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f53f4502-cdbe-4c16-a813-420a233f0f0a | woo 33 Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR WOOLWICH 1933 BY J. MACMILLAN, D.S.O., M.C., M.B., D.P.H. Medical Officer of Health LONDON: WIGHTMAN & CO., LTD. Regency Street, S.W. 1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOUSING COMMITTEE. At 31st December, 1933. His Worship the Mayor (Alderman... |
ab32e4cb-cc3d-4548-9ec8-800ed7f27541 | L. E. Driver A. H. Gilder Miss C. K. Lambeth Mrs. E. L. Reeves Miss S. Turnbull H. J. Turner Miss G. E. Walters, J.P. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE. Comprising the Members of the Public Health and Housing Committee. Councillor H. Vaughan (Chairman). Councillor Miss C. K. Lambeth (Vice-Chairman). 3 TABLE OF CONT... |
29294aec-7d24-4f56-bddd-1e89b8c0a50e | Public Health Officers 9 Professional Nursing in the Home 12 Midwives 12 Laboratory Facilities 12 Adoptive Acts, By-laws and Regulations in Force in the District 13 Institutional Treatment for Unmarried Mothers 14 Ambulance Facilities 15 Maternal Mortality 15 Vaccination 15 Supply of Insulin 17 Clinics and Treatment Ce... |
7559c2d5-e8e3-4ebe-9997-1a9c11385846 | Staff 23 Water Supply 23 Removal and Disposal of Refuse 23 Drainage 24 Smoke Abatement 24 Complaints 25 Sanitary Inspection of the Area 25 Factory and Workshops Act 27 Rats 28 Offensive Trades 28 Rag Flock Act 28 Mortuaries 28 Cemeteries 29 Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons 29 Legal Proceedings 30 Children's Sandp... |
660eb867-6e7e-48f4-8134-fa7e2f80b3d5 | Statistics 48 Inspection of Houses 50 Slum Clearance 50 Rent Restrictions Acts 51 Tents and Vans 51 Houses let in Lodgings 51 New Houses 51 Council's Housing Scheme 52 Common Lodging Houses 52 Bug Infestation of Houses 52 VI.—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. General Referenc 56 Staff 56 Notification of Births Acts 56 The W... |
eabd5d5b-6cbf-4f55-8eec-cebbfe1e132e | 1926 67 Obstetric Complications in Private Practice 68 Home Helps 68 Treatment of Minor Ailments 68 Dental Treatment 68 Orthopaedic Treatment for Children under Five Years of Age 69 Provision of Nursing Assistance 70 Day Ambulances 70 Children's Beds 70 Institutional Midwifery 71 Ante-Natal Treatment and Emergencies 71... |
fd0dd0a9-57db-42b5-87f9-8d5f5f1e93c3 | Notifications 75 Diphtheria 81 Scarlet Fever 82 Smallpox 85 Erysipelas, Malaria and Dysentery 85 Enteric Fever 85 Anterior Poliomyelitis 85 Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 85 Encephalitis Lethargica 86 5 PAGE Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia 86 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 86 Zymotic Enteritis 87 Whooping Cough 87 Measles 87 P... |
8cd1b0ba-4b27-46b8-8e54-96b2ce66b62d | Annual Statistics (including those of Wards) 104 Births 106 Marriages 108 Deaths 108 Deaths from Cancer 112 Maternal Mortalit 113 Child Mortality 115 Infantile Mortality 115 APPENDIX. Meteorological Tables 119 6 PREFACE. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. Mr. Mayor, Ladies a... |
0d7fbf30-3754-4e12-8476-e494f7f08a50 | The birth rate was 12.7; the death rate 11.2; the infantile mortality rate 62, and the neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 births) was 33.92. In 1932 the corresponding figures were 14.0, 11.1, 60 and 24.82 respectively. Maternal deaths numbered six—the same as in 1932—the rate for the year being... |
f9eda46d-b5dd-422c-a823-4929001d4588 | Compared with 1932 the incidence of infectious disease shows an increase. There were more cases of Diphtheria (370 against 233) and of Scarlet Fever (1,004 against 554). The number of cases of Pneumonia notified was 249 and the number of notifications of Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia received was 40. There were... |
dca37ceb-e561-4d9a-879f-02fb7e0edd13 | 7 It is pleasing to record once again that, during the year, additional professional qualifications were obtained by the following Inspectors:— Advanced Inspectors' Certificate, Royal Sanitary Institute— Mr. C. J. Couch. Sanitary Science, Royal Sanitary Institute— Mr. E. Lewis. The work of the Inspectors is fully repor... |
89a28aaf-9d55-4c41-94c4-9605d63c3d80 | One of these, a hutment area, was represented during the year. During the year more attention was paid to the problem of bug infestation of houses. The scheme described in my Annual Report for 1932 was in operation the whole year and has given results which, so far as they go, appear highly satisfactory, but much more ... |
b29a46d6-1aed-413e-ba7e-41ddb0e2f8ab | During the year alterations in the Centre accommodation were made at North Woolwich and at Plumstead. At North Woolwich, owing to the re-organisation of the Baths, a portion of the building became available for other purposes, and the Council decided to convert this into a Maternity and Child Welfare Centre. The necess... |
0c4a5452-9b74-4b51-8d8d-2a116662f1b0 | Arrangements were entered into with the London County Council and the local School Medical Treatment Committee, whereby all school medical treatment work at Plumstead is now carried out at this Centre, thus following the Eltham precedent. The scheme for the medical examination of Toddlers continues to work satisfactori... |
daf80b3d-be44-40d4-8242-27f310503c81 | M. L. Morrison, Lay Organiser, who entered the service of the Council in 1922, resigned in March. Mr. Thomas Powell, Sanitary Inspector, who entered the service of the Council in 1904, retired on superannuation in April. Miss Kate Latham, Health Visitor, who entered the service of the Council in 1917, retired on supera... |
196b1113-a438-473f-a5c4-0f38805507d7 | Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, J. MACMILLAN, Medical Officer of Health. 9 THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HEALTH OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH. Year ending 31st December, 1933. SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA. i. Public Health Officers of the Authority. (a) I... |
e3709820-d4f4-401d-86d1-96f742157139 | 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., B.Sc., D.P.H. do. do. 1927 Lynham, J. E. A. B.A., M.D., D.M.R.E. Consultant, Artificial Sunli... |
9c1799d3-3a1e-4248-acf6-fa71517f55b9 | 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., B.A.O.. D.P.H. do. 1930 Power, F. J. L.R.C.P.I. and L.M., L.R.C.S.I. and L.M. do.... |
e2f463f2-afc5-4e8c-ad82-6f0438df9701 | E. C. Wise, Dr. W. T. Milton. Dr. R. w. Wood, Dr. R. Lewys-Lloyd. 10 (b) In tabular form are shown below the dates of appointments, names, and qualifications of the Public Analyst, the Sanitary Inspectors, Health Visitors, the Vaccination Officer, the Tuberculosis Staff and the Clerical Staff employed by the Council at... |
1994ef20-7ac4-438a-af24-c88254a3a3f1 | (1928) 1901 Tedham, W. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1920 Pendrill, H. W. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Cert. Advanced Inspectors, R.S.I.; Cert. Meat and other foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. Sanitary Inspector. 1921 Harris, C V Cert San. Insp., Exam Board ; Cert. Royal San. ... |
a760a9c1-6353-44d8-8bd7-a40ad6c36501 | 1925 Pindar, E. B. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Cert. Royal San. Ins.; Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1928 Andrew, F. A. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1929 Hemingway, F. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary In... |
9e3dd194-6200-4090-ae9b-ead968acefc6 | 1933 Lewis, E. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and other foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I.; Cert. San. Science, R.S.I. Sanitary Inspector. 1904 Farrugia, Mrs. A. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Cert. Royal San. Inst. Woman Sanitary Inspector. 11 TABLE No. 2—continued. Year, appointed. Name. Qualifications... |
ccf9ec42-a516-46d7-9f96-12698f101227 | 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.B.; Health Visitors' Cert., Board of Education. Health Visitor and Sanitary Inspector. 1920 Campbell, Miss M. Cert. General Hospital Training; C.M.B.; Ce... |
9bf11550-765e-408a-9d5a-5590ac52f837 | ; Heliotherapy Cert.; Health Visitors' Cert., Board of Education. Health Visitor and Artificial Sunlight Nurse. 1930 Frederick, Miss F. E. Cert. General Hospital Training; C.M.B.; Health Visitors' Cert. Health Visitor. 1933 Carey, Miss A. Cert. General Hospital Training; Cert. Fever Training; C.M.B.; Health Visitors' C... |
f9b9e99e-1291-46aa-90a5-82047f71bea1 | M. Dispensing Certificate Dispenser and Secretary of Care Committee. Clerks: Allen, L. Collyer, H. M. Prescott, H. T. Biswell, Miss V. Crawford, Miss I. Smith, H. S. Britter, A. Edwards, Mrs. N. Stephenson, Miss D. Bryant, Miss A. (Temporary) Pike, L. Taylor, S. G. (part-time). The Medical Officer of Health is Administ... |
818c9cd8-9b5b-4510-bc25-7cd2d7939a33 | Eltham Provident Nursing Association: All Eltham (except New Eltham). New Eltham District Nursing Association: New Eltham. All these Associations insist that the patient shall be under the care of a medical practitioner, and, in ordinary circumstances, only nurse non-infectious cases. On the recommendation of the Medic... |
ff17088e-2a29-4f7d-9f66-205750ffb535 | Ophthalmia Neonatorum Zymotic Enteritis Whooping Cough Poliomyelitis Acute Primary Pneumonia 1s. 3d. per visit. Influenzal Pneumonia Puerperal Fever Puerperal Pyrexia Tuberculosis iii. Midwives. There are no whole-time midwives employed by the Council. By the courtesy of the County Medical Officer of Health I have been... |
b2892efd-cf03-4ffa-8e00-bbb3c08cf373 | A minimum of 500 samples are purchased annually in accordance with the provisions of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, and the various Regulations and Orders in which are laid down the standards for food. They are submitted for chemical analysis to the Public Analyst. During the first quarter of the year the... |
6d02eb67-274e-4385-949e-0cebd7706636 | Adoptive Acts.—The Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899-1923, have been adopted by the Council. During the year, the Borough Treasurer tells me, the Council made 399 advances to purchasers of houses in accordance with the provisions of these Acts. By-laws and Regulations.—A complete list of the various by-laws and re... |
4c57ae53-9de4-48c2-960d-16a0dae400bb | (c) Seamen's Lodging Houses.—Enforcement of by-laws made by the County Council relating to seamen's lodging houses, licensing and inspection of seamen's lodging houses, and supervision of the sanitary condition of such lodging houses, in accordance with the by-laws for the time being in force. 14 (id) Thames and other ... |
9587195e-85d0-422b-956a-d5609d0f1d05 | (/) Cowhouses and Places for the Keeping of Cows.—Licensing of dairymen to use premises as a cowhouse or place for the keeping of cows. (g) Infant Life Protection.—Reception of notices given by persons who undertake for reward the nursing and maintenance in a dwelling of infants and the inspection of premises by infant... |
3eef5e34-28a7-4bd2-989b-d5d60e1d1098 | Licensing of persons to use premises for receiving or keeping horses for slaughter or the carcases of dead horses. Certain recreation grounds, disused burial grounds and other open spaces in London, provided they do not exceed a prescribed area, are also transferred to the Borough Councils, but this does not affect Woo... |
d2adcd11-3dc9-42e3-bac5-349b434000e4 | (d) For the removal, free of charge, of ordinary maternity cases between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., and urgent mat emit}' cases during the daytime, when accompanied by a doctor or nurse. In addition to these services the Council hire the ambulances of the London County Council for the conveyance of non-urgent mat... |
f1f9603d-5501-46e5-95a6-bed3b43d442c | Arrangements have also been made for the home nursing of such cases and for such bacteriological investigations as are necessary. ix. Vaccination. I submit a return by the Vaccination Officer on the work carried out under the Vaccination Acts for the year 1932. 16 TABLE No. 3. RETURN to be made on or before the 9th of ... |
233c58a0-3ed2-4713-8e04-e92306d72758 | and V. of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.:— Col. I. Col. II. Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declaration of Conscientious Objection has been received. Col. V. Successfully Vaccinated. Insusceptible of Vaccination. Had Small Pox. Died Unvaccinated. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. Plumstead 524 ... |
bafb1985-c493-4db0-b823-e163082d2cf4 | Eltham 468 239 3 — 174 17 Total 2,265 1,145 15 — 854 95 Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1934, remained unentered in the "Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by "Report Book ") of:- Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1934, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (Columns 3,... |
935ffd6c-e397-4745-acfa-fd4cb78fcc99 | Postponement by Medical Certificate. Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officers of which have been duly apprised. Removal to places unknown or which cannot be reached ; and cases not having been found. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. These figures are to be obtained from columns 2 and 6 of the Summary (Form N.) 3 9 21 6 14 36... |
a8b9df35-0498-4ed1-8eb9-5d4fb563575f | The number of such cases should be inserted here:—Nil. (b) The figures in columns 2 to 11 should not include re-registered births or cases of children born in other districts. *The total in this column should be the number of Certificates of successful primary vaccination of children under 14, actually received during ... |
96c0d172-2e89-44a6-915d-4af8b891a879 | During the year ended 30th September, 1933, the number of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates was 1,241. This figure includes 715 primary vaccinations of persons under one year of age and 236 over one year of age, and 290 re-vaccinations. x. Supply of Insulin to Persons Suffering ... |
e432587f-61f4-4c74-8d0a-be9e66d170ee | (2) A quarterly report must be furnished in respect of each patient treated, giving the following information:— (a) The number of doses of Insulin administered; (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... |
f514f103-024f-4ca5-87b2-40a66f78f425 | Old Town Hall, Woolwich Doctor's Room, Weighing Rooms, Waiting Rooms, etc. Woolwich Borough Council 8 236, Plumstead High Street Doctor's Room, Ante-Natal Room, Ante-room, Weighing Room, Waiting Room, Dental Rooms do. 6 Westhorne Avenue, Eltham Doctor's Room, Ante-Natal Room, Ante-room, Weighing Room, Waiting Room, Lec... |
f7e20e32-92f5-40e3-8c03-9651098e369e | do. 9 Day Nurseries. Nil. School Clinics. Brewer Street, Woolwich Doctor's Rooms, Treatment Rooms, Waiting Rooms. Local Medical Association. Daily 236, Plumstead High Street, Plumstead. Doctor's Room, Treatment Room, Waiting Rooms, Dental Rooms do. Daily Westhorne Avenue, Eltham Doctor's Room, Dental Rooms, Waiting Roo... |
57919d98-83ef-4df4-bc40-648b07209e63 | Maxey Road, Plumstead Doctor's Rooms, Waiting Rooms, Dressing Rooms, Dispensary, etc. Woolwich Borough Council Daily 179, Well Hall Road Doctor's Room, Waiting Room do. 3 Venereal Diseases. Nil. Orthopaedic Clinic. 8, Thomas Street, Woolwich Clinic, Waiting Room, Dressing Room Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Associatio... |
b404d87a-9faf-4b28-a318-2d7f18246ba9 | (b) British Hospital for Mothers and Babies. lhe Council's arrangements with these hospitals were fully reported on in the Annual Report for 1930, 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 accommoda... |
e35ddb26-927d-46da-887e-3e651e83bcef | Parliamentary enactments lose much of their value if they are merely enforced by Local Authorities and the co-operation of individual members of the public is not obtained, and, in the same way, measures taken by any Health Department have a limited field of usefulness unless this co-operaton exists. Much depends upon ... |
9aef9bdd-8ede-4d29-953f-317384e35ff0 | In addition to the activities outlined in the following paragraphs, which deal briefly with the propaganda work of the Council during the year, advice is given daily by the Council's Health Visitors, Sanitary Inspectors and Tuberculosis Visitors in their home visits, and in a similar way at the Welfare Centres, Tubercu... |
f6b53d72-f8fd-42f3-8def-f795ad248330 | There was a good attendance at the opening meeting. In addition to members of the Council, there were present representatives of the London County Council, School Care Committee Workers, Head Teachers of Plumstead Schools, Members of the School Medical Committee, representatives from surrounding Boroughs and voluntary ... |
29c98835-e56b-4ace-b111-6cf9328a4cc2 | At each session films were shown and a lecture or demonstration of rhythmic and remedial exercises were given. In the morning there was a session for a conducted party of school children and the general public were not admitted. "The attendance for the week was close on seven thousand. "We are grateful to the lecturers... |
d04e36df-55b4-4e7a-9e9b-9c99a77b81ce | Full attendances were recorded at most of the sessions. The health films shown were:— January 23rd "How We See." March 20th "Your Mouth." October 16th "Ten Little Dirty Boys." November 20th "Care of the Teeth." December 11th "Weatherwise." (c) Adult Health Lectures.—No adult health lectures were given during the year. ... |
356d0c7b-ff8c-4199-8690-50a47ac17517 | (e) Central Council for Health Education.—This organisation (to which the Council contributes a donation of three guineas) performs many functions of use to local health authorities. Composed as it is, of representatives of health and education authorities, insurance committees, friendly societies, etc., it co-ordinate... |
66bbae85-87c7-4015-ad9b-6d5a5865e086 | (g) Posters.—Towards the end of the year a letter was received from the Minister of Health stating that the special poster frames used in connection with the work of the Empire Marketing Board could no longer be used for that purpose, and asking if they could be used by the Council for health propaganda purposes. There... |
2f9319c0-1ae2-4be2-9fdc-a1856b06ee48 | Staff.—At the end of the year there were on the staff of the Sanitary Section of the Department, one Chief Sanitary Inspector, ten male Inspectors, one female Inspector and two part-time female Inspectors. Mr. T. Powell, who entered the service of the Council on the 18th April, 1904, retired on the 30th April, on reach... |
3f7c4350-9367-430f-bb3e-d5e2a6b706a6 | All refuse is disposed of by burning at the Council's destructor, White Hart Lane. The collection and disposal of house refuse was the subject of a report by a special sub-committee appointed to consider the possibility of re-organising the above service with a view to reducing the cost. From the report it appeared tha... |
e47452a1-0935-4d51-95de-44fe619851cc | The Council adopted this report and the change-over took place gradually as the vehicles were obtained. From a public health point of view the new method is much better than the old, insomuch as refuse is not scattered over the public highway during loading. 24 Most of the dustbins in the Borough are of a movable patte... |
71c201c4-b9bc-41d4-bac0-3ee7d7951618 | At the end of the year, however, an improved type of receptacle had been put into use and the scheme was working satisfactorily. Inoffensive trade refuse is removed by the Works Department at a charge of 5s. Od. per load, and during the year 1,656 tons 8 cwts. were so dealt with. Drainage.—With relatively few exception... |
19358dce-8e3d-4cf8-b51a-d0dcaf6ad639 | Costs recovered from the owners amounted to £5 9s. Od. In the following seven instances reconstruction was necessary and the work was carried out by the owners after service of notices:—1-31, Camrose Street and 2-22, Church Manorway; 158-160, Brewery Road and 2-8, Parkdale Road; 34-46, Spray Street; 32-34, Lannoy Road;... |
d003c47c-23d1-4437-b12c-245c5ed4c083 | Five offences were discovered and warning letters were sent in each instance. No legal proceedings were instituted. 25 Complaints.—During the year there were 2,427 complaints of nuisances made to the Health Department and investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors. Notices for the remedy or abatement of the defects or nui... |
e20450b9-715c-4c03-964f-11f539772731 | In addition to these notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, 10 notices were served under London County Council Acts and under By-laws. In 74 instances, where owners did not comply with the Statutory notices, the Town Clerk was asked to institute proceedings. It was only necessary, however, to issue summons... |
d6ab06e4-eff7-495a-83fa-3f4f5848d4a5 | 632 Tents and Vans 114 Outworkers' Premises 255 Factories 255 Houses Let in Lodgings 587 Workshops 760 Houses re Infectious Disease 1,505 Workplaces 149 Houses re Smallpox Contacts 148 Theatres and Cinemas 21 Houses re Verminous cases 3,052 Rag and Bone Premises 7 Houses re Scabies Cases 110 Urinals Accessible to the P... |
b0d88388-39c2-4da3-a585-43004ae10948 | Cleansing— Sinks Repaired or Provided 251 Interiors Cleansed 900 Wastes Cleansed 36 Rooms Cleansed 2,169 Wastes Trapped or Repaired 339 Damp Conditions— Water Closets— Walls 567 Flushing Apparatus Repaired 182 Sites 30 „ „ Renewed 89 Roofs 542 New Pans 243 Rain Water Pipes and Gutters 392 New Traps 230 Others 42 Foul P... |
0abba7ad-cca1-4210-90f4-446f05fbe630 | Cisterns Cleansed 4 „ Additional 1 „ Covered 5 Defective Ventilation— „ Removed 6 Windows Rendered Usable 430 Foul Accumulations— „ Additional Provided 1 Manure Removed 5 Other Means 5 Offensive Accumulations Removed 19 Defective Paving Yards Re-paved 163 Back Yards Cleansed 45 „ Repaired 155 Dung Pits Provided 1 Scull... |
d4bcd162-3796-43d8-a0b2-c3e9e2854013 | — The following Table No. 7, 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. 7. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homeworkers' Premises. 1.—Inspection. I... |
b74ab142-29a1-4d9b-8d00-efb3ba94531b | Nuisances under Public Health Act:— Want of Cleanliness 20 20 — — Want of Ventilation 1 1 — — Overcrowding — — — — Want of Drainage of Floors 1 1 — — Other Nuisances 9 9 — — Sanitary Accommodation Insufficient 3 3 — — Unsuitable or Defective 19 19 — — Not separate for Sexes 1 1 — — Offences under the Factory and Worksh... |
44a1666e-0b0f-425f-b070-997e1ded7cb0 | 3 1 — Racquet and Tennis Balls — — — The Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.—Each district Inspector is the rats officer for his area and investigates all complaints received. The total number of inspections made was 370. In 56 instances defective drains were repaired, 16 premises were rat-proofed, and other effecti... |
6f1e87c1-368f-4768-a6de-d99b78446837 | In Woolwich, however, there is only one offensive trade, namely, that of a slaughterer of poultry. The premises were approved by the London County Council in November, 1931. Rag Flock Act.—Four samples of rag flock were taken for analysis. Such material must comply with the Rag Flock Regulations, in which it is laid do... |
5df43f0a-70a9-4744-829a-5c71506d8d5e | Sun Street. Sun Street (Infectious). Eltham. All Mortuaries. Number of Bodies Received :— 1932 1933 (a) For Inquest — — — — — (b) For Custody 14 — 2 22 16 14 — 2 22 16 Number of Post-Mortem Examinations — — — — — 29 Cemeteries.— There are two cemeteries in the Borough, known as the Woolwich Cemetery and the Plumstead C... |
861f21ea-6f94-4087-98c2-f0f0529451c2 | Burials also take place in Eltham Churchyard and in a private burial ground within the grounds of Christchurch Priory in Eltham High Street. Plumstead Churchyard was closed in 1930. In the following Table is shown the number of interments in the different graveyards. The information in the case of the cemeteries is giv... |
6ba909a9-c0d6-4d89-8c66-66f2880302bd | Removal of Infirm and Diseased Persons in Certain Cases.—Power is given by Section 28 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, to remove infirm and diseased persons living under insanitary conditions to institutions. Usually such persons are persuaded to enter an institution but occasionally difficulty ... |
5878fb5e-f346-4762-8314-fb9288279e22 | TABLE No. 10. Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts. No. Date of Hearing. Offence. Situation. Result. 1 26th January Defective wall plaster near door of top front room; dirty walls and ceilings of top floor landing, staircase leading from ground floor and ground floor passage; defective wall plaster and woo... |
496ac764-1f1d-4869-abe2-2f33ec881626 | Summons withdrawn on payment of 10s.6d. costs. 4 28th February Broken leaking drain of W.C. which has recently been improperly repaired and the said drain is choked. 4, Inverness Place Work done. Summons withdrawn on payment of 15s.0d. costs. 5 5th May Defective stove and flue causing smoke to enter ground floor back r... |
1b61ca7f-f5c1-4e31-9709-f83c704c6966 | 148, Woolwich High Street. Fined 20s. 0d., and £3 3s. 0d. costs. 8 27th October Did fail to provide a sufficient ashpit. 117, Well Hall Road Ordered to pay 20s. 0d. costs, and to provide dust bin within 7 days. 31 Sandpits in Children's Playgrounds.— The bacteriological examination of the sand in these pits, three in n... |
539d7004-27b2-4b6c-8e5d-a48db6c32476 | At Plumstead there is a First Class Swimming Bath (capacity 120,000 gallons); a Second Class Swimming Bath (capacity 80,000 gallons); 64 Slipper Baths and a separate building for Turkish and Russian Vapour Baths. There is also a Public Washhouse. At Woolwich there is a First Class Swimming Bath (capacity 120,000 gallon... |
2541261e-bd8c-481d-8f8c-fcf710fe3300 | The increase in the number using the Swimming Baths over 1932 (83,283) is no doubt accounted for largely by the hygienic conditions of the water due to the installation of filtration plants in 1932. 32 SECTION IV. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932, requires the reg... |
521267cf-b592-48fb-b863-d1d7802aa8d7 | It is quite clear that any premises in which the following articles are manufactured, prepared, or canned, are registrable under the Act, and it may be that there are others :— Sausages and allied products.—Large and small, with or without skins— Saveloys. Haggis. Black Puddings. Rissoles. White Puddings. Bladders of L... |
48f24b5c-0508-44d5-88ab-261030ddc842 | Bacon Fish.—Potted, pressed, pickled, preserved— Pastes—various. Pickled or Soused Fish. Cured or Dried Fish. Canned Fish. Eel Pies and Jellied Eels. Fried Fish. Other Foods.—Potted, pressed, pickled, preserved— Canned Soups containing Meat, Hors d'ceuvres, if containing Meat or Fish. 33 Since July, 1932, 234 applicati... |
ecb04944-e9ea-4288-b471-4fdba42bce0c | The register of such premises is kept in five parts, and the numbers in each part at the end of the year, including those registered under the earlier Act, were as set out below :— (a) Sale, manufacture or storage of Ice Cream 179 (b) Manufacture of Sausages 47 (c) Preparation or manufacture of Potted, Pressed, Pickled... |
9ae0a474-6318-4981-8f1a-0b478fd878e4 | Bakehouses 32 113 15 - Cowsheds 9 85 2 — Milkshops 80 291 5 — Slaughterhouses 5 25 — — Fried Fish Shops 61 244 9 — Butchers' Shops 101 274 — — Premises where food is prepared (other than above) 61 64 - — Shops and Markets — 1,893 1 — 34 All food premises in the Borough are kept under regular observation by the Food Ins... |
6284f94a-7efb-4925-a80a-af4dddef90e3 | No. Registered dairy premises 80 Registered dairymen with premises in Borough 55 „ „ „ outside Borough 28 Cowkeepers 4 Cowsheds 9 Purveyors of milk in sealed bottles 135 The standard of cleanliness in cowsheds and dairies and in other premises where milk is sold has been well maintained, as is evidenced from periodic r... |
36520771-5014-460b-8150-24c14eb5e32b | January 4,850 60,000 — February 47,666 1,700 — March 36,665 40,000 — April 1,065,000 965,000 — July 1,775,000 5,500,000 — September 672,000 21,600 8,800 October 39,666 95,333 158,333 November 235,000 138,000 — December 1,700 15,800 — Previous to 1933, cowsheds were licensed by the London County Council, but by the tran... |
92a93af7-e737-40cf-925b-d9a7a53562e2 | Avery Hill Farm, Eltham 3 69 N. B. Grace. Coldharbour Farm, Eltham 2 88 W. F. Fisher. Eltham Palace Farm, Eltham 1 6 W. J. Mitchell. Pippenhall Farm, Eltham 1 20 N. B. Grace. Chapel Farm, Eltham 3 59 C. U. Fisher. Designated Milks.— Under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923, the Council are authorised to grant ... |
6c929931-8ea3-4dda-857a-b53f8fd7b85c | Number of dealers' licences issued to use the designation:— (a) "Certified" 5 (b) "Grade A" (Tuberculin Tested) 6 (c) "Grade A" (Pasteurised) 2 (d) "Pasteurised" 14 Number of supplementary licences issued to sell:— (a) "Certified" milk 2 (b) "Grade A" (Tuberculin Tested) 3 (c) "Grade A" (Pasteurised) 2 (d) "Pasteurised... |
76afe4b4-a626-43c7-874a-8b7f27e0a813 | January 4,900 — — — — February 3,300 5,600 — — — March 5,400 8,800 9,600 — — April 4,200 3,100 9,400 — — May 17,766 63,000 — — — June 36,400 104,000 — — — July 5,100 1,696,000 38,000 6,766 — August 16,000 — — — — October 17,800 3,200 2,600 6,800 2,500 November 7,100 6,600 — — — December 30,000 2,100 24,000 74,000 — 36 ... |
dea8258b-53ba-4f88-b47d-ed8f0223e8fd | Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts.—These Acts empower the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries to make. Orders for the grading and marking of agricultural produce. One mark—the National Mark—is used, or will be used, for all graded produce of England and Wales, and by law it conveys a guarantee that the ... |
3ca9a38c-af75-4c90-9cc5-759c242576b7 | 1931 Beef; Canned Vegetables. 1932 Cider; Bottled Vegetables; Honey; Plums. 1933 Apples; Cauliflower and Broccoli; Wheat Flour; Malt Extract and Malt Flour; Dressed Poultry; Canned Fruits; Bottled Fruits; Cabbage Lettuce; Asparagus; Blackcurrants; Gooseberries; Loganberries; Raspberries; Red Currants; Jam; Cheshire Che... |
8f0567f3-bdcf-4fad-8560-71de0b265c63 | Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.—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 foodstuffs which are subject to an Order in Council made under the Act. The Orders which so far have... |
83219bab-1b64-47db-b9fa-9c9060b31f2d | 8 Order, 1931 Salmon and Trout. The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 1 Order, 1932 Butter. These Orders prohibit the sale, or exposure for sale, respectively, in the United Kingdom, of the products mentioned above, unless the goods bear an indication of the country of origin. The term "sale" includes sale, wholes... |
f3de430a-ffc1-4e1b-8c19-fe4da2b13430 | Pigs. Calves. Total. January 233 1,794 1,715 1 3,743 February 192 1,114 1,412 — 2,718 March 230 1,218 1,799 — 3,247 April 192 1,129 1,173 — 2,494 May 204 1,653 521 79 2,457 June 193 1,908 92 121 2,314 July 173 2,360 65 16 2,614 August 170 2,705 87 — 2,962 September 207 2,126 1,363 — 3,696 October 226 2,423 1,774 — 4,42... |
6bdd53dc-1da4-4015-b6a9-5fd1ca42e722 | 181 217 38,763 38 The number of whole carcasses condemned on account of disease or injury was 40 (26 pigs and 14 sheep). In 2,453 instances partial condemnation was necessary in respect of 1,895 pigs, 134 sheep and 424 cattle. All shops and stalls where meat is sold are regularly inspected and, if any insanitary condit... |
d39744c8-1618-407c-9941-9388e7d6b808 | The only change which took place was in respect of the ownership of the slaughterhouse at 38, Plumstead Common Road. TABLE No. 16. Situation of Slaughterhouse. Owner. Bostall Farm, Abbey Wood Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, Ltd. 14, Church Street Portlock, T. W. 33, Herbert Road Anderson, F. 6, Plumstead High Stree... |
b31035af-b5bd-4bc1-bcfb-ee6e49e45437 | Occasionally, however, the Port of London Sanitary Authority allows foreign meat to be removed from the Port of London without examination on the understanding that (a) the meat shall be taken to a wholesale depot; (b) none of it shall be removed without the permission of the local Medical Officer of Health; and (c) th... |
a8a0701b-8721-4821-bd3c-fa157c0f36f1 | 39 Other Food Premises.— As a matter of routine a number of food premises, including eating houses, coffee stalls, butchers' shops and restaurants, are visited each week by the Food Inspector, and immediate action is taken in regard to any insanitary condition found. In addition, 1,893 visits were made to shops and sta... |
c8cb0f00-1283-4686-b5c4-82881f316ada | Apples; 3 cwts. Split Peas, and smaller quantities of Tinned Salmon, Fruit, Ham, Bananas and Oranges. Seizures of unsound food were made on 7 occasions, and included the following:— Beef, Mutton, Plums, Apples, Peaches. Sweets and a Fowl. On the Committee's recommendation offenders were cautioned by the Town Clerk in r... |
3f22c614-567a-41a4-a1ea-1e661955bf3e | 2 27th April Exposure for sale of 1 fowl which was unsound and unfit for human food Ordered to pay £1 1s. Costs. 3 27th April Exposure for sale of 8 peaches which were unsound and unfit for human food Fined 40s. 4 8th September Exposure for sale of 4 lbs. 4 ozs. of apples which were unsound and unfit for human food Fin... |
3df009f8-5d00-49ee-894d-a05cedfec195 | Informal Samples. Number Analysed. Number Adulterated. Milk 214 41 255 14 Cream — 10 10 — Condensed Milk 4 9 13 — Butter 29 14 43 1 Cheese — 2 2 — Margarine 2 1 3 — Tea 1 2 3 — Cocoa 2 — 2 — Coffee Essence — 1 1 — Coffee and Chicory 1 2 3 1 Jam 8 16 24 8 Honey — 4 4 — Flour — 1 1 — Self-raising Flour — 4 4 — Suet — 5 5... |
e9ec26fe-2725-4482-ac8c-605f85a28414 | Apricots — 4 4 — Figs — 1 1 — Dates — 1 1 — Ground Cinnamon 1 2 3 1 Ground Ginger — 6 6 — Ground Nutmegs — 2 2 — Nutmegs — 2 2 1 Pickles — 2 2 — Mincemeat 1 3 4 — Dried Mint 8 9 17 12 Sage — 2 2 — Bread and Butter 2 — 2 — 41 TABLE No. 18—continued. Article. Formal Samples. Informal Samples. Number Analysed. Number Adul... |
bffa925a-06b6-470b-bcdc-4ce1aa8f9c5a | 7 — Tinned Fruit — 6 6 — Tinned Asparagus — 2 2 — Tinned Tomatoes — 6 6 — Tinned Peas — 4 4 — Confectionery — 8 8 — Chocolate — 3 3 — Whisky 11 — 11 — Rum 5 — 5 1 Gin 2 1 3 2 Stout — 1 1 — Elderberry Wine — 1 1 — Ginger — 1 1 — Ginger Beer — 1 1 — Mineral Waters — 2 2 — Lemonade — 1 1 — Fruit Cordials — 3 3 — Cod Liver... |
80e10ae7-26d8-4b34-ae3b-2153408e4011 | 1 — Lysol Solution — 1 1 — Olive Oil — 4 4 — 332 254 586 47 42 The Public Analyst has furnished the following figures showing the percentages of fat found in each sample of milk submitted for analysis during the last three years:— TABLE No. 19. 1931 1932 1933 4.5 per cent. and over 1 3 4 4 per cent. and under 4.5 per c... |
27d2989b-45ca-435d-8326-875142a804e8 | TABLE No. 20. Sample No. Article. Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. 434 Milk Informal 9.56 per cent. added water — 446 Milk Formal 1.33 per cent. deficient in fat and 8.47 per cent. added water Fined £1 and £7 13s. Costs. 489 Milk Formal 12.33 per cent. deficient in fa... |
7c6460fc-41f7-4303-bc58-53841e7c2ae8 | — 93 Milk Formal Contained 6 per cent. added water Fined £2 and 21s. 0d. Costs. 43 TABLE No. 20.—continued. Sample No. Article. Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. 98 Blackcurrant Jam Informal About 12 per cent. deficient in blackcurrants — 102 Milk Formal Small proporti... |
9ddd9587-58bd-493b-8db4-3cd7f60334f6 | deficient in blackcurrants — 152 Sausage Informal Contained sulphur dioxide 190 parts per million — 154 Blackcurrant Jam Informal 11 per cent. deficient in blackcurrants — 171 Coffee and Chicory Essence Informal Deficient in coffee extract — 185 Jam Formal 10 per cent. deficient in fruit content — 186 Milk Formal 4 per... |
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