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4c6e171d-ff06-4b39-8456-dc24df80d6a9 | All these articles of food were found to be genuine. An object thought to be dirt in a milk bottle proved to be "soft glass" and there was no contamination. A bottle of sour milk was replaced by the retailer. Another complaint of dirt in a milk bottle was substantiated and the Council decided to institute legal proceed... |
e87836c8-815e-4af3-81cc-313444df6aad | Other complaints of unsound food received during the year concerned the following articles: needle in cocoa; glass in cake; glass in cordial; mould on cheese; fly in meat pasty; ants on cake; unsound bacon; unsound butter; unsound sausage roll; stale sausage rolls; maggots in bacon, in nuts and in currants; unsound mea... |
61c874b6-9326-46b9-b4d8-720200d3e1fc | Byelaws for the Protection of Food During the year, the London County Council made revised Byelaws under Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for securing the observance of sanitary and cleanly conditions and practices in connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food sold or intended for sale, for ... |
c4dc3094-c684-42ce-9ca9-e118b8b448f6 | The new Byelaws strengthen the law by being more specific, particularly on the following points:— (a) No person suffering from any disease shall handle, wrap or deliver food so as to give rise to the risk of the spread of disease; (b) All food shall be protected from dirt, dust, insects and other forms of contamination... |
a83ebb1d-0d61-486e-a8bd-856f3176e498 | Periodic visits are made to all premises and inspection of all new premises is carried out before registration is approved to ensure that they are satisfactory and that the requirements relating to heat treatment are fully understood. Defects at 37 premises were found and remedied during 1952. During the year, 83 sampl... |
0a56fa7b-6034-4c75-aa40-464a4acde4c5 | Even after allowing for the fact that two pigs can be inspected in the time needed for the examination of one cow or heifer, this represents a considerable increase in the work of inspection carried out at the abattoir. All the carcases were inspected immediately after slaughter, examinations being conducted in accorda... |
88675cc2-f48c-4985-a75d-25e4559a0025 | 072 37,799 1934 2,595 — 105 19,146 14,903 36,749 1935 3,145 — 672 18,939 15,607 38,363 1936 3,331 — 767 19,112 16,503 39,713 1937 3,244 — 604 15,069 15,466 34,383 1938 3,015 — 307 22,481 16,901 42,704 1939 4,922 — 70 25,099 19,253 49,344 1940 2,018 — — 44,001 43,490 89,509 1941 253 — — 41,986 18,745 60,984 1942 Abattoi... |
ca5c2b96-6ebc-4941-9531-1b8c4c76a788 | 010 217 26,018 1948 (excluding Cows) 10,639 3,678 3,257 17,985 256 35,815 1949 10,164 3,933 2,563 27,352 1,971 45,983 1950 12,638 4,453 3,103 27,359 2,392 49,945 1951 19,024 2,973 1,901 19,200 15,612 58,710 1952 12,471 1,413 2,410 22,680 51,028 90,002 Changes in lay-out, equipment and staffing, which have taken place r... |
faac5311-5da0-474c-8263-37a5acb9af00 | The main changes are:— (1) The electric hoists for lifting the animals to the bleeding rail after stunning have been speeded up and two new dropping points have been fixed so that the animals after bleeding can be instantly dropped to the floor. (2) A completely new method of sheep dressing is now in operation. It is a... |
32be7f67-b771-4d19-a8a2-793b04b7704c | 17. Carcases Inspected and Condemned, 1952 Cattle, excluding Cows. Cows. Calves. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs. Number killed 12,471 1,413 2,410 22,680 51,028 Number inspected 12,471 1,413 2,410 22,680 51,028 All diseases except Tuberculosis:— Whole carcases condemned 3 1 4 13 84 Carcases of which some part or organ was condem... |
e22e3511-0a2b-4252-b10f-b3a06177b4f6 | 4 .2 — 3.3 Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933 Slaughterhouses are subject to annual licensing and there are now only two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough, one of which is not being used at the present time. During 1952 one new licence was granted to a person working in the Borough to act as a slaughterman, and 15 ap... |
082460a3-37fb-4775-b210-22987dcdf9f9 | The food was utilised for animal feeding or for fertilisers. 35 Sophistication of Food During the year ended 31st December, 1952, 742 samples (i.e., 525 informal and 217 formal samples) were submitted for analysis to the Public Analyst. Of these, 31 formal and 18 informal samples were reported to be adulterated or othe... |
1821fc47-8410-4d92-84ea-0db81d7ab1a8 | 708 Pork Sausages Formal Contained sulphur dioxide, 400 parts per million. The presence of preservative was not declared. Referred to Ministry of Food. 800 Pork Sausages Formal Contained sulphur dioxide, 50 parts per million. The presence of preservative was not declared. Referred to Ministry of Food. 703 Pork Sausages... |
75e0a7a2-0ecc-4489-867a-571cf4fa5853 | Fined £11 and £7 7s. costs 750 Pork Sausage, Preserved Formal Meat content 60 per cent. Referred to Ministry of Food. 767 Pork Sausages Formal Meat content 54 per cent. 768 Pork Sausage Meat Formal Meat content 60 per cent. 769 Pork Sausages Formal Meat content 58 per cent. 793 Pork Sausages Formal Meat content 61 per ... |
1a506ca3-cdc6-47ed-bb12-2d3e258983e7 | 126 Desiccated Coconut Informal Contained 35 percent. of sugar. The presence of sugar was not disclosed on the label. Formal sample obtained. 179 Desiccated Coconut Formal Contained 40 per cent. of sugar. The presence of sugar was not disclosed on the label. Details forwarded to Ministry of Food. 209 Prunes Informal De... |
3fb53898-1429-4ba0-b897-c20036533318 | Genuine meringues are made from sugar and white of egg, and since the samples contained neither and were virtually devoid of nutritive value the term "Meringue Mixture" was a false description. Formal sample obtained. 204 Meringue Mixture.. Formal An imitation meringue mixture consisting of a coloured and flavoured sol... |
1857de6a-5643-45d7-ab95-f14f0d71cb02 | Formal sample obtained for analysis. 180 Soup, Canned, Tomato Cream. Formal Contained edible oil and fat 2.0 per cent. A warning letter sent to manufacturer. 256 Fruit Bars Informal Contained insect remains, derived from small beetles, larvae and ants, in the proportion of approximately 100 insect fragments per 100 gra... |
5a6eae60-64bf-4bd4-aaec-9110f9b72172 | 232 Ice Lollies Formal Contained an insoluble fibrous mass, having the character of alginic acid and weighing, when dried, 73 milligrams (0.14 per cent.). Taken up with manufacturers. 281 Pastry Mixture Informal The fat in the sample was rancid and contained 4.5 per cent. of free fatty acids. Edible fats do not contain... |
21694b54-1f67-463f-b49a-69fbfdfbbc29 | Under the agreed Code of Practice, Cream Soups should contain at least 3.5 per cent. of edible oil and fat. The proportion of tin was excessive. Cautionary letter sent to manufacturers asking them to withdraw all stock affected. 302 Tomato Cream Soup, Informal Contained edible oil and fat 2.5 per cent. Formal sample ob... |
ff584c0d-84e7-48eb-9f76-ac7b44f77d71 | 521 Iodine Paint Informal The proportion of Potassium Iodide was 53 per cent. excessive, and the Boric Acid, 35 per cent. excessive as compared with the formula printed on the label. No further action. 38 Sample No. Article. Formal or Informal. Result of Analysis. Result of legal proceedings or other action. 391 Conden... |
034cefed-657c-4a2c-8138-c60906b75cc8 | 512 Christmas Pudding Formal Contained carcases of mites and insect larvae, approximately 350 per ounce. Matter taken up with manufacturers and the Ministry of Food. 579 Rice Formal Contained wheaten product 2.5 per cent. The wheaten product consisted of small pieces of a form of spaghetti, cut to about the size of ric... |
a1736327-7609-4e3d-919b-b7f49b8d1f91 | Ground 7 Coffee 11 Arrowroot 2 Confectionery, Flour 61 Baking Powder & Golden Confectionery, Sugar 22 Raising Powder 4 Cooking Fat 1 Barley, Pearl 1 Cornflour 1 Blancmange & Dessert Powders 8 Cream, Imitation 4 Bread 7 Curry Powder 1 Butter 3 Custard Powder 6 Cake Decorations & Icing Paste 4 Drinks, Soft 9 Cake & Puddi... |
ad19051d-7ee4-4dcf-9106-5d85e6839419 | Candied 4 Groats 1 Pepper 7 Honey 4 Pickles and Sauces 18 Horseradish 2 Potato Crisps 3 Ice Cream 5 Proprietary Foods 2 Ice Lollies 8 Proprietary Medicine 14 Jam 22 Pudding, Christmas 11 Jellies 14 Rice (including ground) 6 Lard 2 Salad Cream 1 Lemonade Powder & vescing Tablets 6 Sausages & Sausage Meat 30 Soda, Bicarb... |
899a3451-6a0d-4350-a025-9a03bd3a6b21 | Condensed 3 Vegetables 11 Mincemeat 2 Vinegar 6 Mustard 2 Welsh Rarebit & Mixture 2 Oatmeal 2 Wine, Alcoholic 1 Pastry Mixture 3 Yeast Flakes & Tablets 2 Others 19 PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough: Anthrax, Cholera, Continued Fever, Diphtheria, Dysentery,... |
a11f84da-55eb-4a02-968d-bffb6ec5c98c | ), Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Pneumonia Acute Primary, Pneumonia Acute Influenzal, Poliomyelitis (Acute), Polioencephalitis (Acute), Plague, Puerperal Pyrexia, Relapsing Fever, Scabies, Scarlet Fever (or Scarlatina), Smallpox, Tuberculosis (all forms), Typhoid Fever (including Paratyphoid), Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough and... |
85745081-a3d9-4c98-8149-3839a0badc7f | 40 Scarlet Fever There were 259 notified cases of scarlet fever occurring in the Borough during the year, being 53 more than occurred in the previous year. The disease was usually very mild. The great majority of patients (72 per cent.) were satisfactorily isolated at home. Frequent visits were made by the Sanitary Ins... |
ab44c2cc-ab0d-4b06-84a0-b3b1c337c034 | Forty-three of the patients were admitted for hospital treatment owing to complications or because of lack of suitable nursing facilities at home. Diphtheria For the third year in succession there were no known cases of diphtheria occurring within the Borough. Altogether, 13 cases were notified by medical practitioners... |
2a65e1ce-1d17-4b43-9175-fd7b5c0db8d6 | Another case was that of a girl of eight years who had been in this country only a short time, and two infections related to civilians who had also been abroad. Six of the patients concerned were admitted to hospital. Acute Poliomyelitis. During 1951 there had been a pleasing decline in the number of cases of poliomyel... |
3eb8f861-c9e8-4f11-8c9d-b1f7c38f5bc5 | 5 and under 10 years. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 35 years. 35 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and over. Age Unknown Total Total No admitted to Hosp. Diphtheria - - - - - - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever 1 22 48 171 9 6 2 — — — — 259 74 Paratyphoid Fever — — 1 — — — — — — — — 1... |
d2f387cc-678f-4ddc-b829-33ac7a3b7343 | Erysipelas — — — 2 — 2 2 3 8 4 — 21 7 Dysentery — 4 3 6 3 5 5 1 1 2 — 30 22 Zymotic Enteritis 39 15 7 5 — — 2 — 1 — — 69 51 Scabies — 1 1 1 — — — — 1 — — 4 — Acute Pneumonia 8 9 5 18 4 8 11 18 26 15 1 123 33 Food Poisoning — 1 2 2 1 2 4 1 3 4 — 20 4 Puerperal Pyrexia — — — — — 13 26 9 — — — 48 48 Ophthalmia Neonatorum ... |
3588cd01-4969-4667-a1d0-75c06add0b8a | — 2 2 1 — 13 325 43 Measles 32 280 384 654 23 14 1 1 1 — 27 1,417 50 Typhoid Fever — — — — - — — — - — — — — Malaria — — — 1 — 4 3 — - — — 8 6 Acute Encephalitis - - - - 1 — — - — — 1 1 42 Puerperal Pyrexia. The revised definition of this disease contained in the Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations made in 1951, has accounte... |
0fc8435e-2e7a-472c-a7ee-02ffbe6a1703 | All except five of the notifications were received from the largest maternity hospital in the Borough. Puerperal pyrexia must not be confused with puerperal fever. The condition puerperal pyrexia is an increase of temperature in accordance with the definition, following childbirth. The causes of such an increase are ma... |
1bd82b78-07fa-4c8c-87a5-4c774766e3b8 | Each notified case was carefully investigated by the Health Department staff and an officer of the department obtained faecal specimens for examination from each patient and from contacts of the patient. Fifty such specimens were analysed, and in those cases where the result was positive the patient's doctor arranged f... |
aa598a2a-7c16-4f12-b733-32d9fcf707b1 | Two members of the family who had eaten the greater portion of the sheep's heart had been ill. It was not possible to obtain a specimen of the food suspected. There were 11 single cases of food poisoning reported by General Practitioners. In the case of one family ducks eggs left in mistake for hens eggs by a tradesman... |
3b01d414-1cde-4e90-9c73-f97c4d103d40 | 0—1 1—2 2—5 5—10 10—15 15—20 20—25 25—35 35—45 45—55 55—65 65—75 75 and upwards Total (all ages) Pulmonary— Males - - 2 5 4 8 6 19 13 17 13 3 5 95 Females 1 1 3 3 3 9 20 18 5 10 2 2 1 78 Non-Pulmonary— Males - 1 1 2 2 1 - 3 3 - - - - 13 Females - - - 1 - - 2 3 1 2 - - - 9 Total 1 2 6 11 9 18 28 43 22 29 15 5 6 195 The ... |
064c0250-df92-4185-82c1-df19b8d57910 | 21. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. M. F. Total M. F. Total Cases notified for the first time 95 78 173 13 9 22 Other additions to Register during the year, including transfers of patients from other areas 46 50 96 4 2 6 Cases on Register at 31st December, 1952 847 702 1,549 120 99 219 The Public Health Department is respons... |
8f5544eb-5150-4f15-a1ad-fb053e60c990 | During 1952 the Minister of Health made new Regulations, the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952, which revoke and replace the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. In a circular to local authorities the Minister has stated that whilst County Councils and County Borough Councils must be regarded as... |
cc1885d3-7b6b-4ce6-8b2a-a4d54e19f6e2 | The requirement contained in the 1930 Regulations for providing information of a tuberculous patient entering or leaving a sanatorium or hospital is also omitted from the present regulations. However, the Minister has asked Hospital Boards and Committees to ensure that this information (as for any patient with a notifi... |
cab7e78a-4621-4b73-b9af-8690e0a68fe3 | 1941 103,630 258 127 1.22 1,627 7.8 1942 110,140 249 102 .92 1,410 7.2 1943 112,700 292 102 .90 1,558 6.5 1944 110,970 248 100 .90 1,611 6.2 1945 115,270 260 90 .70 1,478 6.0 1946 . |
a2efd6b1-cb76-414f-8ec8-9d5c6d763bd3 | 134,420 247 83 .61 1,531 5.4 1947 140,150 297 101 .72 1,626 6.2 1948 142,800 230 82 .57 1,573 5.2 1949 144,000 256 59 .41 1,572 3.7 1950 144,000 205 58 .40 1,670 3.4 1951 144,000 246 57 .39 1,838 3.1 1952 146,000 195 39 .26 1,667 2.3 Mass Radiography. The Mass Radiography Unit of the South Eastern Regional Hospital Boa... |
b41516ab-ed34-46a5-8a15-262774bcb49f | This total is 3,405 more than were examined on the occasion of the previous visit of the Unit, and those X-rayed included 422 men and 54 women employed by the Borough Council. Details of the total examinations made are as follows:— Centre Men Women Total Old Town Hall 5,167 7,050 12,217 Royal Arsenal 5,898 1,289 7,187 ... |
0af623e3-d529-41a2-8c62-d4ea82dc097e | As part of the Council's Health Education work, films dealing with Mass X-Ray were shown to local organisations during the weeks preceding the visit of the Mass X-Ray Unit. 45 Tuberculosis Care Work. The Woolwich Tuberculosis Care Committee, on which are represented various official bodies, continued to carry out most ... |
3e730167-9293-4f6f-884e-00f6188f666a | During 1952, the Department carried out disinfection of 517 rooms after cases of infectious diseases, and of these 208 premises had been occupied by tuberculous persons. Altogether, 960 inspections regarding verminous conditions were made, and 604 rooms were disinfested for vermin. 44 van loads of furniture were fumiga... |
7d9f1192-8678-4f20-ba37-1e897e3528a1 | The number of articles disinfected at the Disinfection Station to the 6th September, 1952, was 6,435, details of the type and number of articles disinfected there being as follows:— Beds 134 Rugs 27 Palliasses 774 Books 182 Pillows 1,214 Bags 65 Bolsters 128 Wearing apparel 500 Quilts 297 Boots 2 Sheets 610 Slippers 4 ... |
6edb7fd1-baa3-47b7-aa10-fecc6e161f35 | Seventy-seven cases were dealt with during the year and the following articles were removed and destroyed:- Beds 21 Mats 3 Pillows 34 Couches 12 Bedsteads 11 Chairs 28 Bedspreads 7 Cushions 10 Blankets 6 Tables 2 Bed-ends 1 Chest of Drawers 3 Sheets 7 Wearing Apparel 48 Wash Stand Pitchers 2 Gramophones 1 Dressing Tabl... |
dafb2fda-b4ff-4db5-8a4d-dc4b3accba02 | The personal cleansing stations are situated adjacent to the Turkish Baths in Plumstead High Street and at the Eltham Hill Health Centre, Sherard Road. The number of persons cleansed during 1952 was 1,134, and the number treated for scabies was 70. Each case of scabies is visited by the Sanitary Inspector and, wherever... |
9db4c2c7-df1b-4a0f-9493-82f165eb63f5 | Number of Cases 17 53 246 696 16 106 1,134 Number of Treatments 17 54 254 849 14 113 1,301 Treatment of Scabies. Pre-School Children. School Children. Adults. Totals. Boys. Girls. Boys. Girls. Men. Women. Number of Cases 5 4 12 16 8 25 70 Number of Treatments 7 5 18 21 8 32 91 Authentication of International Certificat... |
e0be6d1d-8943-4426-830e-4dfa11d1488b | The signatures of medical practitioners signing such certificates was authenticated by me during the year in respect of nearly 200 certificates. 47 LABORATORY FACILITIES A large part of the Council's pathological and allied work in relation to the diagnosis, prevention and control of infectious diseases is undertaken a... |
43017146-d7b2-4388-98b6-65017d13a524 | 50 Ice Cream (Methylene Blue Test) 83 Milk (Methylene blue and phosphatase, also turbidity) and milk bottles (colony count), milk caps (culture) 322 Faeces 31 Sputum 1 Water—from swimming baths, children's paddling pools and boating lakes 84 Throat swab 1 572 The examination of specimens of human origin (mainly swab ex... |
25e07476-3224-4ea7-acaf-b8011ca79914 | Chas. F. Thorn & Son, Ltd. (T.U.) Woolwich, S.E.I8 |
3ce58a4d-903e-4e07-9cf4-b74bceb89860 | AC 4372 Woo 53 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year 1953 BY T. STANDRING, M.D., B.S., D.P.H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.R.San. I. Medical Officer of Health K. I. T.U.) Woolwich, s.e.18. TABLE OF CONTENTS page Health Committee 2 Preface 3 Staff 5 G... |
33aa39f4-d838-458a-9eaf-7274bbb17221 | Councillor G. E. Offord (Chairman) Councillor L. A. Heath (Vice-Chairman) Aldermen— Mrs. J. E. Carroll E. A. J. Dickerson Mrs. E. R. M. Middleton Councillors— T. G. Blann W. R. Kennett Mrs. S. M. Bradley Mrs. A. E. Maxwell Mrs. E. G. Bunce Miss M. N. Rees A. H. Gilder, m.b.e., j.p. Mrs. E. M. Wood Miss E. M. Jarvis S. ... |
cd628bd8-83e6-4d92-9186-b855ca42cb9d | The home population of the Borough at mid-1953 was 151,100, being 700 less than that for the previous year, but still over 3,000 more than at the time of the 1951 Census. The post-war trend in the Borough's birth and death rates continued, there being a slight decline in both the birth and death rates. Due to an increa... |
9b7ca47a-53bc-4d78-90e6-2eb240bf05f3 | Motor vehicle accidents were responsible for eleven deaths of Woolwich residents. The majority of the 48 infant deaths occurred in the first week of life. The infant death rate was 21.4 compared with 26.8 for England and Wales, and 24.8 for London. The latest local tuberculosis death rate is very encouraging. Total Woo... |
ff42b2cd-de87-4bf8-85e6-a82cfef44745 | The inspection and supervision of food premises plays a large part in the work of the Department, and in 1953 over 4,000 inspections were made of food shops and other food premises in the Borough. Once again a large number of food samples has been obtained by the Council's Sampling Officers for analysis, in order to en... |
80b5cb50-f30e-4c27-9e32-4d24e83e467a | In order to provide for the relocation of population and the commercial and other interests displaced from parts of the area, the Council has proceeded with the acquisition of land contiguous or adjacent to the redevelopment area, and during the year the Council approved schemes for the erection of 122 dwellings on the... |
2ce90cb7-7688-43a8-afdc-f047cf200a5f | in the number of dwellings in the Borough. Overcrowding and congestion have been reduced, and although we can still see many inadequate houses overdue for clearance, it is gratifying to know that there are fewer congested housing conditions than in most other areas in London. There are now nearly 16,000 persons residin... |
f46c66de-925b-4b33-8bdd-33e19d080e97 | There is, of course, close cooperation between the Council's staff, the County Council Health and Welfare services, the Hospital service, the general practitioners and the voluntary agencies concerned with old people. We are indebted to these bodies for much ready help in easing awkward problems. To an increasing exten... |
9f93edfa-446a-454a-ab18-25e9db8ce5f0 | During the year the Council set up five air pollution recording and measuring stations. Each will furnish monthly information on the amount of pollution. Officers of the Health Department are increasingly engaged in advising on the correct working of industrial fuel burning plant, and in acquainting members of the publ... |
7a8a2140-0a98-4962-ab8f-79195acf7b69 | Repeat visits by the Council's Health Education Unit have been requested by several organisations ; so much so that this service has more and more become recognised as an essential part of the work of the Health Department. 4 in conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity of expressing my thanks to the Chairman a... |
c895b8cd-c464-4f86-bd27-c03467449378 | E. C. Cooper Miss M. H. Rentall Miss M. N. Prigmore G. C. Ryan J. E. Kay D. M. Gibbs K. E. Doubleday (returned from H. M. Forces, 19th October, 1953). Miss E. E. Phillips B. Ordell (transferred to Housing Department, 18th October, 1953). Sanitary Inspectors— Chief Sanitary Inspector— C. J. Couch, F.R. San.I., Cert. San... |
9bc19f18-3190-4bdc-a1a3-84432f34b31b | Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods. (Senior Food Inspector). H. M. Kersey, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. (Rodent Control Inspector). F. J. Hoines, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods. (Food Inspector). W. F. R. Wheal, Cert... |
79ad53c6-ebe3-4e0a-b0cf-64a2cb07fc67 | Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods; State Registered Nurse; State Certificate Midwife; Health Visitors' Cert. (Old People's Welfare, etc. Inspector). E. R. Rees, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods. (Food Inspector). 5 W. F. N. Troughton, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. M... |
ae78020f-c6db-4596-be08-d4d1dc77cdc3 | (Resigned 30th August, 1953). J. A. Orrell, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.S.I. (Food Inspector). J. B. O'Connell, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (District Inspector). R. H. Pasterpield, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods. (District ... |
92d9e8f5-6448-4ff7-8a90-89d5ccf1693a | Meat and Other Foods. (Commenced duty 11th May, 1953. (District Inspector). F. W. Harmsworth, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (Commenced duty 11th May, 1953). (District Inspector). J. Hacker, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board; Cert., Meat and Other Foods. (Commenced duty 28th December, 1953). (District Inspector).... |
0e1e7a72-c604-4312-a450-2a6379bb31b3 | GENERAL STATISTICS Area of Borough 8,282 statute acres Number of Houses 40,227 Number of Persons per acre 18.2 Rateable Value £1,257,756 Sum represented by a Penny Rate £5,129 VITAL STATISTICS Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative figures for 1952, are shown below:- Table No. 1. 1953. 1952. ... |
4e98336b-9ca9-4a4f-ad15-d1c97ac20607 | Forces stationed in the district) 151,100 151,800 Live Births—Legitimate 1,990 2,104 Live Births—Illegitimate 100 95 Total Live Births 2,090 2,199 Birth Rate 13.8 14.4 Stillbirths 51 37 Stillbirths—Rate per 1,000 total births 24.4 16.8 Total Deaths 1,569 1,667 Death Rate per 1,000 population 10.4 10.9 Maternal Deaths n... |
e73b09d7-2826-4153-96af-dd9dfdfc8175 | The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1953, was 2,133. After correction for inward and outward transfers, the net number of Woolwich live births was 2,090, being 101 less than in the previous year. Of the total births, 1,062 were boys and 1,028 girls. It is known that 2,925 births took place in public... |
3fb7761c-ffe8-466c-8454-00f8c8084379 | In 1952 it was 532 and in 1951 it was 435. Deaths. The number of deaths registered in Woolwich was 1,260, and after correction for inward and outward transfers the net number was 1,569, giving a death rate of 10.38 for the Borough, compared with 10.9 the previous year. The adjusted death rate for Woolwich was 10.3, com... |
568cee59-0837-4aef-a62d-c8e36623a6e4 | Assistance was again given to the Council's Road Safety Committee by the showing of sound films on this subject at a number of the film sessions presented by the Health Department. Deaths from Cancer. Of the total number of deaths, 303 (or 19 per cent.) were from Cancer, being a similar number as in the previous year. ... |
71cdd389-aa67-4193-acef-6de4bda791e8 | 1945 134 133 267 88 1946 123 115 238 143 1947 130 130 260 135 1948 138 141 279 138 1949 172 128 300 159 1950 175 155 330 173 1951 149 139 288 152 1952 166 151 317 150 1953 184 125 309 169 7 Cancer Deaths—Woolwich, 1953. By Age. Age. Males. Females. Total. |
b9eb57f6-9010-4967-84a2-6b308abada23 | 1-5 years - - - 6-15 years - — — 16-25 years 1 - 1 26-30 years 2 1 3 31-35 years 1 2 3 36-40 years 3 3 6 41-45 years 6 4 10 46-50 years 10 9 19 51-55 years 16 13 29 56-60 years 28 12 40 61-65 years 19 16 35 66-70 years 26 14 40 71-75 years 25 19 44 76-80 years 29 14 43 Over 80 years 15 15 30 Total 181 122 303 Table No.... |
bb903d69-420b-44ad-84ce-0971bbcd2450 | Lung 17 3 20 7 Bronchus 4 4 8 4 1946. Lung 10 4 14 9 Bronchus 15 2 17 12 1947. Lung 12 7 19 6 Bronchus 18 1 19 15 1948. Lung 13 1 14 3 Bronchus 20 1 21 14 1949. Lung 15 2 17 8 Bronchus 24 5 29 20 1950. Lung 26 4 30 8 Bronchus 33 8 41 36 1951. Lung 17 5 22 9 Bronchus 40 8 48 29 1952. Lung 22 5 27 9 Bronchus 31 10 41 22 ... |
1fb441a5-6033-4ad1-9c51-a08fe320b6e0 | Lung 16 2 18 9 Bronchus 40 9 49 29 8 Table No. 4. Cancer Deaths—Woolwich, 1953. Seat of Primary Disease. Male. Female. Total. Deaths in Hospital. Stomach 32 19 51 31 Bronchus 40 9 49 29 Lung 16 2 18 9 Breast — 17 17 10 Colon 17 14 31 15 Prostrate 13 - 13 10 Rectum 15 7 22 9 Pancreas 7 - 7 2 Ovary - 16 16 8 Bladder 4 - ... |
af149973-2565-4828-a306-445931501fdb | 6 1 Brain - 2 2 - Gall Bladder 4 1 5 - Larynx 2 - 2 2 Throat 1 - 1 - Pharynx 1 - 1 - Uterus - 10 10 3 Tonsil 3 - 3 3 Thyroid - 1 1 - Others and Unspecified 17 12 29 21 Total 181 122 303 165 Maternal Deaths. There were no maternal deaths during the year, and none during the previous year. Inquests. There were 66 inquest... |
53264dc5-da65-41df-9a5c-5b8cfdc5ffa9 | 1-2 weeks. 2-3 weeks. 3-4 weeks. Total under 4 weeks. 1 month and under 3 months. 3 months and under 6 months. 6 months and under 9 months. 9 months and under 12 months. Total deaths under 1 yr. Premature Birth 7 1 - - 8 - - - - 8 Congenital Malformation 6 - - - 6 2 1 1 - 10 Broncho Pneumonia. 1 1 . |
58b4274d-9eb5-470a-ba0f-5c3824b89ae6 | - - 2 2 2 1 — 7 Atelectasis 11 1 - - 12 - - - - 12 Enteritis - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Suffocation 1 - - - 1 - 1 - - 2 Meningitis - - 1 - 1 - - 1 - 2 Whooping Cough - - - - - - 1 — — 1 Injury at Birth 1 - - - 1 - - — - 1 Cerebral Haemorrhage 4 - - - 4 - - - - 4 35 48 The following table gives details of the infant deaths dur... |
4a702b15-79b0-44a9-9ba3-abecbc36c929 | 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45 years. 45 and under 65 years. 65 and under 75 years. 75 years and upwards. |
832b91d1-dd1a-4446-89eb-2fa11737ff2d | All Causes 1569 48 7 7 18 73 396 414 606 Tuberculosis, respiratory 27 7 13 5 I Tuberculosis, other 2 1 1 Syphilitic disease 7 1 5 \ Diphtheria Whooping Cough i 1 Meningococcal infections Acute poliomyelitis 3 1 1 I Measles Other infective and parasitic diseases 4 1 1 2 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 51 3 90 1 Q Malignant ... |
f743a980-23a0-4467-824f-a62e4042a324 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia 10 2 1 2 2 2 I Diabetes 12 2 7 3 Vascular lesions of nervous system 186 6 39 55 Coronary disease angina 236 5 68 79 oo 84. Hypertension with heart disease 42 6 12 24 Other heart disease 209 1 a Other circulatory disease 61 1 o 26 1 ^ 38 l fi 138 OA Influenza 19 9 1 o K 1 u A oU Pneumonia 71 rj 0 1... |
b75c122f-2701-4ded-ba22-d1fa3498fa50 | enteritis and diarrhoea 4 1 1 1 o 0 7 Nephritis and Nephrosis 13 1 2 Z o er 1 Hypherplasia of prostate 9 o o O 2 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion Z 3 4 Congenital malformations 11 10 ~ — — Other defined and ill-defined diseases 119 28 1 2 2 a 1 on — Motor vehicle accidents 11 0 O Q ZU 22 38 All other accidents 27 ] o i ... |
3e4314f4-ae08-4c73-b0b4-3f56a52b0339 | p p p- 13 p rt- O* I- 4r p •-j Q o o s *73 p 0) p- 5* et»■*» O 0 1 I Table No. 7. Birth Rates, Death Rates and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1953. Rate per 1,000 Home Population. Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. Live Births. Still Births. All Causes 00 *1 13 o u 6 rO d H o .a... |
277eadbe-13b4-4905-a2b1-c8523a0f713d | 'S^ S O rv t•g£> .2 ® g-c 1 Ji * I w V, .5 o Q "3 H c S a 3. 1 i © ^ Q- rs u c3 © 11 England and Wales 15-5 0-35 11-4 0-20 0-01 0-00 0-01 0-00 016 0-55 0-00 1-1 26-8 60 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London 17-0 0-43 12-2 0-24 001 0-00 0-01 0-00 0-15 0-59 0-00 1-3 30-8 60 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations... |
c9314eeb-879c-449b-8836-52e6f0bb9055 | 1951) 15-7 0-34 11-3 0-19 0-01 0-00 0-00 0-00 017 0-52 0-9 24-3 jondon (Administrative County) 17-5 0-38 12-5 0-24 0-01 — 0-00 — 0-15 0-64 — 11 24-8 WOOLWICH 13-7 0-33 10-3 0-25 0-00 — 0-00 — 000 0-55 — 0-002 21-4 The chief Vital Statistics for the Borough since 1923 are given in the following Table:— Table No. 8. Year... |
b947edb7-a611-425e-bf53-0410a84a0ca4 | Number. Rate per 1,000 nett Births. Number. Rate. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 1923 a 143,530 2,867 20.5 123 43 1,387 9.9 b 140,000 1924 a 144,400 2,590 18.5 168 65 1,543 11.0 b 139,980 1925 a 145,440 2,582 18.3 141 55 1,519 10.8 b 140,740 1926 a 146,200 2,463 17.4 107 43 1,450 10.2 b 141,900 1927 a 144,770 2,242 15... |
8f1deaaf-8e49-4b25-ba7d-c3991290e030 | 600 2,269 16.1 114 50 1,554 11.0 b 141,100 1929 a 146,800 2,312 16.3 144 62 1,780 12.6 b 141,600 1930 a 146,800 2,188 15.5 91 42 1,547 10.9 b 141,600 1931 a 147,400 2,155 15.1 128 59 1,654 11.6 b 142,600 1932 a 146,400 2,054 14.0 123 60 1,635 11.1 1933 a 146,200 1,857 12.7 116 62 1,634 11.2 1934 a 145,520 2,000 13.7 12... |
d70a2a6d-97ed-4923-be57-fc90724e74b8 | 400 2,053 14.0 91 44 1,500 10.2 1936 a 146,500 2,017 13.8 121 59 1,649 11.2 1937 a 149,400 2,125 14.2 86 40 1,660 11.1 1938 a 150,900 2,057 13.6 102 50 1,576 10.4 1939 a 150,800 2,133 14.1 103 49 1,592 11.1 1940 b 124,340 1,846 14.8 66 36 1,854 14.9 1941 b 103,630 1,459 14.0 65 42 1,627 15.7 1942 b 110,140 2,036 18.5 7... |
591c5168-ee27-45cb-b6fe-23f12ff94fde | 8 1943 b 112,700 2,174 19.3 77 35 1,558 13.8 1944 b 110,970 2,037 18.3 83 40 1,611 14.5 1945 b 115,270 2,021 17.5 83 41 1,478 12.8 1946 b 134,420 2,903 21.6 91 31 1,531 11.4 1947 b 140,150 3,193 22.8 87 27.25 1,626 11.6 1948 b 142,800 2,527 17.7 74 29.28 1,573 11.0 1949 b 144,000 2,504 17.4 72 28.75 1,572 10.9 1950 c 1... |
547595cc-53bf-49dc-be62-ac14a59b9c74 | 172 14.6 53 24.40 1.668 11.2 1951 c 149,800 2,273 15.1 63 27.70 1,838 12.3 1952 c 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.40 1,667 10.9 1953 c 151,100 2,090 13.8 48 22.90 1,569 10.4 a—Total population. b—Civil population. c—Home population. 13 Marriages. There were 1,224 marriages in the Borough during 1953, of which 780 took place i... |
3a03f5ab-ab40-47cc-9d5b-37737f8c8cb4 | In December, 1953, the Registrar General issued the County of London Report giving information regarding the Census taken in April, 1951. The Report deals with population, dwellings, rooms and families, and with sex, age and marital conditions. The population of the County of London has declined during the last 20 year... |
761db7d3-d5ba-41bf-9251-fd2afa13b3b8 | The following table gives details of the increases and decreases in the population of the various Wards of the Borough during the last 20 years. Table No. 9. Wards. 1931, Persons. 1951, Persons. Increase. Decrease. Dockyard 7,093 3,966 — 3,127 St. Mary's 6,344 4,185 — 2,159 River 12,036 6,837 — 5,199 St. George's 8,863... |
c672453b-36c8-463d-8247-0be17a1ecd99 | Nicholas 13,904 11,869 — 2,035 Abbey Wood 10,729 11,349 620 — Well Hall 13,122 11,448 — 1,674 Avery Hill 11,603 23,639 12,036 — Sherard 17,298 25,246 7,948 — The number of persons per acre in the Administrative County of London at the time of the Census was 44.7, and in the Metropolitan Boroughs this figure varied from... |
55f6150c-9bb5-4a84-96af-79b083aaed14 | 077 5—9 12,181 10,558 5,500 5,058 10—14 12,164 8,669 4,352 4,317 15—19 13,528 8,958 4,905 4,053 20—24 13,300 10,098 5,209 4,889 25—29 12,555 11,613 5,725 5,888 30—34 11,485 11,178 5,512 5,666 35—39 10,740 11,273 5,657 5,616 40—44 9,649 10,923 5,524 5,399 45—49 8,995 10,498 5,132 5,366 50—54 8,543 9,657 4,555 5,102 55—5... |
c4b38a11-8bfd-4255-b8e1-2cc666691f3b | 905 4,702 60—64 6,032 7,459 3,397 4,062 65—74 7,239 10,560 4,510 6,050 75 and over 2,574 5,318 2,006 3,312 146,881 147,891 72,334 75,557 The total of 15,878 persons over the age of 65, which is 10.7 per cent. of the population of the Borough, compares favourably with 11.1 per cent. for the Administrative County of Lond... |
3426dba8-c042-4632-b4dc-260a0d0d4d15 | The birth places of the persons residing in Woolwich at the time of the Census are recorded as follows: England, 136,111; Wales, 2,230; Scotland, 2,400; Northern Ireland, 637; Irish Republic, 2,357. The number of occupied or retired males aged 15 years or over in the Borough was 53,869. Classified according to the Regi... |
695c5a8f-cd85-4edf-b77a-6a8d71d5814b | ; Class 3—Foremen, Skilled Workers, Clerical and Typists, Salesmen and Shop Assistants, Policemen, other ranks in the Forces; Class 4—Domestic servants, bus conductors, semi-skilled workers ; Class 5—Labourers, Navvies, Porters, Messengers, Lift Attendants, etc. The Report shows that 95.6 per cent. of the total populat... |
bef126ae-a8c0-4e99-86c1-55384b7f0e75 | 15 The total number of separate households (i.e., persons sharing the same living room or eating at the same table) in the Borough of Woolwich was recorded as 45,366 (being a percentage increase of 18.8 compared with the number in 1931). The members of these households were occuping 40,511 structurally separate dwellin... |
f46a9aa4-428e-49bb-9744-680910af61ce | The density of occupation (persons per room) for the Borough of Woolwich was 0.73. Ten per cent. of Woolwich households are one-person households. This is the lowest percentage among Metropolitan Boroughs. The average number of rooms per dwelling was 4.85 compared with 5.22 in 1931. 108 Woolwich households were occupyi... |
1055353a-18a7-4ce4-a0c7-a925e9a1bddf | Comparative figures for the Administrative County of London are 2.5 per cent. in 1951 and 13.1 per cent. in 1931. Altogether, 15,534 households were without a fixed bath and 4,119 were sharing. Therefore, 43 per cent. of the total number of households in the Borough were either sharing a fixed bath or without one. Howe... |
07112028-f6d7-4f52-a879-176a69b96e15 | As a result of these inspections, 1,393 intimation notices and 880 statutory notices were served. Complaints. There was a slight increase in the number of complaints received during the year—2,026 compared with 1,878 in 1952. It remained, however, below the figure for 1951 which was 2,676. The necessary action was take... |
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