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155714b4-fa14-411e-9082-65de46361be1 | The film "Guilty Chimneys", which the Council purchased from the Gas Council, was again shown extensively, and towards the end of the year it was used virtually at every session. Invariably it provoked a good deal of discussion, and many people have stated that they found it most interesting. A London firm specialising... |
360f273e-bf14-4d2d-bc12-dc4947927d84 | LEAFLETS AND LITERATURE Leaflets on a variety of subjects are made available to the publico It is the practice to distribute these at Health Education sessions when the subject matter of the films may be further usefully expanded in this manner. All the available copies of the second edition of the Home Safety Booklet ... |
b3c5a393-53f5-4e81-a07a-34ba531b3f96 | The Council make a contribution to the funds of the Central Council for Health Education. One of the large poster sites used by the Department was removed during the year owing to the expansion of the industrial land on which it stood. The remaining large poster site continues to be used. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF ... |
58b46ff5-929f-4bf0-87f2-ce2040807c6f | of Inspections Dairies 1 12 Distributors of Milk 155 243 Ice Cream Premises 319 669 Premises where meat is potted, pickled, pressed and preserved 106 153 Premises where Sausages are manufactured 92 116 Premises where fish is cured or prepared for frying,, 39 93 Wholesale dealer in Margarine 1 1 Restaurants, cafes and s... |
b255fc82-0bab-4208-8bb0-dca0b0ef3d2b | The Food and Drugs Act, 1955, became the principal Act for controlling the composition, labelling, fitness and hygienic handling of food, and the new Food Hygiene Regulations the principal instrument for enforcing good food hygiene practice. The Food Hygiene Regulations materially strengthened the powers of local autho... |
2dc75a8c-9c94-48ff-9614-661301faf84b | In many cases the installation of additional sinks, wash-hand basins, water heaters and refrigerators was necessary and in other cases improvements to the structure and fixtures was required. A further complete survey was made of these premises after July. The occupiers of the majority of the catering establishments we... |
c219a087-5d61-4de6-8d21-34db9fa65a00 | In only 16 cases was it found necessary to serve formal notices requiring compliance with the Food Hygiene Regulations and in no case was it necessary to institute legal proceedings. During the visits made by the Health Inspectors to these catering premises, every opportunity is taken to give practical advice to the fo... |
3ef46bd8-8fb0-4672-8cbf-8d76a1962260 | In 19 cases washing facilities were found to be inadequate and in each case the Brewers agreed to install additional facilities in order to comply with the requirements of the Regulations. 40 WOOLWICH MARKET The Borough Council controls the Woolwich Market situated in Beresford Square, through which large quantities of... |
a94fe060-f097-42c2-8025-22f1142c5436 | A total of 232 dealers' licences and 83 supplementary licences were issued under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949 > authorising the use of the special designations "Pasteurised", "Tuberculin Tested" and "Sterilised". Samples of milk were submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical an... |
fea5f46a-7b25-4fcf-a14f-b2e1d57c3afa | A further 185 samples of "Pasteurised" or "Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised" milk were submitted for the Phosphatase test to determine the adequacy of pasteurisation. All the samples were reported to be satisfactory. Twenty two samples of "Sterilised" or "Tuberculin Tested Sterilised' milk were submitted to the Park Hospi... |
91d92ed1-7d51-46bf-9522-b955ed903a7f | Defects were found at two milk premises and notices to remedy the defects were served on the persons responsible. ICE CREAM There were 334 registered ice cream premises in the Borough at the end of the year, of which five premises were used for manufacture and six for the storage of ice cream. Pre-packed ice cream only... |
4426c266-44f3-482c-9253-d4e5e4416a82 | MEAT INSPECTION The incidence of parasitic infections of cattle to which I referred in my report of 1954, namely Cysticercus Bovis, the parasite producing tapeworm in man, and Distoma Hepaticum (Liver Fluke) which destroys the liver of cattle, showed no decline during 1956. The animals mostly affected were cattle origi... |
2118c591-6f04-4eaa-83c2-026777e37267 | Many more livers were affected but in a less acute form and were passed as fit by the Inspectors after careful removal of the affected parts. It appears that there is urgent need for the cleaning of the pastures where the cattle are grazed if they are to be reared free of this parasite. Details of the carcases inspecte... |
ae9c19bf-95ee-4d81-96e8-adb00bc623e1 | 13 Carcases & Offal Inspected and Condemned in Whole or in Part, 1956 Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses Number killed and inspected 11,025 646 8,543 13,761 17,144 - All diseases (except Tuberculosis & Cysticerci Whole carcases condemned - 1 54 1 9 - Carcases of which part condemned 3,867 166... |
0b995c93-2243-4784-b41e-21c3076fe33e | 68 1 - - - - Generalised and totally condemned - - - - - - 43 MEAT REGULATIONS - MARKING OF MEAT FOR EXPORT During 1956 the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food agreed, on the application of the Council, to the Council's Meat Inspectors marking meat inspected by them at the Garland Road Abattoir and intended for... |
c3170ec3-c90f-4657-a5d8-9640891ba7ca | Eight slaughtermen's licences were issued by the Council during the year to men working at the Garland Road Abattoir. UNSOUND FOOD - COMPLAINTS Several complaints of alleged unsound food sold to the public were brought to the notice of the Department during the year. All these complaints were fully investigated. In sev... |
b0223bd7-a084-469f-925d-142fcc402c82 | In a number of instances where there was evidence of negligence or carelessness, the Council decided to institute legal proceedings. Proceedings were taken in respect of the following unsound foods glass splinters in milk (two complaints), fines totalling £20, with £5.5.0d. costs a washer in a currant scone - fined £5 ... |
b13be03c-0734-4a98-befd-c295ff24fa6b | UNSOUND FOOD: EXAMINATION OF FOOD SUSPECTED OF BEING UNSOUND The routine examination of food suspected of being unsound was continued throughout the year. The co-operation of the food traders is, of course, very important in this matter, and numerous requests are received from traders for an inspection of suspected foo... |
3806b5ce-0a5e-4b24-a970-b585ecef06af | Of these, seven formal and 18 informal samples were reported to be adulterated or otherwise not complying with the statutory requirements, giving a percentage of 4.0 compared with 5.0 in 1955 and 3.8 in 1954. No private samples were examined during the year. The following table gives details of the adulterated samples:... |
2e7f9488-9e10-4117-adab-56f17f39556b | The flour was caked, apparently through exposure to damp, and contaminated by a spider beetle. 20 Coffee Extract I Incorrectly labelled. 54 Ham and Egg Veal I Contained starchy filler, the presence of which was not mentioned on the label. 91 Ham and Tongue I Contained excessive sodium nitrite. 121 Canned Pork Luncheon ... |
71d7719a-1742-4f1e-941d-60abccf29241 | 46 Sample Article Formal or Informal (F or I) Adulteration or Irregularity 139 Ground Rice I Deteriorated and infected by mildew. 252 Chocolate Flavouring I Contained Benzoic acid preservative, 500 parts per million, which is not permitted. 253 Meringue Mixture I False description on label. 311 White Bread I Contained ... |
0d5a55cd-0a0b-4a83-ab3e-1d33f2bb1f45 | The foods examined during the year were as follows:- Baking powder 3 Beverages 2 Cheese and Cheese Spreads 6 Coconut 2 Coffee and Chicory 9 Colouring matter 2 Confectionery 54 Cream 5 Custard powder 6 Curry powder 2 Dessert powder 5 Mineral drinks 9 Fish 19 Pish Paste 6 Flavouring Essence 4 Flour 5 Fruit 16 Fruit Cryst... |
6d23fbdd-eceb-4399-8707-9188b34ad666 | Mixed 16 Soups 7 Spice 6 Stuffing Mixtures 2 Suet 5 Sugar 3 Tea 5 Tomato Juice, Canned 2 Treacle 2 Vegetables, Canned 10 Vinegar 5 Wine, Alcholic 3 Others 27 PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in the Boroughs Anthrax, Cholera, Continued Fever, Diphtheria, Dys... |
cae0acd0-c2b9-4667-bb72-17a98915cb16 | Relapsing Fever, Scabies, Scarlet Fever (or Scarlatina), Smallpox, Tuberculosis (all forms), Typhoid Fever (including Paratyphoid), Typhus Fever, Whooping Cough, and Zymotic Enteritis. Infectious diseases notified to the Department are visited by the Public Health Inspectors at the earliest opportunity and disinfection... |
ae70055d-4660-42d9-ac32-2d2bdc634d24 | Altogether medical practitioners notified 27 patients as suspected cases, almost all the notified cases being transferred to the Brook 48 Hospital for observation and treatment. Final diagnosis of these included tonsillitis (five patients), osteomyelitis, subarachnoid haemorrage, pyrexia of undetermined origin, enterit... |
a73b6f45-ddd5-4aad-85c2-f8f30e7c8b20 | Australian tinned ham was the food suspected, although it was not possible to obtain a sample of the food for laboratory investigation. Of the single cases, one concerned a New Eltham man who became ill along with several of his colleagues at a St. Mary Cray factory after the midday meal consumed at the Works Canteen,,... |
df2e2610-91d8-46f2-8c9a-b97668c7ca93 | Seventeen of them were under ten years of age. PUERPERAL PYREXIA During the year, 88 cases were notified, almost all from hospital. Twenty-nine of the hospital notifications referred to patients whose home addresses were outside the Borough. 49 TABLE No. 15 NOTIFICATION OP INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS) 1... |
8968d84b-6ed4-4411-ae03-6f4255a569c0 | - - 7 7 Poliomyelitis - 1 2 1 2 - - - - 6 6 Erysipelas - - - - - 3 6 5 - 14 4 Dysentery 14 119 166 66 71 28 30 16 14 524 47 Zymotic Enteritis 8 18 9 4 3 2 1 1 2 48 22 Scabies - 2 - 2 - - - - - 4 - Pneumonia 3 12 3 4 5 4 22 25 - 78 11 Food Poisoning 1 - 1 1 1 2 1 - - 7 1 Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - 75 11 - - 2 88 88 Ophth... |
a80172b5-aa2c-4ab6-a1a9-1c9ae9436a20 | 85 10 1 - 1 - 4 208 17 Measles 13 120 86 2 8 - - - 5 234 31 Typhoid Fever - - - — - - - - - - - Malaria - - - - 2 - - - - 2 2 Encephalitis — 1 — — — — — — — 1 - DIPHTHERIA Seven persons were admitted to hospital as being suspected cases of diphtheria. However, there was no confirmed case, final diagnoses being tonsilli... |
740cc3c7-bb69-4ba9-9d34-f0061fa33e35 | Over 50 patients were admitted to hospital but there were no deaths. A large proportion of persons notified were school children. In such circumstances the common mode of transmission by contact infection is not easy to counter. However, by bacteriological investigation of 50 patients and. contacts and with the wholehe... |
b7f4bbb2-6723-4628-bf38-fee5f9129a7c | including transfers of patients from other areas 41 32 73 3 2 5 Cases on Register at 31st December, |
645f8e54-b70b-47cb-a1f7-dc02c5efb3e9 | 1956 1016 799 1815 116 111 227 The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified:- Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases 0- 1 1- 5 515 1525 2535 3545 45- 55 5565 6575 75 & up Total (all age PULMONARY - Males - 2 7 15 7 18 17 16 1 96 Females 1 2 3 8 8 13 8 3 2 1 49 NON-PULMONARY-... |
18ccba90-c81b-4ed2-8a37-42d2b402ce5a | 17 - Tuberculosis Table of Notifications and Deaths compared with Population - Borough of Woolwich Year Estimated Civilian Population excluding Army Primary Notifications Deaths from Tuberculosis Deaths per 1,000 of population Total Deaths all causes Percentage of Tuberculosis Deaths against all Deaths 1946 134,420 247... |
15d7a607-74e2-4e1c-a574-c3351e32beef | 569 1.8 1954 145,000 200 21 .14 1,443 1.4 1955 145,000 154 23 .15 1,537 1.4 1956 144,000 155 22 .14 1,524 1.4 Duties concerned with the prevention of the spread of infection are carried out by the Public Health Department, and for this purpose Medical Practitioners notify all new cases coming to their knowledge. Duties... |
229f97d6-f20a-4d65-947f-cda6b8705a87 | MASS X-RAY - REPORTS ON LOCAL SURVEYS The Director of the South East London Mass Radiography Unit reported that at the surveys carried out during the months of October, November and December in various parts of the Borough, a total of 2,966 persons were X-rayed, of which 1,385 were men and 1,581 women. The Unit visited... |
7b1634a3-470d-4949-addd-2553df0aeb0e | The Unit was also stationed in Eltham High Street during the latter part of October, where a total of 5,706 persons were X-rayed, of which only 137 were found to have some abnormality or other. DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION During 1956 the Department disinfected 183 rooms after cases of infectious diseases, and of th... |
ed3018a8-60a8-4450-ae0a-44e3de48a58e | Of this total, 20 were mattresses, 19 bedsteads, 11 sets of bedding, 31 items of furniture and 44 other sundry items. A request was received from a resident for bedding to be disinfected following non-infectious disease, a charge of 10/being made for this work. Requests were again received from several residents for Ce... |
b461bc04-864e-4b49-999b-1b509708081b | The number of persons cleansed in 1956 was 868 and the number treated for scabies was 47. Details are as follows:- Pre-School Children School Children Adults Total Boys Girls Boys Girls Men Women Verminous Persons Cleansed 17 39 187 529 14 82 868 Treatment of Scabies 3 1 11 22 3 7 47 AUTHENTICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CER... |
1f3f8f8b-8022-44bd-90ac-a11db1306595 | 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 Southern Group Laboratory at the Park Hospital, Lewisham. This service is provided by the Public Health Laboratory Service on behalf of the Me... |
ac927ca9-9b40-484f-8438-1b96b06717a8 | examined Pood 19 Ice cream (Methylene blue test) 9 Milk (Methylene blue, phosphatase and turbidity tests) 222 Water (from swimming baths, children's paddling pools and boating lakes) 45 Blood 2 Processed Bovine Blood Plasma 2 Compound glycerine of thymol 1 Organs from animal carcases 5 Faeces (mainly for shigella sonne... |
081448a5-549d-4e74-af51-0d90b94a16d9 | Twenty-eight nasal and throat swabs were referred to the hospital by general practitioners for examination. 55 |
ad37e904-aa7d-4c8d-accf-c3a4a6a6b717 | AC 4372 WOO 57 metropolitan BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year 1957 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 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OP WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Wo... |
65e92132-ad85-48f4-9d8f-406654cd7fb8 | MAYOR, IADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I have pleasure in submitting the Fifty-Seventh Annual Report on the health of the Borough of Woolwich, the Report being on the lines requested by the Minister of Health. The Registrar General's estimate of the mid-year population for the Borough is 146,200, being a decrease of 1,300 on the... |
50ac50d8-71a9-4647-9b5f-3197a4e9a6d3 | Premature birth is the biggest single cause of infantile death, and when this cause has been fully resolved a further substantial reduction in the Infantile Mortality Rate can be expected. Concerning illness from infectious diseases, the incidence of poliomyelitis was on a small scale, and no deaths have been recorded ... |
ccb3de3c-3a31-470e-bbce-0f010bc6f19e | It is now generally accepted by the medical profession that there is a strong association between the increased death rate from cancer of the lung and bronchus, and smoking and pollution of the air. Most of the time of the District Public Health Inspectors has again been concerned with the inspection of dwellings, and ... |
7123c631-06f6-4af2-92f1-b7236a1cc322 | The effects of the Council's slum clearance policy are now very noticeable, more particularly in the St. Mary's Area of Woolwich, which has been transformed following the demolition of many old buildings and the erection and occupation of nearly 300 new dwellings by the end of the year. Since redevelopment commenced in... |
a03f48b5-d703-4cca-8e07-0a8eccd82748 | Daring the year much time has been devoted by the Council and its Officers to the preliminary work connected with the declaration of the first Smoke Control Areas in the Borough. Immediately on the passing of the Clean Air Act, the Council resolved to implement fully its provisions, particularly those relating to smoke... |
d5534ccd-16c6-41aa-b912-5879cc4d9743 | The co-operation of the householder is of vital importance, and a great deal of time has been devoted to visiting and discussions with residents in the proposed smoke control areas. The problems involved include conversion of domestic appliances and the correct use of smokeless fuels. There are 715 dwellinghouses in th... |
79f535b1-20f1-490c-a28b-4fb19f222375 | Besides arranging and presenting 118 programmes on health subjects to local organisations in their own meeting places, including the showing of films and the giving of talks, the Council's health education unit was also responsible for arranging an exhibit at the Woolwich Trade Pair, at which a short film made by membe... |
ce29e531-99a4-46d2-8460-b57a1c69abef | The Council is fortunate in being able to retain an adequate number of Food Inspectors® Suggestions made by the Department for improving the conditions at these food premises were acted upon. Nevertheless, although the standard in the Borough is generally satisfactory, and in some notable cases exceptionally good, ther... |
0b6fdb4b-8070-4e62-8925-344b5fe80839 | The regular home visitation scheme continued and there is evidence that the large number of visits made by the Council's woman Inspector to the homes of the elderly achieved worthwhile results and were much appreciated. With regard to the possibility of the re-transfer of the personal health services from the County Co... |
673e237f-afc1-4630-991d-43c724d5a3f6 | Prescott who had been Chief Administrative Assistant with the Health Department since 1947 retired after having had 44 years' service with the Council, having joined the Health Department in 1915. Mr. Prescott left with the good wishes of everyone. He was succeeded by Mr. A. Healey, who has been Senior Clerk for the pa... |
e35a2681-969a-4848-840f-58bbaf8f13cc | Wood (Vice-Chairman) Aldermen Mrs. E.R.M. Middleton and W.L.G.Austin Councillors - A. J.J. Ashferd A.W. Bassett T.G. Blann Mrs. M.J.M. Bradley Mrs. S.M. Bradley Mrs. E. Brooks Mrs. E.C. Bunce G.S. Dean L.A. Heath Mrs. W.H.M. Hulbert W.R. Kennett H.F. Reilly E. Williams M. Wood - 5 - HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF Medical Offi... |
306c6ac4-26fe-4219-bcbc-92396ac0af1f | Public Health Inspectors - F.J. HOINES, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam. Joint Boards Cert. Meat and Other Foods (Senior Food Inspector) W.F.R. WHEAL, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods (Senior Housing Inspector) H.M. KERSEY, Cert. P.H.Insp.Exam. Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods; Cert. Smoke Insp., R.... |
26ab54ee-8f02-4cf6-ab47-5a26a8195279 | Meat and Other Foods; State Registered Nurse; State Certificated Midwife; Health Visitor's Cert. (Old People's Welfare, etc. Inspector) E.R. REES. Cert. P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods (Food Inspector) W.F.N. TROUGHTON, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods (Licensed and regis... |
dbce26eb-d60c-49a6-bfe5-013a82d33a1c | Meat and Other Foods (Food Inspector) - 6 - K,S. COOPER, Cert, P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Poods (District Inspector) J.B. O'CONNELL, Cert.P.H.Insp,Exam,Joint Board (District Inspector) R.H. PASTERFIELD, Cert.P.H.Insp,Exam,Joint Board; Cert, Meat and Other Poods (District Inspector) J. HILLS, Cert.P... |
b1de0cb5-08b6-4f77-a931-1e87b5203409 | ), A.C.G.F.C., F.R.I.C. Administrative and Clerical - Chief Assistant - T.H. PRESCOTT (Retired 30.4.57.) A.HSALEY, A.C.C.S. Senior Clerk - R.E, SWEETT Clerical Assistants - J.E. KAY G.C. RYAN D.M. GIBBS MRS. M.H. DOWDING MRS. W.E. ELLISON MISS F.E. GEE. T. COUGHLAN (Resigned 21.4.57.) MISS A.V. SMITH W.H. MAY (Appointe... |
2f48a458-37c2-4337-8bde-42fd7ef721e4 | rate 8282 statute acres 41,942 17.7 €2,485,757 £9,957 VITAL STATISTICS Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with comparative figures for 1956, are shown below:- TABLE No,, 1 1957 1956 Population (Home, i.e. including members of H.M. Forces stationed in the district) 146,200 147,500 Live Births - Legitimate ... |
9e4991de-6d11-456d-b281-2b3abb566f66 | 000 total births - - Deaths of Infants under one year 53 37 Death Rate of Infants under one year 26 18.9 Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) 22 22 Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 302 309 Deaths from Acute Poliomyelitis Nil Nil BIRTHS The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1957 was 2,525. After correctio... |
7770900d-6b92-458a-8140-da6269b598d7 | The birth -8- rate was 13.9 which, when adjusted to allow for the differing age and sex distributions of the population in various parts of the country, gives a birth rate of 13.8 compared with the provisional birth rate for London of 18,6, and for England and Wales of 16.1. There were 37 stillbirths during the year un... |
d25d604c-e664-43d9-ab91-0c0ada9af3dc | Deaths of Woolwich residents in hospitals in the Borough totalled 495, whilst 452 died in other hospitals outside the Borough, MATERNAL DEATHS There were no maternal deaths during the year, and none during the previous year, NATURAL INCREASE IN POPULATION (i.e. Excess of Births over Deaths) In 1956 the natural increase... |
5eb46520-09cc-4356-8048-f8c1f7a2f265 | INQUESTS Forty-nine inquests were held on Woolwich residents during the year, and 344 post-mortems on Woolwich residents were carried out on behalf of the Coroner, INFANT MORTALITY There were 53 infant deaths during the year, being an increase of 16 over the previous year, giving an infant death rate of 26.0 compared w... |
00595d8f-04c1-4970-b622-835662d0c30f | Accidents involving motor cyclists resulted in three deaths of cyclists, all aged 21, and also a pillion passenger, aged 19. A pedal cyclist of 29 was fatally injured in a collision with a heavy lorry. OTHER ACCIDENTS Deaths due to other accidents totalled 16, including seven persons over the age of 65 years, most of t... |
2931b84d-7eba-4f09-8671-41afb5421efe | Of the number of marriages which took place in Churches in the Borough, Registrars of Marriage attended on 100 occasions. The following Table gives details of the infant deaths in Woolwich during 1957: — TABLE No. 2. DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR, 1957 Causes of Death Under 1 week 1 - 2 weeks 2 - 5 weeks 3 - 4 weeks Total under ... |
ed1b40fd-7cde-4c68-b18c-9d77a56a664d | - 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 Asphyxia 4 - - - 4 - - - - 4 Bronchitis - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Other causes 7 - 1 - 8 - 1 - 1 10 41 53 - 10 - DEATHS FROM CANCER Of the total number of deaths, 313 were from Cancer (including eleven from Sarcoma), being the same number as in the previous year. Of these, 158 occurred in men and 155 in w... |
05fe79f7-6282-40f3-b3a3-3f02a1b5eb3f | WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER (including all other specified Malignant Tumours) Year Men Women Total Deaths Deaths in Hospitals 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 1956 ... |
e5de125e-4985-4105-8645-582070cd3cc4 | BY AGE (excluding specified Malignant Tumours) Age Men Women Total Deaths in Hospital Under 25 years 1 1 2 - 26-30 years - - - - 32-35 years 2 1 3 2 36-40 years 3 6 9 4 41-45 years 4 3 7 3 46-50 years 9 6 15 7 51-55 years 14 10 24 9 56-60 years 25 16 41 26 61-65 years 18 15 33 15 66-70 years 18 20 38 13 71-75 years 22 ... |
dca18f09-8051-4c2b-bf35-77a197bbb0b2 | WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1947-1957 Year Male Lung Female Bronchus Total Deaths in Hospitals Male Female 1947 12 7 18 1 38 21 1948 13 1 20 1 35 17 1949 15 2 24 5 46 28 1950 26 4 33 8 71 44 1951 17 5 40 8 70 38 1952 22 5 31 10 68 31 1953 16 2 40 9 67 38 1954 11 6 31 8 56 40 1955 17 4 43 4 68 ... |
33bad842-29f4-408d-960d-3397262ad156 | CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) - WOOLWICH 1957 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE Male Female Total Deaths in Hospitals Stomach 25 19 44 20 Bronchus 48 5 53 28 Lung 18 9 27 10 Breast - 30 30 9 Colon 6 12 18 10 Pancreas 6 5 11 8 Rectum 8 11 19 13 Uterus - 8 8 1 Prostate 7 - 7 6 Ovary - 14 14 8 Bladder 7 6 13 5 Liver 5 2 7 2 C... |
c466482a-6181-4480-b466-9ddc30282650 | 2 2 Throat - 1 1 - Tongue 5 - 5 2 Others and unspecified 12 13 25 17 Total 156 146 302 154 - 12 - TABLE No. 6. NETT DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1957 CAUSES OF DEATH All ages Under 1 Year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and under 45 vears 45 and" under 65 years 65 and under 75 years... |
5604d23f-28b9-4580-ba9a-747375639cc1 | other 2 - - - - - 1 1 - Syphilitic disease 3 - - - - - 1 2 - Diphtheria - - - - - - - - - Whooping Cough - - - - - - - - - Meningococcal infections - - - - - - - - - Acute poliomyelitis - - - - - - - - - Measles - - - - - - - - - Other infective and parasitic diseases 2 - - - - 1 - - 1 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 44 - ... |
06a5b2ea-6270-4823-beac-2658e6ad5827 | uterus 8 - - - - 2 2 3 1 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 151 - 1 - 1 9 56 38 46 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 9 - 1 - - 1 4 2 1 Diabetes 9 - - - - - 1 4 4 Vascular lesions of nervous system 153 - - - - 1 34 50 68 Coronary disease angina 235 - - - - 7 68 86 74 Hypertension with heart disease 60 - - - - - 8 19 35 Other h... |
11324e1f-65bd-4652-84ec-5e2757bac526 | 90 - - - - 1 21 27 41 Other diseases of respiratory system 13 - - - - - 10 3 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 27 - - - - 1 7 9 10 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 9 2 - - - - 2 2 5 Nephritis and Nephrosis 13 - - - - 2 5 4 2 Hypherplasia of prostate 12 - - - - - - 4 8 Pregnancy, childbirth, |
0dd4d6b1-c0e3-49a6-82a6-ad813d3b1c18 | abortion - - - - - - - - - Congenital malformations 14 9 - 2 - 1 2 - - Other defined and ill-defined diseases 127 32 - 1 2 15 18 24 37 Motor vehicle accidents 14 - - - 5 2 - 1 6 All other accidents 16 1 - 2 - 3 3 2 5 Suicide 17 - - - 1 2 10 3 1 Homicide and operations of war 2 - - - - 1 1 - - - 15 - The chief Vital Sta... |
c6ee1749-e06a-48c0-bf7b-a350b8e386c3 | 2 86 40 1,660 11.1 1938a 150,900 2,057 13.6 102 50 1,576 10.4 1939a 150,800 2,133 14.1 103 49 1,592 11.1 1940b 124,340 1,846 14.8 66 36 1,854 14.9 1941b 103,630 1,459 14.0 65 42 1,627 15.7 1942b 1109140 2,036 18.5 71 34 1,410 12.8 1943b 112,700 2,174 19.3 77 35 1,558 13.8 1944b 110,970 2,037 18.3 83 40 1,611 14. |
65d388eb-af54-4877-a5bc-67520df773e2 | 5 1945b 115,270 2,021 17.5 83 41 1,478 12.8 1946b 134,420 2,903 21.6 91 31 1,531 11.4 1947b 140,150 3,193 22.8 87 27.2 1.626 11.6 1948b 142,800 2,527 17.7 74 29.2 1,573 11.0 1949b 144,000 2,504 17.4 72 28.7 1,572 10.9 1950c 149,000 2,172 14.6 53 24.4 1,668 11.2 1951c 149,800 2,273 15.1 63 27.7 1,838 12. |
9f726eed-b57d-4a3a-8a2f-5ce78755ff72 | 3 1952c 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.4 1,667 10.9 1953c 151,100 2,090 13.8 48 22.9 1,569 10.4 1954c 149,700 2,035 13.5 37 18.1 1,443 9.6 1955c 148,500 1,971 13.2 39 19.7 1,537 10.3 1956c 147,500 1,953 13.2 37 18.9 1,524 10.4 1957c 146,200 2,038 13.9 53 26.O 1,504 10. |
eb685147-1b75-4108-91e4-7cfbbdd046d5 | 3 a - Total population b - Civil population c - Home population - 14 - PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION OF THE AREA During 1957, the Public Health Inspeotors carried out 30,641 inspections, including re-inspeotions. The nature of these inspections is shown in Table No. 8. As a result, 1,027 intimat... |
3bab4155-d580-4d5c-92a4-3d661b27ea26 | overcrowding 70 Smoke observations 42 New Houses re water supply 439 Atmospheric Pollution 339 Houses re. infectious Men's lavatories 57 disease 1,075 Women's lavatories 64 Houses re. smallpox contacts NIL Houses re. choked drains 315 Houses re. vermin 90 Drainage inspections 586 Council housing applicants Houses, visi... |
4543c8a3-2125-4fdc-af5f-f7e84c023dad | Certificates of other pests 304 Disrepair 449 Houses re, disinfection Aged and Infirm persons 2,984 or destruction of Common Lodging Houses 5 icles 4 Tents and Vans 79 Stables 14 Factories mechanically 256 Exhumations 1 powered Public Houses 207 Faotories non-mechanioally Theatres and Cinemas 7 powered 30 Hairdressers ... |
7e2e0fae-1c1b-4cfb-88ea-ffed07ef3661 | NUISANCES ABATED Dirty conditions remedied 606 Windows repaired or renewed 719 Roofs repaired 385 Ceilings repaired or Gutters, rainwater pipes, renewed 103 etc. repaired or renewed 271 Walls repaired or renewed 638 Damp walls and other damp Lighting and ventilation conditions remedied 1,017 defects remedied 409 Firepl... |
8c80ec24-2456-44ef-88e0-e5e62ce443ef | pipes, etc., woodwork 165 repaired or renewed 91 Combined drains repaired or Drains cleansed 154 reconstructed 5 Drains repaired or Water closets cleansed and reconstructed 92 repaired 227 Dustbins provided 52 Water closet pans and traps Other dilapidations fixed 43 remedied 173 Water closet seats repaired Foul accumul... |
a7ac1e63-f954-45f0-9ff1-db7d0d2ce324 | The condition of the water supply throughout the year was satisfactory both in quality and quantity. No complaints were received in connection with the Borough's water supply. In addition to the water supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board, local industry obtains additional supplies from wells in the Borough. Of the ... |
c650d7e1-32b0-4303-9078-7e6648d0dfd2 | A further four tests which also produced positive results were in respect of disused drains which were exposed and permanently sealed off. Of the 28 combined drains inspected during the year, four were found to be defective. In the case of the defective combined drains, notices were served under Section 40 of the Publi... |
77c11807-6737-4156-aa03-b0746276c6c1 | Regular inspections are made by the Public Health Inspectors. PROVISION OF DUSTBINS During the year, 33 notices were served on the owners of premises in the Borough under the provisions of Section 12 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, requesting the supply of a dustbin. No appeals were made agains... |
0b072627-27a9-48bc-82a0-9ecf0667342c | Altogether 738 visits of inspection were made by the Public Health Inspectors for this purpose during the year. REGISTRATION OF PREMISES SELLING PART II POISONS Names are entered in the Council's list of persons entitled to sell Part II poisons (other than registered Pharmacists) in respect of 155 premises in the Borou... |
7a29aed1-68f9-405e-ac67-64d129563f47 | The number of properties found to be infested by rats or mice was 1,494. which included 124 business or industrial premises. Where the cause of the infestation appears to be due to defective drains or other defects in the building, the owner is requested to effect the necessary repairs, In this connection the Departmen... |
e401ddbe-8612-4380-8251-c172b1474442 | At the request of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food an extended period of baiting and recording of poison "takes" was adopted, prebaiting being carried out on the first day, again on the fourth day and poison bait laid on the eighth day. (The previous method had involved prebaiting on the first and second... |
3a36382d-6a10-4054-9625-7dde020b1751 | It was anticipated that there would be a marked decrease in "takes" in the October treatment;, but the result showed only a three per cent reduction in prebait and poison "takes" Thus it would appear that no matter what method is adopted the number of rats remaining will build up during the six months interval. During ... |
6e37523c-42cd-4991-9e95-d91184168263 | Forty-two houses and their contents were treated for infestations of woodworm, the majority of these houses being in the ownership of the Council, Charges totalling £163.12.3d. were made upon the responsible persons for the treatment referred to above, - 19 - FACTORIES ACT, 1937 TABLE No, 10. DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS CAR... |
a21020a6-ca6c-4095-af8f-663a9ea9077e | on Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers proaecuted (i) Factories in which Sections 1,2,3,4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities 18 30 2 — (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 283 256 2 (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the local... |
badaac12-5488-4180-986e-f16d6ea63e2a | Inspector Want of cleanliness - - - - - Overcrowding - - - - Inadequate ventilation - - - - — Ineffective drainage of floors - - - - - Sanitary conveniences:(a) Insufficient 1 1 - - - (b) Unsuitable or defective 6 6 - 5 - (c) Not separate for sexes - - - - - Other offences against the Act (not including offences relati... |
e6350dd8-65e9-4b8d-affa-1b501714ffa1 | the remainder being employed by firms in various parts of the country. Local industry also employs 76 outworkers who reside outside the Borough. Periodical inspections of the outworkers' homes are made by the Council's Public Health Inspectors, Altogether 272 such visits were made in 1957 to ensure that the home workin... |
c1cdb31c-b11b-427d-83aa-1429b87883e9 | It is bounded on the south by Bostall Hill and Old Park Road, on the west by Basildon Road, on the north by McLeod Road, and on the east by Knee Hill, and comprises 1,154 dwellings, including 432 Council dwellings, together with 13 commercial premises and three others. It was originally proposed that this Staoke Contro... |
c4e52227-d702-4746-980b-4ce92b3b911e | The total expenditure is estimated at about £13,000, of which the Council's contribution will be three-tenths, and the Government's contribution four-tenths. (ii) St. Mary'so This Smoke Control Area comprises a total of 26 acres, in two parts of 21 acres and 5 acres. The first portion is bounded to the north by Woolwic... |
72c264c1-f9cf-4d89-91ff-376850a0f782 | The operative date of this Order will be October, 1958. It is proposed that further Orders will be made in this area as redevelopment proceeds. The estimated' cost of adaptations in this Area is about £350. (iii) Middle Park, This Smoke Control Area embraces a total of 263 acres, including 57 acres of open land, and co... |
526a0d3a-f746-4682-8355-732049daa404 | Following detailed inspections of all premises in the above mentioned Areas, estimates of numbers and costs of appliance replacements and other work required at premises in the Areas were prepared, and the Council's Smoke Control Orders submitted to the Minister at the end of the year for confirmation, The Council have... |
6c8d069b-13fa-4879-ae42-0fac8e814b9a | To facilitate the successful operation of the Smoke Control Areas, the co-operation of fuel producers and merchants, appliance manufacturers, builders' merchants, ironmongers and others, in addition to that of the householders, is regarded as essential. A meeting was held with fuel traders, trade associations and repre... |
6baf9e1a-08b0-4ba5-9310-7ba801371ce2 | Since Abbey Wood is the first Area which has a large number of conversions to be carried out in respect of private property, a public meeting was arranged in the Area to publicise the Council's policy and settle any points raised by residents. Representatives of the Council and a specialist in fuels were present on the... |
6698655c-2100-448b-a526-312770452444 | Numerous questions have been asked of the Public Health -23 - Inspectors on duty. It is intended that this hut shall be moved in future years to other Smoke Control Areas as they are made by the Council. The Health Department took part in the Woolwich Trade Fair organised by the Chamber of Commerce and held in the Town... |
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