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758e8fe2-71cd-4d3f-8ca8-2b59a69df9d3 | 96 Bakehouses.—There were, at the end of the year, 35 bakehouses in the Borough, of which 30 were factory and 8 underground. The inspections numbered 71, and 2 notices were served. The conditions on the whole were satisfactory. The number of inspections made in respect of all food premises, other than those referred to... |
29af75b5-1e70-4569-8a98-18eccc8e14bc | Included in the food surrendered were : 3 tons 9 cwts. Pork; 2 tons 9 cwts Beef; ½cwt. Mutton; 1 cwt. Veal; 19 lbs. Ham; 17½ cwts Ox Liver; 4 cwts Ox Lungs; 1 ton 2 cwt. Pig Offal; 2¼ cwts. Sheep Offal; 25 lbs. Rabbits; 2¼ cwts. Fish; 14 lbs. Cabbage; ½ cwt. Fruit; 6 cwts. Peas and Beans. Three seizures were made : 12 ... |
761abe1e-6293-46f0-abad-968cf0724822 | 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... |
40a841dc-7067-4847-8bce-8147473c7047 | The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) Frozen or Chilled Salmon or No. 8 Order, 1931. Sea Trout. The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) Butter. No. 1 Order, 1932. The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) Bacon and Ham. No. 3 Order, 1934. The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) Dead Poultry. No. 5 Order, 1934. The Merchand... |
38a771b9-c2d4-478d-9c27-2112ce7ed239 | As a general rule imported produce does not require marking when sold in quantities not exceeding 14 lbs. in weight. 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 Mar... |
143f7ead-c070-4442-9704-36274db6223d | 1930 Eggs; Strawberries; Cherries. 1931 Beef. 1932 Cider. 1933 Wheat Flour; Malt Extract and Malt Flour; Gooseberries; Loganberries; Raspberries; Red Currants; Cheshire Cheese; Pears. 1934 Cauliflower and Broccoli; Canned Fruits; Canned Vegetables; Honey; Asparagus; Jam; Carrots; Leeks; Radishes; Red Beet; Cabbage Gree... |
9549a288-1598-4264-a207-e466ae9332b7 | 1935 Blackcurrants; Glasshouse-grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers; Creamery Butter; Vegetables; Perry; Canned Fruits; Plums; Wheat Flour; Bottled Fruits; Bottled Vegetables; Caerphilly Cheese; Apples; Cheddar Cheese; Cream Cheese; Dressed Poultry. During the year Regulations affecting Glasshouse-grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers ... |
5408ff66-4718-4b6a-80c4-e66657e53048 | 52, gives details of the various analyses made under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, and the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations. TABLE No. 52. Article. Formal Samples. Informal Samples. Number Analysed. Numb... |
25536831-2a7b-46a9-a14c-01edb8b5f49b | Rice - 4 4 - Sago - 3 3 - Pearl Barley - 1 1 - Macaroni - 1 1 - Blanc Mange Powder - 1 1 - Soups 1 7 8 - Sultanas - 4 4 - Currants - 1 1 - Raisins - 2 2 - Nuts and Raisins - 1 1 - Cake and Fruit - 1 1 - Candied Peel - 3 3 - Ground Almonds - 4 4 - Ground Cinnamon - 2 2 - 99 100 TABLE No. 52—continued. Article. Formal Sa... |
fcb6788d-d8b7-4327-a07f-9b4daca62af6 | 19 19 1 Glace Fruits - 4 4 - Sauces - 3 3 - Mint Sauce - 3 3 - Preserved Ginger - 3 3 - Honey- - 2 2 - Cakes - 4 4 - Biscuits - 4 4 - Sweets and Confectionery - 11 11 - Ice Cream - 1 1 - Lemon Squash - 3 3 - Pickles - 8 8 1 Vinegar - 3 3 - Malt Vinegar - 5 5 - Lemonade Powder - 3 3 - Meat Minced 6 - 6 1 Meat Paste - 2 ... |
502a6e4c-d23d-4b7e-b9cb-71371e7f60b2 | Preserved 7 - 7 - Sausage Rolls - 1 1 - Meat Pies - 4 4 - Faggots 1 - 1 - Chicken and Ham 1 1 2 2 101 TABLE No. 52—continued. Article. Formal Samples. Informal Samples. Number Analysed. Number Adulterated. |
74602750-1878-4f2d-9ce1-45ff5ac5b210 | Fish Paste - 1 1 - Brandy 4 - 4 - Whisky 8 - 8 - Gin 3 - 3 1 Rectified Spirit - 1 1 - Non-Alcoholic Wine - 3 3 - Ginger Wine Essence - 1 1 - Ale - 2 2 - Canned Fruits - 17 17 - Canned Anchovies - 1 1 - Canned Asparagus - 12 12 1 Canned Macaroni - 1 1 - Canned Potatoes - 1 1 - Canned Peas - 4 4 - Canned Salmon - 1 1 - C... |
4ee6fe80-8533-418c-87ff-e2ed4cf24e4a | - 1 1 - Canned Herrings and Pilchards - 5 5 - Canned Beans and Peas - 3 3 - Canned Tomatoes - 5 5 - Canned Spaghetti - 3 3 - Lime Water 3 2 5 5 Camphorated Oil - 2 2 - Mercurial Ointment - 7 7 1 Peroxide of Hydrogen 2 2 4 4 Spirit Sal Volatile - 3 3 - Tincture of Iodine 1 4 5 1 301 355 656 43 102 The Public Analyst has... |
7eab3c12-298d-4b74-8d96-ddc14e2d29a2 | 8 9 11 3.5 per cent. and under 4 per cent. 116 88 102 3 per cent. and under 3.5 per cent. 124 128 146 Below 3 per cent. 3 5 8 255 237 275 The following observations by the Public Analyst, Mr. H. Amphlett Williams, on the results of certain examinations during the year, are full of interest:— "The analyses made during t... |
f10aee69-34d3-4c73-b2b2-971c3432afc1 | There is no legal limit for lead in foods; it is, however, obvious that any comtamination of food intended for human consumption with a poisonous metal such as lead should be entirely prevented. For administrative purposes, a figure of one tenth of a grain per pound has been recommended as a maximum to be permitted. Ab... |
e7fe1608-b723-4980-9a03-3bc342ada458 | 103 Of the two different processes which may be adopted for cooking, the Portuguese consists of placing the salted fish on grills, made of inclined wire struts, cooking in steam and then canning in oil and processing; whilst the French process, which gives a darker product, consists of frying the fish on the grills in ... |
43b87a1f-ab44-4b50-bae6-73f5e99449af | All samples of sardines, etc., are carefully examined as to their identity so as to ensure that fish of an inferior flavour, such as sild (small herrings) and brisling (sprats) are not substituted for sardines; it is of interest to note that young Horse Mackerel or Scad, a fish not usually sold for consumption in this ... |
c3df0549-cd32-4e8c-ad3e-85cf125a0a43 | In common with the experience of neighbouring Boroughs, the samples contaminated with tin were found to be cheap brands, of Norwegian origin, and the presence of this impurity appeared to be due to corrosion of the can, arising from the age of the stock or from careless canning, as for example, using insufficient oil o... |
7b94ef92-ec44-46a7-b3f1-4eebf623a4f0 | It is, of course, well known that some of the fat in milk may be removed in the form of skin when the milk is heated and poured off into a glass; but the proportion that may unavoidably be removed in this way is comparatively small, and would be taken into consideration before condemning a sample of heated milk. If a m... |
25a765c9-edb8-4d6f-b865-41b3a78400be | It is widely known that natural variations occur in the composition of milk and that the percentage of solids-not-fat in the milk from individual cows and sometimes even from herds of certain breeds may occasionally fall below 8.5; in such a case added water would be presumed under the Sale of Milk Regulations to be pr... |
882f71bd-764a-45ef-8970-7b222b9e979e | As the freezing and boiling points of solutions are related to their osmotic pressures, these properties are also practically constant for a particular secretion, as, for example, cows' milk; the exact determination of the freezing point of a sample of milk has in the past been an extremely difficult matter, but the in... |
693fdf6a-4af9-4abf-a9d7-c680e2917d88 | An interesting result of the adoption of this test as a criterion has been the detection of small amounts of added water in milks which would have been passed as genuine under the standard of the Sale of Milk Regulations. The inference from the freezing point of a sample of milk therefore becomes a matter of great impo... |
4ecbbd2b-d644-4667-890a-72359f8342a6 | Furthermore, samples of milk that had been heated and kept hot for periods of up to three hours in different kinds of urns in local cafes, restaurants, buffets, snack bars, etc., were taken by the Public Analyst, with the co-operation of the respective managements, and tested. The freezing points and the compositions o... |
f3515557-87a8-4a2f-85b5-c97989aae17b | 54, shows the number of adulterated samples and the action taken in each instance where the sample was formal:— TABLE No. 54. Sample No. Article. Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action. 424 Lime Water Formal Chlorine in excess of B.P. limit Vendor cautioned. 441 Milk Formal ... |
78da58d0-5c19-4249-b2c2-5f18485a616c | 486 Milk Formal 1 per cent excess of water — 487 Milk Formal 1 per cent deficient in fat — 488 Milk Formal 2 per cent excess of water — 542 Sausages Informal Contained 200 parts per million of sulphur dioxide — 568 Chicken and Ham Informal Contained 32.2 per cent boiled rice — 581 Chicken and Ham Formal Contained 30.9 ... |
99447ca7-4b6e-4ded-9a55-cc347fb9a3b4 | — 149 Minced Beef Formal Contained sulphur dioxide 12 parts per million. Vendor cautioned. 166 Sild, canned Informal Contained tin 4.9 grs. per lb. Stock withdrawn from sale. 193 Sardines, canned Informal Contained lead 21 parts per million. — 223 Sardines, canned Formal Contained lead 15 parts per million. — 225 Milk ... |
07881b0e-5bc9-47a8-8483-6442cd9e51c9 | deficient in fat. Fined £1 and 21/costs. 256 Milk Formal 5 per cent. added water £1 1s. costs. 257 Milk Formal 26 per cent. deficient in fat Fined £1 and 21/costs. 264 Pickles Informal Contained fragments of glass — 304 Gin Formal 3 per cent. excess water Vendor cautioned. 324 Tincture Iodine Informal 55 per cent. defi... |
6aedeedc-6eb4-4c49-9431-f1bbd30f88f6 | added water — 360 Solution Hydrogen Peroxide. Formal 15 per cent. deficient in hydrogen peroxide. Vendor cautioned 361 Solution Hydrogen Peroxide. Formal 33 per cent. excess hydrogen peroxide. Vendor cautioned. 364 Sild, canned Informal Contained tin 3.7 grs. per lb. Stock withdrawn from sale. 384 Sild, canned Informal... |
6d32e7b3-474e-404f-919c-bc656d4a49c0 | Food Poisoning.—The London County Council (General Powers) Act. 1932, requires every medical practitioner in London to notify to the Medical Officer of Health every person whom he suspects or finds to be suffering from food poisoning. 108 In his certificate he must state the name, age and sex of the person, the full po... |
095ce367-577b-4974-80f6-7c2997288347 | Under 1 — — — 1 and under 5 — 1 — 6 and under 10 3 2 5 10 and under 15 3 1 4 15 and under 20 — 15 15 20 and under 35 3 11 14 35 and under 45 4 4 8 45 and under 65 11 8 19 65 and over — 2 2 24 44 68 The medical practitioner notifying is required to state on his certificate the food he suspects. In 20 households, fish, i... |
b326a517-1ad4-4e24-8114-cc872594c7b6 | Some cases were investigated bacteriologically (a) Two adults had boiled ham for supper. In eleven hours and nineteen hours, respectively, both were suffering from diarrhoea and sickness and abdominal 109 pain. A specimen of the ham was secured and examined. The bacteriologist reported as follows:— "The specimen receiv... |
9b4cfbe7-4f82-4740-a88c-0b24fd73c11c | Bacillus coli (in very large numbers). 2. Bacillus proteus. 3. Staphylococcus Albus. 4. Streptococcus Haemolyticus. 5. Monilia (Yeast). No non-lactose fermenting organisms of the salmonella or typhoid groups were identified, but the numbers of Bacillus Coli present were so large that it is possible that an occasional b... |
2dd9692b-f1a0-421c-bf88-f363a4a713f8 | A specimen of the ham was bacteriologically examined, and reported on as follows:— "Cultures have been made from the lean and fat of the specimen. Lean.—From the lean have been found on culture:— 1. Streptococcus Salivarius. 2. Bacillus Subtilis. These organisms are of no pathogenical importance. Fat.—From the fat have... |
e8ec622b-41c3-492b-b1e5-072756423731 | (c) In a family consisting of six persons, two persons, one of whom was admitted to hospital as an emergency, became ill. In hospital a diagnosis of food poisoning was made, and later the second case was notified by the practitioner in attendance. In both instances the notification was three days after the onset. It wa... |
2e0e684a-4608-454e-87d5-e83718722608 | The suspected food was lamb, but it was not possible to get any specimens for bacteriological examination. Four stool and serum specimens, however, were examined. In three patients a haemolytic coliform bacillus was found. Agglutination occurred to a slight degree. This is evidence that these organisms are of a toxic c... |
68f3510d-5e8c-4a31-a40e-756bd0e66ef2 | As part of the Council's scheme for Health Propaganda, cookery demonstration classes are held at the Tuberculosis Dispensary for the instruction of the wives and mothers of the tuberculous in the buying and cooking of simple, cheap and nutritious articles of food and the preparation of suitable dishes. These classes we... |
4d434286-f186-4bc5-b6f7-4c70356601f7 | In addition to food poisoning, which is reported on in the preceding Section, the following diseases are notifiable in the Borough:— Anthrax Ophthalmia Neonatorum Cerebro-spinal Meningitis Pneumonia—Acute Primary Cholera Pneumonia—Acute Influenzal Continued Fever Poliomyelitis Diphtheria Polio-encephalitis Dysentery Pl... |
14ab8982-e729-44ad-875d-6a999da06ee3 | If the patient is an inmate of a hospital in most cases the certificate is sent to the Medical Officer of Health of the district in which the normal residence of the patient is situate, but notifications of malaria, dysentery and the acute pneumonias, are always notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health of the Distri... |
449619ad-8422-4660-8896-81d8993452d3 | ihe less common infectious diseases are admitted to any of the London County Council's infectious disease hospitals, but it is the practice of the County Council 112 to select certain of their hospitals for the treatment of such diseases as puerperal fever, or anterior poliomyelitis, so that special facilities and expe... |
90190cb1-e2a1-4baa-a4d2-51c074376df3 | Diphtheria 313 313 13 Scarlet Fever 634 595 2 Enteric Fever (including Para-Typhoid Fever) 9 7 — Puerperal Fever 3 3 3 Puerperal Pyrexia 42 40 — Erysipelas 78 42 3 Smallpox — — — Pneumonia 255 167 84 Malaria — — — Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 3 — Encephalitis Lethargica 1 1 1 Dysentery 1 1 — Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 3 3 1... |
8d62179c-0056-421d-8d64-3087b5865c67 | Ward Incidence of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1935. Disease. Borough Dockyard. St. Mary's. River. St. George's. Burrage. Herbert. Glyndon. St. Margaret's. Central. St. Nicholas. Abbey Wood. Well Hall. Avery Hill. Sherard. Diphtheria 313 20 46 22 10 10 11 11 11 10 46 24 11 11 70 Scarlet Fever 634 18 19... |
105015c6-62a7-49dc-ae9a-f77ee6a63553 | 1 Puerperal Pyrexia 42 2 3 3 4 2 7 2 3 4 5 — 1 1 5 Erysipelas 78 1 3 5 3 6 6 4 5 10 10 7 6 4 8 Smallpox — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Pneumonia 255 16 27 25 12 14 10 14 14 9 38 31 13 12 20 Malaria — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 — 2 — — 1 — 1 2 1 — 3 — 2 5 Encephalitis Lethargica 1 — — — — — — — ... |
a8dac2c5-0a0d-4fe7-804a-b59136a52e46 | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 3 — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 — — 1 Poliomyelitis 2 — — — — — — — — — — 2 — — — Polio-encephalitis — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zymotic Enteritis 5 1 — — 1 — — 1 — — — — — 1 1 *Measles (including German Measles) 656 11 1 3 11 8 15 11 73 14 23 6 128 21 331 * Not notifiable. 2,019 69 101 109 67 56 87... |
d26817d0-b981-4591-9c99-2aacdd21d29d | 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. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and over. Diphtheria 313 5 11 11 25 34 140 38 20 20 4 5 — Sc... |
2f785dfe-60f3-4ff1-9b70-648aef7d0481 | 42 — — — — — — — 2 36 4 — — Erysipelas 78 1 2 1 — — 4 3 1 4 9 36 17 Smallpox — — — — — — — — — — — — — Pneumonia 255 23 22 15 10 9 16 11 8 34 25 60 22 Malaria — — — — — — — — — — — — — Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 17 — — — — — — — — — — — Encephalitis Lethargica 1 — — — — — — 1 — — — — — Dysentery 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — — —... |
295aa0ab-b913-4a60-86f1-71255b502e88 | Polio-encephalitis — — — — — — — — — — — — — Zymotic Enteritis 5 5 — — — — — — — — — — — *Measles {including German Measles) 656 14 36 38 47 86 382 51 — 2 — — — * Not notifiable. 2,019 67 84 92 126 195 822 226 62 144 51 110 40 115 TABLE No. 59. Notification of Infectious Diseases (including Tuberculosis), 1901 to 1935.... |
9f7f22bd-68ae-4a23-b55f-bc6d9abccc85 | Anthrax. Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Encephalitis Lethargica. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis. ‡Zymotic Enteritis. * Pulmonary Tuberculosis. *Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary. †Measles X Chicken Pox. |
be79a725-b67c-4ec8-b319-6a4896e9bc08 | 1901 21 216 72 311 68 1 8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 323 — 1902 228 233 98 267 50 1 11 — — — — — — — — — — — 189 — 646 301 1903 6 186 58 389 42 3 2 — — — — — — — — — — — 165 — 661 — 1904 6 163 74 472 25 1 5 — — — — — — — — — — — 186 — 1,240 — 1905 7 273 83 513 27 1 12 — — — — — — — — — — 212 145 — 465 — 1906 — 387 97 52... |
01d20abc-55ba-4334-a93b-cf6a3d9c063c | 023 27 — 6 — — — — — — — — 1 — 93 150 — 1,453 — 1908 — 362 90 596 19 — 6 — — — — — — — — 1 — 173 154 — 519 — 1909 — 268 113 1,027 13 — 9 — — — — — — — — — — 149 206 — 768 — 1910 1 171 89 524 10 — 7 — — — — — — — — 1 — 102 196 — 396 — 1911 — 239 82 518 16 — 16 — — — — — — 8 — 1 3 866 375 — 801 — 1912 3 429 87 474 20 — 2... |
a649b5e6-7deb-4315-a9d1-94bf442e9440 | — 8 — — — — — — — — — 1 338 532 143 387 — 1914 — 416 107 714 18 — 7 — — — — — — 18 — 1 — 199 400 98 967 — 1915 — 286 138 601 31 — 6 — — — — — — 19 — 50 2 173 420 69 1,179 — 1916 1 271 95 232 9 — 16 — — — — — — 33 — 17 — 80 392 77 1,590 — 1917 — 277 79 147 12 — 12 — — — — — — 41 — 22 1 101 448 95 1, |
d29513fa-fec1-4a95-8927-fd23182ddfa5 | 710 — 1918 — 240 61 222 12 — 14 — — — — — — 23 — 11 3 118 563 97 800 — 1919 4 398 63 243 26 — 7 — 123 — 61 7 1 34 3 7 1 123 394 80 1,886 — 1920 1 427 82 538 6 — 13 — 136 — 29 1 — 29 3 6 — 31 359 69 1,013 — 1921 — 592 59 1,351 11 — 14 — 187 49 10 — — 32 9 2 — 454 285 71 481 — 1922 — 437 37 511 8 1 11 — 212 133 11 — — 26... |
53f38993-e798-4733-9842-403966bee75c | 698 — 1923 — 152 40 334 16 — 8 — 196 46 4 1 — 18 1 5 6 49 245 66 194 — 1924 — 195 45 440 11 — 7 — 249 105 3 1 — 27 17 12 5 13 273 69 2,679 — 1925 — 299 44 364 16 — 9 — 237 40 5 1 — 31 10 5 1 13 246 54 1,916 — 1926 — 393 46 411 8 1 4 7 259 33 5 — — 18 7 9 5 23 287 52 1, |
1608b6ec-938c-43b5-b045-870b05b1eb65 | 246 — 1927 — 278 65 478 9 — 8 30 280 36 3 1 — 19 6 4 3 12 269 84 457 — 1928 3 300 89 529 17 — 20 28 216 14 12 1 — 14 8 3 3 5 263 62 2,418 — 1929 5 496 80 567 7 — 15 38 293 90 5 — 1 17 4 9 4 8 250 52 151 — 1930 10 497 77 627 8 — 5 31 262 21 2 1 — 8 — 2 2 22 244 55 2, |
6d28a7c7-2269-4cb6-a6d9-acb2972167e3 | 702 597 1931 3 281 80 387 3 — 8 41 327 44 3 — — 7 2 12 6 3 229 51 113 672 1932 7 233 44 564 3 — 5 35 199 48 2 1 — 7 2 15 6 11 235 48 3,135 — 1933 2 370 67 1,004 5 — 4 36 181 68 2 — — 9 — 9 2 5 207 45 354 — 1934 — 416 119 989 8 — 5 30 273 7 1 — — 7 — 4 3 3 219 50 2, |
b80107f9-662b-4ac8-83f3-d4785fe26bbd | 392 — 1935 — 313 78 634 9 — 3 42 230 25 — 1 — 17 1 3 2 5 209 33 656 — §Notification of Puerperal Pyrexia commenced October, 1926. † Measles notifiable from 1/1/1916 to 31/12/1919. *Voluntary notification to 1910; partial to 1912; all cases thereafter. ‡Compulsory notification of Zymotic Enteritis commenced 1913. X Chic... |
a1923ecd-a4e6-4563-bc80-824dec33f7fe | 55- 65- 75- Diphtheria 13 — 2 3 8 — — — — — — — Scarlet Fever 2 — — 1 1 — — — — — — —— Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid Fever) — — — — — — — — — — — — Puerperal Fever 3 — — — — — 1 2 — — — — Puerperal Pyrexia — — — — — — — — — — — — Erysipelas 3 — — — — — — — — 1 1 1 Smallpox — — — — — — — — — — — — Pneumonia 84 2... |
f0472f79-3d9a-4818-97d1-f2391fcc09d7 | — — — — — — 1 — — Dysentery — — — — — — — — — — — — Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 1 — — — — 1 — — — — — — Poliomyelitis — — — — — — — — — — — — Polio-encephalitis — — — — — — — — — — — — Zymotic Enteritis 21 14 1 — — — 2 — — — 3 1 *Measles (including German Measles) 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — * Not notifiable. 129 34 6 10 10 ... |
5417b60a-1807-4743-9391-c9f584642a7b | The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows:— First quarter 122 Second quarter 68 Third quarter 56 Fourth quarter 67 Multiple Cases.—The following Table, No. 61, shows the house distribution in wards. The term " house " is synonymous with the term family except in five cases where two families were... |
6ba59631-6963-4d97-bdfb-00a562eea891 | Number of houses in which 1 case occurred 13 19 19 5 10 9 9 9 10 34 18 6 7 47 215 215 2 cases occurred 2 8 - - - 1 1 1 - 3 3 1 2 5 27 54 3 „ „ 1 1 1 - - - - - - 2 - 1 - 3 9 27 4 „ „ - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 12 Total houses 16 30 20 5 10 10 10 10 10 39 21 8 9 56 254 308 Military Cases - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... |
6f883309-4a00-43be-8530-72ba333b6881 | Deaths.—There were 13 deaths from Diphtheria, compared with 11 in 1934 and 15 in 1933. Five of these deaths were of children under five years of age and eight were of school children. Antitoxin.—A supply of Diphtheria Antitoxin is kept at the Town Hall, the Plumstead Library and the Eltham Library, and is available for... |
e9b53a9c-8d45-4779-aba1-f015798190c5 | The scheme is one in which the immunisation is carried out by general practitioners and it was set out in full in my Annual Report for 1934. It was necessary, however, to modify it slightly during the year as it came to notice that cases had occurred where Doctors had given one or two injections, but were unable to giv... |
c1b2a5f3-d063-416a-81f5-6d4851cfe8c1 | In order to ascertain whether the child is susceptible to diphtheria or not, use is made of the Schick test. This may be done before immunisation; but it must be carried out after immunisation in order to ascertain that the desired result has been obtained. Schick testing clinics have been held periodically as often as... |
65bcdf41-cd93-4dea-b8a4-f6328b03539a | Notification.—During the year 634 cases were notified, compared with 989 in 1934 and 1,004 in 1933. There were 8 military cases. The number of notifications received each quarter was as follows:— First quarter 189 Second quarter 153 Third quarter 109 Fourth quarter 183 Multiple Cases.—The following Table, No. 62, shows... |
5940d19a-35cf-4fc6-9f3d-5aed96802c29 | Number of houses in which 1 case occurred 10 17 41 11 10 29 23 53 24 36 33 30 55 116 488 488 2 cases occurred 4 1 3 3 2 3 - 6 3 2 1 4 - 24 56 112 3 „ „ - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 3 7 21 4 „ „ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 „ „ - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 5 Total houses 14 18 45 14 12 33 23 61 27 38 34 35 55 143 552... |
bb973e6b-661c-4a40-8227-b3f54d3809c9 | 63, shows the number of return cases, the dates of admission to hospital, and the dates of discharge from hospital. It will be noted that in most of these cases the primary case was less than five weeks in hospital. The period of detention in hospital of cases of scarlet fever has diminished much in recent years, possi... |
2d94a120-3c82-4cf9-8427-78e3ca2f2d90 | Most Medical Superintendents of infectious diseases hospitals speak highly of this serum therapy and it is evident that this method of treatment has come to stay and to shorten the period of isolation in hospital of most cases of scarlet fever. 120 TABLE No. 63. Scarlet Fever—Return Cases, 1935. No in Register. Date ad... |
0a45415c-06f1-4f4b-9ba9-fd5865c93577 | April 19th 147 March 12th April 19th 38 April 30th — 204 April 5th April 20th 16 April 27 th — 214 April 12th June 10th 60 June 14th — 217 April 13th May 11th 29 May 13th Slight eye discharge. 262 May 10th June 13th 35 June 22nd — 286 May 22nd June 15th 25 June 23rd Nasal discharge. 352 July 9th August 3rd 26 August 8t... |
c3ab67c4-89f0-44f3-a389-465ea2dd81a5 | August 14th 361 July 15th August 24th 40 September 14th — 372 July 26th September 8th 45 September 12th — 425 September 6th October 24th 49 October 31st — November 3rd 426 September 6th October 3rd 28 October 17th — 456 October 3rd October 23rd 21 October 28th — 458 October 3rd October 22nd 20 October 28th — 554 Novemb... |
5f6c555e-25ed-40a9-b2fc-02b38f190a1e | 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 to prevent the spread of the disease. Employees of the Royal Arsenal are not allowed to remain at work unless cases are removed to hospital, or a certificate of efficient... |
f999e09e-51b1-4968-8819-53e36365ce96 | 64, gives details of each case notified. TABLE No. 64. Enteric Fever, 1935. No. Date Notified. Sex. Age. Diagnosis. Final Diagnosis. Remarks. 1 2/ 2/35 M. 4 Enteric Fever Lobar Pneumonia — 2 20/ 2/35 F. 11 Paratyphoid B. Paratyphoid B. — 3 1/ 6/35 M. 23 Typhoid Fever Typhoid Fever — 4 3/ 6/35 M. 59 Typhoid Fever Typhoi... |
2a548944-6bda-43b6-9128-8622fbd1f858 | 19 Paratyphoid B. Paratyphoid B. — 8 13/ 9/35 F. 2 Paratyphoid B. Paratyphoid B. — 9 11/11/35 F. 32 Paratyphoid Fever Paratyphoid Fever — Anterior Poliomyelitis. Two notifications were received and both patients were admitted to hospital to the special wards reserved for such cases by the London County Council at the W... |
d0087552-ba0e-4b4e-bb2f-8534cd4e9a53 | Three cases were notified, all of which were admitted to hospital. The diagnosis was confirmed in each case. One case, which was not notified, died. The following Table, No. 65, gives details of each case. 122 TABLE No. 65. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, 1935. No. Date Notified. Sex. Age. Ultimate Diagnosis. Remarks. 1 9/1... |
34da5ac8-57c5-4882-b9c0-ff8235264ae9 | Forty-five cases were notified compared with 35 in 1934 and 40 in 1933. In 42 instances notification was in respect of Puerperal Pyrexia, but in at least six of these the notification should have been Puerperal Fever. In one instance the disease was a sequel to abortion. All except two cases received hospital treatment... |
01872fd9-b936-412d-8883-25d004eaa138 | As this disease is not notifiable in the Borough, knowledge is usually obtained through the School Medical Service, but exceptionally, cases are notified by medical practitioners and occasionally cases are discovered by the health visitors in their routine visits. Nursing.—Three cases were nursed under the Council's sc... |
55f4fc59-523e-4f24-8113-85309452c328 | Vision Unimpaired. Vision Impaired. Total Blindness. Deaths. At Home. In Hospital. 1/1/35 — Yes Yes — — — 4/1/35 Yes — Yes — — — 18/2/35 Yes — Yes — — — 15/3/35 Yea — Yes — — — 19/3/35 Yes — Yes — — — 28/3/35 Yes — Yes — — — 29/4/35 Yes — Yes — — — 16/5/35 Yes — Yes — — — 27/6/35 — Yes — — — Died (Prematurity). |
e414319e-8e48-4f4d-a3c1-2b28d64d9f34 | 16/7/35 Yes — Yes — — — 20/7/35 Yes — Yes — — — 22/8/35 Yes — Yes — — — 12/9/35 Yes — Yes — — — 17/9/35 Yes — Yes — — — 17/10/35 Yes — Yes — — — 19/11/35 — Yes Yes — — — 26/11/35 Yes — Yes — — — Measles. The two main sources of our knowledge of the incidence of Measles in the Borough are the School Medical Service and ... |
25a939c4-ca2d-4c17-8b73-4dc5ee11b0dc | 124 The incidence in each of the twelve months of the year was as follows:— January 70 February 131 March 157 April 83 May 94 June 74 July 25 August 9 September 3 October 2 November 3 December 5 Home Nursing.—In six cases nursing assistance was provided, 52 visits in all being paid. The cost to the Council was £2 12s. ... |
bc7b8fdd-3858-4bf4-8ab3-cd39d62f0e9b | All primary pneumonias—lobar or broncho—have to be notified. Secondary pneumonias, with the single exception of Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, are not notifiable. The main objects underlying notification are (a) statistical evidence of the prevalence of the disease or diseases and (b) the provision of nursing assistance i... |
8803b26c-f9b2-4c13-8217-14a35cd28624 | Felton's serum, which the Council supplies (see appropriate paragraph) is used in types I. and II. cases. The following Table, No. 67, shows the number of notifications of Pneumonia received each month, classified by sex and according to type. It also shows the number of deaths occurring from acute primary pneumonia an... |
1ee62dbf-a4b9-4be9-844b-044c25440f48 | 14 18 32 6 1 7 18 10 8 May 6 10 16 3 2 1 10 4 1 June 12 5 17 — 2 1 14 • 7 — July 4 3 7 — — — 7 4 — August 2 6 8 5 — — 3 6 — September 4 3 7 1 2 — 4 5 — October 13 6 19 3 1 1 14 4 1 November 11 5 16 4 5 1 6 2 1 December 17 7 24 3 8 — 13 10 — 140 115 255 47 32 25 151 84 16 Nursing.—Nursing assistance is provided by the C... |
9ba674c5-677b-4465-965c-9d7cec0448e2 | 452 visits being paid by the nurses of the local nursing associations. The total cost to the Council was £28 5s. Od. Anti-Pneumococcal Serum.—During the year the Council provided, free of charge, anti-pneumococcal serum (Felton's) for the treatment of persons suffering from Pneumonia to those medical practitioners who ... |
4a525eba-6dda-4691-bdb3-801543b1ae60 | 126 Only one change in the personnel took place during the year. Miss E. Little, who was appointed a tuberculosis health visitor in 1934 was transferred to the maternity and child welfare section to fill a vacancy. Miss E. M. Plummer was appointed a tuberculosis health visitor in July. The service embraces the followin... |
f14c1b9d-2b2b-4bd1-aea3-16dc67f6edc7 | (k) Co-operation with the medical staff of the local London County Council General Hospital, the Tuberculosis Officer acting as consultant for tuberculous patients. (l) An agreement with the London Hospital for Finsen Light treatment of lupus. (m) Agreements with Brompton and other Hospitals for the induction of artifi... |
3184648c-0e1a-4112-a06d-f2fa95ab318f | The corresponding figures for 1934 were 120 and 0.82 respectively. Deaths from other forms of tuberculosis numbered 15, as against 26 of the preceding year, the death rate being 0.10 per 1,000 of the population. The total number of deaths from tuberculosis, i.e., pulmonary and non-pulmonary was 136, and the combined mo... |
9549ff92-7476-4f9e-bceb-08ba4a429cda | 1931 168 148 20 1.14 1.00 0.14 1932 154 139 15 1.05 0.95 0.10 1933 135 116 19 0.92 0.79 0.13 1934 146 120 26 1.00 0.82 0.18 1935 136 121 15 0.93 0.82 0.10 In addition to the 136 deaths mentioned above, five persons who had been notified as suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis died during the year from other causes, an... |
b97bff5f-9548-4a4c-9809-239e4a54d813 | 3 17/ 2/28 Cardiac Failure, Broncho-pneumonia. 4 20/ 8/35 Uraemia. Chronic Nephritis. 5 21/ 6/35 Streptococcal Empyaema. 128 The period which elapsed between notification of the disease and death was investigated in the case of each death, and the results are given in Table No. 70. It will be seen there that six pulmon... |
fdcd321f-478b-498a-80b4-ead098113722 | TABLE No. 70. Period between Notification and Death. Pulmonary. Percentage. Non. Pulmonary. Percentage. Not notified 6 4.96 1 6.67 0.1 month 19 15.70 5 33.33 1.3 months 12 9.92 2 13.33 3.6 months 8 6.60 — — 6.12 months 11 9.09 1 6.67 1.2 years 18 14.88 — — 2.5 years 30 24.80 3 20.00 Over 5 years 17 14.05 3 20.00 121 10... |
0b3d2792-1fb0-40dd-884c-7041ac5bdbb8 | to the County Medical Officer. (1) The following Table, No. 71, gives a summary of cases coming to the knowledge of the Department in 1935, and includes notifications received from general practitioners, cases not notified but included in death returns, and cases transferred from other areas. It does not include notifi... |
25fa022d-5fd1-43c2-ac23-ea8d52299cdd | — 2 2 1 — — — 1 10-15 years 3 3 2 3 1 — — 1 15-20 years 11 18 1 1 3 6 1 — 20-25 years 12 19 2 3 9 8 2 — 25-35 years 28 31 4 5 18 9 2 1 35-45 years 31 17 — 1 16 10 — 1 45-55 years 17 3 3 1 14 3 1 — 55-65 years 16 2 1 — 13 3 2 — 65 and upwards 9 — — 1 8 1 — — 129 96 16 20 81 40 8 7 Excluding duplicates, 209 cases of pulm... |
637c1814-63c5-46a8-9a17-0a5ce988eb0f | Cases of tuberculosis are often notified more than once, and this fact accounts for 55 duplicate notifications received during the year. The following table shows the actual number of new cases notified during the year and the corresponding case rates. TABLE No. 72. Woolwich. Plumstead. Eltham. The Borough. Pulmonary T... |
e4dfd0ad-d16c-4d7a-b4af-340ec1c106cb | 245 9 6 21 8 10 12 311 1924 273 8 6 16 22 6 11 342 1925 246 9 6 9 14 6 10 300 1926 287 8 6 14 11 7 16 349 1927 269 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 1930 244 6 5 18 15 3 8 299 1931 229 11 5 18 8 2 7 280 1932 235 6 6 11 8 5 12 283 1933 207 7 4 14 10 4 6 252 1934 219 8 6 |
dbc4babe-ffc7-4aa5-9e98-a2948bf7e919 | 12 9 2 13 269 1935 209 5 2 10 5 4 7 242 The ward incidence of notified cases of tuberculosis was as follows. In each case the first figure is the pulmonary figure and the second the non-pulmonary one:— Dockyard, 6 and 1; St. Mary's, 6 and 2; River, 19 and 4; St. George's, 15 and 4; Burrage, 12 and 0; Herbert, 8 and 2; ... |
f36eb44c-ba5e-4b0e-830f-52521f7001b9 | (2) In order that the register may be correctly maintained, it is necessary to delete from the register all those who have died, or have been lost sight of, or who have removed to other areas, or who are regarded as cured, or those in whom the diagnosis was not confirmed, and to add to it new cases, lost cases found ag... |
0cf7b35d-e854-4baa-945c-960427bd2415 | M. F. M. F. Number on Register on 1st January, 1935 477 352 109 110 1,048 Number of new Cases notified 118 88 17 15 238 Number of Cases restored 2 1 — — 3 Other additions 19 12 1 4 36 Deletions 158 113 34 45 350 Number on Register on 31st December, 1935 458 340 93 84 975 (3) Weekly and quarterly returns were furnished ... |
89d07e2a-89df-42ff-a021-d7647ef8dc2f | The County of London (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930, enable the County Council to maintain or arrange for the maintenance, otherwise than in their homes, of children living in London in houses where, owing to overcrowding or otherwise, they are, in the opinion of the County Medical Officer, in danger of being infecte... |
037e1fb4-26de-4174-b77a-97261b5e137e | Facilities for general practitioners are provided at the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital, and 502 specimens were examined during the year, 75 being positive and 427 negative. (c) Out-door Shelters at the Homes of Patients.—Twelve shelters are maintained by the Council for patients returning from sanatoria and who are wi... |
0b1ba3b4-78c3-4dc8-8f3b-5ac3745d990b | A feature of the scheme is the panelling of the dressing room and cubicles and one consulting 132 133 room. This was supplied by Preston Hall Industries, Ltd., and is the work of tuberculous settlers in the colony. The demonstration room is used for talks and cookery lectures. Most of the furniture and equipment requir... |
fc807b54-233f-453e-9c21-d595e688d05b | The branch dispensary is open on three half-days a week—Monday afternoons for men, and Wednesday and Friday mornings for women and children. In accordance with the Minister of Health's instructions the dispensary figures are shown for the Borough as a whole and not for individual dispensaries. The total number of atten... |
6f5b16ec-4014-4fde-8a82-b583733bcea3 | In the case of patients notified by the tuberculosis officer a visit is also made by one of the medical staff who thus gains a first hand knowledge of the home circumstances. For the purpose of visitation the Borough is divided into three areas, each tuberculosis visitor being responsible for approximately three hundre... |
c5d8c97f-67fc-4f74-9da9-88f22ee527b9 | Total. Grand Total. Adults. Children. Adults. Children. Adults. Children. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. A.—NEW CASES examined during the year (excluding contacts):— (a) Definitely tuberculous 87 73 5 4 10 8 1 3 97 81 6 7 191 (b) Diagnosis not completed — — — — — — — — — — — — — (c) Non-tuberculous — — — — — — — —... |
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