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93d7543a-d9ab-4ed5-ba9c-5bfc95cdd0f5 | 14-18 (even), Church Hill. 36 and 38, Church Hill. 4-24 (even) and 8a, Sunbury Street. 1-29 (odd), Sunbury Street. 29-40 (con.), Greenlaw Place. 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9-16 (con.), Greenlaw Place. 1-9 and 11 - 18b (con.), Greenlaw Street. 19-32 (con.), Greenlaw Street. 21, Kingsman Street. The displacement of 287 persons is in... |
95010b5d-5af2-4f39-8eb0-4798c109cf3d | 30 Revision of Council's Underground Room Regulations. At the request of the Minister of Housing and Local Government the Council, during 1954, reviewed the operation of regulations made by them in 1939 for securing the proper ventilation and lighting of underground rooms to which the Housing Act, 1936, applies, and fo... |
842caadf-53ee-4cdd-917e-b85350f77c0a | Regarding windows, there is a reduction in the required window area from one-eighth to one-tenth of the floor area. The Council have subsequently amended their existing regulations and so have brought them into line with the Ministry's new model. Certificates of Disrepair. During the year the Housing Repairs and Rents ... |
d980c521-8ed5-429e-b7f8-7819678777f5 | The Act came into operation on the 31st August, and at the end of the year a total of 26 applications from tenants for the issue of Certificates of Disrepair following the service of notices by the landlord had been dealt with. Five of these applications were refused, the conditions at the premises not being sufficient... |
db443718-97cb-4f66-88ae-25fd1f6ec3df | The number of dwellings built in the Borough of Woolwich during 1954 is summarised as follows:— By the Borough Council 164 By the London County Council 81 By Private Enterprise 130 375 31 Included in the dwellings completed by the Borough Council is a group of 17 dwellings at Heavitree Road, Plumstead, S.E.I8, erected ... |
f0e8071e-b24b-42f3-be3b-c1fee8c56ecb | Mary's Area, some 162 families had been rehoused and by the end of the year 24 flats had been erected on the west side of Rectory Place, six houses and 18 flats in St. Mary's Street, and a further scheme of 49 dwellings was in progress on the east side of Rectory Place where some 24 had been occupied. In the Abbey Wood... |
3d3bd966-84af-4b1e-ac0d-6f960093ba8f | I am indebted to the Director of Housing for the above information with reference to the Borough Council's housing progress during 1954. HEALTH EDUCATION Film Programmes and Informal Talks. The Department's Health Education unit was again very busy during 1954, and the total number of visits to local organisations was ... |
2575c62d-98ec-4997-a0fb-f69d60bae243 | A sound film produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents was shown on a number of occasions, and after the showing of the film audiences were invited to ask questions and enter into discussion. Women's audiences were particularly interested in the subject of " Home Safety." A large number of photograp... |
4dd52636-1bfd-4294-be14-c249af8fde71 | A number of lively meetings were held dealing with smoke abatement, and 5,000 leaflets designed by the staff of the Department were distributed. During the months of November and December preparations were made for a campaign devoted to persuading householders and factory owners to instal efficient approved grates and ... |
1602edaf-1394-43d0-9946-7bf385ba80f3 | The booklet contained articles on common accidents to children; the safe use of electricity; danger from unguarded fires; the safe use of gas and paraffin appliances; fire prevention in the home; industrial safety; notes on first aid; and care in the kitchen and bathroom. In order that as many residents as possible mig... |
9c48f864-a7b5-4015-b310-f8931c4c67f9 | Several hundred copies of a placard pointing out this danger were distributed to local medical practitioners and to hospitals for display in waiting rooms, and to chemists for display on their shop premises. Over 3,000 leaflets dealing with this subject were also distributed. Leaflets and Literature. As in past years, ... |
37ab6f11-830c-46b4-a68a-a011eb26a2d0 | As in past years, the Council made a contribution towards the work of the Central Council for Health Education. 33 INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD Premises where Food is Prepared or Ottered for Sale. A total of 4,680 inspections of food premises was carried out during the year. |
bf8e87fd-3ab5-4560-808c-49ebd4a76491 | Details of the registered food premises at the end of 1954, together with the number of inspections carried out during the year, are as follows:-- Table 11 Description Number in Borough on 31st December Number of Inspections Dairies 1 16 Distributors of Milk 172 392 Ice-Cream Premises 312 1,443 Premises where Meat is P... |
304af134-db07-4a39-9092-472c74e71dc8 | Within the Borough there was at the end of the year one dairy and 145 registered distributors of milk. The Council also approved registration of a further 27 distributors of milk who sell in this Borough from premises outside. 234 dealers' licences and 78 supplementary licences were issued under the provisions of the M... |
e6d8f0cc-7039-4537-b3ee-1c863e70c9b2 | 4 5 per cent and over 2 4 per cent and under 4 5 per cent 2 3'5 per cent and under 4 per cent 103 3 per cent and under 3 5 per cent 113 Below 3 per cent 7 During 1954, 252 samples of "Pasteurised" or "Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised" milk were subjected to the Methylene Blue test at the Park Hospital Laboratory, Hither G... |
9f7ec9a6-6315-4905-a3dc-b9bb943bcb89 | Twenty-three samples of "Sterilised" or "Tuberculin Tested Sterilised" milk were submitted to the Park Hospital for the Turbidity test and satisfactory reports were received in each case with one exception. Subsequent samples which were obtained from the same supply as that which had failed the test were found to be sa... |
7e466401-d587-45cf-9e54-3ca85e958d53 | Difficulty was again experienced by the Council with regard to the present standard of milk, in that for some years there has been a seasonal fall in the solidsother-than-fat content of milk, and a number of samples obtained by the Council's Sampling Officers for analysis have failed to reach the minimum standard. The ... |
22081bbd-cd10-40fd-8b9e-015e834901a0 | A number of firms had pointed out that during the Spring of each year milk is often below the standard due to feeding and for other reasons beyond their control, and that even after bulk supplies had been mixed, the standard was not always brought up to the minimum standard required. The Health Committee considered tha... |
d9b908d4-b74a-43df-8756-cd356aeb0cca | There were 312 ice cream premises registered in the Borough at the end of the year, of which six were used for manufacture and six for the storage of ice cream. The majority of the dealers sell pre-packed ice cream only. Routine visits are made to all the premises, and during the year some 33 defects were found and rem... |
f45a41f7-3cf0-48fc-8f19-9beba2d47f54 | During the year legislation with the object of revising the existing statutory provisions contained in the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, for the protection of the public against the sale of food containing injurious ingredients, and against the mis-description of food on labels and advertisements, was passed. This Act is a... |
8eaecb89-2827-4822-a0c1-4730332ec792 | Surveillance of street traders in the Borough continued throughout the year. A good standard of cleanliness was maintained in respect of these vehicles. In one instance it became necessary to serve a notice in respect of a vehicle which was not displaying the name and address of the trader. Meat Inspection. The inspect... |
c2511c5a-42ec-4e21-b5db-37ff38cdd498 | Carcases Inspected and Condemned, 1954 Cattle, excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Number Killed 14,517 948 568 32,397 59,892 Number Inspected 14,517 948 568 32,397 59,892 All diseases except Tuberculosis:- Whole carcases condemned 6 3 1 22 58 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 3,701 195 - 2... |
5f450e52-9083-4e12-bcb9-eda344854b6c | Animals Slaughtered at Garland Road Abattoir, 1954 Cattle, excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep Pigs January 322 155 100 1,373 5,486 February 214 67 101 169 5,998 March 488 127 130 1,515 9,200 April 783 98 120 898 7,049 May 988 69 63 1,213 8,411 June 516 119 24 1,331 6,789 July 1,320 2 30 3,067 1,196 August 1,699 - - 4,295... |
e776de63-33ed-4a25-87a0-10b0dc5615a3 | 517 948 568 32,397 59,892 Total Animals Slaughtered:—108,322 The increase in animals, and particularly cattle, slaughtered after the 29th June, 1954, the date on which the Abattoir was handed back to the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, Ltd. will be noted. On the resumption of private slaughtering on the 2nd July, t... |
be19fca9-ee96-41f0-9d2c-3ad6273c4a34 | Following de-control, meat and offal rejected as unfit for human consumption is now no longer disposed of by the Ministry of Food, and the Minister has asked that local authorities and their officers should co-operate to secure the economic and safe disposal of all meat and offal unfit for human consumption. In Woolwic... |
2e2e1495-5320-4a1e-9045-99b996deec10 | The head of the tapeworm attaches itself to the intestinal wall of the host, here the body grows in segments to some 20 feet long. The segments produce ova which are voided with the excreta of the host. These ova becoming attached to grass are swallowed by the ox in whose intestines the embryo is liberated. This embryo... |
e400b6bf-a691-4ea6-a62d-481408da3bcb | The offal of these carcases is destroyed and the meat placed in cold storage for three weeks before being used for human consumption. After such treament all the cysts are destroyed, and the meat becomes edible. Distoma Hepaticum (liver Huke). There has been a tremendous increase in the number of ox carcases affected w... |
b7c45a6f-8a74-4081-b3c9-a7a93df4ec43 | There are only two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough, one of which is not being used at the present time. During the year the Council approved the renewal of 16 slaughtermen's licences ; all the applications related to persons employed at the Plumstead Abattoir. Legislation which came into force during the year, ... |
db1cacac-6bdf-469f-bc31-086aebe66f46 | The Act extends to all animals the previous requirement that certain animals only should be instantaneously slaughtered or should be instantaneously rendered insensible to pain by stunning. There are increased penalties for certain offences. Catering Establishments. The improvement of conditions in restaurants, cafes a... |
45f1cb37-0296-451b-a574-04b7fc82e2b6 | In no case was it found necessary to institute legal •proceedings. Unsound Food. The Council's Food Inspectors are required to examine food suspected of being unsound. If considered unfit for human consumption the food is surrendered and a Certificate of Condemnation issued. A large number of such Certificates were iss... |
9f04b224-dc0b-480e-9d20-47634898c4df | Ten complaints were received concerning unsound bread of which three related to foreign matter in bread, and the others included the following objects in bread—a pencil, a fly, a bus ticket, an insect and other foreign matter. In two instances the foreign substance was found to be oil and oiled dough, and the bakers of... |
d89287b5-e831-44ba-ab43-d07f25cf448d | Of the remaining complaints of unsound food it was necessary to institute legal proceedings following a complaint of tea which contained foreign matter (cigarette ends) and the suppliers were fined £8 and £2 2s. Od. costs. With regard to a complaint alleging a piece of tooth in a mince pie, the object was found on exam... |
0411be79-2e27-498f-8b53-44b552dd8161 | In those cases where the cause of complaint was justified the food preparing premises were investigated by the Council's Food Inspectors and the food handlers concerned were advised. Food Sampling, 1954. During the year ended 31st December, 1954, 823 samples (i.e. 578 informal and 245 formal samples) were submitted for... |
c9877666-8aa3-401f-bb6f-843393018028 | Manufacturer's observations requested. 761 Milk Gums Formal Contained insufficient milk to justify the description "Milk Gums" 765 Meringue Mixture. . Informal An imitation Meringue Mixture. In the public analyst's opinion the term "meringue mixture" was a false description. No further action. 656 Milk Formal Ingredien... |
bc1b53e6-017c-47f1-8966-34aa4e301c52 | 131 Plum Jam Informal Deficient in required fruit content. Formal sample obtained. 156 Plum Jam Formal Deficient in required fruit content. Manufacturers warned. 161 Lemon Powder Informal Contained no powdered" lemon. Formal sample obtained. Manufacturer undertook to amend the label. 187 Pure Lemon Powder Formal Contai... |
e786c05c-1897-456c-8797-de2b3531edad | of milk-fat abstracted. 148 Milk Formal 9 per cent. of milk-fat abstracted. 149 Milk Formal 5 per cent. of milk-fat abstracted. 150 Milk Formal 13 per cent. of milk-fat abstracted. 131 Milk Formal 3 per cent. of milk-fat abstracted. 106 Shredded Beef Suet Informal 1 -5 per cent. deficient in beeffat content. Formal sam... |
282ada4b-e92b-4c26-997f-53bbd5893764 | 345 Meringue Mixture Informal The term "Meringue Mixture" was, in the Public Analyst's opinion, a false description. No further action. 261 Milk Informal Deficient in fat. Communicated with suppliers. 514 Non-brewed Condiment. Informal Consisted of Brewed vinegar Communicated with manufacturers. 515 Non-brewed Condimen... |
15fe7938-0f20-41aa-b4f5-34f1153bf134 | Welsh Rarebit 4 Flour 11 Dried Herbs 4 Sugar 11 Proprietary Medicines 4 Fish 11 Lemonade Powder 3 Coffee 10 Canned Milk Pudding 3 Cheese Spread 10 Cooking Oil 3 Cooking Fat 10 Aspirin Tablets 3 Fish Paste 9 Pearl Barley 3 Jelly Tablets 9 Custard Powder 3 Cake Mixture 8 Fish Cakes 3 Pickles 8 Cornflour 3 Tea 8 Marmalade... |
4cdc02f7-f8b4-4027-b2a9-bf75ec6af96e | Stuffing Mixture 5 Curry Powder 2 Proprietary Foods 5 Treacle 2 Tapioca 5 Grated Horseradish 2 Meat Paste 5 Angelica 2 Lard 5 Ground Almonds 2 Others 62 PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE The following diseases are notifiable in the Borough: Anthrax, Cholera, Continued Fever, Diphtheria, Dysentery, Encephalit... |
d52bd6c1-7272-47af-9fea-f3a90f5ed875 | ), 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... |
93cd99a3-421a-47fe-ad92-391585158e55 | Notification of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1954 Diseases Number of Cases (after correction of diagnosis) Age Groups Under 1 year 1 and under 3 years 3 and under 5 years 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 6... |
eaa87af4-502d-43a6-bec8-ee4e317dc39d | Diphtheria - - - - - - - - Scarlet Fever - 6 28 93 15 2 2 1 - - 7 154 30 Paratyphoid Fever - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 Meningoccocal Infection 1 - - 2 - - - - - 3 3 Acute Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) - 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 5 5 Acute Poliomyelitis (non-Paralytic) - - - 4 - 1 - - - - 5 5 Erysipelas - - - 1 1 - - 2 5 7 - 16 5 Dys... |
ade51db2-cf5b-4fd7-a0d9-4572d96dd426 | 45 43 Scabies 1 1 2 1 2 2 - - - 2 6 17 Acute Pneumonia 2 3 1 10 2 9 6 8 12 26 4 83 12 Food Poisoning - 2 1 - - - 2 - 1 - 1 7 - Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - - 18 22 11 - - 2 53 53 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 Whooping Cough 16 58 60 86 1 - 3 1 1 - 8 234 16 Measles 3 26 12 12 - 1 - - - - 54 24 Typhoid Fever... |
2fc8f5fc-18d1-45cb-8f2f-51828f4dbd2c | Encephalitis - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 Food Poisoning. During 1954, there were only seven confirmed cases of food poisoning. These included two small outbreaks, each outbreak being confined to an individual family and involving only five persons in all. In one of these outbreaks, pork which had been roasted and allowed... |
f87c31ea-233a-4130-b812-ae2252118008 | Although general practitioners notified eight cases of suspected diphtheria, there were again no confirmed cases. All eight patients were isolated in hospital. The revised diagnoses were tonsillitis 4, glandular fever 2, virus pneumonia 1, and acute laryngitis 1. Dysentery. During the months of May and June, 1954, ther... |
a9ff824d-c790-4b85-aa19-1bd2d14ad792 | The incidence of measles in the Borough during 1954 was very slight indeed, only 54 cases being notified. However, it was necessary for 24 of these patients to be removed to hospital. All except one of the patients were under 10 years of age. A number of notifications of whooping cough were received (234), of which 13 ... |
ebe6401f-804e-49bb-8fc2-87eccda349a1 | A total of 21 cases of poliomyelitis was notified in the Borough. However, only 10 cases were subsequently confirmed, five being paralytic and five nonparalytic. The revised diagnosis in the case of those patients found not to have the disease was mainly tonsilitis. Seven of the patients were under the age of 10 years.... |
44d5976e-ac6d-4a5b-a9ac-f8baaec64145 | The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified :— Table 16 Age Periods Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases 01 12 25 510 1015 1520 2025 2535 3545 4555 5565 6575 75 & up. |
ae5140c6-bd9e-4d55-a5f5-7b72bc28c8d2 | Total (all age) Pulmonary— Males - - 2 2 7 13 12 16 21 12 16 12 1 114 Females - 1 1 3 4 6 12 18 14 3 7 2 2 73 Non-Pulmonary Males - - 1 - - 1 1 2 - - 1 - - 6 Females - - - 1 - - - 1 1 2 2 - - 7 Total - 1 4 6 11 20 25 37 34 17 26 14 3 200 The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 1954:- Pulmonary No... |
88cbce74-9894-4efc-8f4f-4db476c91046 | including transfers of patients from other areas 35 37 72 2 2 4 Cases on Register at 31 st December, 1954 928 750 1,678 121 112 233 45 Table 17. Table of Notifications and Deaths compared with Population Year Estimated Civilian Population excluding Army Primary Notifications Deaths from Tuberculosis Deaths per 1,000 of... |
2ddeb5ca-3452-4fc9-87d5-af95a0ae5984 | 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 31 1952 146,000 195 39 .26 1,667 2.3 1953 146,000 156 29 .20 1,569 1.8 1954 145,000 200 21 .14 1,443 1.4 Duties concerned with the prevention of the spread of infection are carried out by the Public Health Department, an... |
f411b79f-512a-4a35-8d0a-64ee8b8b412b | During the year local authorities were informed by the Minister of Health that the rapid decline in the death rate from tuberculosis in recent years has not been accompanied by a corresponding decline in notifications, and that this indicates a need for intensifying further preventive measures. It is stressed that comp... |
ef082f85-0093-45ad-b8e7-e385a07a9d85 | The memorandum stresses that not only should all contacts be traced more actively than they are in many areas at the present time, but that they should be examined and kept under supervision for the requisite period. Whilst it was not, of course, always possible to isolate an infected person ideally until he ceased to ... |
e4a0710c-1fe3-40cc-b693-d2bbdef4f55f | 46 Whilst a satisfactory scheme for the prevention of tuberculosis depends on a number of social workers, the primary responsibility, states the memorandum, rests upon the Medical Officer of Health working with the Chest Physician, the industrial Medical Officer, and working particularly with the family Doctor. Therefo... |
ad8ec308-ec0a-4ab0-9e05-cc1a85f32160 | In addition to short street surveys at Abbey Wood, Plumstead, Eltham and New Eltham during the year, the Unit visited the Old Town Hall, Woolwich, between the 12th October and the 15th November, and owing to the heavy demand for this service it was also stationed in shop premises at the corner of Thomas Street, Woolwic... |
091e8c0d-1bdf-4847-a73e-3292a6042a8b | At the street survey in the Eltham area between the 7th and 24th September, 1,071 men and 1,581 women were examined, of which 86 men and 79 women were recalled for further examination. The mobile unit also visited the New Eltham area during a week in July, when 1,150 persons were examined and only 23 were recalled for ... |
5c17a62b-f8d6-45e3-ac42-f4aec189511e | Altogether 369 inspections regarding verminous conditions were made and 456 rooms were disinfested for vermin. Thirty-six van-loads of furniture were fumigated during the year. During the year many requests were again received from residents in the Borough wishing to dispose of bedding and furniture which was often in ... |
51f1cfb1-7f73-44f9-abed-59c41dd4a875 | Charges totalling £2 10s. Od. were made for this work. 47 A number of countries impose a condition that a Certificate of Disinfection must accompany any parcel of clothing entering the country. During the year several residents having relatives in Eastern Europe requested disinfection of clothing, which is generally ne... |
ac9201dc-1fc4-462c-900e-bebbd6075d0a | The total number of attendances at the cleansing stations was 1,008. Details of the number of cases and attendances at the two Cleansing Stations are given below:- Treatment of Verminous Persons Pre-school Children School Children Adults Totals Boys Girls Boys Girls Men Women Number of Cases 7 25 228 552 6 84 902 Numbe... |
41853058-34c9-4802-9c84-e3c8a60cf24a | During the year 324 certificates were authenticated by me. Of these 293 were in relation to smallpox, 24 to cholera and 7 to typhoid fever. 48 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 at the... |
8d68b668-55ed-428c-96af-c96357558ac1 | The following summary relates to the work carried out by the laboratory on behalf of the Council during 1954:- Food (including animal specimens from Abattoirs, whole bovine blood and blood plasma) 79 Ice Cream (methylene blue test) 39 Milk (methylene blue and phosphatase, also turbidity) 276 Faeces 3 Water—from swimmin... |
d4b929cd-2569-41dc-8820-004cac7b1f6c | This laboratory also carried out the examination of 484 faecal specimens. 49 |
c0697d33-03fb-46f3-b877-9d0f2a2a8a61 | AC 4372 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year 1955 BY T. STANDRING, M.D., B.S., D.P.H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.R.S.H. Medical Officer of Health K.I. Ltd. (T.U.), S.E.18. TABLE OF CONTENTS page Health Committee 2 Preface 3 Staff 5 General Statist... |
b4395182-c383-49f2-a7c0-8ff4de9a6445 | Councillor G. E. Offord (Chairman) Councillor L. A. Heath (Vice-Chairman) Mrs. J. E. Carroll T. G. Blann Mrs. S. M. Bradley Mrs. E. G. Bunce G. S. Dean W. R. Kennett Aldermen— E. A. J. Dickerson Councillors— Mrs. E. R. M. Middleton Mrs. A. E. Maxwell Miss M. N. Rees A. E. Starkey Mrs. E. M. Wood S. W. Wood 2 PREFACE To... |
37845e2e-a991-4ea2-9a8d-5a40d76baf17 | The population of the Borough is now 148,500, a reduction of 1,200 compared with the previous year. The birth rate (13.2) has again fallen slightly apart from the year 1933, when the birth rate was 12.7, the 1965 figure is the lowest ever recorded in the Borough. The highest birth rate since the end of the last war was... |
c6003dd3-5d9e-4071-9674-82144c4905f6 | Falls among old people resulting in a broken leg are increasing. Three people were involved in accidents with pedal cycles, receiving fatal injuries. Of the total of 311 cancer deaths, 60 concerned men and 17 women with cancer of the lung or bronchus. There were 39 deaths of infants under one year, the same number as l... |
72eb1e7c-189b-41ed-a113-4db70c65aeea | Whilst the seriousness of the effects of this disease must not be underestimated, only one quarter of the confirmed cases had any serious paralysis, and many of these have now made substantial recovery. I should like to pay tribute to all concerned for their help and co-operation, and particularly to the Brook Hospital... |
27d46823-9dbc-4d16-ad7f-a94abb9083bf | Mary's area where the results of the Council's work during the past three or four years are now very evident. Satisfactory progress was made during 1955 by the Council in increasing the consumption of smokeless fuel in the Borough. The Council's decision to set up its first Smokeless Area means that tenants in Council ... |
f5459378-ea94-4e49-b909-79d0ee6b7212 | The attention of the Council and other statutory and voluntary workers in the Borough has been again directed to giving assistance to old people, of whom many in the Borough live on their own and have no relatives to give them daily help. The range of help given is wide, and this work is still expanding. The importance... |
7525ee25-c124-46d7-a26e-f25c1ef81c94 | Most of the Regulations became operative immediately, but the operation of certain provisions involving alterations to food premises or equipment were deferred until 1st July, 1956. The Regulations provide for the more hygienic handling of food, the cleanliness of food premises, stalls, apparatus and equipment. The req... |
caa65590-580b-4f9d-9d0b-35beaafa17c3 | If the public, and particularly the housewife, would always complain at the time and cease to patronise shops where breaches of sound hygienic practice are noticed quicker results would be apparent. In conclusion, it is my pleasing duty to thank members of the Health Committee and the Council generally for their suppor... |
e437fad9-4e4b-414b-a852-1a9a7c4ff264 | Clerical Assistants—• R. E. Sweett R. H. Thomas, d.f.c. Mrs. M. H. Dowding Mrs. W. E. Ellison G. C. Ryan J. E. Kay D. M. Gibbs Mrs. M. N. McEwan K. E. Doubleday (resigned 17th July, 1955) Miss F. E. Gee B. Hillier (commenced 22nd August, 1955). Sanitary Inspectors— Chief Sanitary Inspector— C. J. Couch, f.r.s.h. ; Cert... |
c0773880-3a92-4023-8c15-aeb4d102cb1b | Exam. 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. In... |
aec1a9db-66a5-4b23-b6ff-2a13cfc25c95 | Meat and Other Foods ; State Registered Nurse ; State Certified 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). W. F. N. Troughton, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board ; Cert. Meat and Other Foods (Cater... |
978f57e9-eebf-44f5-a8c0-30f6d78f9aa1 | Joint Board. (District Inspector). R. H. Pasterfield, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board ; Cert., Meat and Other Foods. (District Inspector). 5 H. L. Davtes, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (Food Inspector). J. Hills, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board ; Cert. Meat and Other Foods. (District Inspector). J. Hacker, ... |
7a68c0f9-92ca-4ce0-b1d6-57d00fe44d3b | (District Inspector). N. E. Broom, Cert. San. Insp. Exam. Joint Board. (District Inspector). Public Analyst (Part-time)— H. Amphlett Williams, ph.d. (Lon.), a.c.g.f.c., f.r.i.c. GENERAL STATISTICS Area of Borough 8,282 statute acres Number of Dwellings 41,956 Number of Persons per acre 18-0 Rateable Value (including Go... |
35b3111a-296b-49c9-ad50-92e0aa040ac1 | 944 Live Births—Illegitimate 71 91 Total Live Births 1,971 2,035 Birth Rate 13.2 13.5 Stillbirths 38 47 Stillbirths—Rate per 1,000 total births 19.2 23.1 Total Deaths 1,537 1,443 Death Rate per 1,000 population 10.3 9.6 Maternal Deaths 2 1 Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total Births . 1.0 49 Deaths of Infan... |
d1b074c9-8fcf-424c-ade8-a7c81ce81d4f | After correction for inward and outward transfers, the net number of Woolwieh live births was 1,971, being 64 less than in the previous year. Of the total births, 1,032 were boys and 939 girls. It is known that 1,762 births took place in public institutions in the Borough, of which 916 concerned Woolwich mothers. The b... |
88e02d1d-fb8d-48bd-b242-d21072b2852b | In 1954 it was 592, and in 1953 it was 521. Deaths. The number of deaths registered in Woolwich was, 1,397, and after correction for inward and outward transfers the net number was 1,537, giving a death rate of 10.3 for the Borough, compared with 9.6 the previous year. The adjusted death rate for Woolwich was 10.2, com... |
07f6ef6b-d911-44c1-a775-1a954331b915 | The infant death rate for the year was 19.7, compared with 18.1 in 1954 ; and 24.9 for England and Wales. Motor Vehicle Accidents. The total number of Woolwich road accidents during the year was 16, being six more than in the previous year. However, there were no road fatalities relating to children under 15 years of a... |
5f7a802c-49f3-44af-bc77-fffb7e2c6e47 | There were three cases of drowning ; one of a child occurring at the seaside, and two of adults in the River Thames. There were also fatal injuries sustained by a number of persons whilst at work, including injuries received from a moving crane ; a fall by a steel erector from a Power Station roof ; a fall from a ladde... |
6f8bbcad-afbf-4952-96de-db3818bc3245 | Of the total number of deaths, 316 were from Cancer (including five from Sarcoma), being a similar number to the previous year. Of these, 186 occurred in men and 130 in women. More than half the Cancer deaths (219) took place in hospitals. The following tables give details of Woolwich deaths from cancer during 1955 com... |
e8f18092-9aee-4224-aa7e-3126ac131394 | 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 1954 145 148 293 193 1955 186 130 316 219 Cancer Deaths—Woolwich, 1955. By Age. (excluding specified Malignant Tumours). Age. Males.... |
dcb47d87-9656-4d5f-9b26-34b060901d70 | Under 25 years.. - - - 26-30 years 1 - 1 31-35 years 3 1 4 36-40 years 3 1 4 41-45 years 7 9 16 46-50 years 8 8 16 51-55 years 14 10 24 56-60 years 19 14 33 61-65 years 27 12 39 66-70 years 37 13 50 71-75 years 22 25 47 76-80 years 22 14 36 Over 80 years 21 20 41 Total 184 127 311 8 Table No. 3. Woolwich Deaths from Ca... |
db428599-a723-42d2-a8cb-76d407ddcf23 | 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 ... |
60fa12fa-dea0-48e9-8734-1121fab08482 | Lung 16 2 18 9 Bronchus 40 9 49 29 1954. Lung 11 6 17 9 Bronchus 31 8 39 31 1955. Lung 17 4 21 15 Bronchus 43 4 47 41 Table No. 4. Cancer Deaths (excluding Sarcoma)— Woolwich, 1955— Seat of Primary Disease. Male. Female. Total. Deaths in Hospital. Stomach 37 13 50 36 Bronchus 43 4 47 41 Lung 17 4 21 15 Breast — 25 25 1... |
ce1664e8-7c47-491c-9705-5f5a9856ae6c | 4 3 7 3 Caecum 2 1 3 2 Cervix 5 5 4 Oesophagus 5 3 8 7 Glands of Neck - 1 1 1 Brain 1 - 1 — Kidney 1 1 — Larynx 4 1 5 4 Throat — 1 1 1 Tongue 3 - 3 2 Uterus - 4 4 2 Thyroid 1 - 1 — Others and Unspecified 9 6 15 8 Total 184 127 311 216 9 10 Table 5. Deaths under 1 year, 1955. Cause of Death. Under 1 week. 1-2 weeks. 2-3... |
a816aec5-6c3b-48ec-9f03-765279335996 | 6 months and under 9 months. 9 months and under 12 months. Total deaths under 1 yr. Premature Birth 9 — — _ 9 _ _ _ _ 9 Congenital Malformation 1 1 1 - 3 1 - ' - - 4 Bronoho Pneumonia 1 1 - * 2 2 1 2 _ 7 Atelectasis 5 - - 5 2 - - - 7 Enteritis - - - - - - - _ 1 1 Meningitis .. .. - 1 - T- 1 1 - - - 2 Asphyxia 2 - - 2 -... |
ac82d516-a524-4770-a98e-43e18a7d9495 | 6. Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year 1955. Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "residents " whether occurring within or without the district. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 5 years. 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 up... |
b04fc3f8-cf38-4989-905a-d290233b7774 | All Causes 1537 39 9 8 16 64 396 366 639 Tuberculosis, respiratory 22 — — — 1 6 9 4 2 Tuberculosis, other 1 — — — — — — — 1 Syphilitic disease 8 — — — — — 3 4 1 Diphtheria — — — — — — — — — Whooping Cough 1 — – 1 — — — — — Meningococcal infections — — — — — — — — — Acute poliomyelitis 5 — 1 2 2 — — — — Measles — — — — ... |
efea8ea9-4c64-42de-b2da-ec8ea4b79e75 | bronchus 68 — — — — 6 35 22 5 Malignant neoplasm, breast 25 — — — — 4 11 9 1 Malignant neoplasm, uterus 11 — — — — — 5 3 3 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 162 — 1 — 2 13 50 48 48 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 10 1 — — — — 6 2 1 Diabetes 13 — — — — — 3 3 7 Vascular lesions of nervous system 161 — — — — 1 37 43 80 Corona... |
0e26f466-20a0-4b97-882b-e56c8eef5689 | 44 Influenza 2 — — — — — — —■ 2 Pneumonia 98 3 3 — — — 12 20 60 Bronchitis 106 4 — — — 1 27 33 41 Other diseases of respiratory system 10 — — 1 — — 4 2 3 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 25 — — — 1 — 8 8 8 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 9 3 2 — — — 1 1 2 Nephritis and Nephrosis 8 — — — — 1 3 2 2 Hypherplasia of prosta... |
a99483df-212d-4cf1-b83a-435f6dda1d9f | abortion 2 — — — 1 1 — — — Congenital malformations 10 6 1 — — — 2 1 — Other defined and ill-defined diseases 129 22 1 — 2 7 14 26 57 Motor vehicle accidents 16 — — — 4 2 3 4 3 All other accidents 32 — — 3 1 3 7 5 13 Suicide 12 — — — 2 2 5 2 1 Homicide and operations of war 1 —— — 1 — — The chief Vital Statistics for t... |
9823add4-cdd1-418b-8445-e7eac05fa628 | (5) Rate per 1,000 nett Births. (6) Number. (7) Rate. (8) 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 o 144,770 2,242 15.9 95 42 1,491 10.6 b 140,770 1928 a 146,600 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 1... |
c1707c8b-4ce8-4ddd-9985-14f04ecbd33d | 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 13.7 127 63 1,650 11.3 1935 a 146,400 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 2,1... |
9f4c4a04-3069-40b3-9eb3-79591e6f1c8c | 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 71 34 1,410 12.8 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. |
a15f3003-ca33-4b70-bac2-65adfe2207eb | 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 27.2 1,626 11.6 1948 b 142,800 2,527 17.7 74 29.2 1,573 11.0 1949 b 144,000 2,504 17.4 72 28.7 1,572 10.9 1950 c 149,000 2,172 14.6 53 24.4 1.668 11.2 1951 c 149,800 2,273 15.1 63 27.7 1,838 12 . |
d622b87e-6cb9-4859-9843-109b5ae0883b | 3 1952 c 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.4 1,667 10.9 1953 c 151,100 2,090 13.8 48 22.9 1,569 10.4 1954 c 149,700 2,035 13.5 37 18.1 1,443 9.6 1955 c 148,500 1,971 13.2 39 19.7 1,537 10.3 a—Total population. b—Civil population. c—Home population. 12 SANITARY ADMINISTRATION Sanitary Inspection of the Area. During 1955 the Sani... |
9c9f9fbc-2d9b-4b79-aabd-ccb495fb2c63 | The nature of these inspections is shown in Table No. 8. As a result 1,406 intimation notices and 575 statutory notices were served. Complaints. There was again an increase in the number of complaints received during the year—3,460 compared with 3,048 in 1954, and 2,026 in 1953. Any necessary action was taken where com... |
40e83925-4b73-490a-92c2-f9d8f091c512 | Complaints investigated 1,996 Rodent control 2,586 Complaints reinspections 7,398 Smoke Observations 133 Outworkers' premises 409 Atmospheric Pollution 337 Houses re overcrowding 201 Theatres and cinemas 22 New houses re water supply .. 617 Men's lavatories 189 Houses re infectious disease 929 Women's lavatories 58 Hou... |
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