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INFANT MORTALITY, 1929. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One year of age. Causes of Deaths. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2—3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 4 weeks. 1 month and under 3 months. 3 months and under 6 months. 6 months and under 9 months. 9 months and under 12 months. Total deaths under 1 yea...
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Tuberculous Meningitis . . . . . . . 1 1 2 Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . . . . . . Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . . . . . Convulsions 2 1 . . 3 1 . . 1 5 Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . Bronchitis 1 . . 1 2 4 . 3 3 12 Pneumonia (all forms) . . 3 1 4 3 5 8 6 26 ...
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. . . . . . . . . Suffocation, Overlying . . . . . . . . . . Injury at Birth 5 . . . 5 . . . . 5 Atelectasis 3 . 1 . 4 . . . . 4 Congenital Malformation 5 . . . 5 2 1 . . 8 Premature Birth 20 2 . 1 23 3 . . . 26 Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 7 . . . 7 1 . . . 8 Other Causes 4 1 2 . 7 5 2 1 3 18 48 4 7 3 62 24 18 20 20...
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INFANT DEATHS, 1929. Causes of Death. The Borough. Woolwich. West Plumstead. East Plumstead. Eltham.
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M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Smallpox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Chickenpox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Measles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Scarlet Fever .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Whooping Cough 5 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 Diphtheria and Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Erysipelas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Convulsions 3 2 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. Laryngitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Bronchitis 5 7 1 2 1 1 3 4 .. .. Pneumonia 12 14 6 4 2 2 2 3 2 5 Diarrhoea 3 2 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 Enteritis 11 2 3 .. 2 .. 2 .. 4 2 Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Syphilis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Rickets ...
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Injury at birth 4 1 2 1 1 .. .. .. 1 .. Atelectasis 1 3 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. Congenital Malformation 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 Premature birth 14 12 7 3 2 4 1 3 4 2 Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 .. l .. Other causes 12 6 4 1 3 2 •• 1 5 2 81 63 31 17 15 12 13 15 22 19 144 48 27 28 41 39 T...
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Eltham. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Under 4 weeks. 4 weeks1 year. Smallpox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chickenpox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Fever ...
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. . . . . . . . 1 Whooping Cough . . 11 . . 4 . . 1 . . 1 . . 5 Diphtheria and Croup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuberculous Meningitis . . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . . Abdominal Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . Other Tuberculous Diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Convulsions 3 2 1 1 . . . . 2 . . . . 1 Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bronchitis 2 10 . . 3 1 1 1 6 . . . .
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Pneumonia 4 22 3 7 . . 4 . . 5 1 6 Diarrhoea . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . 3 Enteritis 2 11 1 2 . . 2 1 1 . . 6 Gastritis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Suffocation, overlying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Injury at Birth 5 . . 3 . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . Atelectasis 4 . . 3 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . Congenital Malformation 5 3 3 . . 1 . . . . 1 1 2 Premature Birth 23 3 9 1 6 . . 3 1 5 1 Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus 7 1 2 . . 3 . . 1 1 1 . .
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Other causes 7 11 2 3 2 3 •• 1 3 4 62 82 27 21 15 12 8 20 12 29 144 48 27 . 28 41 40 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...
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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 (6) Smallpox....
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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 summarised ...
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The War Memorial Hospital. Detailed information regarding this service will be found in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section (No. IX.) of the report. (e) Children. 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 Memor...
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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 am enabled to say that 1,937 patients were admitt...
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(b) The ambulance service of the London County Council is available for the removal of cases of accident and sudden illness arising in the streets or public buildings, and for the removal of ordinary maternity cases between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., and urgent maternity cases during the day time when accompanied...
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Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Old Town Hall, Woolwich. Doctor's room, Weighing room, Waiting rooms, etc. Woolwich Borough Council. 7 236, Plumstead High Street. Do. Do. 5 179, Well Hall Road, Eltham. Do. Do. 5 Wesley Hall, Timbercroft Lane, Plumstead. Doctor's room, Weighing room. Do. 2 All Saints' Church Hall, ...
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Old Town Hall, Woolwich, Treatment and Weighing rooms, etc. Woolwich Borough Council. 9 Day Nurseries. Nil. School Clinics. Brewer Street, Woolwich. Doctors' rooms. Treatment rooms, Waiting rooms. Local Medical Association. Daily. Plumstead High Street Do. Do. Daily. Park Place, Eltham Do. Do. Daily. Cyril Henry Treatm...
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Do. Daily. Venereal Diseases. Nil. Orthopaedic Clinic. 8, Thomas Street, Woolwich. Clinic, Waiting Room, Dressing Room. Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Assocn. Daily. 45 v. Public Health Officers of the Local Authority. In tabular form below are shown the names, qualifications, service and duties of members of the Publ...
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M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Assistant Medical Officer of Health and Tuberculosis Officer. †l927 Wright, C. I. M.D., B.S., D.P.H. Assistant Medical Officer (General Purposes). 1891 Smith, Sir W. R. M.D., D.Sc., D.P.H., L.L.D., F.R.S.(Edin.) Public Analyst (Part time) †1927 Lynham, J. E. A B.A., M.D., D.M.R.E. Consultant, Artific...
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(1928) *1896 Little, W. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. *1897 Wood, W Cert. Royal San. Inst. Sanitary Inspector. 46 TABLE No. 26—continued. Year appointed. Name. Qualifications. Appointment. *1901 Tedham, W. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. ...
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Royal San.Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. *1922 Couch, C. Cert. San. 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. ...
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Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst. Woman Sanitary Inspector. †l917 Latham, Miss K. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst., C.M.B., Health Visitors' Cert. Board of Education. Health Visitor. *†l918 Garside, Mrs. M. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, C.M.B., Health Visitors'Cert. Health Visitor and Sanitary Inspector...
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Health Visitor. *†l919 Ware, Miss C. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, C.M.B., HealthVisitors'Cert., Board of Education. Health Visitor and Sanitary Inspector. †l920 Campbell, Miss M. Cert. General Hospital Training, C.M.B., Cert.San.Insp.Exam. Board; Health Visitors' Cert., Royal San. Inst. Health Visitor. †1920 Morgan, M...
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†1921 Castledine, Mrs. L. Cert. General Hospital Training. Tuberculosis Visitor. †1921 Prestige, Mrs. M. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, C.M.B., HealthVisitors'Cert., Board of Education. Tuberculosis Visitor. †1921 Mahony, Miss N. Cert. General Hospital Training, Health Visitors' Cert. Tuberculosis Visitor. †l923 Smith, ...
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The Medical Officer of Health* is Administrative Tuberculosis Officer and Executive Officer under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme. * Salary contributions made under the Public Health Acts. † Salary contributions made by Exchequer Grants. 48 vi. Professional Nursing in the Home. During the year nursing ...
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On the recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health, however, they provide nursing assistance for cases of Measles, Whooping Cough, Zymotic Enteritis, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Tuberculosis, Anterior Poliomyelitis, Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia. For nursing assistance the .Borough Council pay, in necessitous ca...
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Midwives. Through the courtesy of Dr. Menzies, the County Medical Officer of Health, I have been able to ascertain that 39 midwives gave notice during the year of their intention to practise in the Borough. viii. Maternal Mortality. During the year the Council co-operated in the general scheme throughout the country fo...
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In tabular form are shown below the numbers and results of the various examinations made during the year. For comparative purposes the figures for 1928 are also given. 50 xi. Adoptive Acts, By-laws and Regulations Relating to Public Health in Force in the District. Adoptive Acts. The Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts 18...
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Diphtheria 266 1,796 2,062 1,553 Enteric Fever — 13 13 26 Tuberculosis 76 300 376 348 342 2,109 2,451 1,927 51 SECTION IV.—HEALTH PROPAGANDA. The ordinary routine health propaganda work of the Council through its officers and institutions has continued on more or less similar lines as in previous years, but in addition...
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The operator is a member of the Health Department, and as more experience is gained in the use of the machine, more and more use will be made of it, not only in the Council's buildings but in field work outside. The Council's activities in health propaganda work during the year may be classified as follows :— (a) Healt...
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This play, 'The Sins of the Mother,' was presented by members of the Shornells Dramatic Group on four occasions, was excellently produced and acted, and proved exceedingly popular. As in 1927, it was a great asset. The lectures were on various aspects of health work and were all given by lecturers expert in their speci...
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In one of the films shewn, ' Health is Wealth,' one of the sections depicts the use of the tuberculosis shelters in Woolwich. We are grateful also to many voluntary workers for their assistance in running the creches at Eltham and Woolwich; to members of the staff of other departments for assistance in the production o...
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The attendances at Eltham were smaller, naturally enough, than at Woolwich, but there is little doubt that the experience gained there justifies a continuance of the policy of holding Health Weeks in other parts of the Borough than Woolwich, and we shall bear this point in mind when the question of the organization of ...
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The general arrangement was as follows : a short talk of 15-18 minutes duration on a simple health subject was given by an Assistant Medical Officer, and then three or four health films were shown. In the 54 intervals between the films, health songs, which were specially written by a member of the staff, were shown on ...
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18th February, 1929. " Simple Health Principles " " Dont Wait till it Hurts '' (Dr. C. Isobel Wright). " Inside Out" " Grade ' A ' (T.T.) Milk " " A Dangerous Handicap " Story Interlude : Mr. W. Cray. 18th March, 1929. " Common Pests in the Home." " Where there's Life there's 'ope " (Dr. C. Isobel Wright). " The Tale o...
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In detail, the programme was as follows, two of the lectures being given in 1929 and the remaining three in the new year. Subject and Lecturer. Cinema Films. November 18th, 1929. " Just Ourselves " " Your Mouth " (Dr. Margaret Emslie). " Drifting " " New Ways for Old." December 16th, 1929. " Keeping Fit " " Beware of t...
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P. H. Jones). " Handling of Milk in a City Depot." and a Health Play, " Dad on the Fly Trail." March 17th, 1930. " The House we Live In " " Ten Little Dirty Boys " (Dr. C. Isobel Wright) " A School of Health " " Delay is Dangerous." 56 (c) Health Lectures to Adults. A series of health lectures to adults at the Town Hal...
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Sunlight Cure and Artificial Substitutes " Dr. Percy Hall. February 17th, 1930. " The Psychology of the School Child " Dr. George Somerville. March 24th, 1930. " Common Errors in Diet " Professor R. H. A. Plimmer, D.Sc. Some of these lectures were illustrated by lantern slides and a few cinema pictures on health subjec...
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Various methods of keeping 57 perishable food clean and wholesome were demonstrated. The adjoining stall, which applied the second half of the slogan, showed the interior of a model larder and illustrated to the housewife how the various articles of food in daily use " Buy Clean Food "— could be kept free from dust and...
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The sanitary section of the Department is under the control of the Chief Sanitary Inspector, who is assisted by ten male, one woman and two part-time women Sanitary Inspectors. In 1928 the number of male inspectors was nine, but on the 27th June, 1929, the Ministry of Health approved the appointment of an additional ma...
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In accordance with the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, a complaints book is kept and all complaints, both written and oral, are recorded therein. Water Closet Accommodation. Except in the outlying parts of the Borough, where, as a temporary expedient, cesspools or earth closets are in use, every hou...
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The clinker residue from the furnace is put through a special plant, mixed with bitumen, and then used for surfacing certain classes of roads in the Borough. Trade Refuse. Trade refuse also is collected by the Works Committee, but in this case a charge of 5s. 0d. per load is made. During the year approximately 2,957 lo...
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Practically every house in the Borough is connected with the water carriage system and drainage is satisfactory. During the year 43 complaints were received with regard to the construction of combined drains. On investigation it was found that 200 houses in all were affected. In every case the drains were cleared. In a...
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As a result of a serious explosion which took place in Holborn in December, 1928, the question of the ventilation of the London County Council's main sewers and manholes received the careful consideration of the Main Drainage Committee of that body, and they gave instructions that the manholes that had been covered by ...
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At the meeting of the Woolwich Borough Council in July it was declared urgent business to deal with the following motion :— "That the London County Council be informed that the removal of the covers from certain manholes on the main sewers in Woolwich has resulted in most objectionable and offensive sewer emanations, c...
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62 Later on the County Council stated that the matter was one of great complication and old standing, and that the ventilation of sewers had always been regarded as essential both from the point of view of safeguarding the workers and of the safety of the sewers themselves. They accordingly decided that no alteration s...
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The incidence of smallpox in the London area (referred to in the appropriate section of the report) interfered considerably with the routine work of the Inspectors, as all Woolwich contacts were kept under close supervision. The number of intimation notices served was 2,551, and statutory notices, 917. The statutory no...
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In addition to these seven summonses referred to, three other 63 summonses were taken out for failure to comply with the Magistrate's Orders. In Table No. 29 will be found a tabular statement of the type of nuisances abated during the year. TABLE No. 28. Inspections. Housing Survey—Houses Inspected 1,883 Complaints Inv...
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008 Drains Tested by Smoke Test 125 Drains Tested by Water Test 3 New Houses 698 Tents and Vans 8 Factories 179 Workshops 735 Workplaces 75 Theatres and Cinemas 21 Rag and Bone Premises 16 Urinals Accessible to the Public 298 Women's Lavatories 449 Smoke Observations 158 Special Inspections re Rats 215 Inspections re M...
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760 Damp Conditions— Walls 615 Sites 6 Roofs 772 Rain Water Pipes and Gutters 482 Others 27 Dilapidations— Walls 674 Ceilings 549 Floors and Hearths 262 Coppers 148 Stoves 219 Others 53 Verminous Conditions— Rooms Cleansed 216 Defective Lighting— Windows Repaired 36 , Enlarged — , Additional — Defective Ventilation— Wi...
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Abolished 2 Sinks Repaired or Provided 113 Wastes Cleansed 93 Wastes Trapped or Repaired 120 Water Closets— Flushing Apparatus Repaired 327 Flushing Apparatus Renewed 121 New Pans 185 New Traps 153 Foul Pans Cleansed by Owner 28 Foul Pans Cleansed by Occupier 37 Additional w.c.
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's Provided 2 Doors and Fastenings Remedied 111 Dust Bins Provided 394 Underground Rooms Closed — Overcrowding—Cases Remedied 16 66 Water Supply— Additional 1 Re-instated 61 Cisterns Cleansed 1 Cisterns Covered 2 Cisterns Removed 1 Foul Accumulations— Manure Removed 1 Offensive Accumulations Removed 24 Back Yards Clean...
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In no instance was it necessary to resort to legal proceedings. In two instances rat-proofing of premises was carried out under the supervision of the Inspector, and in 14 instances investigation showed that the ingress of rats was due to defective drains which were repaired in consequence. The Council co-operated in t...
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Rag Flock Acts. During the year six samples of rag flock were taken for analysis and the following Table gives the detailed results of each analysis made. All these samples complied with the Rag Flock Regulations inasmuch as the soluble chlorine in the form of chlorides did not exceed 30 parts of chlorine in 100,000 pa...
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Action taken with Regard to Smoke Abatement. The Sanitary Inspectors in the ordinary course of their duties keep chimney stacks under observation and record any nuisance from smoke. In addition to this, special investigations are made where complaints are received. In the course of the year 158 special observations wer...
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The total number of factories, workshops and workplaces on the register was 358. The number of inspections was 989, compared with 778 in 1928. The number of sanitary defects found was 98, and 95 of these had been remedied at the end of the year. Bakehouses are specially reported on in the section dealing with the super...
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The following Table is in the form adopted by the Secretary of State to provide for uniformity throughout the country in the presentation of certain particulars of this work which lend themselves to statistical treatment. TABLE No. 31. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces & Homeworkers' Premises. 1.—Inspection. Including i...
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Nuisances under Public Health Act :— Want of Cleanliness 25 25 — — Want of Ventilation 3 3 — — Overcrowding 1 1 — — Want of drainage of floors — — — — Other nuisances 64 62 — — Sanitary Accommodation insufficient 3 2 — — unsuitable or defective 1 1 — — not separate for sexes 1 1 — — Offences under the Factory and Works...
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The Public Mortuary is in Sun Street, Woolwich, and a temporary Mortuary is provided in Eltham High Street. The following Table shows the use made of the mortuaries during the year. 71 TABLE No. 32. Sun Street Sun Street (Infectious) Eltham. All Mortuaries. 1928 1929 No of Bodies received : (a) for inquest 22 — — 31 22...
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At the end of 1927 the Council adopted the Burial Acts for the parish of Eltham, a condition precedent to the provision of a cemetery, but at the end of the year no suitable site had been found, although the matter has received the close attention of the appropriate Committee throughout the year. In Table No. 33 which ...
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During the year eight exhumations under Home Office licences were made in local graveyards. Where such a licence is granted the Medical Officer of Health is notified by the Home Office in order that the necessary action in the interest of the public health may be taken. At each exhumation a Sanitary Inspector was prese...
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In 1893 an enquiry was conducted by a Home Office Inspector and as a result the official Regulations in force in 1860, and modified in 1891, were again modified to read as follows :— (1)" The Burial Ground shall be effectively fenced, and, if necessary, under-drained to such a depth as will prevent water remaining in a...
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(5) No body shall be buried in any vault or walled grave unless the coffin be separately entombed in an 73 tight manner; that is by properly cemented stone or brickwork which shall never be disturbed. (6) One body only shall be buried in an unwalled grave at one time, unless the bodies be those of members of the same f...
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(8) No coffin shall be buried in any unwalled grave within four feet of the ordinary level of the ground unless it contains the body of a child under 12 years, when it shall not be less than three feet below that level. (9) No new vaults or earthen grave shall be made within 20 yards of the southern boundary of the Bur...
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as follows :— 1894—318 1903—115 1912—60 1921—24 1895—358 1904—123 1913—34 1922—33 1896—253 1905— 62 1914—51 1923—23 1897—177 1906— 60 1915—46 1924—27 1898—193 1907— 40 1916—38 1925—16 1899—149 1908— 22 1917—36 1926—15 1900—164 1909— 59 1918—32 1927— 8 1901—144 1910— 51 1919—37 1928— 8 1902—125 1911— 47 1920—41 1929— 9 ...
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Many graves have sunk below the level of the surface of the land and others are exposed by holes in the brickwork above the ground. The graves are overcrowded and there is an entire absence of order. Generally speaking, the condition is one of dilapidation and neglect. There have been for some years many complaints abo...
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75 Section 7 of the Burials Act, 1852, excludes from the operation of the Act any burial ground added after that date, and as that portion of the Churchyard at present used for burials was added in 1860, it is not possible to close it under the provisions referred to. In a similar case, provision was obtained in one of...
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The Vicar of Plumstead concurred, and in November the London County Council decided, subject to the Woolwich Borough Council agreeing to defray a proportion of the expenses for the promotion of a Bill and all expenses specially incurred, to promote legislation in Parliament in the session 1929-30 to enable the Borough ...
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NICHOLAS' CHURCHYARD, PLUMSTEAD. Old Portion, 4,307 sq. yds. Newer Portion, 12,127 sq. yds. 77 Officer of Health. Such persons may be removed to a suitable hospital, infirmary, poor law institution or other suitable institution or place either within or without the district, and they may be detained and maintained ther...
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or, alternatively— (b) That the person is suffering from grave chronic disease. (2) The Medical Officer of Health further certifies that such person is unable to devote to himself or to receive from persons with whom he resides proper care and attention, and that thorough enquiry and consideration have shown the necess...
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N.B.—The consent, in writing, of the Guardians is necessary before the persons are received or retained in a poor-law hospital, and the Guardians are entitled to appear before a Petty Sessional Court to be heard upon the matter. (5) The Medical Officer of Health makes application to a Petty Sessional Court and tenders ...
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(9) The Sanitary Authority may be required to contribute towards the maintenance of any dependants 79 of that person as the sanitary authority may think fit or as they may be directed by the Court. N.B.—The Guardians may assume such obligations as may be agreed upon between them and the Sanitary Authority. Procedure to...
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During the year I was asked to take action in three cases of aged persons and all of them on learning that application to a Magistrate was being made agreed voluntarily to go into an infirmary or institution. Legal Proceedings. The particulars of the various prosecutions instituted under the Public Health (London) Act,...
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4, Rodney Street Order to abate nuisance within 21 days. £2 2s. costs. 4 15th Jan. do. 11, Collingwood St. Fined £2. 5 30th Jan. Leaky house roof, defective and damp floor. 21, Balgowan Street Order to abate in 14 days. Costs £1. 6 30th April Defective and leaky house roof 10, Collingwood St. Order to abate in 14 days....
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Dustbin provided. Summons withdrawn. 81 SECTION VI. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Although there are now three special food Inspectors, all the male Sanitary Inspectors in some degree or other are concerned with the inspection and supervision of the food supplies. The following Table No. 35 shows the number of in...
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Bakehouses 38 80 — — Cowsheds 19 156 6 — Milkshops 94 466 5 — Ice Cream Premises 107 271 1 — Slaughterhouses 7 26 — — Fried Fish Shops 59 190 10 — Butchers' Shops 96 170 — — Premises whore Food is prepared (other than above) 172 371 23 Shops and Markets — 1680 — — 82 MILK SUPPLY. Registration. The number of registered ...
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During the year there were several changes in the registers but no person was struck off on account of danger to the public health by reason of his method of handling, storing or distributing milk. Cowkeepers. The six registered cowkeepers in the Borough hold licences for 19 cowsheds in all, with accommodation for 417 ...
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It was found that certain milk vendors were filling milk bottles in the streets, and in some instances this breach of the regulations was aggravated by the fact that unwashed bottles were being used. Legal proceedings in these cases may be taken either against the dairyman or the roundsman, but if the Council 83 take p...
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This Order authorises the Council to grant licences for the sale of designated milks, which may be sold under any one of the following descriptions :—Certified ; Grade " A " (Tuberculin Tested) ; Grade "A," and Pasteurised. The licences have to be renewed annually and all expire on the 31st December each year. Thirty-s...
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Do., do. do. do., do. Grade "A" (Tuberculin Tested). Do., do. do. do., do. Pasteurised F 84 TABLE No. 36—continued. Name and Address of Applicant. Nature of Licence. Premises to Sell at of from. Designation. The Express Dairy Co., Ltd., 26, Tavistock Place, W.C. 1 Do., do. Do., do. Dealers do. do. 397, Footscray Road, ...
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Grade " A " Do., do. do. do., do. Pasteurised Do., do. Do., do. Do., do. do. do. do. do., do. 102, Westmount Road, Eltham. do., do. Grade " A " (Tuberculin tested). Certified Grade " A " Do., do. do. do., do. Pasteurised Porter, W. J., 18, Well Hall Parade, Eltham. do. 18, Well Hall Parade, Eltham. Grade "A" (Tuberculi...
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102, Westmount Road, Eltham. do. Slater, A. E. (Mrs.), 30, Eltham High Street. do. 30, Eltham High Street do. Bowyer, R., 310, High Road, Lee, S.E. 13. Cole, E. J., 18, Camrose Street. Plumstead. do. do. 40, Well Hall Road, Eltham. 18, Camrose Street, Plumstead. do. Grade " A " (Tuberculin Tested). Marshall, John, 4, L...
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The United Dairies (London), Ltd., 2, Canterbury Road, Brixton, S.W. 9 Dealers 124, Westmount Road Eltham. Pasteurised Do., do. do. do., do. Certified Do., do. do. do., do. Grade " A " Do., do. do. do., do. Grade " A " (Tuberculin Do., do. do. " Ashurst," Shrewsbury Lane, Plumstead. Tested). Pasteurised Do., do. do. do...
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62, Plumstead Common Road, Plumstead. do. Do., do. do. 25, Eltham High Street, do. Do., do. Supplementary 74, Little Heath, Charlton. Certified Do., do. do. do., do. Grade " A " Do., do. do. do., do. Grade "A " (Tuberculin Tested). Do., do. do. do., do. Pasteurised Do., do. do. 30, Burnt Ash Road, Lee. Certified Do., d...
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do. do., do. Grade " A " (Tuberculin tested). Do., do. do. do., do. Grade " A " Do., do. do. do., do. Pasteurised 86 During the year six samples of these milks were taken at the request of the Ministry of Health in order to test whether the milk complied with the bacteriological standards set out in the Order, which la...
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13th March Certified 6,866 Absent in 1 c.c. 28th May Certified 7,173 Absent in 1 c.c. 31st July Certified 6,933 Absent in 1 c.c. 21st August Certified 1,250 Absent in 1 c.c. 3rd September Certified 4,780 Absent in 1 c.c. 20th November . . Certified 5,743 Absent in 1 c.c. 11th December .. Pasteurised 17,833 The Public H...
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This Act came into operation on the 1st June, 1929, and is designed to regulate the sale and manufacture of a cream substitute which has hitherto been known as reconstituted cream and is usually prepared 87 by emulsifying butter, dried skimmed milk and water. The definition in the Act is, however, drawn sufficiently wi...
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Provision is made for the registration with the Pood and Drugs Authority of premises where artificial cream is manufactured or sold ; and where an article having the composition of cream or artificial cream is sold on premises so registered, it shall be presumed to be artificial cream unless the contrary is proved. Any...
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The local authority in London is the Council of the Metropolitan Borough concerned, and the Medical Officer of Health, the Chief Sanitary Inspector and three Sanitary Inspectors have been appointed officers for the purposes of this Act in Woolwich. Under the Act Regulations have been made prescribing grade designations...
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Wheat Flour 12th September, 1929 All-English (Plain). All-English (Self- raising. All-English(Yeoman)) Beef 26th September, 1929 Select. Prime. Good. Malt Flour and Malt Extract. 29th November, 1929 All-English Malt Flour (White Bread) All-English Malt Flour (Brown Bread) All-English (Pharmaceutical) Malt Extract. All-...
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Under the provisions of Section 9 of the above Act, Food and Drugs Authorities have power to execute any of the provisions of the Act, other than those relating to importation, in respect of food stuffs which are subject to an Order in Council made under the Act. The orders which so far have been made are as follows :—...
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The term " sale " includes sale, wholesale, or sale by retail, and exposure for sale includes exposure for sale wholesale and exposure for sale retial. As a general rule imported produce does not require marking when exposed for sale or sold in quantities not exceeding 14 lbs. in weight. Sale of Food Order, 1921. Durin...
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The following Table shows the number of animals slaughtered in the Borough during the year :— TABLE No. 39. Month. Cattle. Sheep & Lambs. Pigs. Calves. Total. January 197 801 1,337 139 2,474 February 170 650 1,172 163 2,155 March 171 811 1,069 223 2,274 April 190 879 995 177 2,241 May 220 948 330 183 1,681 June 181 921...
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654 85 3,069 Totals . 2,378 10,698 9,775 2,034 24,885 91 The number of whole carcases condemned on account of disease or injury was 31 (27 pigs and 4 sheep). In 857 instances partial condemnation was necessary in respect of 147 cattle, 105 sheep and 605 pigs. All shops and stalls where meat is sold are regularly inspec...
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30, Hare Street Vicars, Hedley 33, Herbert Road Anderson, F 168, Eltham High Street Garnsey, A. S. 6, Plumstead High Street .. Reed, H , & Co., Ltd. 38, Plumstead Common Road Reed, H., & Co., Ltd. Inspection of Imported Meat. In Woolwich, as in other parts of the country, much imported meat is sold. In the usual way th...
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Occasionally, however, the Port of London Authority allow foreign meat to be removed from the Port of London without 92 examination on the understanding that (a) the meat shall be taken to a wholesale depot; (6) none of it shall be removed without the permission of the local Medical Officer of Health ; and (c) the cons...
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The conditions on the whole were satisfactory. Fried Fish Shops. There were 59 fried fish shops on the register at the end of the year. These premises were inspected on 190 occasions and 10 notices were served for breaches of the by-laws. Ice Cream, etc. Premises. The number of premises where ice cream was sold during ...