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5ce084b5-3995-4c8b-bf31-71960e75fc38 | 418 31 Typhoid Fever - - - - - - - = - - - Malaria - - - - - - - - - - - Encephalitis - - - - - - - = = - - - 51 - TUBERCULOSIS There was an appreciable reduction in the number of formal primary notifications of tuberculosis received during the year. Ninety-two of the new cases were pulmonary and nine non-pulmonary. In... |
999997a5-2a8d-4f12-b105-40f1793d85ae | 16 The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 1958:- Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary M F Total M F Total Cases notified for the first time 61 30 91 5 4 9 Other additions to Register during the year, including transfers of patients from other areas 40 50 90 2 3 5 Cases on Register at 31st December, |
33ee3227-ae50-4c03-a526-a38b7eb605ab | 1958 1012 795 1807 115 112 227 The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified:- Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases 01 1- 5 515 15- 25 2535 3545 4555 5565 6575 75 & up Total (all ages) PULMONARY - Males - 2 1 8 5 8 15 14 9 2 64 Females - - 4 10 3 4 6 1 - - 28 NON-PULMONARY ... |
e1751d5f-628a-41ba-adfe-69fb78579a3c | 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 1948 142,800 230... |
517d8c30-2a52-4555-b1b2-40d76a03f452 | 000 154 23 .15 1,537 l.4 1956 144,000 155 22 •14 1,524 1.4 1957 143,000 145 22 .14 1,504 l.4 1958 142,000 101 20 .14 1,514 1.3 AUTHENTICATION OF CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION Persons proceeding abroad are required to produce in certain countries evidence of recent successful vaccination or inoculation. The signatures on ... |
a2e1bed4-26ae-413f-a458-969c0870d6bb | PERSONAL CLEANSING The Borough Council Maintains two personal cleansing stations, one being at Plumstead (adjoining the Turkish Baths, Plumstead High Street), and the other at the Lionel Road Centre, Eltham. The number of persons cleansed in 1958 was 1,046 and the number treated for scabies was 116. Details are as foll... |
2ad964a6-1424-46e3-8b40-7d37e5b2ca3b | Several requests were received from local residents wishing to dispose of old furniture or bedding, much of which was worn-out or verminous. Thirty such applications were dealt with during the year, and 158 articles were removed to and destroyed at the Plumstead Destructor. Of this total, 30 were mattresses, twelve bed... |
900f624c-cbcd-4624-8b9b-8b5e6d270996 | 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 Hither Green Hospital, Lewisham. This service is provided by the Public Health Laboratory Service. - 54 - Spe... |
dd6a159b-1e71-4729-ac77-5fb14f04cd6c | Examined Food (various) 5 Ice Cream (methylene blue test) 8 Milk (methylene blue, phosphatase and turbidity tests) 233 Water (swimming baths, children's paddling and boating pools and domestic supplies) 40 Processed bovine blood plasma 1 Organs from animal carcases 3 The examination of specimens of human origin (mainly... |
38b39542-55d7-4703-853c-e86581f37275 | TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface 2 Health Committee 4 Staff 5 General Statistics 7 Vital Statistics 7 Public Health Administration 15 Housing 27 Clean Air 34 Health Education 41 Inspection and Supervision of Food 42 Infectious Diseases (including Disinfection, Disinfestation and Personal Cleansing) 50 Laboratory Faciliti... |
967ff9fe-9d6e-4a9c-9788-6eb2b751ccae | AC. 4372 2nd copy. aelid woo 59 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year 1959 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 OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropoli... |
713b8566-5389-42be-b077-5a0a63f2f13a | MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I have pleasure in presenting my Report for the year 1959 on the Public 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 home population of the Borough was 144,800, being an increase of 200 on the p... |
7e70f731-a4c3-46ba-b300-b1815cee0961 | Despite the hot summer of 1959 there were fortunately very few cases of poliomyelitis. This disease has not been prevalent in Woolwich since the epidemic of 1955. No cases of diphtheria occurred, although some dysentery was again troublesome. With regard to the general work of the Health Department during the year, it ... |
15ec9190-3ffe-4b9a-9d7e-fe5b8ab9534b | Supplies of smokeless fuel are now more plentiful in this locality, and most merchants have been able to keep their customers supplied with a satisfactory smokeless fuel. If householders would be prepared to accept a suitable reasonable alternative smokeless fuel when the delivery of the fuel of their first choice is d... |
8bcc92b0-5d27-4a41-8844-ecf700864e78 | There are signs that the general standard of food hygiene in the Borough has improved during the last year or two. Housewives in general are becoming much more food conscious and are taking more trouble to obtain food which is fresh and of a high standard of purity. For their part, most of the local food retailers are ... |
0d0db0ff-a7de-434e-a112-c4ca6fb623b0 | -3- I am pleased to have this opportunity of thanking the Chairman and Members of the Health Committee for their support and encouragement during the year; particular thanks are also due to the staff of the Health Department for their hard work and valuable assistance rendered to me during a particularly busy year. I a... |
d8d59801-83d8-467c-86bd-7121b5d6d4e7 | E.G. Bunce. G.S. Dean Mrs. W.H.M. Hulbert Mrs. C.B. Jeffrey H.F. Reilly B.L.Seigne Mrs. H. Stroud Mrs. E.M. Wood -4- HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF Medical Officer of Health - T.STANDRING, M.D., B.S., D.P.H., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.R.S.H. Chief Public Health Inspector - F.A. ANDREW, Cert.P.H. Insp.Exam.Board; Cert.Meat and Oth... |
2f0e7dd3-bf4e-40f4-b99d-0705f5280010 | KERSEY, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert. Meat and Other Foods; Cert.Smoke Insp.,R.I.P.H. (Rodent Control Inspector) W.E.McLELLAND, Cert .'P.H.Insp.Exam. Joint Board;Cert. Meat and Other Foods- Cert.Smoke Insp.(Smoke Inspector) MISS M.F. THOMAS,G.M., Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods; State ... |
dfd7a173-cb5d-433a-80e6-e876458d3878 | Meat and Other Foods (Licensed and registered food premises, Disinfection and Disinfestation,etc. Inspector) R. LINCOLN,Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods (Housing and Restaurants,etc. Inspector) K.S. COOPER,Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods (District Inspector) -5- J.B.O'... |
e65aacd7-e0ac-486d-bdc6-0107febed7a3 | (Food Inspector) J.H. LOTT,Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board;Cert.Meat and Other Foods (Food Inspector) J. HILLS,Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods (District Inspector) N.E. BROOM,Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; (District Inspector) B. TAYLOR,Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; (District Inspector) N.J.... |
fde8ae06-22b3-49a6-9e90-76ea9051b58c | Administrative and Clerical - Chief Assistant - A. HEALEY, A.C.C.S. Senior Clerk - R.E. SWEETT Assistants - J„E. KAY, D„M.A. G.C. RYAN D.Mo GIBBS MRS. M.H. DOWDING MRS. W.E. ELLISON MISS F.E. GEE MISS A.V. SMITH W.H. MAY MRS. J. BARYLSKI MISS A. SHERING (App.18.12.59)- -6- GENERAL STATISTICS Area of Borough 8,282 statu... |
f48a825b-00b6-4e9f-9551-30466743753b | rate £11,145 VITAL STATISTICS Extracts from the vital statistics for the year,with comparative figures for 1958, are shown below TABLE NO.1. 1958 1959 Population (Home,i.e.including members of H.M.Forces stationed in the district) 144,600 144,800 Live Births - Legitimate 1,923 1,875 Live Births - Illegitimate 80 97 Tot... |
b7f59762-c66c-4ed5-a303-e8a0ef508139 | 000 total births — - Deaths of Infants under one year 40 41 Death Rate of Infants under one year 20.0 20.8 Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) 20 14 Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 309 279 Deaths from Acute Poliomyelitis Nil Nil BIRTHS The number of live births registered in Woolwich during 1959 was 2,547. After correct... |
845cc396-2e39-469f-8018-1992c2ac20f0 | The birth rate was 13.6 which, when adjusted to allow for the differing age and sex distribution of the population in various parts of the country, gives a birth rate of 13.5 compared with the birth rate for London of 19.8 and that for England and Wales of 16.5. There were 42 stillbirths during the year under review. M... |
783b7df9-6bc0-45ee-9e9f-c36ff4af66e8 | The adjusted death rate for Woolwich was 11.3 compared with the figure of 13-5 for London and of 11.6 for England and Wales. Deaths of Woolwich residents in hospitals in the Borough totalled 384, whilst 540 died in other hospitals outside the Borough. MATERNAL DEATHS There were no maternal deaths during 1959, and only ... |
e3227b89-2be3-49fd-890f-9de92297c25b | The infant death rate was 20.8 compared with 22.0 for England and Wales. The following Table gives details of the infant deaths in Woolwich during 1959. TABLE NO.2. DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR - 1959 Causes of Death Under 1 Week 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks Total under 4 Weeks 1-3 Months 3-6 Months 6-9 Months 9-12 Months Tota... |
ca464152-759b-4b54-8c4c-3509a0ed7dd6 | Premature Birth 12 - - - 12 - - - - 12 Congenital Malformation 1 1 - - 2 2 1 - - 5 Broncho Pneumonia 1 - - - 1 1 - 5 1 8 Atelectasis 3 - - - 3 - - - - 3 Enteritis - - - - - - - - 1 1 Meningitis - - - - - - 1 - - 1 Asphyxia 5 — — - 5 - - - - 5 Bronchitis - - - - - - - - - - Other causes 2 2 1 — 5 - 1 - - 6 28 41 -9- MOT... |
11bab10b-9096-4c30-839c-ad7cfde5c980 | Of the ten pedestrians killed, seven were aged 60 or over, the remainder comprising two school children and a middle-aged man. The vehicles involved were in seven cases private cars, in two, motor cycles, a van and a lorry. Deaths of passengers in vehicles totalled three; two of which were in cars and the third being a... |
ef56be4b-6072-421b-922a-abedbe3bd22d | Falls accounted for ten of the deaths, four of which were at home, two in hospital, two fell from a height, one death resulted from a fall into the River, and the last was a child of two who fell on a "spiked" object. Deaths from burns totalled five, two of which were from the ignition of clothing. There were two death... |
4e768555-1a9c-4a73-b3c4-2d6b3d8c4fa7 | 3 WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER (including all other specified Malignant Tumours) Year Men Women Total Deaths Deaths in Hospitals 1939 109 136 245 102 1940 120 91 211 95 1941 123 121 244 107 1942 136 109 245 91 1943 133 113 246 79 1944 128 95 279 116 1945 134 133 267 88 1946 123 115 238 143 1947 130 130 260 135 1948 138 ... |
f75ce75e-2e96-4bac-849b-3b9b4faa6648 | 186 130 316 219 1956 176 137 313 183 1957 158 155 313 158 1958 168 149 317 151 1959 158 140 298 176 -11- CANCER DEATHS BY AGE - WOOLWICH, |
8098ea30-d359-4204-923c-4a8701dcaf29 | 1959 (excluding other specified Malignant Tumours) Age Men Women Total Deaths in Hospitals Under 25 years 1 - 1 1 26-30 years - 1 1 1 31-35 years 1 2 3 2 36-40 years - 2 2 1 41-45 years 2 9 11 7 46-50 years 13 5 18 14 51-55 years 13 12 25 20 56-60 years 17 15 32 23 61-65 years 26 18 44 26 66-70 years 21 20 41 23 71-75 ... |
b4a4fd11-cf3f-4450-bd02-e008cfde42d1 | WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1949-1959 Year Lung Bronchus Total Deaths in Hospital Male Fema le Male Female 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 56 1956 23 3 43 4 73 50 1957 18 9 48 5 80 ... |
4e80d60b-fea9-4660-8ff9-95d2e98fc39d | 5. CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) WOOLWICH, 1959 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE Male Female Total Deaths in Hospitals Stomach 22 18 40 16 Bronchus 37 9 46 37 Lung 17 4 21 12 Breast - 25 25 17 Colon 6 8 14 12 Pancreas 10 5 15 10 Rectum 9 10 19 14 Uterus — 14 14 3 Prostate 10 — 10 8 Ovary - 6 6 3 Bladder 8 2 10 6 Liver 1 4... |
7b095e36-05d5-4099-afaa-a5b4b84af812 | 2 Glands of Neck 2 - 2 1 Throat 1 — 1 — Thyroid — 2 2 1 Bile Duct - 2 2 2 Gall Bladder 1 1 2 2 Pharynx 3 - 3 2 Others and unspecified 10 7 17 9 148 131 279 176 -13- TABLE NO.6. NET DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1959 CAUSES OP DEATH All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 2... |
e47da46e-9db1-43cb-a3e0-82b507a13a25 | other 2 - - - - - 1 1 - Syphilitic disease 2 - - - - - - 1 1 Meningococcal infections 1 1 - - - - - - - Measles 1 — — 1 - - - - - Other infective and parasitic diseases 4 - - - - 1 1 2 - Malignant neoplasm,stomach 40 - - - - - 14 11 15 Malignant neoplasm,lung,bronchus 67 - - - - 5 31 19 12 Malignant neoplasm,breast 25 ... |
f425b1e0-adac-4e24-b612-0fb24832f1a6 | 1 - 1 1 1 Diabetes 5 - - - - - 1 1 3 Vascular lesions of nervous system 188 - - - - 5 30 58 95 Coronary disease angina 305 - - - - 2 89 104 110 Hypertension with heart disease 42 - - - - - 4 12 26 Other heart diseases 152 1 - - 3 22 28 98 Other circulatory disease 80 - - - - - 13 20 47 Influenza 10 - - - - - 3 4 3 Pneu... |
4ef7f87a-fd2c-40a0-92a4-ebf5de7d359f | enteritis and diarrhoea 10 1 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 Nephritis and Nephrosis 6 - 1 - 1 1 2 1 - Hypherplasia of prostate 8 - - - - - 1 - 7 Congenital malformations 12 8 1 - - 1 - 2 - Other defined and ill-defined diseases 95 21 2 1 - 4 24 14 29 Motor vehicle accidents 21 - - 2 4 2 5 5 3 All other accidents 22 - 1 - 1 1 3 3 13 Sui... |
d0d11d46-a4f9-46c7-841a-6b72474d5dd1 | Year Population estimated to middle of each Year BIRTHS Net deaths of the District Net Under 1 Year At all ages No. Rate No. Rate per 1,000 net Births No. Rate 1939a 150,000 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 110,140 2,036 18.5 71 34 1,... |
6c5913c6-24ad-42b2-b27f-b8220650ddb0 | 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. |
632b8c0f-9b29-4e39-826a-f1c81aefc2ae | 3 1952c 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.4 1,667 10.9 1953c 151,000 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 26.0 1,504 10.3 1958c 144,600 2,003 13.8 40 20.0 1,514 10. |
b788c8b5-42b7-43d4-95f9-634a449644bf | 5 1959c 144,800 1,972 13.6 41 20.8 1,542 10.6, a - Total population b - Civil population c - Home population -15- PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION OF THE AREA During 1959, the Public Health Inspectors carried out 35,234 inspections, including re-inspections. Details of these inspections are shown i... |
a936036f-948d-4896-b325-dac498fba2d3 | INSPECTIONS Complaints investigated 1,300 Water sampling and 25 Complaints(reinspections ) 3,015 testing Rodent control 2,240 Outworkers' premises 212 Atmospheric pollution 394 Houses re.overcrowding 60 Houses re Smoke Control Areas 4,170 New Houses re water supply 1,363 Houses re Smoke Control Areas(reinspections) 1,3... |
73cca549-59fc-461f-bbb3-1c88285b200c | 273 House - to-house inspection 107 Houses re slum clearance and redevelopment e 302 Houses re Certificates of Disrepair 509 Pet Animals premises 85 Aged and Infirm persons 3,237 Visits re insect and other pests 375 Tents and Vans 144 Houses re disinfection or destruction of articles 20 -16- TABLE No.8. INSPECTIONS (co... |
91e7ea15-863a-4142-9ea6-d4d2ffdba673 | NUISANCES ABATED Dirty conditions remedied 133 Windows repaired or renewed 359 Roofs repaired 319 Ceilings repaired or renewed 66 Gutters,rainwater pipes etc.repaired or renewed 258 Walls repaired or renewed 577 Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied ► 920 Lighting and ventilation defects remedied 315 Fireplaces... |
33d4bdfd-55bb-420b-9451-e1a3c37481e3 | repaired or renewed 74 Combined drains repaired or reconstructed 2 Drains cleansed 169 Water closets cleansed and repaired 86 Drains repaired or reconstructed 42 Water closet pans and traps fixed 30 Dustbins provided 40 Other dilapidations remedied 118 Water closet seats repaired or renewed 29 Foul accumulations remedi... |
58c886bf-da0e-43a8-b3d5-f7114a53cf88 | The Council's baths at Plumstead and Woolwich draw water from a well. Bacteriological examination of this well water showed the water to be satisfactory. DRAINAGE Two hundred and eleven drainage defects were found during the year, and the necessary work of repair or reconstruction was supervised by the Public Health In... |
5e7a5c4c-940f-42ef-89fe-f246672422f9 | The cost of the work involved was charged to the responsible owners. PET SHOPS There are ten pet shops in the Borough, and in accordance with the Pet Animals Act,1951, these shops are licensed annually by the Council. To ensure compliance with the Act and with the Council's conditions for the issue of such licences, 86... |
7c9573f9-35dc-4b86-b539-eed05d8b8ea4 | PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT,1933 At the annual review names were entered in the Council's list of persons entitled to sell Part II poisons (other than registered Pharmacists) in respect of 150 premises. THEATRES AND CINEMAS The sanitary conveniences in cinemas in the Borough were inspected at regular intervals throughout ... |
9ae890fd-a16f-487b-85d5-0c6afad613c5 | The demand for the improved Public Laundry service at Plumstead Baths continued to grow, and in the year 1958/59, 26,08l people attended, compared with 23,939 in 1957/58, 18,295 in 1956/57 and 12,924 In 1955/56. Attendances for slipper baths in 1958/59 totalled 116,533 and the total attendances for all services for the... |
d2d9d559-9896-4a59-ba67-be7b738d1fa7 | The detailed attendances for the year ended 31st March, 1959 were as follows:- Public Swimming 329,155 Swimming Tuition 7,613 School Swimming 164,676 Slipper Baths 116,533 Turkish Baths 10,576 Public Laundry - Hand Washing 12,614 Machine Washing 13,467 Swimming Clubs 33,983 Schoolchildren - Cricket School 4,088 Free Ba... |
0da7cf1b-17d5-432c-9019-6fa0f1c68794 | Twenty nine samples were submitted to the Southern Group Laboratory at Hither Green Hospital for bacteriological examination and were also tested for chlorine content and pH reaction by the Health Department. The average results of the examinations and tests are as follows:- -20- Probable No. of Bacillus Coli per 100 m... |
01f839a1-253f-4580-82f1-8388ecddbfe0 | During 1959 the following samples were submitted for analysis - 5 samples of Rag flock; 2 samples of Cotton felt; 4 samples of Woollen mixture felt; and 2 samples of Millpuff All the samples passed the prescribed standards of cleanliness. However, one sample of woollen felt mixture failed to meet the quality standard o... |
364b9892-da42-44cc-a286-b6966cc75285 | on Register tnspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (1) Factories in which Sections-1,2,3, 4 and 6 of the Act of 1937 are to be enforced by Local Authorities 17 27 - - (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 275 161 9 - (iii)Other premises in which Section 7 is ... |
7a29f5eb-cb18-4e68-9665-1316c385aced | Inspector Want of cleanliness 11 11 - 1 Overcrowding - - - - - Inadequate ventilation 6 6 - - - Unreasonable Temperature - - - - - Ineffective drainage of floors 1 1 - - - Sanitary conveniences (a)Insufficent - - - - - (b)Unsultable or defective 7 7 - 1 - (c)Not separate for sexes 1 1 - - - Other offences against the A... |
36599ff0-c576-4223-9178-e892eff9d763 | The outworkers employed in the Borough were engaged on the following work Nature of Work No.of outworkers in August list required by Sec . 110(1)(c) No.of cases of default in sending lists to Council Prosecutions for failure to supply lists No.of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prosecutions Wea... |
b5dff69d-e1a0-406c-b96b-c4f3649d6d80 | In addition, the Council has Byelaws to enforce the cleanliness of premises and the equipment used therein. At the end of the year, there were registered in the Borough, 47 ladies', 48 gentlemens' and ten combined ladies' and gentlemens' hairdressing premises. PROVISION OF DUSTBINS During the year 26 notices were serve... |
3e12cb8b-803f-4d7f-a58c-22b9e4ac18c8 | The number of properties found to be infested by rats or mice was 1,851, which included 134 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... |
5b7153dd-30fb-4c8c-b3eb-099b23f34081 | With the co-operation of the Borough Engineer's Department, two sewer treatments and test baiting were undertaken during 1959- The extended period of baiting was continued, pre-baiting being carried out on the first and fourth day and poison baiting on the eighth day. The bait used was sausage rusk with zinc phosphide ... |
5e71ca92-2bc8-43a0-999e-4df434eabb0a | The Regional and Divisional pests staff of the Ministry has been reorganised so as to give an improved technical advisory service to local authorities, and rodent control information on up-todate methods resulting from research and development work both in this country and abroad is available to local authorities. WOOD... |
bd1570f8-f0a3-40a4-ac49-3c4ce8910e76 | Charges made to the responsible persons for the work outlined above totalled £255.19.6. The fine summer was probably the cause of many requests from households for assistance in dealing with wasps. Altogether the staff of the Department destroyed and removed 35 wasps nests from gardens, garden sheds, roof spaces, eaves... |
5d057eec-56ec-4c03-b139-3beec416675c | A powder was finally developed which has merely to be sprinkled around the opening of the wasps nest in order to prove fatal to the wasps going in or out. The day after the powder has been used the nest can be safely removed and burned. In future it is proposed to use this method in dealing with complaints of wasps nes... |
1d5c3a95-9534-435a-8f0b-ca6bbfba8669 | Assistance was given where necessary to medical practitioners in the removal of persons to more suitable accommodation. It was not necessary during the year to apply to the Courts for the compulsory removal of any persons to more suitable accommodation. The Borough Council is actively interested in all aspects of Old P... |
23fee563-a551-4cf3-81f5-1913f6bb60f4 | The facilities available at this Club include a lounge equipped with television, a spacious recreation room for music, concerts, whist drives, a handicraft room, library, games room with snooker and darts and a dining room for daily lunches and teas. The Club is available to men over 65 and women over 60 who are reside... |
9684caae-4348-4796-a27d-d97bb95d4d2d | The two vans are now regularly operating in the Borough, the use of the second van, which covers the Eltham and New Eltham areas, being very much appreciated by residents in these areas. Lunch Clubs The Plumstead and Eltham Lunch Clubs operate at the Plumstead Baths and at the Progress Hall, Eltham, respectively, and w... |
ede59874-23e2-4cb5-9f25-6ee938171340 | The Borough Council also contribute a substantial grant for the administration of the Lunch Clubs and the Mobile Meals Service in the Borough. Holiday Scheme During the year 105 old people in five parties of 21 spent a week's holiday at Westgate. Three parties went in May and two in September. A number of letters of ap... |
a9ea357c-7436-4837-8542-0d723513e35b | This service supplements the County Council chiropody service. A patient is usually asked to contribute half the cost of each treatment. Home Cleansing Elderly persons who are verminous or feeble and cannot take advantage of the facilities at the public baths may be cleansed in their own homes, and during the year the ... |
e7c7c451-c6a8-48ca-82c6-1b78ca3ca161 | The Disinfecting staff of the Health Department carry out this work and there has recently been a greatly increased demand for this service. There is a collection three times weekly and the number of persons using this service at any one time averages eight. The total number of articles dealt with during the year was 1... |
1466a207-16d6-452c-8f70-248617951c35 | Eighty-seven street sweepers are employed on the work, and, in addition, a mechanical sweeper and sprinkler is used to sweep the roads in the shopping areas of Powis Street, Plumstead High Street and Eltham High Street. Approximately 9,500 street gulleys are cleansed periodically by mechanical gulley cleansing machines... |
0eadb9dc-bec9-4886-a4d6-e94ac58f286a | PUBLIC CONVENIENCES There are nineteen conveniences for men and a similar number for women within the Borough. In all conveniences the water closets are available without charge. FREE WASHING FACILITIES - PUBLIC CONVENIENCES For the past eight years, the Council has provided free washing facilities at the main public c... |
6eda0416-9a6c-4fbc-a588-07a22949ad82 | Five were elderly, with no known relatives. The Council's expenses in this work during the year amounted to £103.18.0. of which £81.2.6. has so far been recovered from the Estates of the deceased persons. -30- ELTHAM CREMATORIUM The Eltham crematorium which was built in 1956 on land adjoining the Eltham Cemetery is adm... |
8df5e3a8-0f84-4575-939c-1088593a513f | The number of cremations taking place at this crematorium during the year was 2,377, the greatest number for any year since the crematorium was opened, and,for 1959, more than at any other crematorium in South London. HOUSING REPAIRS At the end of 1959 it was estimated that the total number of dwellings in the Borough ... |
01659c99-f8b3-4222-9b95-c2bd5e59bbe7 | OVERCROWDING During the course of the year, seven families were found to be living in overcrowded conditions and reports were made to the Council's Housing Department in respect of these families. Fifty-three families were also visited after complaints of overcrowding or at the request for -31- reports of the County Co... |
5850a85c-57ae-4ebb-8db0-45d5071683cf | CERTIFICATES OF DISREPAIR By the Rent Act, 1957, a tenant may apply to the local authority for a Certificate of Disrepair, if, within six weeks of serving a notice on his landlord specifying the defects which in his opinion ought reasonably to be remedied, the defects remain unremedied; or alternatively, if the landlor... |
01520fd3-f609-49df-99d8-2317beca0e93 | of notices to landlords of the Council's intention to issue a Certificate of Disrepair 109 No. of undertakings received from landlords,and accepted by the Council 66 No. of Certificates of Disrepair issued 36 No. of Certificates issued to landlords as to the remedying of defects for which the landlord had previously gi... |
924d6098-9f61-4d4a-9002-2d738ca36ae0 | During the year landlords owning three properties in Eltham appealed to the Woolwich County Court against the Council's refusal to cancel Certificates of Disrepair on these properties. The landlords had objected to the inclusion in the Certificates of items relating to the front gates and fences as being unreasonable, ... |
c866ca1e-729d-4ac6-929b-02d6aaaf875e | It was accordingly found that it was in each case reasonable to include these items in the Certificate of Disrepair, and therefore the landlords' appeal must fail and be dismissed. However, in the Judgment it was stated that it was not considered that the remedying of these items would necessitate the reinstatement of ... |
5655089f-9ab2-471c-83ff-737706bdd732 | -33- IMPROVEMENT GRANTS Under the provisions of the House Purchase and Housing Act, 1959, which supplemented the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958, two kinds of monetary grant may be made by the local authority to owner-occupiers, owners of rented houses, and in certain cases to leaseholders, who desire to moder... |
260d1857-219e-4b38-9bac-70b91d5a1173 | These five improvements are a fixed bath or shower in a bathroom, a wash-hand basin, a water closet in or contiguous to the dwelling, a hot water supply and satisfactory facilities for storing food. Where a dwelling is already provided with one or more of the five basic amenities, the maximum grant of £155 is reduced b... |
7fe53412-abc9-42a5-972d-7f94d0e356cf | During the year, 172 applications for discretionary Improvement grants and 17 applications for standard improvement grants were received and reported upon. In addition 145 visits were made by the Public Health Inspectors to advise owners and builders concerning proposed improvement grant schemes. -34- INDIVIDUAL UNFIT ... |
2f27d9f9-68e4-44cb-a6bd-23ffc59af4c6 | Closing Orders part of premises) 138 Sandy Hill Road (basement rooms) 25 Tewson Road (basement front and back rooms) 86 Hudson Road (basement back,north living room;basement front,south room) 16 Gavin Street (basement front room) During the year the Council determined Closing Orders in respect of 25 Glenside Road, 42 R... |
c9df0d28-8d15-4627-a39d-83cea1301e26 | CERTIFICATES OF UNFITNESS Under the Housing Subsidies Act, 1956, where a local authority proposes to demolish dwellings which have been purchased by them for clearance purposes, to establish the unfitness of these dwellings the Minister of Housing and Local Government requires a Certificate from the Medical Officer of ... |
75a8a361-e529-4c42-93ab-d13ddfed8f2b | SLUM CLEARANCE CLEARANCE AREAS In accordance with the agreed Slum Clearance programme, during the year I represented under Section 42 of the Housing Act, 1957 that the following properties were unfit and should be dealt with by the Council for slum clearance:- (l) St. Mary's Redevelopment Area - Church Hill No. 1 Area ... |
ff014505-73b3-4cd7-b565-f1f3c8482615 | This Area comprises 77 dwelling houses. Clearance of the above-mentioned properties will almost complete the clearance of the unfit properties in the St. Mary's Area, apart from three small areas in Bowling Green Row, Marshall's Grove, and Woolwich Church Street. (2) Glyndon Redevelopment Area - Southport Road Area - 3... |
ac5a115c-1161-4ad9-b346-a62812da4d99 | 6 Area - 37-45(odd), 47-57(odd),Vicarage Road; 36-46(even), 52,58, 62-66(even), 7O & 72, 27-37(odd), 45-75(odd) Villas Road 46-86(even), 86a, 88-102(even), 45-99(odd) Ann Street; 29-37(odd) Walmer Terrace; 38-64(even) Robert Street. No. 7 Area - 5 & 7 Glyndon Road. No. 8 Area - 21-25(cons.) Walmer Terrace. The majority... |
f3a22eac-6c1b-4ae6-97da-6ee65cbf490b | There are 162 houses comprised in these four areas, in which there are some 193 families, comprising approximately 512 persons. (3) Kirkham Street Area - This Area comprises the following 77 unfit properties - 26-64(even), 68, 23-69(odd) Kirkham Street. 18-58(even), 9-29(odd) Ravine Grove. Representation of the above-m... |
4b9e3af3-0cfd-409e-b26c-292e3cb3c121 | -37- HOUSING PROGRESS The number of dwellings built in the Borough of Woolwich during the year 1959 was as under:- By Borough Council 340 By London County Council 698 By Private Enterprise 151 1,189 In addition, at the end of the year the Borough Council had a further 808 dwellings under construction. In the St. Mary's... |
add1298a-9d90-4309-a2c3-007b420d297c | In the Glyndon area where active redevelopment can be anticipated in the near future, the initial rehousings from the sub-standard properties have already been carried out, the occupiers in the main having been rehoused in the new dwellings completed on the Bostall Estate. In addition, a further 97 temporary dwelling t... |
afd9102e-f00a-4313-9b4d-2c82fabdb85a | By the end of the year such progress had been made in the release of requisitioned properties, that only 21 families remained to be rehoused, and it was apparent at the -38- 31st December that the Council's responsibilities in this matter would be satisfactorily concluded by the 31st March, 1960, the appropriate date u... |
d6789664-9c5f-4be6-8ee1-4659758aa0ff | At the end of the year there were four Smoke Control Areas in operation and a further five Areas were in various stages towards completion. The following Areas, details of which were reported in my previous Annual Report, are now in operation:- St. Mary's Abbey Wood (Abbey Estate) Abbey Wood Middle Park (North East). D... |
dc6509e6-1984-4089-8a89-70a48f62859c | Abbey Wood (No.2) This Area comprises 78 acres, and is bounded to the north by the North Kent Railway line, to the east by the Borough boundary with Erith, to the south by McLeod Road, and to the west by Basildon Road. There are 1,150 dwellings, of which three are Borough Council properties, 119 post-war County Council... |
3bf15eca-3193-4d09-a2e0-5dcbb9a1630b | Clothworkers Wood This Area comprises 260 acres and is bounded to the south by Shooters Hill, to the east by the Borough boundary with Bexley, Camdale Road, and the boundary wall of the old portion of Woolwich Cemetery, to the north by King's Highway and Heathfield Terrace, to the west by Bassant Road, Swingate Lane, t... |
1086a2d8-1edc-4ef0-ad13-bdec68c71452 | Future Areas In October, 1959 the Council decided to proceed with the declaration of two further Areas with a view to the formal declaration in the early summer of 1960, to enable the Orders to become operative in the autumn of 1961. -40- Details of the proposed Areas are as follows:Coldharbour Area This Area is bounde... |
e5dfbe91-af89-48a6-b787-e81c9bbbca4d | It is estimated that approximately 2,300 of these dwellings will require some 3,000 new solid fuel appliances. Abbey Wood (No.3) Area The Area is bounded to the north by the North Kent Railway line, to the east by Eynsham Drive, Basildon Road and Old Park Road (part), east and north-east to meet Bostall Hill, along Bos... |
97c6c03e-dd62-4318-8f32-5a7b62b074ba | The proposed Area comprises 380 acres, and includes 1,973 dwellings, of which 1,793 are private. It is estimated that some 1,700 dwellings will require conversion of approximately 2,900 solid fuel appliances. At the end of the year there were approximately 548 acres, and 5,483 dwellings within operative Smoke Control A... |
8a3341bc-e9b0-41d0-ba8d-6fd7cb5ab9cd | Mary's 26 595 56 340 30.10.57 13.3.58 1.10.58 2 Abbey Wood (Abbey Estate) 202 2,515 - - 29. 1.58 29.4.58 1.11.58 3 Abbey Wood 157 1,251 972 14,846 30.10.57 4.7.58 1.10.59 4 Middle Park (North East) 163 1,122 1,701 76,284 30.10.57 9.32.58 1.10.59 5 Middle Park (South West) 100 722 6 Abbey Wood (No.2) 78 1,150 1,617 24,3... |
c8976446-e116-47cc-8097-ea869cf3a204 | 7.59 - 1.10.60 8 Coldharbour 350 2,806 3,072 29,466 - - 1.10.61 9 Abbey Wood (No.3) 380 1,973 2,956 43,093 - - 1.10.61 10 St. Mary's (No.2) 26 596 Not yet known Not yet known - - 1.10.61 11 St. Mary's (No.3) 12 Not yet constructed -"- -"- - - 1.10.61 12 New Eltham 380 1,916 -"- -"- - - 1.10.62 13 Horn Park 454 2,311 -"... |
a66c3e18-5a11-4074-a450-c829576e6b18 | Although not insisting that approved appliances be installed, the Council has obtained a signed declaration from these owner-occupiers that they are aware of the possible consequences of failure to be equipped to burn all kinds of smokeless fuels. In the Smoke Control Areas already operative conversions in approximatel... |
4ecf3285-00b2-4d64-8715-8d6b6036716b | Careful watch Is kept by the Council's Smoke Inspectors for the emission of smoke in an operative Smoke Control Area, and, I am pleased to say that, although there are minor infringements during the first few weeks following the operative date, no serious offences have been observed. Publicity Since the implementation ... |
02a7b691-cf56-4d18-b27e-4fb1d4aefc9d | Considering the magnitude of the task the operation of these Areas has been carried out very smoothly and householders and landlords have co-operated extremely well. The early notification of the Council's intentions enables residents to use up their stocks of coal well before the operative date of the Order. Further l... |
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