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99417ed6-79c5-4abb-b3bc-fee8d22688f0 | . . 1916 1 271 95 232 9 . 16 . . . . 1917 . 277 79 147 12 . 12 . . . . 1918 . 240 61 222 12 . 14 . . . . 1919 4 398 63 243 26 . 7 . 123 . 61 1920 1 427 82 538 6 . 13 . 136 . 29 1921 . 592 59 1351 11 . 14 . 187 49 10 1922 . 437 37 511 8 1 11 . 212 133 11 1923 . 152 40 334 16 . 8 . 196 46 4 1924 . 195 45 440 11 . 7 . 249... |
f1e049f4-5ebf-4c29-b819-bab4c1dd97c1 | 237 40 5 1926 . 393 46 411 8 1 4 7 259 33 5 1927 . 278 65 478 9 . 8 30 280 36 3 1928 3 300 89 529 17 . 20 28 216 14 12 114 TABLE No. 48.— continued. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1928. Year. Dysentery. Anthrax. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Encephalitis Lethargica. Cerebrospinal Meningitis. Poliomyelitis. Zymot... |
7fd5edad-0b9b-4085-a78a-e7d9ad6eb643 | . 165 . 661 1904 . . . . . . . 186 . 1240 1905 . . . . . . 212 145 . 465 1906 . . . . . . 366 176 . 825 1907 . . . . 1 . 93 150 . 1453 1908 . . . . 1 . 173 154 . 519 1909 . . . . . . 149 206 . 768 1910 . . . . 1 . 102 196 . 396 1911 . . 8 . 1 3 866 375 . 801 1912 . . 20 . 1 3 129 689 . 775 1913 . . 14 . . 1 338 532 143... |
f02e45ce-bf9e-4a6c-98ac-a795c489dc39 | 50 2 173 420 69 1179 1916 . . 33 . 17 . 80 392 77 1590 1917 . . 41 . 22 1 101 448 95 1710 1918 . . 23 . 11 3 118 563 97 800 1919 7 1 34 3 7 1 123 394 80 1886 1920 1 . 29 3 6 . 31 359 69 1013 1921 4 . 32 9 2 . 454 285 71 481 1922 . . 26 3 2 4 31 245 60 2698 1923 1 . 18 1 5 6 49 245 66 194 1924 1 . 27 17 12 5 13 273 69 2... |
923c547f-e014-4106-b595-83b95a11e116 | 31 10 5 1 13 246 54 1916 1926 . . 18 7 9 5 23 287 52 1246 1927 1 . 19 6 4 3 12 269 84 457 1928 1 . 14 8 3 3 5 263 62 2418 115 SMALLPOX. Three cases of small pox were notified. They were mild in character, had no apparent connection with each other, and occurred amongst vagrants. The first case was notified by the actin... |
b5a2cd18-69dd-4e89-86d2-60ddb95ec61c | On the 13th May another vagrant, aged 65, vaccinated in infancy, was discovered in the casual ward with a five days' old rash. All these cases were removed to the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. There were no secondary cases. In dealing with these cases, the Department was fortunate in receiving the thorou... |
95941ff9-f633-4a1f-b8e6-74dba60dd7b5 | During the year 529 cases of scarlet fever were notified, compared with 478 in 1927 and 411 in 1926. There is usually an increase in the number of notifications of this disease every seven years, but, although on this occasion this phenomenon was again noted in a very slight degree, 116 the cases were much fewer in num... |
02663a6a-34ca-4002-9fff-aa26b4f99441 | 49. Dockyard. St. Mary's. River. St. George's. Burrage. Herbert. Glyndon. St. Margaret's. Central. St. Nicholas. Abbey Wood. Well Hall. Sherard. Avery Hill. Total Houses. Total Cases. |
3318816c-c570-4408-ad8d-44f5044a8eb6 | Number of houses in which 1 case occurred 18 12 24 25 27 30 32 15 24 27 28 34 59 19 374 374 2 cases occurred 3 3 6 3 3 1 3 3 1 .. 2 8 9 3 48 96 3 „ „ 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 4 .. 12 36 4 „ „ .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 4 16 7 „ „ .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7 Total Houses 22 15 32 29 34 3... |
5da2c477-922b-41d2-8e79-444cdd194f8c | The following Table shows the number of return cases, the dates of admission to hospital, the dates of discharge from hospital, and some observations on the condition of the primary cases on discharge. 117 TABLE No. 50. No. in register. Date admitted to hospital. Date discharged. Total days in hospital. Onset of second... |
0fa2dcd7-725c-42b7-94ef-4ef53846609a | 46 9/2/28 28/3/28 48 30/3/28 — 52 16/2/28 30/3/28 43 53 16/2/28 30/3/28 43 7/4/28 Rheumatism. |
72f80fcb-2ae0-4188-b250-ae28f40561f0 | 55 19/2/28 30/3/28 40 47 9/2/28 4/4/28 55 8/4/28 — 16/4/28 — 51 15/2/28 7/4/28 52 16/4/28 — 20/4/28 — 84 15/3/28 2/5/28 48 16/5/28 — 85 15/3/28 2/5/28 48 15/5/28 — 2/6/28 — 108 2/4/28 14/5/28 — 17/5/28 Home isolation. |
e8ecac5c-92c5-4dbe-b7ec-5c9f98e43e0c | 107 2/2/28 26/5/28 54 3/6/28 — 141 3/5/28 22/6/28 50 13/7/28 — 142 5/5/28 22/6/28 48 1/7/28 — 143 6/5/28 23/6/28 48 13/7/28 Ear discharge. |
660587ce-ead5-406f-92e4-1657cdf71756 | 169 29/5/28 3/7/28 35 14/7/28 — 174 2/6/28 11/8/28 70 21/8/28 — 21/8/28 218 9/7/28 16/8/28 38 22/8/28 — 236 18/7/28 28/8/28 41 20/9/28 — 276 16/7/28 27/9/28 73 30/9/28 — 248 26/7/28 23/10/28 89 1/11/28 Ophthalmia. |
1eb2985d-e680-4827-b4f9-72075446405a | 2/12/28 366 1/10/28 8/11/28 38 28/11/28 — 402 11/10/28 19/11/28 39 7/12/28 — 377 6/10/28 23/11/28 48 13/12/28 — 437 23/10/28 4/12/28 42 8/12/28 Home Isolation. Twenty-three cases, or 4 2 per cent. were isolated at home and in only one instance did a return case occur. All cases isolated at home are frequently visited b... |
a6de3036-7926-404b-95f7-eef4d6f5fb68 | Dick Test. This has not been employed in the area so far as I am aware. DIPHTHERIA. Notification. During the year 300 cases of diphtheria were notified, compared with 278 in 1927 and 393 in 1926. The case rates for the various registration districts in the Borough are given in detail in Table No. 47. The number of noti... |
11c250ba-2d9c-4f1e-a75b-9a3d57663c58 | 51. Dockyard. St. Mary's. River. St. George's. Burrage. Herbert Glyndon. St. Margaret's Central. St. Nicholas. Abbey Wood. Well Hall. Sherard. Avery Hill. Total Houses. Total Cases. |
4f402b25-3099-47d7-a6c7-97bf3ab5e1f0 | Number of Houses in which 1 case occurred 25 14 21 13 8 12 11 18 9 22 14 21 22 18 228 228 2 cases occurred .. 3 2 .. 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 2 1 5 3 20 40 3 „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 3 9 4 „ „ 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 8 5 „ „ .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 15 Total Houses 26 18 24 13 9... |
c9728a9f-c721-47b5-815c-aa174955ebe2 | A supply of Diphtheria antitoxin is stored at the Town Hall, the Plumstead Library, and the Eltham Library, and is available to medical practitioners on application, at cost price, or free where there is inability to pay. The amount supplied during the year was 52,000 units. The total cost to the Council was £3 18s. 0d... |
6cd2c8c3-8d24-4822-8824-d180d1850804 | With very few exceptions, however, there were cases in every London Borough. The number of notified cases in Woolwich during the year (17) was slightly greater than in recent years, but this is largely due to the epidemic referred to above. All the cases were removed to hospital. Two deaths occurred. The diagnosis was ... |
76005aab-7550-426a-9710-648fa63d192b | Paratyphoid B. 6 1/8/28 F. 10 Paratyphoid 13. Paratyphoid B. 7 5/8/28 M. 26 Paratyphoid B. Paratyphoid B. 8 5/8/28 M. 45 Paratyphoid B. Paratyphoid B. 9 5/8/28 F. 10 Paratyphoid B. Paratyphoid B. 10 6/8/28 M. 15 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid B. 11 10/8/28 M. 26 Typhoid Fever Paratyphoid B. 12 13/8/28 F. 45 Typhoid Feve... |
5b94288e-0ee3-451b-aef3-64bb26db06a5 | 27 Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever 15 21/9/28 F. 41 Typhoid Fever Acute Lobar Pneumonia Died. 16 12/11/28 M. 19 Enteric Fever Typhoid Fever 17 15/11/28 F. 26 Enteric Fever Typhoid Fever 121 ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA. Eight cases were notified during the year. The ultimate diagnosis of each case is set out in Table No. 53 bel... |
aa373748-d452-4adf-8ca0-4871be44cbb8 | 24 Tumour of Brain Died. 31/ 8/28 M. 3 Encephalitis Lethargica Died. 26/10/28 F. 31 Encephalitis Lethargica Died. 29/11/28 F. 9 Encephalitis Lethargica — 6/12/28 M. 25 Encephalitis Lethargica — 24/12/28 M. 53 Encephalitis Lethargica Died. CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS. Three cases were notified during the year. The ultimate... |
ef6c2e92-1ec5-47b3-aea2-163c2bfe2faa | 1¼ Cerebrospinal Meningitis Died. 16/ 3/28 F. 2 Measles - 122 PNEUMONIA. The Public Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, etc.) Regulations, 1919, were revoked at the end of 1927, and in their place was substituted the Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations, 1927. So far as Pneumonia is concerned, these Regulations ... |
629e9143-76af-448f-93c5-35ec326927b7 | The total cost of this service to the Council was £16 13s. 9d. In tabular form is given below the number of notifications of, and deaths from, the pneumonias each year since 1923 TABLE No. 55. Year. Notifications. Deaths. 1923 242 65 1924 354 95 1925 277 97 1926 292 81 1927 316 94 1928 230 71 123 The following Table sh... |
80d02db4-4997-468e-a07c-5ffb4ac364e0 | Mary's 2 2 — 10 14 River 1 5 3 8 17 St. George's 7 8 2 4 21 Burrage 2 5 1 7 15 Herbert 3 3 1 1 8 Glyndon 4 7 1 14 26 St. Margaret's 1 1 1 3 6 Central 5 3 1 7 16 St. Nicholas 16 5 1 18 40 Abbey Wood 4 2 - 8 14 Well Hall 2 1 2 4 9 Sherard 5 2 - 10 17 Avery Hill 1 2 - 6 9 55 50 14 111 230 The following Table shows the num... |
abc114d2-913c-4103-9f92-ac9495eb8065 | 124 TABLE No. 57. Monthly Incidence of Pneumonia. Month. Male. Female. Total. Type. No. of Deaths Lobar. Broncho. Influen zal. Acute Primary (not specified). Acute Primary Pneumonia Influenzal Pneumonia January 22 11 33 8 3 1 21 9 — February 21 4 35 8 13 2 12 8 1 March 20 15 35 11 12 2 10 11 2 April 15 13 28 12 9 3 4 7... |
6f4aa709-75d5-4bf8-92f3-e6f840447421 | 5 — September 5 2 7 — 1 1 5 3 — October 11 9 20 3 3 — 14 7 1 November 5 6 11 2 2 1 6 4 — December 11 8 19 2 4 1 12 2 — 142 88 230 55 50 14 111 71 4 ERYSIPELAS, MALARIA AND DYSENTERY. The number of notifications of Erysipelas was 89, compared with 65 in 1927. Twelve cases of Malaria and one case of Dysentery were notifi... |
f81e2ae7-5500-4f93-98c8-055d65a2b22b | Malaria so induced is not notifiable except in so much as it is incumbent upon the medical practitioner in charge of the patient, if he is of opinion 125 that a patient so treated may be liable to relapses of malaria, to notify the case to the Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the patient proposes to r... |
c077bb0d-adff-43f7-b19c-a55f0dc61854 | 58. Where Confined. Puerperal Fever. Puerperal Pyrexia. At Home 12 14 Institution 4 10 Abortions 4 4 20 28 Treatment. The Council's scheme for the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions is described in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of the report, but in the next Table, No. 59, is shown the extent to whic... |
a87fe474-4a62-421a-849f-17fcb2df0f05 | One death—a Greenwich case—took place in a midwife's home 43 hours after confinement. Four deaths occurred amongst those confined at home. One of these was treated at home and the remainder in institutions. One woman notified as puerperal pyrexia died from fibrosis of lung. One woman not notified, died in an institutio... |
dbf9815d-2c7c-4fda-9c9d-67f7c1a9726b | 23/ 1/28 Yes — Yes — — — 13/ 4/28 — Yes Yes — — — 8/ 5/28 Yes — Yes — — — 15/ 5/28 Yes — Yes — — — 22/ 5/28 Yes — Yes — — — 16/ 6/28 — Yes Yes — — — 5/ 7/28 — Yes Yes — — — 12/ 7/28 Yes — Yes — — — 30/ 9/28 — Yes Yes — — — 1/10/28 Yes — Yes — — — 2/10/28 — Yes Yes — — — 15/10/28 Yes — Yes — — — 13/11/28 Yes — Yes — — —... |
d857d01c-8450-4708-a725-c03367f77373 | The cost of this service was £4 13s. Od. ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS. Three notifications were received. In one instance the diagnosis was not confirmed; the child died from tuberculous meningitis. The ages of the other two were 2 and 14 years, respectively. Both were admitted to hospital. The number of notifications in 192... |
af85cc84-5f6e-4798-a2f7-5a1aa490c72c | Seven deaths occurred in infants under one year of age. WHOOPING COUGH. During the year 433 cases of Whooping Cough came to the knowledge of the Department from the School Medical Service. As this disease is not notifiable in the Borough, knowledge can only be obtained by the Department from this source, or, incidental... |
62be4ef3-13d8-444f-ba7e-a3d1e900d50d | It is admitted that our knowledge of the prevalence of measles is always incomplete. The total number of cases which came to the knowledge of the Department during the year was 2,418, which number included 11 cases of German Measles. Over 80 per cent. of the cases were notified by school teachers. Deaths. There were ni... |
1dbfed05-afd8-4584-b3c1-5b92643224b5 | Disinfection. This was fully reported on in the Annual Report for 1925. As no change has taken place during the year, it is unnecessary to present this matter again in this report. For various reasons, disinfections are sometimes arranged for at the request of individuals and in such cases a small charge to cover the c... |
ce8098da-6653-4228-99f8-ee48be9c9a25 | Disinfestation of adults is carried out at times when the children are not there. 130 The following Table shows the number of persons cleansed each year since 1924. TABLE No. 62. Children. Adults. Grand Total. Year. Boys. Girls. Total. Males. Females. Total. 1924 337 1924 2261 17 10 27 2288 1925 359 2082 2441 23 6 29 2... |
487e1499-1d3e-4aa6-9611-b8cd2263819d | TUBERCULOSIS. Notifications. During 1928, 263 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and 62 cases of non.pulmonary tuberculosis were notified. The case rates for the various registration districts in the borough are given in detail in Table No. 47. The notification of tuberculosis differs from that of other diseases in that d... |
4ccb0adc-cc61-4f77-9f92-6af72f2c6b93 | Total Notifications on Form A. Number of Primary Notifications. Total Notifications on Form B. 0 to 1. 1 to 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. 15 to 20. 20 to 25. 25 to 35. 35 to 45. 45 to 55. 55 to 65. 65 & upwards. Total Primary Notifications. Under 5. 5 to 10. 10 to 15. Total Primary Notifications. Poor Law Institutions. Sanator... |
5000a6f0-c7d8-4763-9297-9c3f51d77dae | Pulmonary Males 1 5 8 1 4 1 1 1 •• 1 •• 23 27 •• •• •• •• •• •• 18 „ Females 1 5 7 6 4 6 4 1 2 •• 1 37 40 •• 2 •• 2 2 •• 16 Total 2 12 22 20 43 49 61 43 35 21 14 322 405 •• 2 1 3 3 25 273 New Cases not Notified. |
4dd7641c-1a2d-4f38-9687-eb303a50f679 | Pulmonary Males •• •• •• •• 1 3 2 •• 1 1 •• 8 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• „ Females •• •• •• •• 1 1 2 2 1 1 •• 8 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Non. |
0bbff95b-8128-469e-9130-80f9d098f859 | pulmonary •• •• Males •• •• 2 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 2 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• „ Females •• 1 2 1 •• •• 1 1 •• •• 6 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Grand Total 2 13 26 21 45 53 66 45 38 23 14 346 405 •• 2 1 3 3 25 273 132 New cases come to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health other than by notification, and so to these fi... |
d208249a-0790-4af5-99b8-b94568d6d9a7 | In the following Table is shown the number of cases notified each year since 1924, classified by sites of lesions :— TABLE No. 64. Year. Lungs. Meninges. Intestines and Peritoneum. Glands. Joints. Spine. Other Forms. All Causes. 1924 273 8 6 16 22 6 11 342 1925 246 9 6 9 14 6 10 300 1926 287 8 6 14 11 7 16 349 1927 269... |
141f21f3-f195-497d-a351-a487279120a6 | Constant changes take place in the register of cases of tuberculosis in the district owing to the necessity of revising the register from time to time so as to delete the names of those who have died, or who have left the district, or who have been lost sight of, or who may be regarded as cured. It is also necessary to... |
9752ab1e-4083-43bf-8cd9-9176fd542582 | M. F. M. F. Number on Register at 1st January, 1928 633 503 186 174 1,496 Number of additions 174 132 27 43 376 Number of Deletions 284 214 67 85 650 Number on Register at 31st December, 1928 523 421 146 132 1,222 It will be noted that the number of cases of tuberculosis living in the district at the end of the year wa... |
87c895a2-4aed-42ee-bcae-6d83a5afef43 | 66, shows the number of deaths and death rates from all forms of tuberculosis each year since 1012. 134 TABLE No. 66. Year. Deaths. Death.rates. All Forms. Pulmonary. Non. Pulmonary. All Forms. Pulmonary. Non. Pulmonary. 1912 175 129 46 1.44 1.06 0.38 1913 218 184 34 1.78 1.50 0.28 1914 229 177 52 1.87 1.45 0.42 1915 2... |
eb36f485-7410-440a-9f35-304d3889304e | 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 191 172 19 1.36 1.22 0.14 1924 199 171 28 1.42 1.22 0.20 1925 187 160 27 1.33 1.14 0.19 1926 165 148 17 1.16 1.04 0.12 1927 178 148 30 1.26 1.05 0.21 1928 165 145 20 1.17 1. |
614f5313-2ad8-444b-a3f6-b2e2e0741948 | 03 0.14 In addition to the deaths recorded in the above Table, twelve persons who had been notified as suffering from tuberculosis died during the year from other causes, and detailed information as to these is given in the following Table No. 67. 135 TABLE No. 67. Case No. Date notified as Tuberculosis. Cause of Death... |
336e07c9-c3c6-4de6-b45d-201f665318d3 | Extravasation of urine. Stricture of urethra. 8 17/ 2/26 Cardiac and respiratory failure. Chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Fibroid lung. Uraemia. 9 14/ 7/21 Cancer of tongue. 10 2/12/16 Actinomycosis of left thoracic wall. 11 17/ 3/28 Haemoptysis. Neoplasm of lung. 12 31/12/26 Acute bronchitis. The period which elapse... |
3cbe6b87-ee81-47ec-8681-cea75a7794ff | Not notified 10 6.90 5 25.0 0.1 month 24 16.55 11 55.0 1.3 months 18 12.41 — — 3-6 months 26 17.93 — — 6.12 months 14 9.66 1 5.0 1-2 years 23 15.86 1 5.0 2-5 years 17 11.72 1 5.0 Over 5 years 13 8.97 1 5.0 145 100.00 20 100.0 136 The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to the total tuberculosis deaths was as one ... |
bf4d5213-0e77-440c-889b-975ad9d885f4 | These Regulations provide for the compulsory discontinuance of employment of persons, engaged in handling or the treatment of milk, who are suffering from tuberculosis. During the year no case occurred which required the attention of the Council. Although every milk vendor in the Brough is periodically reminded that th... |
1c5c5dda-2b2a-48f1-a1f7-bf94af8bf233 | Tuesday — 9.12 9.12 Wednesday — 2.4 4.5.30 (Schools) Thursday 4.7.30 — — Friday 9.11 4.5 2.4 Saturday — — 9.11 The Ministry of Health and the London County Council pay 50 per cent. and 25 per cent., respectively, of the approved expenditure on the Dispensary scheme. 137 Staff. The staff of the Dispensary consists of on... |
0287ecda-1b31-4e56-af7b-70aa8c7818bf | The course lasts two weeks and opportunities are given for those attending to become acquainted with fresh knowledge and new methods regarding their everyday work. The Work of the Dispensary. The total number of attendances at the Dispensary during 1928 was 4,930, figures slightly smaller than in 1927. In this connecti... |
5a750ca0-46f1-4f3f-b466-4af08c7955dc | (a) Examination of Sputum. The number of specimens of sputa examined during the year was 960, compared with 598 in the previous year. In relation to the 1,416 new cases 138 and contacts, this gives the very low figure of 68 per cent., a figure below the London average, which, in 1927, was only 75. It is not fair, howev... |
b02de244-9940-40f2-a2cd-2cedf2500f8a | In the first place it is very difficult to get specimens of sputum from children ; secondly, a large number of new cases, especially those coming to the Dispensary on their own initiative, have no sputum, and, thirdly, it would be a waste of time to examine sputum already found to be positive through the general scheme... |
3fe20cc5-2858-4480-af29-7acfde0c7c9b | If the number of examinations continues to increase in this manner it would be well for the Council to consider the advisability of providing an X.Ray outfit at the Dispensary. (c) Reports on Insured Persons. Only 13 copies of form G.P. 17 were received, and 337 of form G.P. 36. Under the National Health Insurance Acts... |
054c9d7e-2758-45e3-aa3c-a51115ab081d | As a letter offering the services of the Tuberculosis Officer is sent to each medical practitioner whenever a notification is received, from the Dispensary point of view little is lost by the non.completion of G.P. 17. 140 TABLE No. 69. Return showing the work of the Dispensary during the year 1928. Diagnosis. Pulmonar... |
79a8792f-5489-4daa-b193-b8e3ba96bf5d | tuberculous . . . . . . . . 178 182 201 168 B. CONTACTS examined during the year :— (a) Definitely tuberculous 2 2 . . . . . . 2 2 . . (b) Doubtfully tuberculous . . . . . . . . 1 2 3 2 (c) Non.tuberculous . . . . . . . . 72 98 97 105 C. CASES written off Dispensary register as (a) Cured 73 68 3 7 19 8 24 8 92 76 27 15... |
05635e8c-5841-475d-8f11-b18e66afdb9b | NUMBER OF PERSONS on Dispensary register on December 31st :— (a) Diagnosis completed 395 351 39 34 38 59 23 43 433 410 62 77 (b) Diagnosis not completed . . . . . . . . 8 4 1 2 141 (1) Number of persons on Dispensary Register on January 1st 1,174 (2) Number of patients transferred from other areas and of " lost sight o... |
a09b8f07-d1bc-45c9-a9d6-6172bd15b3d9 | stations for treatment or supervision Nil (8) Number of attendances, at General Hospitals or other Institutions approved for the purpose, of patients for— (а) " Light " treatment 232 (б) Other special forms of treatment 108 (b) Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given, at or in connection with the Dispensa... |
d7ebe329-b1a0-48bb-aea7-254ed99ab897 | examined 960 (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work 235 (14) Number of Insured Persons on Dispensary Register on the 31st December 385 (15) Number of Insured Persons under Domiciliary Treatment on the 31st December 263 (16) Number of reports received during the year in respect of Insured Persons... |
1dbfdb0d-66fe-48b2-8947-2ba485d0a0b1 | The number of "contacts" examined this year was 384, a gratifying improvement compared with 1927, when only 288 were seen. 143 Co.operation with Hospitals, etc. The arrangements for X.ray examination for diagnostic purposes and for ultraviolet ray treatment of certain tuberculous patients were changed during the year b... |
a5bd09e4-672f-4a24-a642-8a1885844099 | In tabular form is show below the extent of co.operation with London hospitals for special purposes. TABLE No. 70. Service and Hospital. Number of Persons. Number of Treatments. X.Ray Examinations— At Seamen's Hospital 186 - At War Memorial Hospital 49 - Ultra-Violet Ray Treatment— At Miller Hospital 6 216 At War Memor... |
88b14e24-c84f-4e50-b6dd-4a1a9c47339a | In this connection valuable help was rendered by the Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association in getting children away to convalescent homes or by treatment at their remedial clinic. Co.operation with Local Practitioners. As mentioned in previous reports, the Tuberculosis Officer works in close consultation with pra... |
f346fac9-7dc5-43a0-a8ec-3f774887bd0e | Other children are referred to the School Medical Service for treatment at the Minor Ailment Clinic. Home Nursing. Advanced cases of tuberculosis who are confined to bed require much nursing attention and through the good offices of the local nursing associations this is readily available. Extra Nourishment. Extra nour... |
07517a90-0f60-4269-963f-578a47825993 | The only charge made to patients is in connection with the supply of dentures and then patients are assessed according to their means. Dentures were supplied in seven cases at a cost of £30 1s. 6d., and payments by patients amounted to £13 9s. Od. In assessing patients due regard is given to dental benefits they may be... |
a55b6138-e9d9-4de0-950e-7571e42bae56 | Facilities for general practitioners are provided at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, and 348 specimens were examined there during the year, 83 being positive and 265 negative. 146 Institutional Treatment. The following Table, No. 71, shows the number of admissions to hospitals, sanatoria, Poor Law Institutions and tr... |
9c19d61a-8e02-4807-a16c-216b57cbf997 | Insured 138 69 72 2 Uninsured 58 24 26 - Children 74 4 12 - 270 97 110 2 These numbers refer to 371 patients and the monthly admissions from January to December were as follows :— January 27 July 42 February 33 August 55 March 42 September 34 April 52 October 30 May 56 November 42 June 32 December 34 It has become evid... |
05bbb606-bc80-450e-aa49-20efd8a2526a | Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee. At the end of the year the Committee was constituted as follows :— Bodies. Representatives. Woolwich Borough Council Councillors Miss M. Crout, J.P., H. N. Dickinson, L. J. Needham, Mrs. E. L. Reeves, H. Vaughan, Miss G. E. Walters, J.P. Woolwich Board of Guardians Mrs. A. R. New, ... |
24dfc627-0bc7-4c9f-a517-72de62af39f1 | W. Edwards. Panel Committee for the County of London. Dr. H. M. Wise. War Pensions Committee Mr. E. J. Cole. Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association. Mrs. J. B. Great Rex. Late Tuberculosis Dispensary Committee. Mr. W. Dashwood, Mr. E. G. Dixon. United Services Fund Miss M. Shaw. Ex-Officio— Voluntary Visitors Miss... |
0fde5bd8-a3ec-4430-affb-502785008d4e | The main object of every sound anti-tuberculosis scheme is to attempt to ensure that every tuberculous patient is 148 receiving throughout the whole of his sick life such care, medical and social, as will give him the best chance of recovery, and which, whether recovery be possible or not, will secure comfort for him a... |
4ba8cfa1-5290-4846-92be-f4ddbf0e8553 | The full Committee meets four times a year, but it operates by means of sub.committees which meet periodically. The principal sub.committee (the General Purposes and Assessment Sub.Committee) meets weekly, on Wednesday, at 11.30 a.m., and the other sub.committees as required. The Council is only able to assist the Comm... |
3014847f-785b-4f0f-b1fa-d66ee9afb322 | had an amputation of the leg for tuberculous disease of the foot, and after having a temporary leg for twelve months wished to replace this worn out instrument by a better and more efficient one, costing £22 10s. 0d., which would materially assist him in obtaining employment. The Committee considered that this was a ca... |
bc510e34-1b4c-4a1e-90cf-85dca462492d | She was examined at the Dispensary and found to be a rather advanced case of tuberculosis. She was recommended for sanatorium treatment which made it necessary to provide for the children during her absence, and it was felt that in all the circumstances of the case it was desirable to make some permanent provision for ... |
2af6c201-3d2a-4a00-a959-828a363db090 | J 150 SECTION IX.—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. The Council's Maternity and Child Welfare scheme embraces the following services:— (а) Administration of the Notification of Births Acts, 1907-15. (b) Home visits to mothers and young children. (c) Establishment of Welfare Centres. (d) Establishment of an Artificial Sunlig... |
ee8d5834-4ccd-400d-8b9c-0ca124b81791 | (h) Provision of nursing assistance for young children suffering from Measles, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Zymotic Enteritis, Whooping Cough, Poliomyelitis, Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia, and for mothers suffering from puerperal fever and peurperal pyrexia. 151 (i) Reservation of twelve beds for children under 5 years ... |
6b571c06-e5e5-41c9-a72e-d7f4144c4bf4 | (l) Arrangements for the supply and distribution to young children and nursing mothers, of milk and food-drugs at cost price, or free where there is inability to pay. (m) Collective instruction to expectant and nursing mothers. (n) The supply of medical and health visitor assistance to the one voluntary centre in the B... |
5439a2b7-e6a1-442b-a7de-d7a0bf603e97 | For these purposes the Council maintain a staff of one whole time and one part time medical officer, six whole time and two part time health visitors, one artificial sunlight nurse, two clerks ; and one part time dentist and one part time anaesthetist for the dental clinics. The last two were appointed by the School Me... |
98044925-0581-48c4-ba75-402d9d29c417 | No one absents herself without some very good reason and much of the credit of the smooth and harmonious working of these services must be given to the voluntary helpers. (a) Notification of Births Acts, 1907-15. These Acts place an obligation on the parents, the midwife, or the doctor attending, to notify a birth to t... |
e9f0590b-a3f3-4e39-84bc-6e29471e3559 | It is the duty of the health visitor to visit such homes as is deemed desirable between the tenth and fourteenth day. From her first visit she gauges the necessity for subsequent visits, but, as a general rule, works up to the following standard:—three visits during the first year and one visit in each subsequent year ... |
3cc8b3e9-1fe6-4fbd-9c7a-4e2770491a82 | The supervision of all children under school age includes the visiting of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Measles, Zymotic Enteritis, Pneumonia and Anterior Poliomyelitis. Arrangements have been made whereby, so far as is practicable, the health visitor attends at the welfare centre which is most convenient to the wome... |
4c066b66-5de8-4d45-8f49-deb4dd45cc85 | Births—First visits 1,971 ,, Revisits 13,540 Infant deaths investigated 46 Still-births investigated 25 Expectant mothers—home visits 448 Infectious diseases:— Ophthalmia Neonatorum—First visit 13 ,, ,, Revisits 16 Measles—First visits 1,896 ,, Revisits 603 Puerperal fever—First visits 14 ,, „ Revisits 19 Puerperal Pyr... |
e254f456-e824-406a-ba6d-c520a710d9c4 | Since 1921, the Council's Health Visitors have, in turn, attended these refresher courses. At these courses Health Visitors not only learn about the modern advances in infant hygiene but have an opportunity of 155 changing experiences with other health visitors, and so they learn much that is of mutual benefit. They co... |
f33a65ea-2a15-4419-950f-23b0968a70cd | It will be noted that in each of the three parishes which comprise this Borough there is one Centre of each type. At the end of the year 4 ante-natal and 17 infant consultation and weighing sessions were being held each week. In tabular form below are shown detailed statistics for 1928, and the consolidated statistics ... |
2614effe-f835-4f92-bd09-f83cbdde08dc | Town Hall 368 315 1,533 687 727 8,256 Eltham 295 237 1,307 621 468 7,487 Plumstead 210 230 958 355 496 6,317 Slade 8 73 338 10 148 2,918 New Eltham 14 16 204 16 23 1,810 North Woolwich 8 30 138 10 49 1,123 Beresford Street (Voluntary) 12 28 155 24 57 913 Totals 1928 915 929 4,633 1,723 1,968 28,824 „ 1927 787 768 4,680... |
2fc0953c-6184-41ca-a7df-d5b8b423d483 | The attendances at the welfare centres during 1928 were more than in the previous year. It will be noted from this Table that the vast majority of attendances are made by children under the age of eighteen months. After that age is reached there is a marked falling off in the number of attendances. Mothers find difficu... |
7e064d60-e86c-455b-96ed-285afc65acfe | 1928 421 323 268 83 55 44 38 1,232 1927 486 302 281 105 61 50 44 1,329 1926 283 212 180 54 33 21 29 812 1925 184 178 112 46 27 13 21 581 1924 112 169 86 32 20 6 18 443 1923 47 123 31 18 8 4 5 236 1,533 1,307 958 338 204 138 155 4,633 157 TABLE No. 74—continued. Attendances. Year of Birth. Town Hall. Eltham. Plumstead. ... |
f4e25491-87cf-4674-9b28-4b7dfbc87417 | 1928 2,536 2,483 2,126 889 463 371 214 9,082 1927 3,618 2,814 2,441 1,237 834 543 379 11,866 1926 1,166 940 985 368 287 130 166 4,042 1925 563 577 435 217 144 50 95 2,081 1924 265 432 243 158 63 24 52 1,237 1923 108 241 87 49 19 5 7 516 8,256 7,487 6,317 2,918 1,810 1,123 913 28,824 Feeding of Infants in Woolwich. The ... |
e3b3bc5b-4d3b-4dce-b2b3-6a62c8d7b07d | 75, shows the results of the enquiry. TABLE No. 75. Feeding of Infants, 4th June to 14th July, 1928 (All Centres). Method of Feeding. Age in Months. 0-1. 1-2. 2-3. 3-4. 4-5. 5-6. 6-7. 7-8. 8-9. Total. 9-10. 10-11. 11-12. Grand Total. |
0a199bb9-d891-49d0-b0b8-16abf3a7ae4e | Breast 51 76 59 34 27 30 37 23 22 359 14 13 386 Breast and Hand 1 10 13 7 5 8 17 3 6 68 14 10 7 99 Hand 4 12 17 32 19 20 41 31 34 210 35 40 55 340 Total 56 98 89 73 51 58 95 57 62 637 63 63 62 825 Percentages. |
ca8b14dd-fe01-45c0-9d1d-2ae2315ffa75 | Breast 911 77.6 66.3 46.6 52.9 51.7 38.9 40.3 35.5 56.4 22.2 20.6 — 46.8 Breast and Hand 1.8 10.2 14.6 9.6 9.8 13.8 17.9 5.3 9.7 10.7 22.2 15.9 11.3 12.0 Hand 7.1 12.2 19.1 43.8 37.3 34.5 43.2 54.4 54.8 32.9 55.6 63.5 88.7 41.2 158 159 (d) Artificial Sunlight Clinic. This clinic was opened in 1927. It is situated in ro... |
eb183ce1-d040-4287-8c7b-09ec10109f9b | The accommodation includes a dressing room, treatment room, bath room and the usual offices. Accommodation for prams is provided in the pram room of the welfare centre. The Medical Officer in charge of the clinic is Dr. J. E. A. Lynham, who is the officer in charge of the electrotherapeutic section of the War Memorial ... |
587277e2-e218-4613-9ba7-c6395f8e6c6a | The current is direct and the voltage is 210. As a general routine, children undergoing carbon-arc treatment start with five minutes' exposure at 36 inches and receive treatment three times a week, the exposure being increased by one minute at each treatment up to a maximum of twenty minutes, back and front being expos... |
14408aeb-118e-4870-912c-40965a253381 | In certain cases, X-ray examinations are arranged for at the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital. The cost per treatment is estimated to be less than 1s. 0d. The current is supplied on a two part tariff system— a fixed annual charge being made and energy charged for at id. per unit. In tabular form below is shown the number... |
5ec45e0f-dac2-4c10-b4a6-c1ba6dc0a277 | Rickets 22 21 10 13 23 89 Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition 48 38 6 35 30 157 Catarrhal Children 4 9 5 7 13 38 Septic Conditions 83 2 4 10 - 99 Nervous Children 4 4 — 2 7 17 Enlarged Glands — 1 2 1 1 5 Miscellaneous Nervous Conditions 3 2 3 4 12 Miscellaneous Skins 8 1 1 2 7 19 Others 3 2 2 — 3 10 Mothers 5 8 7 — 5 25... |
4e8c1783-860d-4be0-870c-aad38e0798d3 | Lynham will be read with interest in view of the wide-spread attention given to this form of treatment at the present time. " It was considered advisable to begin treatment on conservative lines, and, as the number of attendances was large in proportion to the staff, a definite procedure was arranged for all cases when... |
70f61ba8-5d00-421e-ad23-cbe12c48edc0 | They were pale, with poor appetites, fretful by day, and restless at night. These children responded quickly, the first evidence of improvement being more restful sleep. In the first weeks almost all of them lost weight, but if they kept up their attendances this was steadily regained. They presented an obvious change ... |
f23b677f-6970-4712-bb19-e0daa0933f08 | Approximately two-thirds of these children were treated by carbon-arc and one-third by mercury-vapour ; in 16 instances both lamps were used. In the case of marasmic babies, it became the practice to start the treatment with the radiant-heat lamp, and one or two cases were treated entirely by this means. This method wa... |
e0ef537b-aa17-47e7-8c62-324de30160a2 | Most of these cases were subjected to carbon-arc treatment, but, specially in the later months, radiant-heat was combined with it. They varied considerably in their response. A number improved with great rapidity, the mothers reporting that the children ceased almost at once to " catch colds." After one or two months' ... |
4c3264b4-3b90-46ac-a6e2-cff1688b1d7c | Chronic Eczema. Several cases of eczema attended the Clinic and various forms of treatment were tried. The most satisfactory results were obtained by giving general light baths to the body whilst the affected areas of the skin were screened from the rays. Cicatrices. A number of cases of extensive cicatrices following ... |
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