8b35-e6f821d2b647 | In this connection it may be as well to point out that the increasing use of artificial pneumothorax treatment and the necessity of refills for these patients over prolonged periods is one for serious consideration, and it may be desirable, in the near future, that refills should be undertaken by Tuberculosis Officers ... |
511b0a12-9d11-49e3-99fa-e44f072f52c4 | During the year 39 new cases were seen by the Tuberculosis Officer at the home of the patients, and 172 were referred to the Dispensary by medical practitioners in the Borough. (j) Co-operation with the School Medical Service. There is intimate relationship with the School Medical Service and the Dispensary. Many cases... |
d4367698-4b84-47aa-a5b4-66e62600ad1e | It is a well known fact that the income of many families, where there is a case of tuberculosis, is insufficient for their needs, and the provision of extra nourishment is regarded as an essential part of the patient's treatment. The expenditure ranking for grant on this service is limited to a maximum rate of £2 per a... |
6fdfaf70-ebda-481a-a53a-44e23ef784ac | In carrying out the administration of this work every case is certified in the first instance by the Tuberculosis Officer to be in need of such assistance, and in giving this certificate he is guided by the following conditions which are laid down in Circular 257 of the Ministry:— 138 (a) Patients who have received an ... |
e36743fb-43e7-4a71-bc1f-911e9865bd1a | A report is then submitted to the next meeting of the Health Committee for the approval of the action of the Medical Officer of Health in issuing to the cases concerned. Only those articles which have been approved by the Ministry are supplied to these cases. The approved articles are as follows:—butter, eggs, milk, oa... |
fa6373ec-cc27-4d88-b74b-e179c18390b1 | Dentures were supplied in nine cases at a cost of £38 3s., and during the year the income received under this head was £19 14s. 6d. 130 (m) Finsen Light Treatment. In 1921 the Council entered into an agreement with the London Hospital for the treatment of persons, suffering from lupus, in the Finsen Light Department of... |
fe0bda27-ae9a-45c8-a0cd-faab6ee22e84 | In the ordinary way patients receiving these refills attend as out-patients at the hospital, but, if necessary, residential treatment is available for patients presenting symptoms of illness during the refill. The artificial pneumothorax is produced by the introduction of air or nitrogen gas into the pleural cavity, i.... |
03c95eaa-d66f-4192-9683-7c2c02be41a3 | prior to the War, but which had gradually ceased to function. The object of a Tuberculosis Care Committee is to increase the effectiveness of the tuberculosis scheme of the Borough Council, and much of the work it undertakes is outside the powers of the Council. The Woolwich 140 culosis Care Committee is formed of repr... |
4d83f2c4-07cb-49c9-91bc-104a2d9c1f48 | Its primary duty, therefore, is to consider the economic position of the family of every patient suffering from tuberculosis, and to render such advice and assistance as circumstances dictate, with a view to enabling the family to maintain their economic independence and to derive the fullest possible advantage from th... |
7e4d37bc-274d-4b48-99ac-5db72a947233 | After discharge from the institution she should regularly visit so as to be able to recognise early any circumstances or difficulties 141 which would render the case more liable to relapse, take such steps as are necessary to prevent this, and assist in finding suitable employment. (2) To advise the Borough Council— (a... |
88e0ad69-95f0-4fe1-98f3-a9968d629180 | So far as finance is concerned the Borough Council are empowered to defray the salary of the Secretary and such official expenditure on stationery and postage as may be reasonably necessary. The Ministry of Health are of opinion that provision for financial assistance for families should not be made, but, if it is nece... |
e5452dc5-06d7-4e38-b6f3-9469a8af0aa5 | At the end of the year the Committee was constituted as follows:— Bodies. Representatives. Woolwich Borough Council Alderman Mrs. E. Dormer. J.P.; Councillors P. Chinnery, W. G. McCartney and Miss G. E. Walters, j.P. Woolwich Board of Guardians Captain W. T. Cusheon, Mrs. E. M. Newman. Lewisham Board of Guardians Miss ... |
294e5dfd-398e-457b-b1c6-3b4b59b8e5ad | A. G. Rourke, Mr. F. D. Smyth. London Insurance Committee Mr. W. Edwards. Panel Committee for the County of London. Dr. J. J. O'Mullane. War Pensions Committee Mrs. E. E. Taylor. Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association. Mrs. J. B. Great Rex. Late Tuberculosis Dispensary Committee. Mr. E. G. Dixon, J.P., Mr. W. Dasl... |
d4407cd7-c45b-4281-9d20-ffe6de696c5e | 143 The Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee meets once a quarter. The Committee have appointed Sub-Committees which meet as follows:—The General Purposes and Assessments Sub-Committee once a week, the Finance Sub-Committee once a month, and the Employment Sub-Committee and the Grancher Sub-Committee meet as often as m... |
f3091dfb-445f-4438-a4f7-208c1b5263ee | The following table shows the number of admissions to hospitals, sanatoria, poor law institutions and training colonies. TABLE No. 68. Hospitals. Sanatoria. Infirmary. Training Colonies. Insured 89 68 39 4 Uninsured 48 26 18 — Children 55 4 5 — 192 98 62 4 144 These numbers refer to 284 persons, and the monthly admissi... |
4dc2eb4a-0e53-4ff6-961d-f2132e0f3edc | These were in addition to the 217 specimens sent by medical practitioners to the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, for examination, of which 40 were positive and 177 negative. 145 SECTION VIII.—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. The Council's Maternity and Child Welfare scheme embraces the following services:— (a) Administration... |
d6bc9f6a-f825-4a9a-820b-596569407a2d | (i) An arrangement with the British Hospital for the provision of beds for the institutional treatment of midwifery. (j) A grant to the Woolwich and Plumstead Maternity Home for Unmarried Mothers. (k) Arrangements for the supply and distribution to young children and nursing mothers, of milk and food-drugs at cost pric... |
e0563af8-ec5a-469e-90b5-66c7ebbe4659 | The Council rent, or own, six welfare centres and one Home for Ailing Babies, details of which are set out on pages 151—157 while the names and qualifications of the staff are given in Section III. At each of the Centres voluntary helpers assist in the work weighing babies, recording weights, giving out clinic cards, e... |
a736e547-10cb-41ca-9526-c2ac8d9a56cb | As a set off against this, the services of a consultant medical officer at the Home for Ailing Babies has been dispensed with. The health visitors have been increased in number from seven to eight. In this connection, however, it should be noted that two of them hold the dual appointment of sanitary inspector and healt... |
a40c2f80-c2ac-49f7-a4ee-ea450cf96039 | In this connection it should be noted that in 1919 the total attendances were under 8,000. The infantile mortality rate over the five years was 57 compared with a rate of 79 in the previous quinquennium. The maternal death rates were 2.82 and 4.62 respectively. These figures indicate, in some measure, the improvement w... |
4c67592f-2413-4467-81e3-bbd0c51aaee8 | Sick children come who require treatment by a practitioner or at a hospital, and these are referred to them at an earlier stage than used to be the case. Expectant mothers come to get advice about their own health and about the preparations for baby. More rational methods of clothing and feeding baby are gradually bein... |
8e3100ff-3d00-46da-8bcd-c3a3343d3299 | Each morning, as soon as these notifications are received, as a matter of routine, literature dealing with the care and comfort of mothers and infants is sent by post to every mother. The health visitor makes her first visit to such homes as it is deemed desirable, between the tenth and fourteenth day and is guided by ... |
8fca4339-fefe-4816-a24b-6c9990b75179 | Their duties comprise the visiting of births and of children under school age in the district needing this attention; the visiting of expectant mothers who have attended at an antenatal centre or to whom visits are desirable; enquiry into still births and the deaths of young children; and attendance at the centre to th... |
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