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1b6bb3cb-825e-4d4f-855a-3ad6aa6ac466 | The hut was manned by the staff of the Health Department. During 1959 the Council was able to purchase from the Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation their Mobile Fuel Demonstration Caravan for use in the Borough. This caravan is being used in Smoke Control Areas and in other Clean Air campaigns of the Council. The caravan ... |
4ce76587-e2ab-4865-bdb9-3f11a5857507 | Notwithstanding this better supply position of premium fuels the Council has in its plans for Smoke Control Areas continued to rely upon the plentiful supply of coke. Appliances Local retailers appear to have experienced no difficulty in supplying the public with an adequate range of approved open fires. The Council ha... |
bb95ee9c-02c8-4fd1-834b-e3d98d9441f5 | Extensive work on the plant has been undertaken by the firm concerned, involving the complete redesign of their kilns in relation to the flue system. The plant has been further improved by the installation of an additional cooling system, and other work has also been carried out during the year by the firm at the insti... |
17ad8a30-6f12-44e2-80b0-1448fe5fff9d | In addition, six notifications were received of proposals to alter boiler plant with a maximum rating of less than 55,000 B.T.U's. CLEAN AIR MEASURING STATIONS Two main types of atmospheric pollution measuring stations are being used in the Borough, namely, a standard deposit gauge, and a lead peroxide candle of which ... |
0d368f54-52be-4398-aa2e-6e5e038029e6 | To enable more detailed readings to be taken, particularly where Smoke Control Areas are in operation or proposed, the Council have decided to establish a further nine daily smoke and sulphur dioxide measuring instruments which would give further information on the trend of pollution in a Smoke Control Area. To obtain ... |
0a1cfc86-f2b0-40ac-8a84-80fd4d8b5e11 | Nov. Dec. Woolwich Dockyard 4.3 3.7 2.1 1.9 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.8 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.9 Municipal Offices 6.3 5.1 3.1 3.0 2.6 1.9 1.6 2.2 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.0 Abbey Wood Omnibus Garage 5.4 4.2 2.2 2.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.8 3.1 3.0 2.3 Shooters Hill Golf Club 5.7 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.5 1.8 1.2 1.9 2.9 3.0 2. |
b19d9c9e-aaba-4cde-8ecb-0d7eddf1c0d4 | 8 2.1 Eltham High Street Area 3.2 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.1 OTHER STATIONS IN COUNTY OF LONDON Highest 9.7 11.2 6.3 4.8 3.1 4.4 2.6 5.7 4.6 6.6 7.1 7.6 Lowest 1.1 1.8 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 MEASURING STATIONS Total Solid Matter collected. Monthly Deposit in Tons per Sq. Mile Jan. Feb.... |
f085f74d-d3de-4420-86c0-634564cdb74d | Dec. Woolwich Dockyard 37.2 22.2 30.2 32.3 34.3 23.9 31.1 6.7 40.6 39.4 32.6 26.2 Municipal Offices 28.8 19.3 20.2 21.2 17.2 16.5 12.9 13.9 23.0 21.2 18.9 19.1 Abbey Wood Omnibus Garage 25.6 17.6 19.1 20.5 16.1 17.9 13.2 8.5 20.6 23.2 20.0 14.4 Shooters Hill Golf Club 15.5 11.1 10.2 12.6 10.1 13.1 9.2 24.4 20.5 17.6 12... |
33777119-70d7-47f0-b62b-24b0749cad2f | 4 Eltham High Street Area 11.1 11.1 9.6 9.2 6.7 11.7 9.4 16.4 12.5 11.7 9.2 8.4 OTHER STATIONS IN COUNTY OF LONDON Highest 56.0 70.2 64.0 44.2 48.3 51.0 37.5 56.6 40.6 84.7 72.6 68.1 Lowest ll.l 5.6 9.6 9.2 6.7 8.6 5.5 5.0 4.1 8.3 9.2 8.4 HEALTH EDUCATION FILM PROGRAMMES AND INFORMAL TALKS A full programme of film show... |
6e6e1f61-3631-416a-b20c-123224c475d8 | Sixty-five visits were made by the Health Education Unit, 18 being to religious groups, six to old people's associations, 11 to political bodies and 30 to other organisations and clubs. Thirty-four sessions were held in the afternoon and 31 in the evening. Individual audiences vary considerably, from 300 at old people'... |
2e7391c5-4817-4beb-9852-d4fb6f1531a7 | An increase was noted in requests for talks together with the films, the most popular being on the subject of Clean Air, due no doubt to the Council's activity in this direction. Home Safety was another subject given increased emphasis both in film programmes and talks. Other subjects included "The Work of the Health D... |
86f5ea26-c080-4617-8182-a94ffebd3819 | NUISANCE FROM DOGS During the year the Council decided that notices drawing attention to the By-Law dealing with the fouling of pavements by dogs be fixed to lamp posts in selected roads in the Borough. The notices, which are substantially constructed and fitted with aluminium sheet backing with universal clips, are mo... |
fe323da8-1bf1-47e4-8d8a-ef8cbf7d2d7e | Inspections of registered food premises during the year were as follows:- Dairies 11; Distributors of Milk 198; Ice-cream Premises 390; Premises where meat is potted, pickled, pressed and preserved 160; Premises where Sausages are manufactured 162; Premises where fish is cured or prepared for frying 57; Wholesale deale... |
185b1305-c9ed-4cc7-ad3a-3df9343250c4 | A total of 229 dealers' licences and 73 supplementary licences were issued under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations, 1949, which authorise the use of the special designations"Sterilised" "Pasteurised" and "Tuberculin Tested". The percentage of fat content of samples of milk submitted to the P... |
17de1184-b2b0-410b-ae30-0b1762cf9479 | 1 Total: 158 In 1959, 206 samples of "Pasteurised" or "Tuberculin Tested" milk were subjected to the Methylene Blue test at the Park Hospital, Hither Green to assess the keeping quality of the milk, and 193 of the samples were reported to be satisfactory. The remaining 13 samples -could not be tested as the shade tempe... |
50f4ff6b-d06d-42a2-ade2-b96cd7935044 | The tests referred to above are those prescribed in the Milk (Special Desginations) Regulations, 1949• -51- Continuing the practice carried out for many years in this Borough 30 samples of milk were obtained in the early hours of the morning during deliveries to schools, hospitals and institutions, and submitted to the... |
0883931a-219e-4de0-9e11-1315b108e43b | In the course of the year 21 defects were found and nine Informal notices were served on the proprietors of the shops concerned. All the defects were subsequently remedied. Where an application is received for registration of premises for the sale of ice-cream, the premises are first inspected to ensure that they are s... |
7527be8e-8913-475c-ba9c-143649dc742f | -52- Excellent co-operation continues to exist between the various brewery companies and Officers of the Department, and this has resulted in the maintenance of a high standard of hygiene in both premises and equipment.. FOOD SAMPLING, 1959 During the year ended 31st December, 1959, 844 samples of food and drugs (being... |
78af5b55-48b1-4066-a30d-5b366a8c0501 | 631 "Pepsi Cola" I Bottle contained half a cigarette packet and a few particles of shredded tobacco. 590 Mixed Fruit I Insufficiently labelled - ingredients not specified. 755 Mixed Fruit I ft 595 Minced chicken in jelly. I At least 3 per cent, deficient in chicken content. 752 Minced chicken in Jelly. I At least 5 per... |
9f7af6af-c9c4-4910-87e8-a972dddab1fa | 109 Lemonade I Contaminated by small amount of petrol which was found to originate from the bottle cap and washer. 76 Dried Parsley- I Mouldy and unfit for human consumption. 161 Apricot Jam I Deficient in soluble solids. 174 Hamburgers I Contained preservatives (sulphur dioxide 220 parts per million),contrary to the P... |
949f51c8-b155-4e5b-867a-ed0f4b3ca259 | 454 Canned Apple Juice I Contained dissolved iron 150 parts per million causing an objectionable metallic taste. 238 Pickle I Contained dead mites, approximately 120 per ounce. 383 Refined Bicarbonate of Soda B.P. I Did not comply with B.P. standard, having excessive insoluble matter. 379 Non-brewed Condiment (imitatio... |
07831321-5280-438e-b365-441342ddd36e | 500 Instant Icing I Rancid due to decomposition of the fat. 492 Christmas Pudding I Contained dead mites, approximately 110 per ounce. 450 Canned Apple Pudding I Contained dissolved iron, causing objectionable taste. 533 Shredded Beef Suet I Deficient in fat. 626 Whisky F Contained excessive water. 629 Port I Unfit for... |
5404853b-759f-40d2-b605-f41ed194a6bb | Other foods and drugs examined included:- Biscuits 17; Cake 16; Cheese 14; Coffee 18; Confectionery 26; Drinks (Soft) 36; Fish 17; Fruit (Dried) 12; Ice-cream 23; Jelly 23; Meat 16; Meat products 54; Medicines 14; Milk 163; Pickles 19; Proprietary foods 17; Puddings 12; Sauces 28; Soups 17; Sugar 11; Tea 16; Vegetables... |
4a11a728-bd07-415b-acad-f479b017c82b | COMPLAINTS OF UNSOUND FOOD In 1959 the Council instituted legal proceedings in respect of the following complaints of unsound food:- Bottle of mineral water containing half a cigarette packet. Fined 40/-. £6.6.0. costs. Dirty milk bottle - Fined £3.0.0. Bottle of Lemonade contaminated with petrol. Adjourned Sine Die. S... |
9b964ca5-2c5e-4222-b42d-c05267ffe090 | Other complaints received during the year related to food alleged to contain maggots (seven instances); food alleged to contain mould (ten cases); and 14 instances of food alleged to contain foreign matter, including glass, metal, pins, and insects. In several of these complaints the fodd was perfectly sound. "Paper" i... |
b3748785-b172-474d-9319-e50981e6b982 | 14 Carcases & Offal Inspected and Condemned in Whole or In Part, 1959 Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Goats Number killed and Inspected. 8,294 2 2,385 25,566 24,971 7 All diseases (except Tuberculosis and Cysticerci) Whole carcases condemned. - - 4 13 51 - Carcases of which some part or organ was... |
ba65a806-482a-49a8-858e-8a01318d6fba | 5.2 - - - 1.8 - Cysticercosis Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned and treated by refrigeration. 74 - - 1 - - -58- LICENSING OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND SLAUGHTERMEN There is now only one licensed slaughterhouse in the Borough - the Garland Road Abattoir, at which over 51,000 carcases were inspected by the Cou... |
738a9849-6886-441a-9e6c-51362accdecf | SLAUGHTERHOUSE FACILITIES IN THE BOROUGH Under the Slaughterhouse (Hygiene) Regulations, and the Slaughtering of Animals (Prevention of Cruelty) Regulations, as applied to the London area, the Council are required to carry out a review of slaughterhouse facilities in the Borough, and to estimate the probable future req... |
7bba30d3-7ca1-4ae8-b5d9-d30ea80c00b1 | At the end of the year the Council decided to recommend the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that the date for the coming into force of the Hygiene Regulations in the Borough should be the 1st October, 1960. |
c3a68d1a-985c-49d8-aa0d-54ec568ca5a5 | -59- PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in the Borough Anthrax, Cholera, Diphtheria, Dysentery, Encephalitis (Acute), Erysipelas, Enteric Fever, Food Poisoning, Glanders, Hydrophobia, Leprosy, Malaria, Measles, Membranous Croup, Meningococcal Infection,Ophtha... |
8c69f143-6d12-438b-99cf-0eadbc0f1ee6 | Cases of infectious disease notified to the Department are immediately visited by the Public Health Inspectors and disinfection is carried out wherever applicable. Where the patient is nursed at home, Public Health Inspectors visit to see that home isolation is carried out satisfactorily, and at the end of the infectio... |
e10c6e5f-0b3f-4e48-ab58-eef70c6cbe99 | All patients were admitted to hospital for observation and revised diagnoses were: Pneumonia 2; Septicemia 2; Influenza; Respiratory Infection; Tonsillitis; Nervous Disability; and Pyrexia of unknown origin. -60- Immunisation against poliomyelitis was continued throughout the year by the County Council, and with the im... |
bee759a0-78a4-4b09-a761-692fb19e2c4c | SALMONELLA INFECTION An outbreak of Salmonella Infection occurred at the British Hospital, Woolwich, in June involving mainly the premature baby unit. There were 15 notified cases of mothers and premature babies, and there were two deaths of premature babies. The majority of the mothers affected were residents of the W... |
24ecfab7-b1cb-40f7-94b5-3f6bd9194988 | -61- TABLE NO. 15 NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (EXCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS), 1959 Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-34 years 35-44 years 45-64 years 65 and over Age unknown Total Total No. admitted to Hospital. Diphtheria - - - - - - _ _ - . Scarlet Fever — 24 54 20 3 - — _ - 101 9 Paratyphoid Fever - ... |
7a267caa-65c1-4654-a312-b7c5efc6033e | 3 11 2 2 76 31 Zymotic Enteritis 14 7 - 1 2 - 1 3 5 33 30 Scabies — - — - — — - — — — — Pneumonia 1 12 8 6 11 11 47 43 1 140 5 Food Poisoning 7 4 1 - 2 - 1 - ~ 15 13 Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - 74 9 - - - 83 83 Ophthalmia 10 - - - - - - - - 10 10 Neonatorum Whooping Cough 3 18 13 1 - - - — — 35 7 Measles 60 792 889 36 11... |
181ff453-9b08-4ec5-a322-04656e8cc148 | Encephalitis - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 TUBERCULOSIS There was again an appreciable reduction in new cases of Tuberculosis notified in the Borough; the total in 1959 being 86. During the past six years the number of new cases notified has been halved. Pull investigation and treatment is carried out by the local Chest Physic... |
a152410c-0ff2-4ca8-8552-8fce1ff0f3a6 | 4 1951 144,000 246 57 .39 1,838 3.1 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 1955 145,000 154 23 .15 1,537 1.4 1956 144,000 155 22 .14 1,524 1.4 1957 143,000 145 22 .14 1,504 1.4 1958 142,000 101 20 .14 1,514 1.3 1959 142,000 86 14 .09 1,542 .9 TABLE NO. |
224ac1ae-323e-4e5a-a9a1-0dae32295060 | 17 The following is an extract from the Tuberculosis Register for 1959:- Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary M F Total M F Total Cases notified for the first time 50 28 78 4 4 8 Other additions to Register during the year, including transfers of patients from other areas. 50 56 106 4 4 8 Cases on Register at 31st December, |
dcdbe94b-2fb5-45f7-a667-d4da5bd94509 | 1959 881 729 1610 65 67 132 -63- The following table gives the age groups of new cases notified Formal Notifications Number of Primary Notificates of New Cases 0- 1 14 514 1524 2534 3544 4554 5564 6574 75 & up Total (all ages) PULMONARY Males - 1 1 4 4 10 9 14 6 1 50 Females - 3 3 3 9 3 5 1 1 - 28 NON-PULMONARY Males -... |
cb21e1ae-ae5f-447c-96d4-03c4a5a1fc3e | and over 20,000 persons were x-rayed. At the special survey held in Powis Street, Woolwich, during the year some 11,000 persons were x-rayed, and nearly 4,000 employees of Woolwich Arsenal were x-rayed during April. The unit also visited a number of other local factories. The great majority of those x-rayed were men, s... |
4a872590-ac16-4c30-aa5d-5dce81a0b965 | The Public Health Inspectors made 762 visits in connection with verminous conditions, and as a result of these inspections it was found necessary to disinfest 349 rooms of vermin. Many requests from residents in the Borough to remove and destroy old and unwanted furniture and furnishings were received. The articles to ... |
c43b4050-464f-494d-8b92-9d3a007d96a7 | 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 these certificates are not acceptable by the countries concerned unless authenticated by the Medical Officer of Health as being... |
246796c0-2f5b-40b4-beef-74a293c3c7a1 | -65- 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. Speci... |
5b836c00-4085-45df-be48-73ad926d073d | Examined Food (various) 24 Ice-cream (methylene blue test) 15 Milk (Methylene blue, phosphatase and turbidity tests) 237 Water (swimming baths, children's paddling and boating pools) 29 Organs from animal carcases 1 The examination of specimens of human origin (mainly swab examinations) for the general practitioners in... |
45ca3b5e-2e6b-4ad7-b4e0-42825f6f6ee7 | AC.4372 W0060 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year I960 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 Metropolitan Borough of Woo... |
868d76e7-6196-4234-9ffe-2a6ba27fba44 | At the outset I am pleased to state that the general health of the Borough is very satisfactory. The Registrar General's estimate of the home population for 1960 was 145,470 being an increase of 670 on the previous year. The birth rate of 14.9 was the highest for the Borough since 1951* and the death rate of 9-8 the lo... |
cbb994c6-ebda-429a-897f-c6ae45077080 | Recent sporadic outbreaks of diphtheria in London and elsewhere in the country have shown that vigilance in this respect cannot be relaxed. The great strides made by the Council in housing and slum clearance since the War were materially advanced during the year. Confirmation was received from the 2 Government of the A... |
9b75bb50-4425-4a1b-ba08-cc641dd98453 | Further large areas of the Borough were brought under Smoke Control during 1960 and the results achieved to date prove the worth of the work of the Council in this sphere‚ By the end of the year six large areas in the Borough were under Smoke Control, covering over 9*000 houses, A further 5*000 houses will be brought u... |
504ba82a-d383-4172-8e24-c056ff8f1cf0 | Two further large areas, covering 4,500 houses are also being surveyed for this purpose, so that by October, 1962 20,000 houses will be under Smoke Control out of a total of 44,000 houses in the Borough, In recent months there has been a greater awareness among the public generally of the harmful effects to health of n... |
ede0d44b-d9d7-4e58-971c-3d306b0dd792 | Every effort is being made to draw attention to the simple precautions and safeguards that should be taken to prevent these home accidents. The Council, besides co-operating with the County Council in special Home Safety campaigns, undertakes local publicity on home accident prevention, which includes the showing of so... |
2df46db1-9ea6-4d20-b9b7-d2a052dd6ef5 | both domiciliary and residential for old people, for children, for the disabled, and for the homeless, should be transferred to revised and generally enlarged Greater London Boroughs. The Woolwich boundaries, however, would remain unchanged. The Commission considered that the personal health, welfare and children's ser... |
6e0ee3b1-511d-4495-bb38-ca7caac859aa | Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, T. STANDRING. 4 HEALTH COMMITTEE at 3lst December, 1960 THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR (Councillor Mrs.J.E. Carroll,J.P.) Councillor Mrs.E.M. Wood (Chairman). Councillor L.A. Heath (Vice-Chairman). AldermenE. McCarthy and F„J. Munns. Councillors- Mrs.A.E. Aitken G.S. Dean A... |
21f8e531-3161-46a3-a0a3-525e91463a54 | Stroud 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.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods. Public Health Inspectors- F.J. HOINES, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods- (... |
832614d2-2b8c-463e-96e3-a7a7e7de0f0e | 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 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 Foo... |
5c68fcf7-71bc-43f3-97d6-dd96fa892ab1 | COOPER, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods- (District Inspector) J.B. O'CONNELL, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Smoke Insp.- (Smoke Control Inspector) R.H. PASTERFIELD, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods- (District Inspector) J. HACKER, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam0Joint Board;... |
4c72e04e-f01c-4d36-be8f-ace3d8e576ed | Smoke Insp.- (Smoke Control Inspector) B. TAYLOR, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board- (District Inspector) 6 N.J. BURTON, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board;(District Inspector) G.M.L. WIMBORNE, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board(District Inspector) (Appointed 29.9.60) Student Public Health Inspectors- J.W. DENNARD. C. OAKINS. Pub... |
8023bf03-3f65-45bc-91e0-dc70bea0dc44 | GIBBS MRS.M.H. DOWDING (Resigned 50.6.60) MRS.W.E. ELLISON MRS.M. BALDERSON (Appointed 8.7.60) MRS.F.E. WEBB MRS.A.V. FORBES W.H. MAY MRS.J. BARYLSKI MISS A. SHERING GENERAL STATISTICS Area of Borough 8,282 statute acres. Number of dwellings 44,779 Number of Persons per acre 17.57 Total Rateable Value £2,771,140 (inclu... |
b1f3371a-a5fb-484e-9b8c-978ced827e48 | 470 Live Births - Legitimate 1,875 2,052 Live Births - Illegitimate 97 127 Total Live Births 1,972 2,179 Birth Rate 13.6 14.97 Stillbirths 42 39 Stillbirths - Rate per 1,000 total births 21.3 17.9 Total Deaths 1,542 1,424 Death Rate per 1,000 population 10.6 9.8 Maternal Deaths Nil Nil Death Rate from Puerperal Causes ... |
87dd7766-291d-4690-99c7-5cb751d1cb3f | After correction for inward and outward transfers, the net number of Woolwich live births was 2,179 being 207 more than in the previous year. Of the total births 1,109 were boys and 1,070 girls. It is known that 1,518 births took place in public institutions in the Borough, of which 856 concerned Woolwich mothers. The ... |
fe94ec17-9b06-4d0c-bf50-443b2aae2f70 | Of the number of marriages which took place in Churches in the Borough, Registrars of Marriage attended on 134 occasions. DEATHS The number of deaths registered in Woolwich was 1,153 and after correction for inward and outward transfers the net number was 1,424 giving a death rate of 9.8 for the Borough, compared with ... |
bc104fe5-b881-47bb-b55c-60b77eb2975c | excess of Births over Deaths) In 1960 the natural increase in population was 755; in 1958 it was 489; and in 1959 it was 430. INQUESTS Thirty-seven inquests were held on Woolwich residents during the year, and 363 post-mortems on Woolwich residents were carried out on behalf of the Coroner. INFANT MORTALITY There were ... |
4c534b08-1388-4f60-a00b-09004deb98f0 | 2 DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR - I960 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 Total deaths under 1 Year. Premature Birth 13 — — — 13 — — — — 13 Congenital Malformation 3 1 1 — 5 — — — — 5 Broncho Pneumonia — — — — — 1 — 2 1 4 Atelectasis 7 — — —... |
31e13a4e-6969-4da4-876c-70811220f28e | Of the accidents involving pedestrians, two of the fatalities concerned pensioners, one a middle-aged man, and the remaining two a youth and a toddler. Accidents involving motor cycles continue to take a toll of young lives. Of the five which occurred, four were men under 25 and one a middle-aged man. Pedal cyclists su... |
bc1b005f-5c41-42c6-8a6e-63a90f4abc2e | The remaining two deaths were caused by falling objects at work, in one case of a lathe, and in the other collapsing steelwork. DEATHS FROM CANCER Of the total number of deaths,292 were from Cancer (excluding Sarcoma), being 13 more than in the previous year. Of these, 148 occurred in men and 144 in women. More than ha... |
6b3bdcfe-c24f-4926-a104-bd0de0f2ff6b | 3 CANCER DEATHS BY AGE - WOOLWICH, i960 Age Men Women Total Deaths in Hospitals Under 30 years — — — — — 31-45 years 4 5 9 3 46-55 years 16 19 35 20 56-65 years 46 24 70 46 66-75 years 51 35 86 55 76-80 years 18 30 48 28 Over 80 years 13 31 44 36 Total 148 144 292 188 11 TABLE NO. |
ec0bc7d5-6371-410e-8d77-6e881192cee0 | 4 WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OP THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1950-1960 Year Lung Bronchus Total Deaths in Hospital Male Female Male Female 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 38 1958 15 9 46 12 8... |
bd4eb6bc-37a5-4982-89b9-d09a3dafeea7 | WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER (including all other specified Malignant Tumours) Year Men Women Total Deaths Deaths in Hospitals 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 138 141 279 138 1949 172 12... |
eaec1693-2042-4243-ac06-4445d80f6831 | 137 313 183 1957 158 155 313 158 1958 168 149 317 151 1959 158 140 298 176 i960 162 154 316 188 12 TABLE NO. 6 CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) WOOLWICH, 1960- SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE Male Female Total Deaths in Hospitals Stomach 24 23 47 26 Bronchus 50 6 56 35 Lung 18 1 19 11 Breast — 31 31 26 Colon 7 16 23 16 Pancre... |
d03d1ef4-9ffd-4cb1-bef3-5f2121832149 | 2 2 Oesophagus 4 1 5 2 Kidney 2 — 2 1 Larynx 3 1 4 2 Tongue 1 3 4 3 Thyroid — 1 1 1 Gall Bladder 1 4 5 4 Others and unspecified 8 20 28 14 148 144 292 188 13 TABLE NO. 7 NET DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR i960 CAUSES OP DEATH All Ages Under 1 year 1 and under 5 years 5 and under 15 years 15 and under 25 years 25 and u... |
76fd4d39-ada4-41f3-8852-47483e446121 | other - - - - - - - - - Syphilitic disease 1 - - - - - - 1 - Meningococcal infections - - - - - - - - - Measles - - - - - - - - - Other infective and parasitic diseases 2 - - - - - 1 — 1 Malignant neoplasm,stomach 47 - - - - 1 14 14 18 Malignant neoplasm,lung, bronchus 75 - - - - 2 32 31 10 Malignant neoplasm,breast 31... |
88b688a8-baeb-4138-bc8e-73daeefc3c98 | 1 Diabetes 8 - - - - - - 4 4 Vascular lesions of nervous system 160 - - - - 1 30 46 83 Coronary disease angina 517 - - - - 7 83 97 130 Hypertension with heart disease 39 - - - - - 6 11 22 Other heart diseases 131 - - - 1 4 20 32 74 Other circulatory disease 66 - - - - 2 8 20 36 Influenza 2 - - - - - 2 - - Pneumonia 97 ... |
e3bb7eae-b5df-45a6-ab73-ac508b6746ab | enteritis and diarrhoea 6 - - - - - - 1 5 Nephritis and Nephrosis 3 - - - - - 3 - - Hypherplasia of prostate 9 - - - - - - 3 6 Congenital malformations 13 7 3 1 - - 2 - - Other defined and illdefined diseases 88 24 1 - - 5 17 13 28 Motor vehicle accidents 14 - 1 1 4 1 5 - 2 All other accidents 11 - - - - 2 2 2 5 Suicid... |
62d186e1-503f-4089-929b-aeb9ca245372 | 8 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 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 1,410 12.8 1943b 112,700 2,174 19.3 77 35 1... |
53c03de4-a6db-40aa-b200-bed9750f6190 | 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 12.3 1952c 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.4 1,667 10. |
2eaebb65-3f7d-4c07-adde-a4eb1f236231 | 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 10.5 1959c 144,800 1,972 13.6 41 20.8 1,542 10. |
bbc58bf6-bc2c-4b9b-bd5a-2c09778e3b69 | 6 1960c 145,470 2,179 14.9 37 16.9 1,424 9.8 b - Civil population c - Home population 15 PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION OP THE AREA During i960, the Public Health Inspectors carried out 35,045 inspections, including re-inspections. The nature of these inspections is shown in Table No„ 9. As a res... |
d579254a-c49c-4723-9293-9b5d6877af72 | 9 INSPECTIONS Complaints investigated 1,065 Shops Act inspections 831 Complaints (reinspect- ions) 2,880 Food Premises 1,395 Complaints re food 34 Outworkers' premises 252 Water sampling and testing 37 House re overcrowding 25 New Houses re water supply 1,214 Rodent Control 2,182 Atmospheric pollution 318 Houses re inf... |
2dbfa04b-0e96-46f3-89a4-ed1521afac5a | 218 Aged and Infirm persons 2,561 Houses re slum clearance and redevelopment 604 Tents and Vans 159 Stables 4 Public Houses 132 Pet Animals premises 90 Theatres and Cinemas 20 Visits re insect and other pests 448 Hairdressers and Barbers 185 16 TABLE NO. 9 INSPECTIONS (cont.) Houses re disinfection or destruction of ar... |
3e7fbade-edfa-4c86-b60d-cdcb15ee6aff | repaired or renewed 141 Lighting and ventilation defects remedied 290 Damp walls and other damp conditions remedied 925 Areas and yards paved or repaired 19 Fireplaces,hearths,flues etc.repaired or renewed 37 Sinks, S.W.pipes,etc. repaired or renewed 49 Floors, skirting and other woodwork 104 Drains cleansed 164 Combin... |
c6298314-fe9e-44e0-a2aa-e6bcd64a0880 | No complaints were received by the Health Department during the year as to either the quality or quantity of the water. 17 There are still seven wells in use in the Borough, and samples of well water taken for bacteriological examination revealed the water to be satisfactory. Well water is used for industrial purposes,... |
d699522a-e981-4675-a752-ed61d370daad | Thirty-four combined drains were inspected and tested during the year and in one instance - a broken inspection chamber cover - it was necessary to serve a notice on the responsible owner under the provisions of Section 40 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, to remedy the defect. SHOPS ACT, 1950 The provisions of ... |
7745a4ef-a103-4e28-9dee-c3c647e37e6b | 18 CINEMAS The sanitary conveniences in cinemas in the Borough were inspected at regular intervals throughout the year to ascertain that a satisfactory standard of cleanliness was maintained. The standard generally was found to be very good. PET SHOPS The ten pet shops in the Borough are licensed annually by the Counci... |
56b88fb6-e6ef-4ee0-8b40-4a1320b11e49 | HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS PREMISES All persons carrying on the business of a hairdresser or barber must be registered in accordance with Section 18 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954 and also have their premises registered with the Borough Council. In addition, the Council have made Byelaws to secur... |
498038aa-b358-4a21-87e5-01fa586ea129 | on Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted (l) 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 6 - (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is... |
118fc053-d8cc-4b78-a85b-16e7dc332ef6 | Inspector Want of cleanliness 7 7 - 2 - Overcrowding - — — Inadequate ventilation 3 3 — — — Unreasonable Temperature - — — — — Ineffective drainage of floors — — — — — Sanitary conveniences — — — — — (a) Insufficient 1 1 — 1 — (b) Unsuitable or defective 9 9 — 8 — (e) Not separate for sexes 1 1 — 1 _ Other offences aga... |
e2db0f6a-91f9-4c67-9835-f5382607a05c | of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served. Prosecutions. Wearing apparel (Making etc.,cleaning and washing) 54 — — — — — Household linen 10 - - - - - The making of boxes or other receptacle or parts thereof mac wholly or partially of paper 3 — — — — Lampshades 193 - - - - - Brush Manufacturer 1 - - - ... |
5cf63256-e71f-4921-a41a-66e13908f5b7 | RODENT CONTROL During the year 726 complaints of rats and 365 of mice were received, and in addition to the investigation of these complaints systematic inspection under the "block control" system was continued. A total of 21,590 premises were inspected and of these 18,412 were under "block control". Forty-three "block... |
d93fc416-1c42-48d9-aafb-2c98b202ffdc | A charge is made for treatment carried out by the Council at business or industrial premises. With the co-operation of the Borough Engineer's Department, two sewer treatments and test baiting were undertaken during i960. The extended period of baiting was continued, pre-baiting being carried out on the first and fourth... |
5ee1e859-0940-497b-9073-61d4f837133f | In all, 44 premises were disinfested of woodworm, 5 of cockroaches, 2 of moths, 1 of carpet beetles, and 66 of wasps. Of the houses treated to rid them of woodworm 38 were Council-owned houses. Charges made to the responsible persons for the work outlined above totalled £167. Wasps - The new method of disinfestation fo... |
3a1a2b30-3b1c-4c95-8ebe-a5fc7f292cc9 | Fine weather is necessary for the successful disinfestation of nests where the entrances are exposed to the elements. Some 66 nests were dealt with, and 100 per cent, success with single treatments was obtained. MASON BEES INFESTATION Two infestations by Mason bees affecting 20 houses were dealt with. Brickwork in both... |
df9ecf1c-0171-44be-aa68-ae8fdc5e9f7b | 23 EXCHANGE OF GIFTS FOR OLD CLOTHES Legal proceedings were instituted by the Council in respect of an offence reported by the Police in an Eltham Street where the Defendant had distributed notebooks, ball pens, and trinkets to children under 15 years of age in exchange for old clothing, contrary to Section 26 of the L... |
25d91eba-7588-4ddf-8ced-b477db111563 | ELTHAM CREMATORIUM The modern Crematorium in the grounds adjoining the Eltham Cemetery is administered by the Woolwich, Greenwich and North-West Kent Joint Crematorium Committee. This Joint Committee comprises the Boroughs of Woolwich, Greenwich, Bexley, Dartford, Erith, and Gravesend, and the Urban Districts of Chisle... |
a1128308-98b1-4cef-9faa-41c223140f17 | 24 Eighty-eight street sweepers are employed on the work, and, in addition, a mechanical sweeper and sprinkler is used to sweep the main traffic routes in the Borough and the roads In the shopping areas of Powis Street, Plumstead High Street, and Eltham High Street. Approximately 9,550 street gulleys are cleansed perio... |
1a1e49d0-05a0-44e1-8019-5e2c0d8e3071 | 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 nine years, the Council has provided free washing facilities at the main public ... |
267974b3-4540-47c4-a30d-bb44da9ab19a | The attendance figures for the Public Laundry during the past five years are as follows: 1959/60 - 23,570; 1958/59 - 26,081; 1957/58 - 23,939; 1956/57 - 18,295; and 1955/56 - 12,924„ Attendances for Slipper Baths in 1959/60 totalled 113,665, and the total attendances for all services for the year was 748,960, an increa... |
1d55e123-5ef1-43fe-a5e9-fa5fc303005a | The detailed attendances for the year ended 31st March, i960 were as follows:- Public Swimming 350,917 Swimming Tuition 5,083 School Swimming 195,675 Slipper Baths 113,665 Turkish Baths 10,459 Public Laundry - Hand Washing 9,243 Machine Washing 14,327 Swimming Clubs 40,254 Schoolchildren - Cricket School 2,063 Free Bat... |
64a4bbfc-e288-4d68-a6c3-1d0c49c3e189 | Average PH Value Average free Chlorine p.p.m Average Temperature. Plate Count. Yeastrel agar 2 days at 37°C. aerobically per m.l. Swimming Baths 0 7.7 1.82 75.5 2 (average) Paddling and Boating Pools 0 8.0 0.12 - 12 3 22 600 X 4 2 200 x 5 x non pathogenic due to soil contamination. The routine physical cleansing and ch... |
f93a017f-81e5-42a6-baec-8d4b6619d872 | Many first requests were again received for assistance to elderly persons and all were dealt with promptly. Altogether over 4,000 visits were made by the Council's Woman Inspector and her Assistant during the year to the homes of the aged. There is close co-operation in this work between the Council's Inspector and the... |
592048c5-d40d-47dd-b3e0-ddd65b7ab968 | Laundering for the Incontinent Aged Under powers contained in the Public Health (London) Act, the Council provides a service for the washing of soiled linen belonging to the incontinent aged where other arrangements are not reasonably possible,, The disinfecting staff of the Health Department carry out this work and th... |
f67844f4-1f2a-4d19-8f40-5dc35a6f22e0 | 28 Bathing and Cleansing Arrangements are made for the regular attendance at the Council's Bathing Centre of a number of aged persons, who are conveyed to the Centre and then returned home after bathing. A number of these persons are provided with clean clothes and their own clothes are laundered and returned to them. ... |
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