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All premises where food for human consumption is sold and/or prepared for sale and/or stored are regularly inspected in order to ensure that they are maintained in a proper sanitary condition. In addition to those referred to in the preceding paragraphs the businesses receiving attention in this connection are restaura...
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Any defects in technique or in structure regarded as inimicable to these principles are immediately brought to the notice of the persons responsible, and revisits are made until the inspector is satisfied that proper hygienic conditions prevail. In addition to the inspection of these premises, 1,680 visits were made to...
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Fish; 33 lbs. Ox Tongues; 11 qrs. Cake; 1 cwt. Christmas Pudding; 1½ cwts. Dates; 2 3/4 cwts. Apples; 3 qrs. Potatoes; 1 cwt. Brussels Sprouts; 3 qrs. Carrots, and smaller quantities of grapes, tomatoes, oranges, etc. On two occasions food was seized, but, after considering the circumstances of each case, the Committee...
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The meat was then unfit for human food, but it was impossible to say whether it was in such a state when it was sold. An inspection of the shop in question the same day disclosed no unsound food, and so no further action was taken in the matter. ADULTERATION, Etc. The number of samples taken during the year was 527, of...
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Formal Samples. Informal Samples. Number Analysed. umber Adulterated. Milk 195 - 195 - Separated Milk 2 - 2 - Cream - 21 21 Condensed Full Cream Milk - 4 4 - Condensed Skimmed Milk 1 1 2 - Dried Full Cream Milk 3 5 8 Dried Full Cream Milk (Modified) 1 1 Butter 4 24 28 1 Bread and Butter 9 - 9 1 Coffee - 5 5 - Tea - 3 3...
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2 2 - Sugar - 5 5 - Lard 8 8 - Jam - 11 11 - Brawn - 10 10 - Sausages 9 3 12 1 Tripe 6 6 - Chitterlings - 2 2 - Dripping 5 4 9 - Self-Raising Flour - 5 5 - Vinegar - 5 5 - Malt Vinegar 6 5 11 2 Ground Ginger - 3 3 - Pearl Barley - 5 5 - Green Peas - 6 6 - Candied Peel - 5 5 - Sponge Cakes - 3 3 - Cordials - 5 5 - Apple...
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Gin 17 - 17 3 Rum 11 - 11 3 Brandy 3 - 3 - Ale 7 - 7 - Stout 3 - 3 - Olive Oil - 5 5 - Ipecacuanha Wine - 5 5 - Liniment of Turpentine - 5 5 - Goulard's Extract - 3 3 - Goulard's Lotion 1 1 2 1 Lead Subacetate Ointment.
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- 2 2 - Syrup of Squills 4 4 - Syrup of Figs 2 2 - Strong Tincture of Iodine 1 5 6 1 Lime Water 4 4 - Glycerin of Borax 1 9 10 1 Camphorated Oil 5 5 - Sweet Spirit of Nitre 11 7 18 7 313 214 527 23 The Public Analyst has furnished the following figures showing the percentages of fat found in each sample of milk submitt...
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4.5 per cent, and over 8 2 2 4% and under 4-5% 15 10 8 3.5% and under 4% 106 115 74 3% and under 3'5% 134 142 111 Below 3% 1 4 Nil 264 273 195 TABLE No. 43. Sample No. Article. Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Result of Proceedings or other action. 24 Goulard's Lotion. Informal 2.24 times stronger than B.P. — 77...
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171 Strong Tincture of Iodine Informal 75 per cent. deficient in Iodine and 54.5 per cent. deficient in Potass Iodide. 198 Whisky Formal 38.93 degress under proof. Dismissed. £2 12s. 6d. costs. 218 Rum Formal 46.07 degrees under proof. Fined £2 or 28 days. 220 Gin Formal 36.39 degrees under proof. Further sample taken....
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deficient in ethyl nitrite. — 254 Sweet Spirit of Nitre. Informal 20.4 per cent. deficient in ethyl nitrite. — 97 ADULTERATED SAMPLES—ACTION TAKEN. The following, Table No. 43, shows the number of adulterated samples and the action taken in each instance where the samples were formal. 98 TABLE No. 43—continued. Sample ...
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272 Malt Vinegai Formal 25 per cent. deficient in acetic acid and made from vinegar other than malt. Vendor cautioned. 273 345 Rum Sweet Spirit of Nitre. Formal Informal 22 per cent. excess water 81 per cent. deficient in ethyl nitrite. Dismissed. £2 costs. 466 Whisky Formal 36.64 degrees under proof. Vendoi cautioned....
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No chemical analysis, other than that referred to in the preceding paragraphs, has been carried out during the year. The bacteriological work in connection with the examinations of designated milks was carried out at the laboratories of the Clinical Research Association, Watergate House, York Buildings, Adelphi, W.C. 2...
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do., do. Fined £1. Costs £1. do. do., do. Fined £1. Costs £1. do. do., do. Fined £1. 30th January do., do. Fined £5. Costs £1. do. do., do. Fined £5. Costs £1. do. do., do. Fined £5. do. do. do., do. do., do. Fined £5 or one month. Fined £2. Costs £1. 19th September do., do. Dismissed. Costs £1 1s. 0d. 16th October Did...
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G 100 SECTION VII.—HOUSING. In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health, the following tabular statement is shown:— TABLE No. 45. Number of new Houses erected during the year:— (a) Total 698 (6) With State assistance under the Housing Acts:— (i) By the Local Authority 160 (ii) By other bodies or perso...
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(1) Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 5,564 (2) Number of dwelling houses (included under subhead (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Housing (Consolidated) Regulations, 1925 1,883 (3) Number of dwelling houses found to be in a state s...
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1925:— (1) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs — (2) Number of dwelling houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices:— (a) By owners — (6) By Local Authority in default of owners — (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which closing orders became o...
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1925:— (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of closing orders 7 (2) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which closing orders were made 10 (3) Number of dwelling houses in respect of which closing orders were determined, the dwelling houses having been rendered fit 2 (4) Number of dwelling ho...
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Except in those cases where closing orders were asked for, the usual practice has been to serve notices under the Public Health (London) Act. Action Taken under the Housing Act, 1925. Under this Act the Council have power to secure the closing of underground rooms illegally occupied as sleeping places; to make closing ...
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46 which follows. TABLE No. 46. Action Taken under Housing Acts. Date of Representation. Premises. Date of Closing Order. Remarks. 1928. 14th November 12, Walpole Place 9th January — 12th December 7, Eleanor Road 9th January Determined on 15th May. 14th November 8, Pound Place 9th January Demolition Order, 10th July. 1...
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11th July 1, Jubilee Cottages 9th October — 11th July 2, Jubilee Cottages 9th October — 11th July 3, Ram Alley 9th October — 11th July 4, Ram Alley 9th October — 16th October 55, St. James's Place 9th November — 1922. 12th May "Harrowfield" Farm House. 5th July, 1922 Determined 4th December. 1929. 11th December 31, Vic...
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The condition of the houses did not justify further action under these Acts and no certificates were granted. One owner made an application for a report under the Act, but as the necessary repairs had not been completed, the owner was informed that until these were done no report could be issued. Tents and Vans. Bye-la...
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During the year, at the request of the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint Committee, the Public Health Committee had under consideration the provisions in the bye-laws made by the London County Council with respect to such houses under which the operation of certain bye-laws is suspended until six months after the R...
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47, shows the number of water certificates for new houses granted by the Public Health Committee at each of their monthly meetings during the year. All were in respect of houses built by private enterprise, except those shown under the Eltham Housing Estate of the Borough Council. TABLE No. 47. Date of Meeting. Woolwic...
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16th January — 3 — 22 18 43 13th February — 1 1 16 6 24 14th March — 2 2 26 — 30 17th April — 7 25 31 — 63 15th May — — — 32 — 32 19th June 1 8 2 34 44 89 11th July — — 2 16 51 69 31st July — — — 47 — 47 17th September — 2 7 94 7 110 25th September — 3 3 13 — 19 16th October — 4 1 57 24 86 13th November — 3 — 32 10 45 ...
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The number of houses demolished during the year was 31, all of which were in Eltham. Council's Housing Scheme. In my Annual Report for 1928 I reported very fully on the development of the Council's Housing Estate at Eltham. The last house was officially 106 opened by the Minister of Health (the Rt. Hon. Arthur Greenwoo...
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Five shops were erected on the shopping site in Westhorne Avenue, in one of which a post office is established. Two clubs have been erected by two different organizations. On the southern boundary of the estate seven shops with flats above have been erected by private firms on building leases. During the year a definit...
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The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough:— Anthrax Cerebrospinal Meningitis Cholera Continued Fever Diphtheria Dysentery Encephalitis Lethargica Erysipelas Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever Glanders Hydrophobia Malaria Membraneous Croup Ophthalmia Neonatorum Pneumonia—Acute Primary Pneumonia—Acute Influenzal Polio...
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Detailed statistics relating to the incidence of infectious disease, each year since 1901, will be found in Table No. 48. 108 TABLE No. 48. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1929. Year. Smallpox. Diphtheria and Mem. Croup Erysipelas. Scarlet Fever. Enteric Fever. Continued Fever. Puerperal Fever. * Puerperal...
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1905 7 273 83 513 27 1 12 . . . . 1906 . 387 97 528 40 . 8 . . . . 1907 . 275 110 1023 27 . 6 . . . . 1908 . 362 90 596 19 . 6 . . . . 1909 . 268 113 1027 13 . 9 . . . . 1910 1 171 89 524 10 . 7 . . . . 1911 . 239 82 518 16 . 16 . . . . 1912 3 429 87 474 20 . 2 . . . . 1913 . 321 70 626 14 . 8 . . . . 1914 . 416 107 71...
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. 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 . 11 . 212 133 11 1923 . 152 40 334 16 . 8 . 196 46 4 1924 . 195 45 440 11 . 7 . 249 1...
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237 40 5 1926 . 393 46 411 8 . 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 1929 5 496 80 567 7 . 15 38 293 90 5 *Notification of Puerperal Pyrexia commenced October, 1926. 109 TABLE No. 48.—continued. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1929. Year. Dysentery. Anthrax...
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* Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary † Measles. 1901 . . . . . . . . . 323 1902 . . . . . . . 189 . 646 1903 . . . . . . . 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 . . ....
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775 1913 . . 14 . . 1 338 532 143 387 1914 . . 18 . 1 . 199 400 98 967 1915 . . 19 . 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 . .
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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 2679 1925 1 . 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 1929 . 1 17 4 9 4 8 250 52 151 *Voluntary notification to 1910; partial to 1912; all cases thereaf...
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†Measles notifiable from 1/1/1916 to 31/12/1919. ‡Notification of Zymotic Enteritis commenced 1913. 110 The following three Tables are published in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health and show the total number of cases of infectious diseases, excluding tuberculosis, notified during the year, the ...
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Diphtheria 496 492 17 Scarlet Fever 567 534 3 Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) 7 7 1 Puerperal Fever 15 13 3 Puerperal Pyrexia 38 33 — Erysipelas 80 41 4 Smallpox 5 5 1 Pneumonia 383 208 119 Malaria 5 2 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 5 — Anthrax 1 1 — Encephalitis Lethargica 4 3 2 Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 9 9 — Poli...
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50. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED, 1929 (Excluding Tuberculosis). Diseases. Number of Cases Notified. Age Groups. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 3 years. 3 and under 4 years. 4 and under 5 years. 5 and under 10 years. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and under 20 years. 20 and under 35 years....
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Puerperal Fever 15 . . . . . . . . 9 5 1 . Puerperal Pyrexia 38 . . . . . . . . 31 7 . . Erysipelas 80 . 1 2 . . . 3 4 7 19 28 16 Smallpox 5 . . . . . 1 . . 1 2 1 . Pneumonia 383 29 22 20 14 . 35 7 24 61 39 82 41 Malaria 5 . . . . . . . . 3 2 . . Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 17 . . . . . . . . . . . Anthrax 1 . . . . . . ....
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Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 9 1 2 1 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . Poliomyelitis 4 1 . . . 3 . . . . . . . Zymotic Enteritis 8 5 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . . Measles (including German Measles) 151 3 2 1 8 27 78 14 6 12 . . . 1790 67 46 76 90 128 556 221 109 222 99 118 58 112 TABLE No. 51. DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES (excluding Tuberculo...
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Under 1 1- 2- 3- 4- 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-35 35-45 45-65 65- Diphtheria 17 . 1 2 1 4 4 5 . . . . . Scarlet Fever 3 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . . . Enteric Fever 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . Puerperal Fever 3 . . . . . . . . . 3 . . Puerperal Pyrexia . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas 4 . . . . . . . . . 1 2 1 Smallpox 1 . . . . ....
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10 6 35 24 Malaria 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Ophthalmia Neonatorum . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthrax . . . . . . . . . . . . . Encephalitis Lethargica 2 . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poliomyelitis 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Zymotic Enteritis 28 18 3 1 . . . . . 1 1 2 2 Measl...
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Cases of Infectious Diseases in the Borough and Parishes during the year 1929, shewing the Case Rates per 1,000 population. Diseases. Borough. Total Cases Notified in each locality. Case Rates per 1,000 Population. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. Borough. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. West. East. West. East. Diphtheria 496...
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1 10 0.11 0.14 . 0.03 0.25 Puerperal Pyrexia 38 14 5 9 10 0.27 0.48 0.13 0.26 0.25 Erysipelas 80 15 17 22 26 0.56 0.51 0.45 0.64 0.65 Smallpox 5 . 2 1 2 0.04 . 0.05 0.03 0.05 Pneumonia 383 128 74 97 84 2.70 4.35 1.94 2.84 2.11 Malaria 5 5 . . . 0.04 017 . . . Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 8 3 2 4 0.12 0.27 0.08 0.06 0.10 An...
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. 1 . 0.01 . . 0.03 . Encephalitis Lethargica 4 . 1 2 1 0.03 0.07 0.03 0.06 0.03 Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 9 2 1 3 3 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.09 0.08 Poliomyelitis 4 1 1 1 1 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 Zymotic Enteritis 8 3 . 4 1 0.06 0.10 . 0.12 0.03 Measles 151 43 54 20 34 1.07 1.46 1.42 0.58 0.85 1790 517 476 349 448 12.64 17....
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49 10.20 11.24 114 SMALLPOX. There were more cases of Smallpox in London in 1929 than in any year since 1902, there being in all 1,905 cases. The disease occurred in every metropolitan borough except three—Chelsea, Fulham and Hampstead—the incidence being heaviest in Stepney, Poplar, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green and South...
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No persons were vaccinated by the Medical Officer of Health under the provisions of the Public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917. In every instance, vaccination or revaccination was offered to all contacts by the local public vaccinators. SCARLET FEVER. Notification. During the year 567 cases of Scarlet Fe...
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The term "house" is synonymous with the term "family" except in 6 instances, where two families were involved. TABLE No. 53. 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.
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Number of houses in which 1 case occurred 22 15 18 22 15 30 26 41 17 33 37 28 66 11 381 381 2 cases occurred 3 3 1 4 1 4 6 9 2 5 3 2 6 .. 49 98 3 „ .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 4 .. 11 33 4 „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 7 28 Total Houses 25 18 19 27 17 34 33 54 19 40 40 31 80 11 448 540 Military Cases .. .....
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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. H 116 TABLE No. 54. No. in register. Date admitted to hospital. Date discharged. Total days in hospital. Onset of seco...
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14/2/29 23/3/29 37 — 122 5/4/29 26/4/29 21 7/5/29 — 155 28/4/29 21/6/29 54 3/7/29 — 182 10/5/29 13/6/29 34 18/6/29 — 186 13/5/29 21/6/29 39 29/6/29 — 195 16/5/29 12/7/29 57 24/7/29 — 213 30/5/29 6/7/29 37 23/7/29 — 262 7/7/29 21/8/29 45 24/8/29 — 27/8/29 — 277 16/7/29 29/8/29 44 10/9/29 — 10/9/29 —
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323 15/8/29 28/9/29 44 12/10/29 — 326 20/8/29 4/10/29 45 19/10/29 — 328 22/8/29 27/9/29 36 2/10/29 — 360 23/9/29 25/10/29 32 29/10/29 — 364 27/9/29 15/11/29 49 22/11/29 Slight ear discharge 1/12/29 2/12/29 — 438 31/10/29 14/12/29 44 28/12/29 — 447 5/11/29 24/12/29 49 27/12/29 — 30/12/29 — 448 5/11/29 17/12/29 42 31/12/...
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Thirty-three cases, or 5.9 per cent., were isolated at home, and in only one instance did a return case occur. Frequent visits are made by the district sanitary inspectors to all cases isolated at home in order to ensure that proper precautions are being taken for preventing the spread of the disease. Employees of the ...
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The case-rates for the various registration districts in the Borough are given in Table No. 52. The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows First quarter 92 Third quarter 87 Second quarter 109 Fourth quarter 208 Deaths. There were 17 deaths, 8 occurring in those under school age and 9 in school chi...
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Total Cases. Number of Houses in which 1 case occurred 28 23 37 9 19 14 32 29 8 32 14 26 43 15 329 329 2 cases occurred 9 1 4 1 2 1 4 7 . 3 2 5 5 2 46 92 3 „ „ 2 . . . . 2 . . . . 1 . . . 5 15 4 „ „ 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . 5 20 5 „ „ . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 5 8 „ „ . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 8 Total Houses...
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Home Isolation. Only four cases were isolated at home. The same administrative procedure as in Scarlet Fever was followed out. Antitoxin. 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...
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Seven cases, including one military case, were notified during the year, and one death occurred. In the following Table details of each case are given. TABLE No. 56. No. Date notified. Sex. Age. Diagnosis. Final Diagnosis. Remarks. 1 29/ 4/29 F. 5 Typhoid Fever Enteric Fever — 2 8/ 5/29 M. 8 Typhoid Fever Paratyphoid B...
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24 Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever Died 7 28/10/29 M. 23 Paratyphoid C. Paratyphoid C. Military Case. ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA. Pour cases were notified during the year, but in none of them was the diagnosis confirmed on admission to hospital. The following Table gives the ultimate diagnosis of each case. TABLE No. 57. Date...
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Nine cases were notified during the year, and in only one case was the diagnosis confirmed. The following table gives the details of each case. TABLE No. 58. Date Notified. Sex. Age. Ultimate Diagnosis. Remarks. 16/1/29 M. 5 Tuberculous Meningitis Died. 4/2/29 F. 1½ Whooping Cough Convulsions Died 4/2/28 F. 3 Whooping ...
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1 No obvious disease — PNEUMONIA. All primary Pneumonias and Influenzal Pneumonias are notifiable under the Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations, 1927. During the year 293 notifications of Acute Primary Pneumonia and 90 of Acute Infleunzal Pneumonia were received. 121 119 deaths were certified as due to acute Lobar...
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Dockyard 1 1 5 23 30 St. Marys 7 1 — 12 20 River 10 8 13 10 41 St. Georges 15 8 3 11 37 Burrage 3 3 6 7 19 Herbert 4 — 4 2 10 Glyndon 4 3 9 10 26 St. Margarets 2 3 6 8 19 Central 6 4 8 3 21 St. Nicholas 9 7 18 18 52 Abbey Wood 4 5 5 10 24 Well Hall 5 6 7 10 28 Sherard 9 4 6 25 44 Avery Hill 1 — — 11 12 80 53 90 160 383...
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It also shows the number of deaths occurring from acute Primary Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia. 122 TABLE No. 60. 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 31 17 48 ...
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3 July 13 10 23 5 4 1 13 7 — August 3 3 6 2 1 1 2 3 — September 8 2 10 5 — — 5 — — October 17 2 19 8 1 2 8 6 — November 11 13 24 8 2 — 14 7 — December 19 11 30 6 7 — 17 12 — 229 154 383 80 53 90 160 119 45 Nursing. Nursing assistance is provided by the Council for cases of Pneumonia and 67 cases were nursed during the ...
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Anti-Pneumococcal Serum. In November the Council resolved to provide, free of charge, anti-pneumococcal serum for the treatment of persons suffering from Pneumonia, where the medical practitioner in attendance considered this treatment suitable. The treatment of lobar pneumonia by this means is a recognised form of tre...
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Five cases of Malaria were notified compared with 12 in 1928. No cases of "therapeutic" malaria were notified, and no notifications were received with respect to Dysentery. PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA. Fifty-three notifications were received, compared with 48 in 1928. Fourteen women were notified as suffering...
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The Council's scheme for the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions provides for the services of a consultant—Mr. H. G. Taylor, F.R.C.S.—for nursing assistance, for hospital treatment in the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, and for bacteriological examinations, where necessary. During the year, Mr. Taylor saw...
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One death was due to sepsis following abortion, while two other deaths were due to puerperal septicaemia. In 1928 there were 8 deaths. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. During the year 17 cases were notified and 5 cases were treated in hospital. In tabular form is shewn below, as required by the Ministry of Health, the result of ...
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11/ 6/29 Yes — Yes — — — 28/ 6/29 Yes — Yes — — — 2/ 7/29 Yes — Yes — — — 27/ 7/29 — Yes Yes — — — 18/ 8/29 Yes — Yes — — — 5/ 9 29 Yes — Yes — — — 5/10/29 Yes — Yes — — — 24/10/29 Yes — Yes — — — 25/11/29 Yes — Yes — — — 12/11/29 — Yes Yes — — — 27/11/29 — Yes Yes — — — Home Nursing. Eight cases were nursed at home. T...
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One case originally notified as Encephalitis was diagnosed in hospital as Poliomyelitis. In all, there were three cases during the year. The number of cases during 1928 was two, and during 1927, three. Nursing assistance is provided for such cases, but was not utilised during the year. In the later stages hospital trea...
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During the year, 327 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 of cases from this source, or, incidentally, by casual discovery by the Health Visitors during their daily routine. Nursi...
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The number of visits paid was 21 and the cost to the Council was £1 1s. 0d. Hospital Treatment. Children suffering from Measles are now admitted, except where there is pressure on accommodation, under the same conditions as the ordinary infectious diseases. Two cases were admitted during the year, compared with 56 in 1...
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The Council accordingly resolved to appoint temporary health visitors whose duties would be to meet the school nurse at the school, obtain from her direct the names and addresses of all children suffering or suspected to be suffering from measles, and also those who were absent for unknown causes, and thereafter to vis...
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The process of disinfection was fully reported on in the Annual Report of 1925. For various reasons, disinfections are sometimes arranged for at the request of individuals, and in such cases a small charge is made according to the circumstances of the case. In 1929, 40 such disinfections were carried out and fees amoun...
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Disinfestation of adults is carried out at times when the children are not there. 129 The following Table shows the number of persons cleansed each year since 1925:— TABLE No. 65. Children. Adults. Grand Total. Year. Boys. Girls. Total. Males. Females. Total.
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1925 359 2082 2441 23 6 29 2470 1926 427 1934 2361 24 2 26 2387 1927 379 1852 2231 34 20 54 2285 1928 377 1584 1961 22 17 39 2000 1929 416 1451 1867 26 32 58 1925 The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, enables sanitary authorities to remove verminous persons to a cleansing station and to detain them unti...
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130 The following Table shows the distribution of notifications in the various registration districts in the Borough and the corresponding case-rates. TABLE No. 66. Woolwich. West Plumstead. East Plumstead. Eltham. The Borough. Pulmonary Tuberculosis— Cases 91 51 69 39 250 Rates 3.09 1.34 2.02 0.98 1.76 Non-Pulmonary T...
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It does not include notifications on Form "C" or "D," i.e., from medical superintendents of hospitals, nor any duplicate notifications. Deaths during the year are classified in the same table by age and sex groups. 131 TABLE No. 67. Tuberculosis—New Cases and Mortality, 1929. Age Periods. New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary N...
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1 11 8 - - 25-35 26 37 - 4 8 16 - 1 35-45 27 16 - 1 14 19 - - 45-55 23 10 1 - 21 6 - - 55-65 16 3 - 2 11 1 - 2 65 and upwards 8 3 1 2 3 4 1 - Totals 138 127 24 35 75 68 4 12 I 132 In the following Table, No. 68, is shown the site of the disease in patients notified each year since 1925. TABLE No. 68. Year. Lungs. Menin...
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1925 246 9 6 9 14 6 10 300 1926 287 8 6 14 11 7 16 349 1927 269 10 18 20 18 5 13 353 1928 263 10 8 17 11 5 11 325 1929 250 7 7 16 11 6 5 302 Cases of Tuberculosis in the District. As in recent years, every endeavour has been made to see that the notification register correctly represents the number of cases of tubercul...
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Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. Totals. M. F. M. F. Number on Register at 1st January, 1929 523 421 146 132 1,222 Number of additions 143 133 29 39 344 Number of Deletions 156 132 31 37 356 Number on Register at 31st December, 1929 510 422 144 134 1,210 It will be seen that the total number on the register on the 31st Decembe...
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These figures compare with 165, 145 and 20 in 1928. The death rate from all forms was 112. 134 The following Table, No. 70, shows the number of deaths and the death rates from all forms of tuberculosis each year since 1912. TABLE No. 70. Year. Deaths. Death-rates. All Forms. Pulmonary. Non. Pulmonary. All Forms. Pulmon...
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30 0.31 1917 215 176 39 1.63 1.33 0.30 1918 231 199 32 1.72 1.48 0.24 1919 196 171 25 1.44 1.26 0.18 1920 188 161 27 1.38 1.18 0.20 1921 207 168 39 1.50 1.22 0.28 1922 190 163 27 1.37 1.18 0.19 1923 191 172 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.
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12 1927 178 148 30 1.26 1.05 0.21 1928 165 145 20 1.17 1.03 0.14 1929 159 143 16 1.12 1.01 0.11 In addition to the deaths recorded in the above Table, 12 persons who have been notified as suffering from tuberculosis died during the year from other causes, and detailed information as to these is given in the following T...
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5 17/ 6/29 Myocarditis. Chronic bronchitis. 6 28/ 1/25 Myocarditis. Acute bronchitis. 7 2/ 2/26 Cardiac failure. Mitral stenosis. Pregnancy—Induction of labour. 8 29/ 8/29 Carcinoma of lung. 9 5/11/23 Broncho-pneumonia. Gangrene of right arm. Thrombosis of right arm. Right hemiplegia. Arterio sclerosis. 10 1/ 6/27 Sync...
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136 The period which elapsed between notification and death was as shown below :— TABLE No. 72. Pulmonary. Percentage. NonPulmonary. Percentage. Not notified 9 6.29 5 31.25 0— 1 month 17 11.90 7 43.75 1-3 months 14 9.79 1 6.25 3-6 months 13 9.09 1 6.25 6-12 months 24 16.78 — — 1-2 years 27 18.88 2 12.50 2-5 years 28 19...
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In 1927 it was as one is to twelve, and in 1928 as one is to eleven. The Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925. These Regulations provide for the compulsory discontinuance of employment of persons engaged in the handling or treatment of milk, who are suffering from tuberculosis. No case of this k...
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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 Tuberculosis Officer is always glad to consult with practitioners regarding their patients, either in the patient's home or at the Dispensary. The total number of attendances at the Dispensary during 1929 ...
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The staff of the Dispensary consists of one whole time Tuberculosis Officer, one half time Assistant Tuberculosis Officer, three Tuberculosis Health Visitors, one ClerkDispenser and one Lay Organiser, who also acts as Secretary of the Care Committee. Post-Graduate Course. In accordance with the practice in recent years...
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New CASES examined during the year (excluding contacts) :— (a) Definitely tuberculous 97 90 7 7 9 10 16 14 106 100 23 21 (6) Doubtfully tuberculous . . . . . . . . 17 35 14 22 (c) Non-tuberculous . . . . . . . . 189 185 147 134 B. CONTACTS examined during the year :— (a) Definitely tuberculous . 3 . 1 . . . 1 . 3 . 2 (...
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1 3 5 3 25 19 7 3 (6) Diagnosis not confirmed or nontuberculous (including cancellation of cases notified in error) . . . . . . . . 286 328 264 253 D. NUMBER OF PERSONS on Dispensary register on December 31st :— (a) Diagnosis completed 386 359 42 39 39 62 30 53 425 421 72 92 (6) Diagnosis not completed . . . . . . . . ...
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139 (1) Number of persons on Dispensary register on January 1st 997 (2) Number of patients transferred from other areas and of "lost sight of " cases returned 11 (3) Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of " 63 (4) Died during the year 114 (5) Number of observation cases under "A" (b) and...
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of patients for— (а) "Light" treatment 88 (б) Other special forms of treatment 98 (9) Number of patients to whom Dental treatment was given at or in connection with the Dispensary 26 (10) Number of consultations with medical tioners— (а) At homes of applicants 49 (б) Otherwise 568 (11) Number of other visits by Tubercu...
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17 17 (b) Form G.P. 36 209 Contacts. Every endeavour has been made during the past year to examine the contacts of every notified case, but it becomes clearer and clearer every year in the examination of contacts that a feeling of false security may be engendered when no evidence of tuberculosis is found. As in many ot...
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One very real difficulty is that adult contacts usually refuse to be examined unless they feel ill, and those who are merely seedy very often fight shy of an examination: The number of contacts examined during the year was 374. Co-operation with Hospitals. In 1928, arrangements were made for the X-Ray examination of tu...
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Patients requiring Finsen Light treatment for lupus are referred to the London Hospital, or occasionally to other general hospitals in London; and similarly, patients requiring Artificial Pneumothorax Refills are referred to the Brompton Hospital. In tabular form is shown below the extent of co-operation with London ho...
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The children who attend the Open Air School are brought at regular intervals to the Tuberculosis Dispensary for examination. Many children are referred to the School Medical Service for treatment at the Minor Ailments Clinic, and advanced cases of Tuberculosis who require nursing assistance readily receive it through t...
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During the year, 27 cases received treatment, the number of attendances being 50. 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 eight cases at a cost of £33 7s. 6d., and payments by patients amounted to £...
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During the year, 890 specimens of sputum were examined at the Dispensary. Of these, 156 were positive and 734 negative. Facilities for general practitioners are provided at the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, and 376 specimens were examined there during the year, 76 being positive and 300 negative. Institutional Treatmen...
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Insured 108 61 72 2 Uninsured 39 21 56 - Children 61 2 15 - 208 84 143 2 144 These figures refer to 343 patients and the monthly admissions were as follows:— January 43 July 39 February 27 August 41 March 37 September 23 April 33 October 46 May 42 November 34 June 42 December 30 Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee. At...
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W. H. Fairchild, Mr. T. R. Goy, Mrs. Jennings. Employers Miss L. Ames, Miss Fletcher, Mr. A. E. Welford. Friendly Societies Mr. W. A. Lyon, Mr. A. J. Rourke, Mr. F. Smyth. London Insurance Committee. Mr. W. Edwards. Panel Committee for the County of London. Dr. H. M. Wise. War Pensions Committee Alderman A. R. Loader. ...