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At the end of the year there were 944 cases of pulmonary and 264 cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis, making a total of 1,208 cases (1,217 in 1930) known to be living in the Borough. The deaths from tuberculosis numbered 168 (165 in 1930). The work of the sanitary inspectors has been conscientiously and carefully carri...
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The report on Maternity and Child Welfare shows that this invaluable branch of the Council's work continues to grow in usefulness, and that it is becoming more and more welded in the general London health scheme. At the Eltham Health Centre, which was opened by the Minister of Health at the beginning of the year, there...
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8 The Toddlers Examination Clinic has now become a definite part of the scheme and the initial difficulties appear to have been overcome, as mothers are now anxious to have their children examined. A very full report of the working of the scheme will be found in Appendix I, where not only routine findings but also a sp...
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I am very grateful to the members of the Health Committees and the Council generally, from whom I have received many kindnesses and the greatest possible help during the year, and I take this opportunity of expressing my appreciation. The staff have also, as usual, fulfilled in a highly satisfactory manner, the increas...
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Area (acres) 8,282 Population, estimated to middle of 1931 :— Total (including military) 147,400 Civilians 142,600 Population, Census 1931:— Total (including military) 146,881 Civilians 141,504 Number of inhabited houses, 1931 29,870 Number of families or separate occupiers, 1931 38,176 Rateable value (April, .1931) £1...
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The figures in the preliminary report have been obtained in advance of the main report by so organising the procedure of enumeration as to permit simple figures being abstracted locally, and are subject to confirmation in the subsequent Census reports. It is not expected that there will be any substantial discrepancy. ...
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The estimated civilian population in each of the wards of the Borough is shewn in the following Table, No. 2 :— 10 TABLE No. 2. Wards. Estimated Population Dockyard 7,148 St. Mary's 5,267 River 11,735 St. George's 5,033 Burrage 8,163 Herbert 8,516 Glyndon 8,837 St. Margaret's 12,638 Central 8,090 St. Nicholas 14,012 Ab...
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In the physical configuration of the Borough the outstanding feature is Shooters Hill, which rises over 400 feet above sea level. At a little lower level on the Woolwich and Plumstead side there is the well-marked plateau of Woolwich and Plumstead Commons, due to the erosion of local clay from off the pebble beds. Lowe...
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The Borough is divided into two Parliamentary Divisions of East Woolwich and West Woolwich, and is further sub-divided into fourteen Wards. It may be described as one of the suburban working-class Metropolitan Boroughs. The number of persons per acre varies from 6 in Avery Hill Ward to 70 in the Central Ward, the gener...
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(a) From Sepsis 6 (b) From other causes 2 Deaths of Infants under one year 128 (a) Legitimate 120 (6) Illegitimate 8 Infantile Mortality Rate 59 Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1 ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 9 ,, „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 6 12 The chief Vital Statistics since 1901 are given in the following ...
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652 3536 30.1 457 129 1709 14.6 1902 119,285 3734 31.3 467 125 1837 15.4 1903 117,842 3684 31.3 398 108 1638 13.9 1904 118,456 3535 29.8 477 135 1763 14.9 1905 118,589 3546 29.9 362 102 1604 13.5 1906 119,143 3549 29.8 388 109 1668 140 1907 119,704 3330 27.8 373 112 1616 13.5 1908 122,258 3176 26 0 300 94 1516 12.4 190...
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5 242 82 1587 13.2 1910 121,197 2842 23.6 242 85 1418 11.7 1911 121,487 2810 23.1 272 97 1566 12.9 1912 121,932 2776 22.8 208 75 1456 11.9 1913 122,382 2833 23 1 228 80 1549 12.7 1914 122,431 2838 23.2 241 85 1706 13.9 1915 a 138,200 2839 21.9 268 94 1837 14.2 b 129,505 1916 a 141,783 130,313 3068 23.5 213 69 1704 13.1...
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6 216 79 1566 11.9 b 131,942 1918 a 150,650 2548 19.0 270 106 2100 15.6 b 134,453 1919 a 141,918 2737 20.1 235 86 1679 12.3 b 136,237 1920 a 140,000 3658 26.9 224 61 1487 10.9 b 135,904 1921 a 141,700 3197 23.2 197 62 1594 11.6 b 137,604 1922 a 142,350 2941 21.3 184 63 1603 11.6 b 138,254 1923 a 143,530 2867 20.5 123 4...
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400 2590 18.5 168 65 1543 110 b 139,980 1925 a 145,440 2582 18.3 141 55 1519 10.8 b 140,740 1926 a 146,200 2463 17.4 107 43 1450 10.2 b 141,900 1927 a 144,770 2242 15.9 95 42 1491 10.6 b 140,770 1928 a 146,600 2269 161 114 50 1554 11.0 b 141,100 1929 o 146,800 2312 16.3 144 62 1780 12.6 6 141,600 1930 a 146,800 2188 15...
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600 1931 a 147,400 2155 151 128 59 1654 11.6 b 142,600 a Total Population. b Civil Population. 13 The chief Vital Statistics for 1931, for the Wards of the Borough, are given in the following Table:— TABLE No. 5. Wards. Population. Births. Deaths under 1. Deaths all Ages. Number. Rate. Number. Rate. Number. Rate. Docky...
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George's 5,033 165 32.8 9 55 88 17.5 Woolwich 29,183 566 19.4 36 64 393 13.5 Burrage 8,163 134 16.4 7 52 112 13.7 Herbert 8,516 125 14.7 12 96 111 13.0 Glyndon 8,837 123 13.9 6 49 131 14.8 St. Margaret's 12,638 165 13.1 12 73 149 11.8 Central 8,090 104 12.9 6 58 123 15.2 St.
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Nicholas' 14,012 216 15.4 10 46 173 12.3 Abbey Wood 10,812 127 11.7 7 55 103 9.5 Plumstead 71,068 994 14.0 60 60 902 12.7 Well Hall 13,224 161 12.2 7 43 108 8.2 Avery Hill 11,693 191 16.3 7 37 123 10.1 Slier ard 17,432 243 13.9 18 74 128 7.3 Eltham 42,349 595 14.0 32 54 359 8.5 borough 142,600 2,155 15.1 128 59 1,654 1...
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George's Wards, and Woolwich Parish, are aicuiatea on the Civil population only; if the Military are included, these rates are substantially lower; the birth rates becoming, respectively, 17.1, 14 1, 19.4 and 16.6, and the death rates 10.5, 10.4 and 11.6. The infantile mortality rates remain unchanged. Births. During t...
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Illegitimate Births.—The number of illegitimate births registered was 52. ere were 16 inward transfers and 10 outward transfers, making a nett figure of 58, equivalent to 27 per 1,000 births. 14 Natural Increase of Population.—This term means the excess of births over deaths. In 1928 it was 715, in 1929, 532, in 1930, ...
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Nicholas Hospital 184 War Memorial Hospital 144 Medical Practitioners 118 Parents 72 Eltham Cottage Hospital 36 Midwives' Homes 18 Other Persons 51 In addition to these, 44 notifications were received from the Medical Officer of Health, Greenwich, 63 from the Medical Officer of Health, Lewisham, and 35 from other Medic...
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of Live Births Notified. No. of Still Births. Percentage of Births Notified. Birth Rate. Woolwich. London. England and Wales. 1926 2463 2442 68 95 17.4 171 17.8 1927 2242 2366 62 100 15.9 16.1 16.7 1928 2269 2336 80 98 16.1 15.9 16.7 1929 2312 2300 92 96 16.3 15.7 16.3 1930 2188 2272 74 98 15.5 16.3 15.7 1931 2155 2303...
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The marriage rate was 17.05, as compared with 13.9, 17.7, 14.1 and 15.3 in the four preceding years. Deaths. The total deaths registered in the Borough was 1,485. This figure includes 166 non-residents who died in the district, but does not include 335 residents who died outside the Borough. When allowance is made for ...
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In 1931 the death rate for England and Wales was 12.3, for London 12.4, and the mean death rate for 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) was 126. The seasonal mortality in the four quarters of the year was as follows:— First Quarter, 15.2; Second Quarter, 10.4; Third Quarter, 9.4; Fourth Quarter, 11.0...
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Birth.rate, Death.rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1931. Rate per 1,000 Total Population. Annual Death.rate per 1,000 Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. Percentage of Total Deaths. All Causes Enteric Fever. Small.Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Whooping Cough. Diphtheria. Influenza. Violence. Diarrhoea...
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Live Births Still Births England and Wales 15.8 0.67 12.3 0.01 000 0.08 001 0.06 0.07 0.36 0.54 5.9 66 91.2 6.2 1.7 0.9 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London. 16.0 0.67 12.6 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.01 0.08 0.08 0.33 0.53 7.9 72 91.6 5.7 2.2 0.5 159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000). 15.6 ...
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37 0.52 4.9 66 92.7 5.1 1.2 1.0 London 15.0 0.50 12.4 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.02 0.07 0.06 0.26 0.58 9.7 65 89.5 6.2 4.2 0.0 WOOLWICH 15.1 0.51 11.6 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.06 0.04 0.24 0.37 2.8 59 90.5 6.2 3.3 0.0 16 Table no.10 Deaths registered during the calendar year 1931, and deaths in Public Institutions. Causes of Death...
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Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. Deaths in Public Institutions. All Ages. Under 1 Year 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 55 years. 55 and und...
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All Causes 1654 128 29 30 33 74 84 85 176 275 362 378 628 152 310 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Measles 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Scarlet Fever 5 2 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Whooping Cough 9 6 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 Diphtheria 6 .. 1...
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1 1 1 10 12 1 2 Cerebro-Spinal Fever 4 1 . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . Tuberculosis of Respiratory System 148 . . 1 . 40 34 21 29 19 4 . . . 4 Other Tuberculous Diseases 20 2 3 3 7 2 . 1 . . . 2 60 4 38 Syphilis 9 3 . . . . 1 2 2 . 1 . 13 3 6 General Paralysis of the insane, Tabes Dorsalis 4 . . . . . . 2 . 1 1 . 5 . 2 Can...
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1 2 1 1 3 6 2 9 1 1 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. 75 . . . . . . 2 3 13 25 32 24 7 6 Heart Disease 367 . . . 2 5 13 10 36 62 123 116 141 21 33 Aneurism 6 . . . . . . 1 1 3 1 . 2 2 1 Other Circulatory Diseases 43 . . . . . . . 4 10 14 15 6 2 13 Bronchitis 91 4 1 . 1 . 1 .
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4 12 22 46 13 4 11 Pneumonia (all forms) 126 29 13 6 5 4 4 4 8 21 19 13 55 15 20 Other Respiratory Diseases 20 1 . . . . 1 . 2 4 5 7 5 . 5 Peptic Ulcer 15 . . . . . 1 1 3 7 2 1 5 4 5 Diarrhoea, etc. 9 5 1 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 3 1 5 Appendicitis 9 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 2 1 1 8 1 5 Cirrhosis of Liver 3 .. .. .. .. .. ...
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7 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 3 1 .. 1 .. .. Other Digestive Diseases 34 3 .. 3 .. 1 1 .. 5 3 8 10 14 5 2 Acute and Chronic Nephritis 49 .. .. .. 1 1 2 1 7 9 17 11 14 5 12 Puerperal Sepsis 6 .. .. .. .. 1 2 3 .. .. .. .. 3 10 5 Other Puerperal Causes 2 .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. O 2 2 3 Congenital Debility, Premature Bi...
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62 61 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 10 .. Senility 56 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6 48 31 10 7 Suicide 14 .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 3 2 3 1 8 4 18 Other Violence 53 3 2 5 5 9 5 2 6 4 3 9 25 11 14 Other defined Diseases 128 7 2 4 4 5 11 11 21 24 23 16 63 14 29 Causes ill-defined or unknown 1 .. .. .. .. .. • • • • .. .. .. 1 1...
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Males Females Dockyard St. Mary's River St. George's Burrage Herbert Glyndon St. Margaret's Central St. Nicholas' Abbey Wood Well Hall Sherard Avery Hill All Causes 848 806 76 66 163 88 112 111 131 149 123 173 103 108 128 123 Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measles 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . ....
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8 1 4 4 2 4 . 2 1 4 . 4 Encephalitis lethargica 1 1 . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . Cerebro-Spinal Fever 2 2 . 1 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . Tuberculosis of respiratory system 86 62 5 8 14 6 7 16 12 7 22 14 6 16 7 Other tuberculous diseases 13 7 . 1 3 . 2 1 2 1 . 2 1 1 4 2 Syphilis 7 2 . . 2 . 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . . . General paral...
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malignant disease 125 95 7 9 20 17 19 11 15 17 13 21 18 14 19 20 Diabetes 5 11 1 3 . 1 1 2 1 . 1 1 5 . . . Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. 28 47 3 4 6 5 7 6 5 9 11 4 2 2 3 8 Heart disease 172 195 15 13 44 20 31 25 30 36 33 31 25 20 14 30 Aneurism 6 . . . . . 1 . . . . 2 1 1 1 .
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Other circulatory diseases 26 17 4 1 6 1 4 2 5 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 Bronchitis 44 47 6 2 6 5 3 9 7 10 11 16 3 3 5 5 Pneumonia (all forms) 63 63 7 8 10 7 7 7 8 7 8 13 12 9 16 7 Other respiratory diseases 11 9 3 o 2 . 1 . 2 1 4 3 . 1 1 . Peptic ulcer 13 2 3 . 2 . . 1 2 2 . 3 2 . . Diarrhoea, etc.
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6 3 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 2 .. 1 .. 1 1 1 Appendicitis 6 3 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 2 1 .. .. Cirrhosis of liver 3 .. .. .. 1 .. l .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. Other diseases of liver, etc.
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2 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 1 2 Other digestive diseases 15 19 1 .. 1 1 2 5 1 7 2 3 1 2 5 3 Acute and chronic nephritis 25 24 4 1 .. 2 3 5 7 9 3 5 1 5 3 1 Puerperal sepsis .. 6 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 1 Other puerperal causes .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Congenital debility, premature...
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Senility 19 37 1 .. 7 1 1 3 5 5 10 10 .. 9 1 3 Suicide 7 7 .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. 4 4 Other violence 43 io 3 2 6 5 3 5 3 1 1 5 3 6 6 4 OfcYier defined diseases Caunen ill-defined or unknown 67 1 61 6 3 13 7 8 5 12 12 7 12 7 10 13 13 18 19 Causes of Death.—Table No. 10 shews that 367 deaths were due to Heart Dise...
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There were 62 deaths from Congenital Debility and Prematurity. In every instance these figures are above those of 1930. There were 34 deaths from Influenza, compared with 13 in 1930, but there was only one death from Measles, as against 15. Seventy-two per cent, of all deaths occurred in persons over 45 years of age. R...
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1927 114 94 10 218 1.5 37 17.0 1928 113 71 18 202 1.4 32 15.8 1929 121 119 15 255 1.8 51 20.0 1930 61 101 19 181 1.3 35 19.3 1931 91 126 20 237 1.7 54 22.8 Cancer.—The total number of deaths was 220, of which 125 occurred in males and 95 in females. In the following Table, No. 13, is shewn the number of deaths certifie...
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1927 101 109 210 1.49 14.08 1928 100 109 209 1.48 13.45 1929 93 120 213 1.50 11.97 1930 107 94 201 1.42 12.99 1931 125 95 220 1.54 13.30 20 The following Table, No. 14, shews the seat of primary disease in all deaths from Cancer (including all other specified malignant tumours) :— TABLE No. 14. Seat of Primary Disease....
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Lip — 1 1 — Tongue 7 1 8 5 Mouth and Tonsil 1 1 2 2 Jaw 3 — 3 3 Oesophagus 10 — 10 7 Stomach 25 14 39 23 Liver and Gall Bladder 5 5 10 4 Intestines 15 21 36 20 Rectum 18 7 25 13 Ovary .
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— 3 3 2 Uterus — 14 14 7 Breast — 17 17 7 Skin 5 1 6 6 Larynx 3 3 3 Lung 5 3 8 3 Pancreas 5 2 7 4 Kidney 2 1 3 3 Bladder 3 1 4 3 Prostate 11 — 11 7 Testis 1 — 1 1 Thyroid — 1 1 1 Abdominal Cavity — 1 1 1 Sarcoma 6 1 7 3 125 95 220 128 21 Maternal Mortality.—The number of deaths from Puerperal Sepsis was 6, and from oth...
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The following Table shews the causes of death each year since 1912 TABLE No. 15. Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1931. Year. Abortion. Ectopic Gestation. Placenta Praevia. Other Puerperal Haemorrhage. Other Accidents of Child Birth. Child Birth with Secondary Causes. Puerperal Eclampsia. Puerperal Phlebitis and Embo...
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7 15 1917 - 1 - 2 - 1 2 1 7 14 1918 1 - - 2 1 - 1 1 9 15 1919 - 2 1 2 - - 2 1 5 13 1920 - 1 - - 1 - 1 3 5 11 1921 - - - - - - 3 2 5 10 1922 - - - 1 - - 2 - 3 6 1923 - - - - 1 - 1 - 3 5 1924 - - 2 1 1 - 3 1 2 10 1925 - - 1 2 1 1 1 - 3 9 1926 - 1 - 2 - - - 1 2 6 1927 - 1 - - - - 1 1 3 6 1928
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- 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 8 13 1929 2 2 - - 2 1 3 1 3 14 1930 1 - - - - 1 2 - 4 8 1931 — — — — 1 — 1 — 6 8 Totals 8 12 7 15 15 5 30 14 85 191 22 Inquests.—There were 103 inquests held on Woolwich residents during the year, compared with 130 in 1930. Deaths of Children, 1—5 Years of Age.—The number of deaths of children between 1...
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The following Tables shew the variation in rates of mortality in these ages in the last five years. These rates have been calculated on the estimated populations living at these ages and in stated groups of diseases :— TABLE No. 16. Child Mortality (1—2 years). Death Rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated...
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1927 2,348 2.13 1.70 3.41 - 1.70 8.94 1928 2,129 4.70 .94 2.82 .94 1.88 11.27 1929 2,141 4.20 .47 2.80 1.40 4.20 13.07 1930 2,190 5.48 .91 4.11 1 . 37 1.37 13.24 1931 2,071 1.45 1.45 6.76 .48 3.86 14.0 TABLE No. 17. Child Mortality (2—5 years). Death Rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseas...
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Total Deaths. 1927 7,476 .94 .54 1.47 .13 .80 3.88 1928 7,121 1.83 .42 .42 .14 .98 3.79 1929 6,822 1.91 .44 1.02 .14 1 . 91 5.42 1930 6,534 1.39 .46 .92 .00 .76 3.53 1931 6,373 .78 .62 .94 .16 2.20 4.70 23 Infantile Mortality. The number of deaths of infants under one year of age was 128, compared with 91 in 1930, and ...
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The rates for the different wards in the Borough are shewn in Table No. 5. In seven metropolitan boroughs lower rates were recorded as under:—Chelsea, 42; Lewisham, 50; Deptford, 53; Stoke Newington, 54; Camberwell, 56; Battersea, 57; and Bermondsey, 57. The rate for the administrative county was 65, and for England an...
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20 and 21, which shew the incidence of mortality from each cause for infants, distinguished by age, sex and wards. It will be noted from these tables that the chief causes of death were:—Premature Birth, 31; Pneumonia, 29; Congenital Malformation, 11; Debility, 8; and Injury at Birth, 8. There were five deaths from Ent...
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Deaths of Illegitimate Children.—Eight illegitimate children died, compared with 1 in 1930, and 7 in 1929. Institutional Deaths.—In tabular form is shown below the number of deaths of Woolwich infants which took nlace in various institutions durinc the vear. These figures are included in those shewn in Table No. 8:— TA...
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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 year. Smallpox . . . . . . . . . . Chickenpox . . . . . . . . . . Measles . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . 2 2 Whoop...
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Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . . . . Convulsions . . . . . . . . . . Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . Bronchitis . . . . 1 1 2 . . 4 Pneumonia . . . . 3 6 4 9 7 29 Diarrhoea . . . . . 1 . . . 1 Enteritis . . . . . 3 . . . 4 Gastritis . . . . . . . . . . Syphilis . . . . 1 . . . . 3 Rickets . . . . . . . . . • •...
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3 Congenital Malformation 4 2 1 1 8 2 1 . . 11 Premature Birth 25 2 1 . 28 1 2 . . 31 Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 4 . 2 . 7 1 . . . 8 Other Causes 3 . . . 3 4 5 1 3 16 46 8 6 2 62 24 16 12 14 128 Nett Births registered during the calendar year. Legitimate, 2,097 ; Illegitimate, 58. Nett Deaths registered during the ...
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Females. Dockyard. St. Mary's River St. George's Burr age Herbert Glyndon St. Margaret's Central St. Nicholas' Abbey Wood Well Hall Sherard Avery Hill Smallpox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chickenpox - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Measles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Scarlet fever 1 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -...
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Abdominal tuberculosis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Other Tuberculous diseases - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Meningitis (not Tuberculous) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Convulsions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Laryngitis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bronchitis 1 3 1 — — — — 1 — 2 — — - - ~ Pneumonia 11 18 4 ...
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- - - - - - - - - - - Syphilis 2 1 - - 1 — - 1 - — — - 1 - — — Rickets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Suffocation, overlying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Injury at Birth 4 4 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 2 2 Atelectasis 2 1 - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - Congenital malformation 6 5 — — 1 2 — 1 1 1 1 — - — 3 1 Premature birth ...
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Debility and Marasmus 2 6 — 1 1 — — 1 — 2 t- 1 — — 2 — Other causes 9 7 1 - 2 1 1 2 - 3 1 1 - 2 1 1 57 71 9 6 12 9 7 12 6 12 6 10 7 7 18 7 25 26 SECTION III. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA. i. Public Health Officers of the Authority. (a) In tabular form is shewn below the names, qualifications and app...
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Assistant Medical Officer of Health for Maternity and Child Welfare. 1921 Blackmore, F. J. C. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Assistant Medical Officer of Health and Tuberculosis Officer. 1931 Proudfoot, M. E. M.B., Ch. B. Assistant Medical Officer (General Purposes). 1931 Saunders-Jacobs, E. V. M.A., M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P....
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B. Medical Officer, Toddlers Clinics (part time). 1930 Brews, R. V. L.R.C.P.I. and L.M., L.R.C.S.I. and L.M. Public Vaccinator (part time). 1930 Cowie, W. M.A., M.B., C.M. do. 1930 Clarke, C. F. M.R.C.S., L.S.A. do. 1930 Wise, H. M. M.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. do. 1930 Milton, E. F. M.D., B.S. do. 1930 Blackall, G. M.B., ...
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The deputies for the above Public Vaccinators are respectively:— Dr. N. E. Sampey, Dr. D. Wilson, Dr. H. M. Wise, Dr. E. C. Wise, Dr. W. T. Milton, Dr. R. W. Wood, Di. R. Lewys-Lloyd. 27 (6) In tabular form is shown below the dates of appointment, names, and qualifications of the Public Analyst, the Sanitary Inspectors...
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Inst., Cert. San. Insp. Exam Board, Cert. San. Insp. Assoen., Cert. Meat and other foods. Chief Sanitary Inspector. (1928) 1901 Tedham, W. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1904 PoweU. T. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1920 Pendrill, H. W. C...
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Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1922 Couch, C. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. 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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Joint Board. Cert. Meat and other foods. Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. Sanitary Inspector. 1931 Hoines, F. J. Cert. San. Insp. Exam., Joint Board. Sanitary Inspector. 1904 Farrugia, Mrs. A. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert. Royal San. Inst. Woman Sanitary Inspector. 1917 Latham, Miss K. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Cert...
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Health Visitor and Sanitary Inspector 1919 Burnett, Miss W. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, C.M.B., Health Visitors Cert., Board of Education. Health Visitor. 1919 Tibbits, Miss E. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, Health Visitors Cert., Board of Education. Health Visitor. 1919 Ware, Miss C. Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Board, C.M...
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1922 Seceombe, Miss W. Cert. General Hospital Training, C.M.B., Health Visitors Cert. Health Visitor. 1927 Farrell, Miss E. V. Cert. General Hospital Training, C.M.B., Heliotherapy Cert., Health Visitors Cert., Board of Education. Health Visitor and Artificial Sunlight Nurse. 1930 Frederick, Miss F. E. Cert. General Ho...
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Tuberculosis Visitor. 1923 Smith, Mrs. M. Dispensing Certificate Clerk-Dispenser. 1922 Morrison, Mrs. M. L. - Lay Organiser. CLERKS: Allen, L. Britter, A. Edwards, Mrs. N. Smith, H. S. Collyer, H. M. Pike, L. Stephenson, Miss D. Crawford, Miss I. Prescott, H. T. Taylor, S. G. (part time). The Medical Officer of Health ...
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They are all under agreement with the Council to provide nursing assistance at the cost of the Council for cases of measles, whooping cough, zymotic enteritis, ophthalmia neonatorum, pneumonia, anterior poliomyelitis, puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia. The rates of payment vary from 6d. to 1s. 3d. per visit. Tuberc...
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During the year the agreement with the Seamen's Hospital for the bacteriological work of the Council was terminated and a new one entered into with the Board of Management of the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital. The change arose in this way. A pathologist and bacteriologist was appointed on the staff of the Memorial Hos...
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A minimum of 500 samples are purchased annually under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, and submitted for chemical analysis to the Public Analyst, Sir W. R, Smith, at the Royal Institute of Public Health. v- Adoptive Acts, By-laws and Regulations Relating to Public Health in Force in the District. Adoptive Acts.—The Smal...
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30 By-laws and Regulations.—A complete list of the various by-laws and regulations in force in the Borough was given in the Annual Report for 1930, and no change has taken place during the year with the exception that chicken pox, which was made notifiable on the 1st April, 1930, and continued for a further period of s...
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The Council's arrangements with these hospitals were fully reported on in last year's Annual Report, but it may be convenient to refer to them briefly here. At the War Memorial Hospital the Council reserve twelve beds for children under five years, and sufficient accommodation as may be necessary for 66 maternity cases...
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The London County Council's ambulance service is available:— (a) For the removal to hospital, free of charge, of persons suffering from infectious disease; (b) For the removal, on payment, of persons suffering from non-infectious disease to hospitals or other places; (c) For the removal, free of charge, of cases of acc...
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0d., or at the rate of 1s. 0d. a mile, whichever is the less, with a minimum charge of 3s. 6d. Mileage to be reckoned from the ambulance station nearest to the patient's address including the return journey to that station. For the provision of a nurse to accompany the case:— 5s. 0d. for a period of up to two hours, an...
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This list differs from the one published last year in the following respects:— Maternity and Child Welfare.—(a) The Centre at 179, Well Hall Road, Elthain, was closed and the work transferred to the Council's new Welfare Centre at Westhorne Avenue, Eltham. (b) A new Maternity and Child Welfare Centre was opened at St. ...
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Clinics and Treatment Centres. Situation. Nature of Accommodation. By Whom Provided. Sessions weekly. Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Old Town Hall, Woolwich Doctor's Room, Weighing Rooms, Waiting Rooms, etc. Woolwich Borough Council. 8 236, Plumstead High Street do. do. 6 Westhorne Avenue, Eltham Doctor's Room, A...
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Luke's Hall, Westmount Road. Doctor's Room Weighing Room do. 1 Sunlight Clinic. Old Town Hall, Woolwich Treatment and Weighing Rooms, etc. do. 9 Day Nurseries. Nil. School Clinics. Brewer Street, Woolwich Doctors' Rooms, Treatment Rooms, Waiting Rooms. Local Medical Association. Daily. 236, Plumstead High Street do. do...
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Accommodation for operating on, and detention of, cases of enlarged tonsils and adenoids. London County Council. Daily. Borough Disinfecting Station, White Hart Road, Plumstead. Accommodation for cleansing of verminous children. Woolwich Borough Council. Daily. Tuberculosis Dispensary. Maxey Road, Plumstead Doctors' Ro...
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During the year an arrangement was entered into with the local Medical Association whereby the necessary accommodation for the examination and treatment of school children was reserved at the Health Centre, Eltham, in accordance with the terms of an agreement similar to that entered into with the same Association for t...
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Arrangements have been made for bacteriological examination in such cases and for home nursing. 34 In December, 1930, a Memorandum, 156/MCW, dealing with ante-natal services, was issued by the Ministry of Health, in which certain suggestions were made to facilitate progress in dealing with the care of the expectant, th...
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(4) The Council has already made arrangements for the provision of sterilised maternity outfits, for home helps, for the supply of milk to expectant and nursing mothers, and for the provision of laboratory facilities for the examination of pathological material. (5) As part of the Council's health propaganda scheme, ar...
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H. Taylor, F.R.C.S., the Borough Council's Consultant under the Puerperal Fever Regulations, to see any such case and to pay him a fee of five guineas on each occasion. xi. Health Visiting. The arrangements made for the visiting of children between the ages of one and five years and the general working of the Council's...
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S. G. Taylor, Vaccination Officer of all Sub-Districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Registration District, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1930, inclusive:— Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District. Number of...
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. Plumstead 476 227 - - 201 18 2. Woolwich† 1,339 737 2 — 453 47 3. Eltham 508 262 2 — 190 11 Total 2,323 1,226 4 — 844 76 Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1932, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by "Report Book") of Number of these Births remaining...
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*Total Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of Children under 14 received during the Calendar Year, 1931. Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate, during the Calen...
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NOTE.—(a) The total of the figures in columns 3 to 11 should agree with the figure in column 2. Any cases of children successfully vaccinated after the declaration of conscientious objection had been made should be included in column 6 above and not in column 3. The number of such cases should be inserted here:— 1. (6)...
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†Includes the Burrage and Herbert Wards in Plumstead Parish. (Signature) S. G. TAYLOR, Date—9th February, 1932. Vaccination Officer. The names, addresses and districts of the Public Vaccinators and their deputies were set out in detail on page 40 of my Annual Report for 1930. Mr. Oughton, who was Vaccination Officer wh...
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H. S. Smith, a principal clerk in the Department, was authorised to act as deputy when occasion arose. xiii. Supply of Insulin to Persons Suffering from Diabetes. In May, 1930, the Council agreed to supply Insulin to diabetic patients who were necessitous and unable to obtain it under the National Health Insurance Acts...
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(b) Stating whether any tests were made of the urine or of the blood of the patient, and, if so, by whom and with what results. (c) A report on the progress of the patient. 37 SECTION IV.—HEALTH PROPAGANDA. Health propaganda and health education take a prominent part now in the work of the Department, and it can be def...
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The Council's activities on health propaganda work during the year may be classified as follows:— (a) Health Week.—The following is a copy of the report of the Public Health Committee to the Council:— "Health Week.—We report that, in accordance with the Council's resolution of the 29th July, 1931, we arranged a suitabl...
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The exhibition illustrated:—(a) the everyday work of the Health Department in its separate branches of general sanitation, maternity and child welfare and tuberculosis; (6) certain aspects of the work of the other Committees of the Council, viz., Allotments, Baths, Electricity, Housing, Libraries and Works; (c) glimpse...
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Included in the War Memorial Hospital exhibit was a display by the Blood Transfusion Service of the British Red Cross Society in which an appeal was made for voluntary blood donors to come forward. In all 88 such donors recorded their names. In this connection we are very grateful to the Camberwell Borough Council who ...
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"We are indebted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, for the loan of the Model Allotment, the Rat Exhibit, and the National Mark Exhibit; to the London County Council for the Orthopaedic Exhibit; the National Smoke Abatement Society for Smoke Exhibits; to the Directors of the Wellcome Museum for the old blood...
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"To all who helped by exhibiting, by speaking, by lending, by giving, and by working, we have extended the sincere thanks of the Council, and we take this opportunity of placing on record our appreciation of the work of the Council's staff." (b) Health Talks to School Children.—Since 1928, when the first series of thes...
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C. Isobel Wright "Football" "How We Breathe" "Demons of Decay" February 16th "Our Relay Race" Dr. C. Isobel Wright "Sports in Slow Motion" "Our Wonderful Body" (Part I.) "The Death Mystery" February 23rd "Pioneers in Health" Dr. Rachel Mackenzie "Bottled Health" "Giro the Germ" "Demons of Decay" March 16th "The Swing o...
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M. E. Proudfoot "Dirtie Bertie" "A Brush With the Enemy" "Health is Wealth" (Part I.) January 20th "Health's Helpers" Dr. R. E. W. Mackenzie "Almost a Tragedy" "Through Life's Windows" "The Care of the Teeth" February 15th "The Human Machine" Dr. R. E. W. Mackenzie "Beware of the Demons" "Swimming" "Where There's Life,...
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E. V. Saunders-Jacobs "Walking" "How We Breathe" "Almost a Tragedy" 40 (c) Health Lectures to Adults.—Two lectures were given at the Town Hall, as follows:— Date. 1931. Subject. Lecturer. January 26th "Sunlight and Education" Dr. R. Forgan, M.P. March 16th "How to Enjoy Life" Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones Either in conjun...