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033187a1-07ba-43f4-a3ca-ffe025f5a0c4 | AC 4372 WOO 28 Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Annual Report OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR WOOLWICH 1928. BY J. MACMILLAN, D.S.O., M.C., M.B., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health. Woolwich : The Kentish Independent Printing Works (T.U.) 16, Wellington Street. Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Annual Report OF THE ... |
ea9f5530-0445-4a5d-82fd-8e6446cf64f2 | Councillor Miss G. E. Walters, J.P. (Vice.Chairman). Councillors— E. Brown J. Lee T. Davis L. J. Needham H. N. Dickinson T. G. E. Phillips Mrs. L. E. Driver Mrs. E. L. Reeves A. H. Gilder Miss S. Turnbull S. J. Huff H. J. Turner H. Vaughan. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE. Comprising the Members of the Public Hea... |
0307d052-c949-4730-9a1c-c305421d26ce | Hospitals 38 Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers 42 Ambulance Facilities 42 Clinics and Treatment Centres 42 Staff 45 Professional Nursing in the Home 48 Midwives 49 Maternal Mortality 49 Chemical Work 49 Bacteriological Examinations 50 Adoptive Acts, By.laws and Regulations in force in the Borough 50 IV.—Hea... |
977ee850-d7e8-48ba-8322-14b5589e4241 | —Inspection and Supervision of Food General Reference 73 Milk Supply— Registration 74 Cow keepers 75 Dairymen and Purveyors of Milk 75 Designated Milks 76 Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923.1927 79 Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923.1927 80 Meat Inspection 80 Slaughterhouses 81 Bakehouses 81 Fri... |
ccf3bb8a-9086-4858-82a8-1a71a4b748de | Statistics 89 Inspection of Houses 93 6 Housing Act, 1925 95 Underground Sleeping Rooms 97 Houses Let in Lodgings 98 Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, 1920.1923 99 Tents and Vans 99 New Houses—Water Certificates 99 Council's Housing Scheme 101 VIII.—Infectious Diseases. |
5486aeaf-79de-43b2-a08b-2024ed3cffa8 | Notifications 108 Smallpox 115 Scarlet Fever 115 Diphtheria 118 Enteric Fever 119 Encephalitis Lethargica 121 Cerebrospinal Meningitis 121 Pneumonia 122 Erysipelas, Malaria and Dysentery 124 Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia 125 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 126 Anterior Poliomyelitis 127 Zymotic Enteritis 128 Whooping Cou... |
8ab6fc2f-d8fa-4ca8-b3dd-f70c682316a3 | 143 Co.operation with Local Practitioners 144 Co.operation with School Medical Service 144 Home Nursing 144 Provision of Extra Nourishment 144 Dental Treatment 145 Shelters 145 Bacteriological Examinations 145 Institutional Treatment 146 Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee 147 7 IX.—Maternity and Child Welfare. |
a2834928-8941-4bec-8ce8-71a774d584d0 | General Reference 150 Notification of Births Acts 152 Work of the Health Visitors 153 Welfare Centres 155 Feeding of Infants 157 Artificial Sunlight Clinic 159 Treatment of Minor Ailments 166 Dental Treatment 166 Orthopaedic Treatment for Children under 5 Years 167 Provision of Nursing Assistance 168 Hospital Beds for ... |
8aecfac9-a54c-41b8-9991-5871df2c684b | Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit the Twenty.Eighth Annual Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. It follows, as to contents and arrangement, the outline indicated by the Ministry of Health in Circular 939, in order to ensure uniformity in the presentation of Annual Reports... |
19ec71d6-658a-4b12-92c1-a3e615e066d8 | The new areas, with the exception of Eltham, do not correspond to the parishes, and it was considered desirable for this year at least not to break the continuity of the records, but to present the usual comparative figures for registration districts in the old way. In May, the number of wards in the Borough was altere... |
435f331a-971f-434d-a038-80d1eb48a0cc | Although there was an increase in the general death rate to 11.0 and also in the infantile mortality rate to 50, only two metropolitan boroughs had a lower death rate and only one a lower infantile mortality rate. The birth rate showed a slight increase, 16.1 compared with 15.9. The Registrar.General's estimate of the ... |
9cfa221b-979d-404b-bce6-c5834ba67b99 | Possibly one of the most outstanding features of the year's work is the realization of the important part health propaganda is now taking in the day's work of the department. Health propaganda now.a.days is not limited to those with whom we come in contact, either through attendances at Council institutions or in home ... |
7c82a39d-95df-4226-a1c4-9a5ed5224f94 | Great as has been the improvement in communal health during the last two decades, further improvement is likely to be retarded until every individual realises that he must take his share in promoting it. The incidence of infectious disease was higher in 1928 than in 1927, mainly due to the prevalence of measles. There ... |
a5a47476-5db2-40db-a00b-11a2eb4842d8 | The number of notifications of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia rose from 38 to 48, and unfortunately, there were eight deaths from puerperal fever compared with three in 1927. At the end of the year there were 944 cases of pulmonary and 278 cases of non.pulmonary tuberculosis, making a total number of 1,222 cases... |
fc2440fd-6a08-404e-ae18-214f33a176e8 | The difficulties in regard to housing are still considerable, but much progress was made during the year, 749 new houses being occupied. This figure includes 443 11 houses which were built by the local authority. There are now 2,034 houses on the Council's estate at Eltham and plans have been approved for the erection ... |
9b00a2a9-4eaa-41b3-b081-571c5ac9d54f | Albert George Duck, Chief Sanitary Inspector, formerly to the parish of Plumstead, and to the Borough since its creation in 1900, over a period of 38 years, and wishes him renewed health and happiness in his retirement. (b) That the above resolution be suitably engrossed on vellum and presented to Mr. A. G. Duck, and t... |
49fdf76e-96cb-4c40-9aaa-e1503af299fa | The opening of the War Memorial Hospital in March marked the development of two extensions in the Maternity and Child Welfare scheme. For the first time beds became 12 available for the treatment of such medical and surgical conditions in children under 5 as are usually treated in a general or children's hospital, and ... |
ebf8104b-6b86-4cf3-aa3a-23fe787fbab1 | Since then, there has been much building in the district and the Eltham Centre is no longer conveniently situated. The attendances at the Welfare Centres during the year numbered 32,515, a slight increase on those of 1927. Gratefully, I express, once again, my indebtedness to the staff of the Department for their loyal... |
e6a4fbf1-7f52-4c2c-b769-c3f03cf41af9 | 13 Twenty.eighth Annual Report on the HEALTH OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH Year ending 31st December, 1928. SECTION I.—GENERAL STATISTICS. TABLE No. 1. Area (acres) 8,282 Population, 1928 :— Total (including military) 146,600 Civilians 141,100 Population, Census 1921 :— Total (including military) 140,389 Civi... |
95076f1f-e073-4785-b943-02dc159d0fa2 | It comprises the three Civil Parishes of Woolwich, Plumstead and Eltham, and its area is 8,282 statute acres. In Woolwich Parish there are 1,135 acres; in Plumstead, 3,387 acres; and in Eltham, 3,760 acres. The River Thames covers approximately an additional 645 acres. Much of the Borough is unbuilt on and the number o... |
aa7b106c-23e6-4aec-b753-e79f6f6ae850 | The civilian population, therefore, is estimated to be 141,100. In 1926, the civilian population was estimated by the Registrar General as 141,900. Compared with 1927 the civilian population is estimated to show an increase of only 330. For the reasons which were given in my annual report for 1927, I am unable to under... |
9c8a723c-d145-42cd-9d15-cf8ebc841abc | It has been necessary in these calculations to make allowance for transfers which have taken place under the Council's housing scheme from Woolwich and Plumstead to Eltham, and figures are available to shew that over 7,000 persons have moved from these districts to the Council's housing estate. Internal movement of the... |
0e3a96b6-237e-4021-9ab2-ee2dafe23d2f | There have been no causes of sickness or invalidity which have been specially noteworthy in the area during the year, nor are there any conditions of occupation or environment which appear to have a prejudicial effect on health. TABLE No. 2. Estimated population. Woolwich 29,646 West Plumstead 38,457 East Plumstead 34,... |
3f0f1c4f-7f54-46e5-af3f-4e9c9c170038 | Births—Legitimate 2,208 „ Illegitimate 61 2,269 Birth Rate 161 Deaths 1,554 Death Rate 110 Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of Child Birth.. (a) From Sepsis 8 (6) From other Causes 5 Deaths of Infants under one year 114 (a) Legitimate 103 (6) Illegitimate 11 Infantile Mortality Rate 50 Deaths from Measles (a... |
7ccf81a8-ba4b-4584-be01-e7537f73bb74 | 5 Rate per 6 1,000 Nett Births. Number. 7 Rate. |
abd352d8-9d0c-4948-921a-720d2705ff6e | 8 1901 117,652 3536 30.1 457 129 1709 14.6 1902 119,285 3734 31.3 467 125 1837 15.4 1903 117,842 3684 31.3 398 108 1638 13.9 1904 118,456 3535 29.8 477 135 1763 14.9 1905 118,589 3546 29.9 362 102 1604 13.5 1906 119,143 3549 29.8 388 109 1668 14.0 1907 119,704 3330 27.8 373 112 1616 13.5 1908 122,258 3176 26.0 300 94 1... |
1d3ab935-d1a2-4c76-bb31-72934f6ff9f0 | 5 242 82 1587 13.2 1910 121,197 2842 23.6 242 85 1418 11.7 1911 121,487 2810 23.1 272 97 1566 12.9 1912 121,932 2776 22.8 208 75 1456 11.9 1913 122,382 2833 23. 1 228 80 1549 12.7 1914 122,431 2838 23.2 241 85 1706 13.9 1915 a b 138,200 129,505 2839 21.9 268 94 1837 14.2 J916 a b 141,783 130,313 3068 23.5 213 69 1704 1... |
f2b1ff19-b6d5-47e2-825f-19c3749531b8 | 942 2718 20.6 216 79 1566 11.9 1918 a b 150,650 134,453 2548 19.0 270 106 2100 15.6 1919 a b 141,918 136,237 2737 20.1 235 86 1679 12.3 1920 a b 140,000 135,904 3658 26.9 224 61 1487 10.9 4921 a b 141,700 137,604 3197 23.2 197 62 1594 11.6 1922 a b 142,350 138,254 2941 21.3 184 63 1603 11.6 1923 a b 143,530 140 000 286... |
61eb84c4-2b30-44cf-9249-98785405814d | 400 139,980 2590 18.5 168 65 1543 11.0 1925 a b 145,440 140,740 2582 18.3 141 55 1519 10.8 1926 a b 146,200 141,900 2463 17.4 107 43 1450 10.2 1927 a b 144,770 140,770 2242 15.9 95 42 1491 10.6 1928 a b 146,600 141,100 2269 16.1 114 50 1554 11.0 a Total population. b Civil population. 18 BIRTHS. During the year 2,379 b... |
12400ab6-4e9f-4571-9d44-0e977d39f1fb | Corrected by outward and inward transfers, these numbers become 2,269, 1,172 and 1,097 respectively. The corrected figures for the registration districts are shewn in the following Table No. 5. TABLE No. 5. Registration Districts. Males. Females. Total Births. Woolwich 324 288 612 West Plumstead 278 286 564 East Plumst... |
316242d7-cdba-42e8-8a4d-c793dffb41e1 | The Borough. 1924 23.6 16.8 • 15.9 18.4 18.5 1925 23.1 17.0 16.1 17.6 18.3 1926 21.9 16.1 16.4 15.8 17.4 1927 19.3 15.9 14.2 14.6 15.9 1928 20.6 14.7 13.3 16.4 16.1 19 Illegitimate Births. The number of illegitimate births registered was 49. There were 23 inward transfers and 11 outward transfers, making a net figure o... |
5cd48bb5-626b-4637-bd2d-2416ca052267 | In 1926 it was 1,013, in 1927, 751, and in 1928, 715. Notification of Births. During the year, 2,336 live births were notified. This is at the rate of 98 per cent of registered births, and compares with 100 per cent, last year. 1,037 notifications were received from midwives, 133 from doctors, 113 from parents, and 53 ... |
c2de31e6-ffe6-4a09-b46b-5d04078e5ab1 | 80 still births were notified. It is known that 871 Woolwich births took place in institutions, either within or without the Borough, so that the percentage of institutional midwifery for the Borough as a whole was 38 39, the figures for the various districts being—Woolwich, 38 per cent. ; West Plumstead, 44 per cent. ... |
8b624418-52ae-44f5-a3c2-2f0c8f12dde3 | London. England and Wales. 1924 2590 2588 84 97 18.5 18.7 18.8 1925 2582 2612 76 99 18.3 18.0 18.3 1926 2463 2442 68 95 17.4 17.1 17.8 1927 2242 2366 62 100 15.9 16.1 16.7 1928 2269 2336 80 98 16.1 15.9 16.7 MARRIAGES. There were 1,252 marriages (977 in 1927). The marriage rate was 17.7, as compared with 15.7, 15.06, 1... |
83ac53f5-d90a-44bf-a7b5-14f4918c3db7 | This figure includes 109 non.residents who died in the district but does not include 353 residents who died outside the Borough. When allowance is made for inward and outward transfers, the nett figure of 1,554 is obtained. The death rate for the year was 11.0. According to the figures published by the Registrar Genera... |
4f4b072b-e87a-4ae6-8692-a8cefbf3b46b | West Plumstead East Plumstead Eltham. The Borough. 1923 12.2 10.5 9.7 6.9 9.9 1924 13.9 11.5 10.1 8.5 11.0 1925 13.6 11.6 9.7 8.2 10.8 1926 11.7 ll.I 10.3 7.6 10.2 1927 13.0 11.4 9.9 8.3 10.6 1928 14.4 11.9 10.4 8.1 11.0 Deaths in Public Institutions. In tabular form is shown below the number of deaths of Woolwich resi... |
6ac35a30-0fb9-4a2c-80f1-75d89fea8d9c | Poor Law Institutions 530 London General Hospitals 131 Special Hospitals 43 Mental Hospitals 38 Fever Hospitals 37 Tuberculosis Institutions 26 Cottage Hospitals and Nursing Homes 20 825 The following Tables are self.explanatory. 22 TABLE No. 10. Birth Rate, Death Rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the year 1928. R... |
a84345fa-3a24-4cf5-b32c-7f47eb19d6a7 | Live Births Still Births England and Wales . . 16.7 0.70 11.7 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.01 0.07 0.06 0.19 0.53 7.0 65 90.9 6.7 1.4 1.0 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London. 16.9 0.70 11.6 0.01 0.00 0.15 0.02 0.09 0.09 0.17 0.48 9.6 70 91.0 6.5 1.9 0.6 156 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations, 20,000.50,000)... |
017c6b92-0ea8-47cb-a858-d87c00eee596 | 16.6 0.73 10.6 0.01 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.06 0.08 0.21 0.41 4.8 60 92.6 5.7 0.5 1.2 London 15.9 0.53 11.6 0.01 0.00 0.30 0.02 0.09 0.09 0.13 0.55 10.2 67 88.7 7.6 3.7 0.0 WOOLWICH .. 16.1 0.57 11.0 0.01 0.00 0'06 0.04 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.38 3.9 50 83.8 10.6 0.6 0.0 23 TABLE No. 11. |
e2e1fbfa-b1ea-44e2-aac3-c8003ce4d2ca | Deaths of Woolwich Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1928, Classified by Age and Cause. Causes of Death. Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 6 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 2... |
bdb9bb98-d7e6-4322-9444-7b4e871ec08b | Whooping cough 16 8 3 1 4 . . . . . Diphtheria 14 . . 8 5 . . 1 . . Influenza 12 . . . . . 5 4 2 I Encephalitis lethargica 3 . . 1 . . 1 1 . . Meningococcal meningitis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . Tuberculosis of respiratory system 145 . 1 . 3 40 59 33 7 2 Other tuberculous diseases 20 2 1 3 3 6 . . 5 .. .. Cancer, malignant di... |
958e382f-60ca-4676-a2c4-45565f8a3e95 | 71 .. .. .. .. .. 1 21 29 20 TABLE No. 11.—continued. Causes of Death. Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 6 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45 years 45 and wilder 6... |
4d0dbebe-f3ab-4adb-8839-2d1387d388c5 | Heart disease 255 .. .. .. 2 6 19 75 79 74 Arterio-sclerosis 64 .. .. .. .. .. 1 12 26 25 Bronchitis 113 11 3 1 2 .. 2 19 26 49 Pneumonia (all forms) 71 12 3 2 2 2 9 19 12 10 Other respiratory diseases 18 .. .. .. 1 1 4 5 4 3 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum 17 .. .. .. .. .. 3 8 5 1 Diarrhoea, &c. 16 7 2 1 . . 1 3 . 2 App... |
adc40777-c7cb-4066-a9b6-af467de681eb | 1 3 2 8 11 9 5 Puerperal sepsis 8 . . . . . 8 . . . Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition 5 . . . . . 4 1 . . Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth 48 47 1 . . . . . . . Suicide 26 . . . . . 7 9 7 3 Other deaths from violence 53 6 . 3 6 5 10 8 5 10 Other defined diseases 284 19 3 3 4... |
e8bf7cb1-f9e2-402b-8106-a5480c44ff6a | Males. Females. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. Deaths in Public Institutions. West. East. In Borough. Outlying Institutions. Residents. NonResidents. All causes 831 723 428 457 356 313 504 90 321 Enteric fever . 2 . . 1 1 1 . 1 Smallpox . . . . . . . . . Measles 4 5 4 1 2 2 2 . 5 Scarlet fever 2 3 2 . 1 2 . . 5 Whooping ... |
ebb43264-6a3b-446d-8cc4-0eba9bbc32d4 | 1 3 Meningococcal meningitis 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . Tuberculosis of respiratory system 88 57 54 35 28 28 38 8 46 Other tuberculous diseases 6 14 4 7 5 4 8 1 8 Cancer, malignant disease 100 109 44 69 52 44 64 6 43 Rheumatic fever 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 Diabetes 7 6 2 5 3 3 4 1 3 Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. 32 39 20 16 24 11 32 4 2 ... |
1a6d223a-f4bc-4c9e-9f5e-47fe208fc74e | Outlying Institutions. Heart disease 129 126 77 74 eo 44 92 12 22 Arterio-sclerosis 36 28 9 24 9 22 7 ... 13 Bronchitis 60 53 27 36 32 18 23 3 9 Pneumonia (all formS) 33 38 21 16 21 13 26 8 8 Other respiratory diseases 7 11 9 5 3 1 6 ... 1 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum 15 2 8 1 3 5 3 1 7 Diarrhoea, &c. 7 9 6 4 3 3 4 2 6... |
8d542518-11fa-4952-b1ab-36b7776c35f6 | Acute and chronic nephritis 24 15 8 13 6 12 10 1 15 Puerperal sepsis 8 2 3 1 2 2 1 5 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition 5 1 3 1 4 1 1 Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth 29 19 17 11 5 15 14 4 10 Suicide 24 2 6 7 5 8 9 1 2 Other deaths from violence 36 17 16 11 13 13 17 8 18 Othe... |
e578f477-2c52-4661-ba9e-40887c1f29de | 11 shows that there were 255 deaths from heart disease, 209 from cancer, 145 from pulmonary tuberculosis, 113 from bronchitis, 71 from cerebral haemorrhage, 71 from pneumonia and 39 from nephritis. These figures differ but slightly from those of 1927. The number of deaths from influenza was 12, compared with 45. 69 per... |
b29ec237-b790-4d1d-b251-f0ac500c9a1e | Nine deaths occurred in children under two years of age. Respiratory Diseases. The following Table, No. 13, shows the number of deaths each year since 1924 from respiratory diseases, the annual death rate, the number of deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children under 5 years of age. 28 TA... |
fab7f8ca-1a2f-45c1-bc2a-62162b130fd2 | 1924 142 95 10 247 1.8 65 26.3 1925 110 97 16 223 1.6 47 21.1 1926 103 81 13 197 1.4 35 17.8 1927 114 94 10 218 1.5 37 17.0 1928 113 71 18 202 1.4 32 15.8 Violence and Suicide. Fifty-three deaths (36 males and 17 females) occurred from violence, apart from suicide, a number somewhat in excess of previous years. Twenty-... |
abc097d6-faf4-4ccd-956c-498751df4296 | 14. Deaths from Cancer and Malignant Disease. Year. Males. Females. Total. Rate. Percentage of Total Deaths. 1924 87 94 181 1.29 11.73 1925 83 110 193 1.37 12.71 1926 93 104 197 1.39 13.59 1927 101 109 210 1.49 14.08 1928 100 109 209 1.48 13.45 29 The following Table, No. 15, shows the seat of primary disease in all de... |
21e1e39c-9e11-48c9-8174-0193f56c4e3b | Tongue 4 1 5 3 Mouth and Jaw- 7 3 10 8 Pharynx 1 — 1 — (Esophagus 11 2 13 5 Stomach 25 20 45 23 Liver and Gall Bladder 7 6 13 4 Intestines 9 16 25 12 Rectum 8 11 19 11 Uterus — 13 13 7 Ovary — 14 14 6 Breast — 12 12 4 Vagina and Vulva — 4 4 3 Skin 2 — 2 2 Larynx 5 1 6 5 Lung 3 — 3 — Pancreas 1 2 3 3 Bladder 5 — 5 2 Oth... |
1442ffa7-809f-4dc8-bd6a-c8a687d13466 | There were 165 inquests held on Woolwich residents during the year, compared with 154 in 1927 and 147 in 1926. Maternal Mortality. The number of deaths from puerperal sepsis was 8, and from other accidents and diseases of pregnancy, 5. In 1927, the corresponding figures were 3 and 3 respectively. This is the highest nu... |
a50267b4-4cdd-4687-97ec-e01a425ab559 | Other Accidents of Child Birth. Child Birth with Secondary Causes. Puerperal Eclampsia. Puerperal Phlebitis and Embolism. Puerperal Fever. Totals. 1912 1 — — — — — 1 1 1 4 1913 1 — — — 1 — 1 — 2 5 1914 1 — 1 2 — 1 1 1 4 11 1915 1 1 — — 1 — 2 — 3 8 1916 — 1 1 1 4 — 1 — 7 15 1917 — 1 — 2 — 1 2 1 7 14 1918 1 — — 2 1 — 1 1... |
47607a31-f642-4652-8d8d-e14a5d68f765 | — 1 3 5 11 1921 — — — — — — 3 2 5 10 1922 — — — 1 — — 2 — 3 6 1923 — — — — 1 — 1 — 3 5 1924 — — 2 1 1 — 3 1 2 10 1925 — — 1 2 1 1 1 — 3 9 1926 — 1 — 2 — — — 1 2 6 1927 — 1 — — — — 1 1 3 6 1928 — 2 1 — 1 — 1 — 8 13 Totals 5 10 7 15 12 3 24 13 72 161 31 DEATHS OF CHILDREN 1-5 YEARS OF AGE. |
b13aa096-9d9f-4df5-9e67-7bc0cc4a7e8a | The number of deaths of children between 1-2 years of age was 24, and between 2-5, 27. In 1927 these figures were 21 and 29 respectively. The causes of death are given in detail in Table No. 11. The following Tables show the variation in the rates of mortality in these age groups in five-yearly periods since 1911, and ... |
29f5417d-568f-4dba-af1c-9b286394ee1a | 1911–1915 2,581 7.67 2.87 8.76 2.56 4.96 26.82 1916–1920 2,536 6.86 1.42 8.28 .63 4.42 21.61 1921–1925 2,876 3.69 1.46 4.52 .49 2.99 13.15 1926 2,438 3.69 .41 3.69 1.64 1.23 10.66 1927 2,348 2.13 1.70 3.41 — 1.70 8.94 1928 2,129 4.70 .94 2.82 .94 1.88 11.27 32 TABLE No. 18. Child Mortality (2-5 years). |
c58f01f0-edc0-400b-aa9c-22f8e3fec702 | Death Rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases, in quinquennial periods. Period. Estimated mean Population. Infectious Fevers. Tuberculosis. Respiratory Diseases. Diarrhœal Diseases. All other causes. Total Deaths. |
0ff93b3b-292c-4230-b9bd-3f2c244ccadc | 1911–1915 7,681 3.05 1.20 1.56 .26 1.30 7.37 1916–1920 7,547 2.70 1.09 1.54 .02 2.52 7.87 1921–1925 8,266 1.79 .61 .77 .22 1.23 4.62 1926 7,794 1.29 .51 .89 — 1.41 4.10 1927 7,476 .94 .54 1.47 .13 .80 3.88 1928 7,121 1.83 .42 .42 .14 .98 3.79 INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of infants under one year of age wa... |
14285cc5-13bc-4370-b99c-04bbe368a279 | A lower figure has only been recorded on three occasions—in 1922 and in 1926 it was 43, and in 1927 it was 42. The rate for the administrative County of London was 67, and for England and Wales, 65. In only one Metropolitan Borough —Chelsea—was there a lower rate (48) ; in Wandsworth the rate was also 50. 33 The follow... |
9ba596a5-8084-4336-8e57-91745ba8d92d | 1924 79 42 68 70 65 1925 59 42 51 69 55 1926 51 37 41 44 43 1927 53 29 42 47 42 1928 60 43 41 54 50 Causes of Death. The causes of infant mortality are set forth in detail in Tables Nos. 21, 22 & 23 which show the incidence of mortality from each cause upon infants, distinguished by age, sex and parish. It will be note... |
438a4220-3790-47a1-8c67-9887052e6940 | The neo-natal mortality rate, i.e., deaths under 4 weeks, was 22.47, compared with 22.75 in 1927. Of 51 neo-natal deaths, 29 were certified to be due to premature birth and 5 to congenital malformations. Deaths of Illegitimate Children. The number of deaths of illegitimate children was 11, compared with 2 in 1927, whic... |
d47ac5de-235d-4a2d-ad2a-8716a1d7f46b | Institutional Deaths. In tabular form is shown below the number of deaths of Woolwich infants which took place in various institutions during the year. These figures are included in those shown in Table No. 9. TABLE No. 20. Hospitals or Institutions. Number of Deaths. Poor Law Institutions 18 Special Hospitals 17 Londo... |
6f91d406-ddaf-4b43-9242-baf15ad7d05d | Smallpox . . . . . . . . . . Chickenpox . . . . . . . . . . Measles . . . . . . 1 . . 1 Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . 1 1 Whooping Cough . . . . . . 2 2 4 8 Diphtheria and Croup . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis . . . . . . 2 . . 2 Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . Other... |
36fa875b-14b0-4491-90d7-bbafad6fd57d | 1 1 2 5 2 2 . 11 Pneumonia (all forms) . . . . . 2 4 3 . 12 Diarrhoea . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Enteritis . . 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 6 Gastritis . . . . . . . . . . Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . Rickets . . . . . . . 1 . 1 Suffocation, Overlying . . . . . 1 . . . 1 Injury at Birth 4 . . . 4 . . . . 4 Atelectasis 2 1 1 . 4 . . . . 4 Co... |
afba60e1-1330-4d29-a055-24a65d26b403 | 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 7 Other Causes . . 1 . 1 2 3 . 6 9 30 3 10 8 51 18 20 11 14 114 Nett Births registered during Legitimate 2208 the calendar year Illegitimate 61 Nett deaths registered during Legitimate 103 the calendar year Illegitimate 11 c TABLE No. 22. INFANT DEATHS, 1928. Causes of Death. The Borough. Woolwich West ... |
c8997b32-85f3-4bc4-bad9-e46e2c9bee64 | Whooping Cough 6 2 . . . . . . . . Diphtheria and Croup . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis 1 1 1 1 . . . . . . Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . . . . . . Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . . . . . Convulsions 4 2 2 1 1 . . 1 1 .... |
17719642-80b9-46d8-9fcc-e3d5a417df7e | Enteritis 2 4 . 2 . . . 1 2 1 Gastritis . . . . . . . . . . Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . Rickets 1 . . . . . . . 1 . Suffocation, Overlying . 1 . . . . . . . 1 Injury at birth 3 1 l . . 1 1 . 1 . Atelectasis 1 3 . 2 . 1 1 . . . Congenital Malformation 7 2 4 1 1 1 . 1 1 Premature birth 15 16 6 4 3 4 2 1 4 7 Atrophy, Deb... |
523d5953-1a6f-4c2d-86df-38c7437fccb2 | 1 3 1 65 49 19 18 15 9 12 7 19 15 114 37 24 19 34 36 TABLE No. 23.—INFANT DEATHS, 1928. Causes of Death. The Borough. Woolwich. West Plums tead. East Plumstead. Eltham. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks— 1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year.... |
b13a43c5-7b28-4376-8b6a-27dd4b95345c | . . 1 . 4 Diphtheria and Croup . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis . 2 . 2 . . . . . . Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . . . . . . Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . . . . . Convulsions 2 4 . 3 1 . 1 . . 1 Laryngitis . . . . . . .... |
57c3cf05-111f-45fd-a459-4f582d797f39 | 1 1 2 Gastritis . . . . . . . . . . Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . Rickets . 1 . . . . . . . 1 Suffocation, overlying . 1 . . . . . . . 1 Injury at Birth 4 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . Atelectasis 4 . 2 . 1 . 1 . . . Congenital Malformation 5 4 2 3 1 . 1 . 1 1 Premature Birth 29 2 10 . 7 . 3 . 9 2 Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus 3 4 .... |
6d918a2a-6f7b-4ab3-b30f-7ad489a2a225 | 1 1 3 51 63 15 22 12 12 8 11 16 18 114 37 24 19 34 37 38 SECTION III.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA. It is difficult, in the Metropolis, to give in the limits of the report, a precis of the health services of the area, although the mere enumeration of the health services in the area is quite a simple... |
f95176c6-e4af-43ab-a224-0f089a98beca | In this section a brief reference is made to many of the health services, and, where the service is dealt with subsequently in the report, a reference is given to the pages where the details are to be found. i. Hospitals Provided or Subsidised by the Local Authority or by the County Council. (a) Fever and (b) Smallpox.... |
ae6fbb4f-fb6a-41f1-bc0c-6ab7e978f601 | A small number of infectious cases are admitted to the London Fever Hospital, an institution where fever patients are received on payment, either in general or private wards. (c) Tuberculosis. The arrangements for the treatment of Tuberculosis are set out in full in Section VIII. of the report. These may be summarized ... |
cacf5219-54a6-40ea-9e10-b83015063cd6 | The British Hospital for Mothers and Babies; (ii.) The War Memorial Hospital. The British Hospital for Mothers and Babies, formed by the amalgamation of the British Lying-in Hospital, Endell Street, and the Home for Mothers and Babies, was established in new premises in 1922. Unfortunately, owing to lack of money, only... |
cfe569fd-4b48-4b56-b59a-7b404f82c043 | There is no special hospital for children in the Borough, but there is a children's ward in the War Memorial Hospital. (f) Others. The Woolwich War Memorial Hospital, which was formally opened in November, 1927, admitted its first patient on the 5th March, 1928. It is a general hospital which has, in addition, a small ... |
ec1dd2c4-a8d4-42fd-b73e-82792737ec94 | In detail the contributions of the Council have been as follows, the dates being those of the appropriate resolutions :— 1921-22.—Contribution of £3,000 to general building fund. 1923.—Several applications were made by the Council to the Unemployment Grants Committee for approval of the work of levelling the site, etc.... |
deba5a59-9532-4251-ade6-c7ca4af567ed | 1927.—Contribution of £1,200 for further additional accommodation. 1927.—Contribution of £30,000 to enable hospital to open free of debt, subject to accommodation at hospital to extent of 60 per cent. of the existing accommodation being always available for Woolwich residents. In addition to these capital contributions... |
7368fc29-8812-428a-9182-02608a803b81 | of the present beds for Woolwich residents ; 42 The Council have five representatives on the Board of Governors, and the Medical Officer of Health is entitled to be present at all meetings and speak, but not vote thereat. Through the courtesy of Mr. Edwin Radford, J.P., the Secretary-Superintendent of the Hospital, I a... |
7246810b-583d-488f-94f8-7316325466a4 | (a) The Metropolitan Asylums Board's ambulance service is available for the removal to hospital, free of charge, of persons suffering from infectious disease, and, on payment, for the removal of persons suffering from non-infectious disease to hospitals or homes. (b) The ambulance service of the London County Council i... |
18090356-0a6d-470a-a78e-d8780211d329 | Details of the work of the Welfare centres will be found in Section IX., and of the Tuberculosis Dispensary in Section VIII. Persons requiring treatment for venereal disease can attend one of the London Hospitals, the nearest to the Borough being the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, and St. John's Hospital, Lewisham. TABL... |
b620a877-a833-471a-8063-062f6c220137 | 2 Tenants' Hall, New Eltham. Doctor's room, Weighing room. Do. 1 St. John's Hall, North Woolwich. Do. Do. 1 Holy Trinity Church Hall, Beresford Street. Doctor's room, Weighing room, Waiting room. Voluntary Organisation 1 44 TABLE No. 24—continued. Situation Nature of Accommodation. By whom provided. Sessions weekly. Su... |
9175ae5b-76e8-44fe-9ff1-5f87350a64eb | Cyril Henry Treatment Centre, St. Mary Street, Woolwich. Accommodation for operating on, and detention of, cases of enlarged tonsils and adenoids. London County Council. Daily. Borough Disinfecting Station, White Hart Road, Plumstead. Accommodation for cleansing of verminous children. Woolwich Borough Council. Daily. T... |
910f03ab-b107-4652-a661-2a27a5442847 | During the year, Mr. A. G. Duck, Chief Sanitary Inspector, applied for superannuation, and Mr. H. Shaw, one of the Council's Sanitary Inspectors, was promoted to Chief Sanitary Inspector. Mr. F. A. Andrew was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by this promotion. Two other additions have been made in that the names of... |
5f9db608-1507-4ab9-a574-ec9c76f8328e | M.D., B.S., D.P.H. Assistant Medical Officer (General 1891 Smith, Sir W. R. M.D., D.Sc., D.P.H., L.L.D., F.R.S.(Edin.) poses). Public Analyst (Part time) †l927 Lynham, J. E. A. B.A., M.D., D.M.R.E. Consultant, Artificial Sunlight. †l927 Taylor, H. G. F.R.C.S. Consultant, under Puerperal Fever Regulations, 1926. *1909 S... |
94b595db-7647-499c-971f-a5bb5125d334 | *1896 Little, W. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. *1897 Wood, W Cert. Royal San. Inst. Sanitary Inspector. *1901 Tedham, W. Cert . Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. *1904 Powell, T. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspec... |
d25d8783-761d-4008-a2ee-369827479f45 | Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst.,Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. *1925 Pindar, E. B. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. *1928 Andrew, F. A. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Joint Board. Sanitary Inspector. *1904 Farrugia, Mrs. A. Cert. S... |
1dfb19dd-4ee3-4a27-8dc3-6c88d6d29342 | *†l918 Garside, Mrs. M. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board,C.M.B..Health Visitors' Certificate. Health Visitor and Sanitary Inspector. †l919 Burnett, Miss W. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, C.M.B. Health Visitors' Diploma, Cert approved by Board of Education. Health Visitor. 47 TABLE No. 25—continued. Year appointed. Name. Qua... |
c974538a-698b-4545-bf70-ef4cd2a11c45 | General Hospital Training, C.M.B., Cert.San.Insp. Exam. Board. Health Visitor. †1920 Morgan, Miss F. Cert. General Hospital Training, C.M.B., Health Visitors'Cert. Maternity and Child Welfare Cert. Health Visitor. †l922 Seeeombe, Miss W. Cert. General Hospital Training, C.M.B., Health Visitors'Cert. Health Visitor. †l9... |
574d9e03-bfc2-4918-a80a-706e3458ca42 | General Hospital Training, Health Visitors' Cert. Tuberculosis Visitor. †l923 Luffman, Miss M. Dispensing Certificate Clerk-Dispenser. †1922 Morrison, Mrs. M. L. — Lay Organiser. CLERKS: Britter, A. Collyer, H. M. †Edwards, Mra. E. Pike, L. Prescott, H. T. Smith, H. S. †Stephenson, Miss D. Taylor, S. G. 48 MORTUARY KEE... |
2839d360-7b44-40de-85c0-cff92fcca1b9 | Such assistance is provided by four Nursing Associations, as follows:— Woolwich and Plumstead District Nursing Association : All Woolwich (except North Woolwich) and Plumstead. Silvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing Association : North Woolwich. Eltham Provident Nursing Association : All Eltham (except New Elth... |
0eb31554-5286-4f84-8f85-8f92b43356aa | Measles Ophthalmia Neonatorum Zymotic Enteritis Whooping Cough Poliomyelitis Rate of Payment. 1s. per visit for one case ; 6d. per visit, per case, for more than one case in the house at the same time. Acute Primary Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia Puerperal Fever Puerperal Pyrexia 1s. 3d. per visit. vii. Midwives. T... |
666e631a-f866-4ceb-83c1-466d06a6bdd4 | The Public Analyst is Sir W. R. Smith, who carries out the laboratory work of the Council at the Royal Institute of Public Health. Detailed results of the analyses will be found in Tables Nos. 37 and 38 in the Section dealing with the inspection and supervision of food. 50 x. Bacteriological Examinations. These are car... |
cae4aef8-1bd8-4497-9a45-3eb3ca3c3d2c | Adoptive Acts, By-Laws and Regulations Relating to Public Health in Force in the District. Adoptive Acts. The Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899-1923, have been adopted by the Council. During the year, the Borough Treasurer tells me, the Council made 368 advances to purchasers of houses in accordance with the provi... |
af06a784-e80d-4037-8ae3-9f014b864774 | The education of the people in health matters is no new departure in the work of the Public Health Department, but, except for one or two spasmodic efforts, it has in the past been confined to those with whom the Department has been in direct touch, for example, mothers attending welfare centres, and no attempt had bee... |
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