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5650c21c-cb17-4a26-8feb-2f71e9b14aee | To these have been added by carefully designed layouts, that beauty of ever-changing pictures of form, colour and shade, which nature gives us by trees, shrubs, flowers, and pools, and the restful atmosphere which is to be found in such pleasing surroundings. Space has been reserved in each of them for active physical ... |
47f4dcc9-6ff1-49b6-8314-78a0b0bbf1a7 | Often special features such as rock gardens, or rose gardens, or ornamental flower beds, have been introduced. There are over a hundred such sites, and they form pleasing and attractive interludes in our network of streets and roads, providing in a simple way glimpses of natural beauty and charm. Rockcliff Gardens. The... |
d1e27c4d-6176-43a8-b965-f1c8222480d7 | When paths have been made, resting places provided and wild flowers introduced, one more beauty spot will be available for nature study, for rest and for recreation. (d) Playing Fields. Over 90 acres of playing fields have been provided on the Council's Estates at Eltham. (e) Children's Recreation Grounds. Fifteen in a... |
ada7bcc2-6e58-4bd8-a904-b3e55a6bbe26 | The open spaces under the control of the London County Council are larger and they are retained in their natural state as a rule, but in places formal gardens have been developed. Woolwich is fortunate in its open spaces, in possessing a Council who recognise the value of beauty, of natural calm, and of exercise in the... |
968797c6-fe8f-47a5-af24-1f08d0b55538 | Miss I. Grant, temporary clerk, was appointed to Grade "A" from the 1st April. Miss J. Walters was appointed to a temporary clerkship from 20th July. It is pleasing to place on record that the following additional qualifications were obtained during the year by members of the staff :— Diploma of Nursing, University of ... |
094c1e2c-1a7c-4dc3-be67-3564be8dd64a | I thank sincerely also every member of the staff for the valuable work they have done during the year, and for the help they have given to me personally. I am, Madam Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, J. MACMILLAN, Medical Officer of Health. 11 SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE ARE... |
b7e5bc06-28e7-4bdf-8cc4-54392e608ecf | 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.Se., D.P.H. Assistant Medical Officer (General Purposes). 1934 Smith, F. E. M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. Assistant Medical Officer (General Purposes). 1927 Lynham, J. E. A. B.A., M.D., D.M.R.E. Consultant, Artificia... |
e7622750-72bf-4fec-888d-9c134ddca9ee | 1930 Brews, R. V. L . R . C . P . I. and L . M L.R.C.S.I. and L.M. Public Vaccinator (Parttime). 1930 Cowie, W. M.A., M.B., C.M 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, 6. 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. 193... |
7dca53cc-2786-4898-850e-5223d3865b15 | D. Wilson, Dr. E. C. Wise, Dr. W. T. Milton, Dr. R. W. Wood. Dr. R. Lewys-Lloyd, Dr. H. M. Wise. 12 (b) In tabular form are shown below the dates of appointment, names and qualifications of the Public Analyst, Sanitary Inspectors, Health Visitors, Vaccination Officer, Tuberculosis Staff and Clerical Staff employed by t... |
351380f4-00df-4392-ac8f-41ba2c66aa56 | 1909 Shaw, H. Cert. Royal San. Inst.; Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Cert. San. Insp. Assocn.; Cert. Meat and other foods; Cert. San. Science, R.S.I. Chief Sanitary Inspector. (1928) 1901 Tedham, W. Cert. Royal San. Inst., Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1920 Pondrill, H. W. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Boar... |
47a558b6-6a56-47bb-bdf7-f2adc515fd5a | Sanitary Inspector. 1922 Couch, C. J. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Cert. Royal San. Inst.; Cert. Meat and other foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I.; Cert. Advanced Inspectors, R.S.I. Sanitary Inspector. 1925 Pindar, E. B. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Cert. Royal San. Inst.; Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspect... |
2ddb9add-368b-450d-82ab-a4533228099f | Insp., Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and other foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. Sanitary Inspector. 13 TABLE No. 2—continued. Year appointed. Name. Qualifications. Appointment. 1931 Hoines, F. J. Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1933 Lewis, £r.. Cert. San. Insp., Exam... |
d0c656b0-6779-43ec-830c-52c909ef174e | Insp., Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and other foods. Sanitary Inspector. 1935 Tyers, Miss M. F. Cert. San. Insp.,Exam Joint Board; Cert. General Hospital Training; C.M.B.; Health Visitors' Cert.; Massage; Diploma in Nursing, University of London. Woman Sanitary Inspector (1936). 1918 Garside, Mrs. M. Cert. San. Insp.,... |
0759338e-0253-449e-adb5-d0d2f6afa1f6 | 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.; Cert. San. Insp., Exam. Board; Health Visitors' Cert., Royal San. Inst. Health Visitor and Sanitary Inspector. (1934). 1920 Morgan, Miss F. ... |
e3bc9a6c-3133-4757-948d-2c5c02fca976 | 1930 Frederick, Miss F. E. Cert. General Hospital Training; C.M.B. ; Health Visitors' Cert. Health Visitor. 14 TABLE No. 2—continued. Year appointed. Name. Qualifications. Appointment. 1933 Carey, Miss A. Cert. General Hospital Training ; Cert. Fever Training ; C.M.B. ; Health Visitors' Cert. ; Cert. San. Insp. Exam. J... |
3c56a1a1-73cc-45d0-a784-7247fa8c3f12 | 1921 Castledine, Mrs. L. Cert. General Hospital Training Tuberculosis Visitor. 1921 Mahony, Miss N. Cert. General Hospital Training; Health Visitors' Cert. Tuberculosis Visitor. 1935 Plummer, Miss E. M. Cert. General Hospital Training; C.M.B.; Cert. Fever Training; Health Visitors' Cert. Tuberculosis Visitor. 1923 Smit... |
cd7ebd6f-bef1-40d3-9884-47505d39d3e7 | N. Maternity and Child Welfare Clerk. 1930 Crawford, Miss I. Clerk, Grade A. 1931 Allen, L Clerk, Grade A. 1933 Biswell, Miss V. Tuberculosis Clerk. 1933 Bryant, Miss A. Clerk, Grade A. 1934 Goad, A. Clerk, Grade A. 1935 Grant, Miss I. Clerk, Grade A. 1936 Walters, Miss J. Temporary Clerk. A temporary staff of 19 measu... |
c263e5d8-8807-4f95-870e-9ed7c091029b | The bacteriological examination of milk samples is carried out partly at the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital and partly at the Clinical Research Laboratory. A minimum of 800 samples is purchased annually in accordance with the provisions of the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, and the various Regulations and Ord... |
9b3ca70c-d18b-4f13-ae7f-24df61d45fa2 | 9 236, Plumstead High Street Doctor's Room, Ante-Natal Room, Ante-room, Weighing Room, Waiting Room, Dental Rooms. do. 7 Westhorne Avenue, Eltham Doctor's Room, Ante-Natal Room, Ante-room, Weighing Room, Waiting Room, Lecture Hall, Dental Rooms. do. 6 Elizabeth Street, North Woolwich Doctor's Room, Weighing Room do. 1*... |
c8f66f2e-b4dd-4d7a-aaa2-807138743ce5 | 9 * An Ante-Natal Clinic is held here once a month. 16 TABLE No. 3—continued. Situation. Nature of Accommodation By Whom Provided. Sessions Weekly. Day Nurseries. Nil. School Clinics. Brewer Street, Woolwich Doctors' Rooms, Treatment Rooms, Waiting Rooms. Local Medical Association. Daily 236, Plumstead High Street, Plu... |
3671fab4-c106-4c24-ae8b-0bef1127057d | Woolwich Borough Council Daily Tuberculosis Dispensaries. Maxey Road, Plumstead Doctor's Rooms, Waiting Rooms, Dressing Rooms, Dispensary, etc. do. Daily 11, Carnecke Gardens Doctor's Room, Waiting Room etc. do. 3 Venereal Diseases. Nil. Orthopaedic Clinics. 8, Thomas Street, Woolwich Clinic, Waiting Room, Dressing Roo... |
589582f6-67c0-446e-90b4-06fe3845b665 | ; 17 (b) Persons meeting with accidents in their homes ; (c) Persons suffering from illnesses in their homes if a medical practitioner certifies that the case is one of life or death, and that arrangements have been made for the reception of the patient in a hospital; (d) Parturient women, if the case is one of urgency... |
997b3032-e2d9-40c3-ad10-70eebce4627c | Ambulances are supplied on payment of prescribed charges for the conveyance of cases between private houses, hospitals (other than the Council's hospitals, etc.), nursing homes, and for examinations, consultations and treatment by specialists or at special establishments. The standard charge for the removal of one pati... |
1a0e215e-a52d-4cc2-9737-7c8237283f54 | Silvertown and North Woolwich District Nursing Association. Eltham Provident Nursing Association. New Eltham District Nursing Association. Horn Park District Nursing Association. Mottingham District Nursing Association. All these Associations insist that the patient shall be under the care of a medical practitioner, an... |
9d0a7e83-8167-4bf7-8dd0-c4228c1f6dda | Measles Ophthalmia Neonatorum Zymotic Enteritis Whooping Cough Poliomyelitis Acute Primary Pneumonia Influenzal Pneumonia Puerperal Fever Puerperal Pyrexia Tuberculosis An additional grant is made yearly in respect of the nursing treatment of children suffering from threadworms. vi. Hospitals. The Medical Officer of He... |
75b93ed6-ff19-4bee-ad41-6ee9943edd66 | The 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 accommodation as may be necessary for 66 maternity cas... |
d3e1d5a3-127a-4135-8278-b601369a13e1 | 19 vii. Midwifery and Maternity Services. There are no whole-time midwives employed by the Council. By the courtesy of the County Medical Officer of Health I have been able to ascertain that 68 midwives residing in the Borough gave notice during the year of their intention to practise. The services of a Consultant Surg... |
1c4c602c-c36c-4c8f-9c75-7f4a6ac683e3 | District midwifery services are maintained by the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies in the district adjacent to the Hospital and by the Plaistow Maternity Hospital in North Woolwich. The Council's Maternity Services are fully described in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of the report. viii. Institutional ... |
7c752714-de23-4848-9d56-69810adcac68 | A note on the administration of this service will be found in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section of the report. xi. Supply of Insulin to Persons Suffering from Diabetes. In May, 1930, the Council obtained the approval of the Ministry of Health to supply Insulin to diabetic patients, who were necessitous and unable... |
a0e675af-1cfc-4e17-b78e-383e06e599ba | (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... |
c0a0c610-e39b-47fc-962d-da9cfe6a34a4 | 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, 1935, inclusive :— Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District. Number o... |
22808fbc-992c-4d1a-80d3-ab289e4ac5e3 | Died Un vaccina ted. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 6. 7. 1. Plum stead 677 291 1 - 274 37 2. Woolwich 1239 597 6 - 458 35 3. Eltham 497 238 1 - 195 14 Total 2413 1126 8 - 927 86 21 TABLE No. 4—continued. |
c34d0e5f-6ba5-416a-aff3-93246345eb63 | Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1937, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register " on account (as shown by " Report Book ") of :— Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1937, neither duly entered in the " Vaccination Register" (Columns 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily acc... |
c2a3a1b8-406b-48c3-a8a6-b477b618a89a | Removal to places unknown or which cannot be reached; and cases not having been found. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 6 16 42 10 These figures are to be obtained from colum ns 2 and 6 of the Summar y (Form N.) 16 66 48 13 8 20 17 4 30 102 107 27 1249 952 Notes on Table No. 4. NOTE.—(a) The total of the figures in columns 3 to 1... |
20a8bc1e-4e0f-423a-8c80-cec7f44923d3 | "The total in this column should be the number of Certificates of successful primary vaccination of children under 14, actually received during the year, including any relating to births registered in previous years. The total thus given should include the Certificates of successful primary vaccination of which copies ... |
d33f9256-1384-48b6-ba8c-6772e049ccfc | xiii. Adoptive Acts, By-Laws and Regulations Relating to Public Health in Force in the District. Adoptive Acts.—The Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts, 1899-1923, have been adopted by the Council. During the year, the Borough Treasurer tells me, the 22 Council made 212 advances to purchasers of houses in accordance with ... |
c82613d1-00a4-45b6-aa45-fc1ef534c272 | This body has for many years maintained a remedial clinic in Thomas Street where all children requiring such treatment may be sent. A branch clinic was opened at the Christchurch Church Hall, Eltham High Street, on the 1st April, 1936. The London County Council make an annual grant in respect of children over five year... |
69b0e3cc-d365-4750-b2af-47d26b7bc07f | Age 11. Age 14. Entrants. Age 7. Age 11. Age 14. Number examined 989 831 1,176 971 1,027 819 1,115 1,106 Cases * Cases * Cases * Cases * Cases * Cases * Cases * Cases * Malnutrition 17 17 1 13 1 3 19 1 10 1 17 1 2 1 Skin Disease 8 7 3 3 5 5 7 5 9 7 12 11 5 3 6 3 Defective Teeth — 361 — 198 — 194 227 359 187 192 240 Enl... |
eab4aa2c-e1dd-4f30-a62d-ae5d48e64477 | 26 9 8 4 Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids 58 42 28 21 4 3 4 4 63 47 32 24 9 7 6 6 Other Nose and Throat defects 9 — 4 — 3 2 3 13 5 1 1 3 1 4 3 Enlarged Glands 5 — 5 — 1 — 1 1 4 — 3 — 5 1 — — Eye Disease 13 9 10 6 6 4 6 4 24 15 9 4 12 11 6 4 Vision defect — — — 32 74 80 _ 27 66 — 66 Otorrhoea 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 5 5 6 2 2 1 Ot... |
4e64299a-d863-4883-aac9-8cac22e21328 | 1 1 2 . 2 1 1 Defective hearing 1 1 1 — 1 — 2 1 3 1 4 1 Speech defects 1 — 4 1 5 4 2 2 1 — 1 Heart defects 2 — 3 — 8 1 4 4 1 8 2 7 5 7 4 Anaemia 6 5 9 5 10 3 4 1 16 8 14 5 8 2 3 1 Lung defects 13 5 14 4 5 4 5 4 16 4 5 1 4 2 1 Nervous defects 3 1 3 2 5 2 3 2 8 4 5 2 3 2 3 1 Phthisis 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — |
38b1db51-5445-4aff-82ec-4a068964e897 | — — — — — — — — — — — — — Rickets 1 1 1 — — — — — — — Spinal deformities — — 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 6 Other deformities 25 9 11 3 7 2 6 3 10 3 10 4 12 5 12 6 Other defects 17 9 19 12 19 12 7 6 19 11 22 11 30 20 20 8 Number of Children noted for treatment. . — 443 — 269 — 303 — 322 451 — 277 — 318 332 * Defects, howe... |
29fc4a8c-8cd4-4e43-b890-3c5d1b408c71 | Clothing and Boots. Nutrition. Cleanliness of Head. Cleanliness op Body. Teeth. Vision. Good Fair Poor Good Average Below normal Bad Clean Nits Pediculi Clean Dirty Pediculi All sound Less than 4 decayed. 4 or more decayed. 6/6 in both eyes. 6/9 in either or both eyes. 6/12 or worse in either or both eyes. Entrants— Bo... |
77e6e432-7337-49e0-b32c-adb49ce805a9 | 173 59 Girls 819 712 105 2 120 670 29 — 800 19 — 812 7 621 190 8 596 171 49 Age 11— Boys 1176 968 207 1 121 1018 36 1 1172 4 — 1171 4 1 953 223 864 179 132 Girls 1115 1003 111 1 122 951 42 — 1103 11 1 1109 6 — 893 217 5 843 165 107 Age 14— Boys 971 860 110 1 165 787 19 — 970 1 — 970 1 — 741 227 3 719 123 126 Girls 1106... |
a840cedd-cac0-4d85-a89a-a7c56d4c18c5 | 139 114 Total 8034 7097 929 8 985 6747 301 1 7976 53 5 8007 22 5 5934 2019 81 4468 950 587 Percentage 88.3 11.6 0.1 12.2 84.0 3.8 3.8 99.2 0.7 0.1 99.6 0.3 0.1 73.9 25.1 1.0 74.4 15.8 9.8 London 56.4 43.2 0.4 16.6 77.4 6.0 6.0 97.5 2.2 0.3 99.2 0.7 0.1 70.5 26.1 3.4 66.2 19.3 14. |
d5c1d162-2425-4569-a84d-06c15f323bbd | 5 25 SECTION II. HEALTH PROPAGANDA. The Council place the greatest importance on health propaganda and health education, as these mean much in progressing towards a healthier race. They cost but little—only a fraction of what health services cost—and yet no part of the services is likely to give better value for money ... |
3b403daf-e55a-4af6-8949-16e0a6710f63 | Increased co-operation by the public will ensure a better environmental health service ; a more extensive use of the health clinics for laying the foundations of a healthy life ; a more efficient school medical service, which suffers much from the want of publicity—for example there are too few parents who realise how ... |
5a951f5c-1ca7-4596-a93e-965264fa98d1 | It is sent as a matter of routine to every new tenant on the Council's estates ; copies are distributed by post from time to time to residents in the Borough, selected at random, and copies are offered at each informal talk, referred to in heading (d), to all members of the audience. It was distributed in large numbers... |
ebcdab2b-5b3d-48b3-a9e7-9e58ab05f5a4 | It was generally recognised that it was unfortunate that it was not possible, owing to the lack of a suitable hall, to organise a larger exhibition. 26 "In accordance with the Council's resolution a Health Exhibition was held in the Arcade Hall, Eltham, from September 28th to October 3rd, 1936. The exhibition was organ... |
0fb41ce6-32e0-4715-8faf-01f5f0df99c3 | We are indebted to the following for the loan of models, pictures and articles :—The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries ; the Royal Sanitary Institute ; Messrs. Accles and Shelvoke, and the London Fumigation Company. The attendances during the week are estimated at 9,180, including 310 school children in conducted p... |
d39cf7c3-d2b5-49d1-831a-c170f1cd48d2 | The health films shown were :— January 20th February 17th March 16 th November 9th October 12th December 7th " Our Food Supply." " Trapeze Man Talks." " How we Breathe." " New Ways for Old." " The Red Army." " Breathing." " The Eyes have it." " Stand up and Breathe." 27 (d) Talks to Selected Audiences.—An extremely pop... |
8836a6f9-9080-4d1c-b54c-333f2646a5b3 | The subject matter of the talk varies. Sometimes it is about the Council's health services, sometimes it is on preventive medicine and sometimes it is on disease. The talks are given by the members of the staff-—the Medical Officers, Sanitary Inspectors, Health Visitors and Tuberculosis Visitors. (e) Cinema Projector.—... |
e88fc455-88f5-41b7-9831-b79d1a75bbfa | It is used to illustrate talks on the Council's health services to selected audiences and has proved of great value in this respect. Two other 16 mm. films were purchased—" The Red Army," a sound film dealing with the bed bug problem, and " The Empty Bed," a silent film on Diphtheria Immunisation. Other films have been... |
c61c1d35-3522-4a33-a616-5c402da2a895 | Advice as to the actual purchase of food, how to prepare it, cook it and serve it, is given at these meetings, and in these ways it is shown that it is unnecessary to buy expensive food in order to obtain appetising, tempting and palatable dishes. The cooked dishes are sold at about half-cost to those attending the cla... |
22dbb9d3-4799-4445-a451-19b88921bebd | (h) Central Council for Health Education.—This Council exist in their own words, to " (a) promote and encourage education and research in the science 28 and art of healthy living and to promote the principles of hygiene and encourage the teaching thereof ; and (6) assist and co-ordinate the work of all statutory bodies... |
524b51f2-99cf-4e56-b9c8-44f6d7d6aea3 | It organises health weeks ; it provides posters for display ; it distributes films and leaflets ; it prepares press articles ; it provides an official journal, " Better Health " ; it issues a Year Book collating information relating to health propaganda ; it holds an Annual Health Education Conference and it maintains ... |
6d366fef-7892-41d1-8df9-679db56589ec | (j) Posters.—The immense amount of space devoted to poster advertising on hoardings is a sign of the value placed thereon by commercial undertakings. The same value presumably may be placed on this type of display in connection with health propaganda work. The Council therefore have made use of the poster service of th... |
39eec6e5-c661-4ad2-9f29-988120ade006 | 29 April " Balance your Meal." (C.C.H.E.) May Dental Board of the United Kingdom. June National Council for Maternity and Child Welfare. June Dental Board of the United Kingdom. July Eugenics Society. July " Do you use the Health Services." (C.C.H.E.) August British Social Hygiene Council. September Health and Cleanlin... |
92abb94a-d97c-4d13-89e7-bc8bb4a49fc0 | Smaller posters, crown and double crown, prepared by voluntary health organisations and associations, and by the Central Council, have been used extensively in the Council's welfare centres and dispensaries, as have been washable show-cards of health leaflets from the same sources. 30 SECTION III. MATERNITY AND CHILD W... |
dc2b7e7a-2840-4b22-9cc4-ebf802de0496 | (k) The services of a Consultant in exceptional cases of obstetric or ante-natal abnormality at home. (l) Provision of Home Helps in maternity cases. (m) Boarding-out of children while expectant or nursing mother is in hospital- (n) An arrangement with the School Medical Treatment Committee for the treatment of minor a... |
2240c523-3c73-4d98-8038-6bcd8dac2554 | (q) Provision of nursing assistance for young children suffering from Measles, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Zymotic Enteritis, Whooping Cough, Poliomyelitis, Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia, and for mothers suffering from Puerperal Fever, Puerperal Pyrexia, Pneumonia and Influenzal Pneumonia. 31 (r) Reservation of twelve ... |
414eccd6-6ff8-495d-a4f3-7c16a15bd2ba | (u) An arrangement with the Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid Association for the Convalescent Home treatment of children requiring such treatment. (v) Convalescent Home treatment for expectant and nursing mothers. (w) Arrangements for the supply and distribution to young children, expectant and nursing mothers, of milk ... |
be9894ad-884c-45cf-a703-b1609b730062 | One part-time medical officer takes charge of the Toddlers' examination clinic, and two consultants have been appointed—one for the Artificial Sunlight Clinic and one for consultation in connection with cases of Puerperal Sepsis and difficult obstetric conditions occurring at home. The dental staff— two dentists and an... |
78fd9646-28b5-4f9d-9926-dfd3027c10ef | As soon as a notification is received, pamphlets dealing with the care and comfort of mothers and infants are sent by post to every mother. Subsequently, between the tenth and fourteenth day, a visit is paid to the home by the health visitor, who decides on her first visit, the necessity for subsequent visits. 32 The W... |
5a56b6c5-87ba-40a9-ba58-afcc2c067bd5 | Births—First visits 1,986 ,, Revisits 16,321 Infant deaths investigated 40 Still-births investigated 6 Expectant mothers—home visits 908 Infectious diseases :— Ophthalmia Neonatorum—First visits 26 ,, Revisits 11 Measles—First visits 2,281 „ Revisits 1,153 Puerperal fever—First visits .. 5 ,, „ Revisits 4 Puerperal Pyr... |
601d1d48-ba91-4f85-9b91-56cf5cb52830 | Infant Life Protection.—The Council became responsible on the 1st April, 1933, for Infant Life Protection work in Woolwich. At the beginning of the year, four of their Health Visitors acted as Infant Life Protection Visitors (part-time), but in September, all the Health Visitors were appointed Infant Life Protection Vi... |
a93bd2a1-6de6-4e94-a292-3a0968b4605b | These figures do not, however, tell the whole story, as 162 nurse children were added to the register and 179 nurse children were removed during the year. The following Table No. 7 shows the ages of the children under supervision on the 31st December, 1936 :— TABLE No. 7. Under 1 Year. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 1... |
4dfad463-7094-429b-8318-67a55c994f57 | Keeping a nurse child without giving timeous notice 12 Change of address by foster mother without giving timeous notice 2 Infant removed from care of foster mother without giving timeous notice 7 Keeping nurse children in excess of permitted number 1 Cautionary letters were sent in all cases. There were no prosecutions... |
18a3926e-869e-4eb4-8ac6-5c391fabc157 | Special care is taken to see that children who are weak and ailing attend. During the year, five nurse children died—one from pneumonia and four from enteritis. 34 The only institution in the Borough holding a certificate of exemption is the Woolwich War Memorial Hospital. The Work or the Welfare Centres.—These are eig... |
28a976d4-c3c6-404d-84b0-b23d73a0b932 | Children. Expectant. Nursing. Expectant. Nursing. Town Hall 321 205 1,429 833 299 9,701 Plumstead 238 302 1,104 649 681 7,981 Eltham 457 172 1,087 1,327 307 6,976 Slade 3 75 457 1 111 4,456 New Eltham 3 80 452 1 137 5,187 St. |
b1c025ce-75a0-47f5-bfab-c50a07e3ebda | Luke's — 61 265 — 89 2,459 North Woolwich 16 48 136 32 91 1,365 Beresford Street 15 42 169 14 70 1,079 Totals, 1936 1,053 985 5,099 2,857 1,785 39,204 Totals, 1935 1,019 983 5,259 2,625 1,759 41,323 The next Table No. 10 shows the number of children attending each centre and the number of attendances made by them durin... |
7c9e6e58-c23d-415b-bd08-bb7d713ce50a | The figures in this table do not include those of the Toddlers Clinics or of the Sunlight Clinic. 35 TABLE No. 10. Children in Attendance at Each Centre. Year of Birth. Town Hall. Plumstead. Eltham. New Eltham. Slade. St. Luke's. N. Woolwich. Beresford St. Totals. |
8453324a-a6bc-43a8-9e0d-2fc7da88f23d | 1936 409 348 278 Ill 118 66 35 33 1,398 1935 465 380 291 125 132 79 39 49 1,560 1934 270 183 187 84 84 38 32 32 910 1933 133 86 143 58 56 40 10 24 550 1932 104 74 123 48 51 29 13 18 460 1931 48 33 65 26 16 13 7 13 221 1,429 1,104 1,087 452 457 265 136 169 5,099 Attendances. Year of Birth. Town Hall. Plumstead. Eltham N... |
f1e5444f-365c-4045-ac08-a410b3a8ef09 | 085 2,272 1,547 1,193 805 451 269 12,751 1935 3,985 3,440 2,710 2,342 1,783 1,087 463 363 16,173 1934 1,475 865 967 703 781 207 288 212 5,498 1933 642 287 525 336 347 230 99 103 2,569 1932 323 247 344 199 304 94 37 106 1,654 1931 147 57 158 60 48 36 27 26 559 9,701 7,981 6,976 5,187 4,456 2,459 1,365 1,079 39,204 Feedi... |
75a6a1e7-2c84-4086-8418-e7ae7434e79a | as to the type of feeding adopted in the ease of infants attending the welfare centres. The method used was as follows :— (a) On the card of every child under one year of age attending a welfare centre between the 18th May and the 1st July was inserted once, and once only, the terms " Breast," or " Breast and Hand," or... |
7951a532-8e8d-4f75-8e32-3ebfdbc7633f | 0.1 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.5 5.6 6.7 7.8 8.9 Total. 9.10 10.11 11.12 Grand Total. Breast 67 90 54 30 36 32 23 10 10 352 — — 1 353 Breast and Hand 9 16 13 11 11 18 6 12 14 110 8 6 1 125 Hand 13 26 26 30 46 40 62 50 55 348 49 61 93 551 89 132 93 71 93 90 91 72 79 810 57 67 95 1,029 PERCENTAGES. |
9c2e3651-e360-4bcd-b663-cef994a36749 | Breast 75.2 68.2 58.1 42.3 38.7 35.5 25.4 13.9 12.7 43.4 — — 1.0 34.3 Breast and hand 10.1 12.1 14.0 15.4 11.8 20.0 6.5 16.6 17.7 13.6 14.0 9.0 1.0 12.1 Hand 14.5 19.7 27.9 42.3 49.5 44.4 68.1 69.5 69.6 43.0 86.0 91.0 98.0 53.6 37 Artificial Sunlight Clinic.—The artificial sunlight clinic is held in part of the Town Ha... |
1cf4b19b-88a3-4b35-917a-1c4d5b8d7799 | The total number of patients treated during the year, including 116 whose course of treatment was not completed at the end of 1935, was 350. The total number of treatments given was 9,479 : of these, 7,829 were by carbon arc, 945 by mercury vapour lamp, 659 by radiant heat lamp, and 46 by infra-red lamp. The infra-red ... |
2d3acdfa-f7a0-41da-95f6-930fa27c0600 | This can be explained partly by the smaller number carried on from the previous year, and partly, it is hoped, by the steadily increasing influence of the Public Health Department. The number presented under the heading Debility is relatively high, and it is to be noted that the more severe cases of this kind are becom... |
5209bc42-9ec4-4202-bf49-608c6fd25e3b | Much of the time the Clinic is run to its full capacity, and all the staff are looking forward to a time when accommodation may be increased. The system of referring the little patients at intervals to the doctors of the Clinic who first saw them has worked excellently." Mothers living in Eltham find it difficult to at... |
e22645cc-069f-436e-88f3-2a5aab5dd856 | Much Improved or Cured. Improved. I.S.Q. Ceased Treatment. Treatment not yet complete Rickets 23 51 74 24 24 26 31 Anaemia, |
a23e89dd-dbf5-43fa-adf3-e77bde447181 | Debility and Malnutrition 69 131 200 76 57 4 63 68 Catarrhal Children 11 18 29 9 7 3 10 6 Septic Conditions — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Nervous Children 1 2 3 1 1 — 1 1 Enlarged Glands 4 7 11 7 — — 4 13 Miscellaneous Nervous Conditions 4 4 2 2 1 Miscellaneous Skin Conditions 5 5 4 1 5 Other Conditions 5 9 14 4 4 1 5 5 Mothers 3 6 ... |
d21e1bf1-1cb9-4e60-938e-6d2acddbf2e9 | The Ministry drew attention to the fact that excluding children suffering from uncleanliness and dental defects, 16 per cent. of children entering school are found to require treatment for some disease or defect which could, in many cases, have been prevented from developing, or could have been quickly cured if adequat... |
1c52259d-5390-4e25-bec6-cd9dd5cd0dd9 | The bulk of these children were suffering from enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Diseases of the eye, diseases of the skin, defects of the lung, anaemia, or discharging ears, accounted for most of the remainder. After receipt of this circular, the arrangements for the care of the toddler in Woolwich were reviewed by the C... |
bdd2b760-d539-4e01-a408-26e8477ddbeb | (d) A toddlers clinic for the routine medical inspection of toddlers aged 2, 3 and 4 years had been established in Woolwich for six years and in 1935,1,314 children were examined at this clinic. (e) Forty-seven per cent. of all children over one year attended an ordinary infant welfare centre at least once during the y... |
30bfb7f1-c1b4-4ca7-a726-86fb5e4f5848 | At the end of the first year the number of children had been reduced to 421 ; at 18 months to 378 ; at 2 years to 360 ; at 3 years to 270 ; at 4 years to 158, and to 48 at 5 years, and these 48 actually made attendances in their sixth year. These figures relate of course to children who have been attending the centres ... |
ce6d08e4-b996-4fd7-8d7a-6e0c883ae865 | 40 (i) The Council already have an artificial sunlight clinic, provide additional nourishment, provide facilities for diphtheria immunisation and engage additional health visiting staff during measles epidemics. After consideration of the report the Council resolved :— (а) To appoint two additional health visitors. (b)... |
00c6225e-549b-48e8-93c3-d11ece2d11bb | (h) To make increased provision for the treatment of orthopaedic cases. (i) To make increased provision for the treatment of dental cases. It was decided also that all the Council's Health Visitors should be appointed as infant life protection visitors for their own districts, and to accept in principle the establishme... |
7cf14c21-51a6-4e2d-b48a-571ec31b3523 | Children are examined in their birthday month, aged 2 years, 3 years and 4 years. Those requiring observation are called up for review at intervals of a few months and those requiring treatment are told how to obtain it. All those who require further observation or treatment are " followed up " by the Health Visitors. ... |
77dbf946-87c2-4a1d-b842-dd36f45e1679 | 13 :—• TABLE No. 13. Medical Inspection of Toddlers, 1936. Disease, Defect or Condition. BOYS. Age last Birthday. GIRLS. Age last Birthday. 2 3 4 2 3 4 Total. Total Children Examined 280 209 192 257 206 214 1, |
6558cebf-eea0-40c1-9b5c-6418a116bc3a | 358 Nutrition— (a) Excellent 206 115 71 207 144 117 860 (6) Normal 65 73 81 42 45 79 385 (c) Sub-normal 9 21 40 8 17 18 113 (d) Bad — — — — — — — Muscular Tone— (a) Excellent 131 141 143 141 150 175 881 (6) Good 135 65 46 110 53 39 448 (c) Poor 14 3 3 6 3 — 29 Clothing and Footgear— (a) Good 273 205 185 251 206 208 1,3... |
d62b4edf-5455-4226-a5bb-ec69f157027e | (c) Dirty — — — — 1 — 1 Heart and Circulation— (a) " Functional " Conditions 58 42 65 40 34 44 283 (b) Organic Congenital Heart Disease — - — 1 — — 1 Anaemia 18 27 22 25 26 24 142 Respiratory System — Bronchitis 9 2 8 2 6 11 38 Asthma - 2 1 — — 1 4 Nervous System— Behaviour Symptoms 81 54 34 73 43 25 310 Minor Retardat... |
d76ebf03-c8a8-4e8e-9899-a635ec3890dd | Enteritis, etc 1 2 - - - - 3 Constipation 1 2 — 6 4 2 15 ''En-ito-Urinary System— Enuresis and Frequency 22 17 12 21 8 9 79 Other Conditions 11 6 1 — 1 1 20 42 Medical Inspection of Toddlers, 1936—continued. Disease, Defect or Condition. BOYS. Age last Birthday. GIRLS. Age last Birthday 2 3 4 2 3 4 Total Skin Condition... |
e18a0b3e-63cc-4dc0-99e9-afbedc93ec33 | 10 6 4 8 7 8 43 Ichthyosis, Alopecia, or Erythema Nodosum 1 1 — — — 1 3 Eye Defects and Infections— Slight Squint 7 8 12 6 11 8 52 Blepharitis 2 4 5 — 2 2 15 Conjunctivitis 1 — 1 — 3 1 6 Ear Conditions— Otorrhoea, etc. |
77997705-86f8-4c3b-8ce3-19587a2f37c4 | 3 4 6 5 2 2 22 Teeth— Caries 10 52 71 4 49 84 270 Hypoplasia 3 2 — 1 3 1 10 Malocclusion 20 8 3 16 16 — 63 Rickets— (Cases clinically considered as showing definite evidence of Rachitis) 69 58 34 34 24 33 252 Nose and Throat— Enlarged Tonsils Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids y Adenoids . |
8387eccc-3d01-49e0-a8c7-1a676eb04adb | J 112 104 67 98 73 76 530 Enlarged Glands— Tonsillar 38 37 48 25 41 47 237 Posterior Cervical 20 9 13 10 17 18 87 Other Diseases and Defects Rheumatism — — 1 — 1 5 7 Hypothyroidism - - - - - 1 1 Hypopituitarism —- — — 1 -— - 1 Developmental Conditions— Umbilical Hernia 1 2 1 6 1 — 11 Inguinal Hernia — — 1 — — — 1 Naevu... |
7ad45b40-4856-4625-a347-9890a8f62704 | The whole of the results are closely consistent with those in past years—except the figure for anaemia, which shows a diminution-—that is somewhat astonishing in view of the remarkably sunless summer last year and rainy weather generally. Functional heart conditions, however, have not diminished (20 per cent.) but it s... |
47d9a944-9ddc-4683-85b6-86da795bf550 | calling the functional murmur, as it used to be called,' haemic ') is very noticeable this year when anaemia considered clinically, has so far declined ; but it is not inconsistent with the findings published in our report of the year 1932, when we examined in detail that year's records for anaemia, pallor, functional ... |
bce8d0dd-5b2e-48dc-8609-a92fe5915e29 | The figures for tonsil enlargement again reaches 40 per cent. (It was 45 per cent. last year) but of the total, only 4 per cent were recommended for tonsil or adenoid operation. In view of the possible bearing of unhealthy tonsils on infections of the respiratory tract, and of the high toll which respiratory disease ta... |
78c630e0-83fa-4ee3-8093-b9f1ddec2e0d | The retardation here mentioned is not in any sense organic, merely a question of training and possibly lack of the stimulating companionship of other children. (Mental deficiency is recorded separately). The behaviour symptoms were practically always such as to yield to simple treatment, and in particular to the saluta... |
0cc7719f-5aee-4461-b559-5158333a78a3 | It is obvious that the gastro-enteritis discomforts prevalent in adult life in this century have not yet punctuated the pre-school age period. The problem of rickets, past, present, or imaginary, remains with us as it will till we can submit all questionable cases for X-ray confirmation and biochemical verdict. Cases c... |
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