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4abc0437-3cf5-432b-9643-de9b40c98722 | PERSONAL CLEANSING The Borough Council maintains two personal Cleansing Stations, one being at Plumstead (adjoining the Turkish Baths in Plumstead High Street), and the other at the Lionel Road Centre, Eltham. LABORATORY FACILITIES A large part of the Council's pathological and allied work in relation to the diagnosis,... |
0716d761-babc-4b66-a6f7-fab1c7affabf | milks) 178 Food 2 Water (from swimming baths, paddling and boating pools) 21 Organs from Animal Carcases (Sections) 12 215 -69 • The examination of specimens of human origin (mainly swab examinations) for the general practitioners in the Borough, and also specimens referred to the Hospital from local clinics, is undert... |
d27193c1-f3d8-4d5f-ba29-b8e168f80ee4 | AC. 7372 w0064 METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOOLWICH ANNUAL REPORT on the Health of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich for the Year 1964 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 Wo... |
e316b838-1ca1-4e14-a9cf-e5646ce35f92 | The publication of this Report had, of necessity, to be delayed due to the reorganisation of London Local Government. Turing the whole of the year 1964 detailed arrangements were being made for the merging of the Local Authority Health and Welfare Services into one new Department so that there would be no disruption of... |
2d8da4a8-2970-4c51-8786-79c603b09ce8 | It is indeed gratifying to report that during the year there were only three deaths attributable to tuberculosis. This is an astonishing fact which even 20 years ago would have been thought Impossible to achieve. This remarkable reduction is the result of continuous efforts over many years by the Chest Physicians; the ... |
2e3f4d22-df61-4e10-b18e-588f3b6597fb | The impetus of recent years in the rapid expansion of the Health Services was maintained in 1964, advances being made in many directions. An important start was made during 1964 in the administration of the new Offices and Shops Act, which is designed to raise the general working conditions in these premises. Altogethe... |
26f1a70a-500d-41cc-8a32-af3632f169fa | During 1964, despite the imminent transfer of functions to the new Borough requiring detailed planning, rapid strides were nevertheless made in the Council's Clean Air Programme. In addition, the services for the elderly were being constantly expanded. Details of this work are contained in the body of the Report. Woolw... |
e877be6b-5250-4c76-a4dc-be0a5ec421c4 | Offord, J.P. (Chairman) Councillor Mrs. H. Stroud (Vice-Chairman) Alderman E. McCarthy. Councillors J.W. Andrews, L.C.C. Mrs. W.H.M. Hulbert A.J.J. Ashford Mrs. C.B. Jeffrey Mrs. M.J.M. Bradley A.J. Mitchell Mrs. S.M. Bradley F.B. Newland Mrs. E. Brooks H.F. Reilly Mrs. E.G. Bunce N.R.J. Sims G.S. Dean Mrs. N.A.E. Wood... |
5c808013-918c-4d1e-9e8b-16690f047ad1 | ANDREW, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods. Public Health Inspectors F.J. HOINES, Cert.P.H.Insn.Exam.Joint Board; 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). W.E. McLELLAND, Cert.P.H.Insp.... |
fbf77e5f-db32-4141-af86-14a5e31270ab | (Pood Inspector). W.P.N. TROUGHTON, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods (Licensed and Registered Food Premises, Disinfection and Disinfestation, etc. Inspector). K.S. 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 Bo... |
efcbe703-b530-4d64-936f-2f1c2936c7aa | (District Inspector) (Resigned 31,8.64). N.E. BROOM, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Smoke Insp. (Smoke Control Inspector). B. TAYLOR, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods; Cert.Smoke Insp. (District Inspector). J.W. DENNARD, Cert.P.H.Insp.Exam.Joint Board; Cert.Meat and Other Foods; Cert.Smok... |
7a46d5bc-2a38-4d00-ac74-589efbfeaac2 | MISS O. DWYER, State Registered Nurse; Health Visitor's Cert. MRS. C.A. QURESHI, State Registered Nurse; Health Visitor's Cert. Hygiene Assistant MRS. L. RISBY Public Analyst (Part-time) H. AMPHLETT WILLIAMS, Ph.D.(Lond.), A.C.G.F.C.,F.R.I.C. Administrative and Clerical Chief Assistant A. HEALEY, LL.B.,A.C.C.S. Senior ... |
433aa294-d682-42ce-9fcb-4a9fe57f4254 | HUDSON MISS V. CHASTEAUNEUF MISS M.G. DOYLE MISS P. WILIMOTH MISS S.M. CLARKE MISS B.Y. LOFT MISS J.M. PASTON G. PORTIS. 6 GENERAL STATISTICS Area of Borough: 8,282 statute acres. Number of dwellings: 46,172 Number of persons per acre: 18.08 Total Rateable Value: £7,958,360 (including Government property) Product of Id... |
fdfe9b8a-649d-4733-b26b-5eb8e35be37f | 7 Stillbirths 38 38 Stillbirths - Rate per 1,000 total births 15.5 15.0 Total Deaths 1,790 1,583 Death Rate per 1,000 population 12.0 10.6 Maternal Deaths 1 l Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births 0.4 0.4 Deaths of Infants under one year 62 42 Death Rate of Infants under one year 28.9 16.9 Neo-natal M... |
529a2856-c7e5-4a31-964f-86c42ed8bc4a | Of the total births 1,269 were boys and 1,220 girls. 7 The adjusted birth rate was 18.0 compared with the birth rate for London of 20.0 and that for England and Wales of 18.4. There were 38 stillbirths during the year. MARRIAGES There were 1,154 marriages in the Borough during 1964, of which 763 took place in Churches;... |
7273898f-12a3-4568-97ae-d1fa9664c21b | The adjusted death rate for Woolwich was 11.4 compared with the figure of 11.0 for London, and of 11.3 for England and Wales. Deaths of Woolwich residents in hospitals in the Borough totalled 461, whilst 468 died in other hospitals. MATERNAL DEATHS There was one maternal death during 1964, and one in the previous year,... |
94f682ff-8779-4031-bca7-df5158ad435d | The infant death rate was 16.9 compared with 20.0 for England and Wales, and 21.2 for London. DEATHS FROM CANCER Of the total number of deaths, 351 were from Cancer (excluding Sarcoma), being 32 more than in the previous year. Of these, 179 occurred in men, and 172 in women. More than half the Cancer deaths (294) took ... |
37031599-951e-422c-8acf-0ed49961969b | 2 WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS, 1953-1964 Year Lung Bronchus Total Deaths in Hospitals Male Female Male Female 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 82 48 1959 17 4 37 9 67 49 1960 18 1 50 6 75 46 1961 22 4 49 9 84 54 1962 26 7 44 7 8... |
c769b8d5-1639-4fa9-b858-ec918d8879d1 | WOOLWICH DEATHS FROM CANCER (including all other specified Malignant Tumours) Year Men Women Total Deaths Deaths in Hospitals 1944 128 95 279 116 1945 134 133 267 88 1946 123 115 238 143 1947 130 130 260 135 1948 138 l4l 279 138 1949 172 128 300 159 1950 175 155 330 173 1951 149 139 288 152 1952 166 151 317 150 1953 18... |
4993101a-df1e-4dfc-bcab-a9a3b48fdbef | 188 1961 200 138 338 211 1962 188 127 315 162 1963 169 158 327 166 1964 187 179 366 294 TABLE NO. 4 CANCER DEATHS (EXCLUDING SARCOMA) WOOLWICH. |
fa49f683-6c17-4028-b38e-6b470cea8d32 | 1964 - SEAT OF PRIMARY DISEASE Male Female Total Deaths in Hospitals Stomach 25 15 40 34 Bronchus 58 13 71 70 Lung 19 9 28 20 Breast - 36 36 30 Colon 12 19 31 27 Pancreas 13 7 20 15 Rectum 9 10 19 14 Uterus - 12 12 6 Prostate 11 - 11 9 Ovary - 9 9 6 Bladder 4 4 8 7 Liver 4 4 8 7 Caecum 1 5 6 3 Oesophagus 6 6 12 9 Kidne... |
5be37d14-d5e1-4710-9432-b27a9efbf65f | 5 - NET DEATHS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1964 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 Years 45 and under 65 Years 65 and under 75 Years 75 Years and upwards. All causes 1,583 42 10 6 13 50 399 427 636 Tuberculosis,respiratory 3 - - - - 1 - 1 1 ... |
73341971-97f8-4183-b34b-f9e5a4e03ff6 | bronchus 99 - - - - - 46 29 24 Malignant neoplasm,breast 36 - - - - 2 16 10 8 Malignant neoplasm,uterus 12 - - - - - 2 7 3 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 166 - 1 1 — 12 51 43 58 Leukaemia, aleukaemia 13 - - - - 2 3 6 2 Diabetes 10 - - - - - 1 3 6 Vascular lesions of nervous system 154 - - - - 1 26 45 82 Corona... |
443a03a8-2040-4ca9-a85d-39da1d22f881 | angina 357 - - - - 6 106 115 130 Hypertension with heart disease 28 - - - - 1 4 3 20 Other heart diseases 123 - 1 - - 3 28 22 69 Other circulatory diseases 78 - - - - 2 19 18 39 Influenza 2 - - - - - - - 2 Pneumonia 132 3 - - 1 - 12 35 81 Bronchitis 85 4 - - - - 14 33 34 Other diseases of respiratory system 10 - - - 1 ... |
6d752af1-76ea-4773-809c-45c8179a0369 | enteritis and diarrhoea 10 1 - - - 1 1 2 5 Nephritis and Nephrosis 6 - - - - 1 2 1 2 Hyperplasia of prostate 9 - - - - - 2 2 5 Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion 1 - - - - 1 - — — Congenital malformations 14 9 1 - - - 2 1 l Other defined and illdefined diseases 103 21 4 1 1 4 22 21 29 Motor vehicle accidents 26 - 1 3 7 4 ... |
0de4cd13-9722-450a-b6fb-950a0930ff87 | 6 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 1944a 110,970 2,037 18.3 83 40 1,611 14.5 1945a 115,270 2,021 18.5 83 41 1,478 12.8 1946a 134,420 2,903 21.6 91 31 1,531 11.4 1947a 140,150 3,193 22.8 87 27.2... |
fbb47e16-e36a-4818-890c-4ad2dfa36bfd | 9 1950b 149,000 2,172 14.6 53 24.4 1,668 11.2 1951b 149,800 2,273 15.1 63 27.7 1,838 12.3 1952b 151,800 2,199 14.4 47 21.4 1,667 10.9 1953b 151,000 2,090 13.8 48 22.9 1,569 10.4 1954b 149,700 2,035 13.5 37 18.1 1,443 9.6 1955b 148,500 1,971 13.2 39 19.7 1,537 10.3 1956b 147,500 1,953 13.2 37 18.9 1,524 10.4 1957b 146, |
e9105752-3a83-4ddf-b9ff-b7788cdfb941 | 200 2,038 13.9 53 26.0 1,504 10.3 1958b 144,600 2,003 13.8 40 20.0 1,514 10.5 1959b 144,800 1,972 13.6 41 20.8 1,542 10.6 1960b 145,470 2,179 14.9 37 16.9 1,424 9.8 1961b 146,850 2,156 14.7 38 17.6 1,616 11.0 1962b 148,140 2,248 15.1 44 19.5 1,580 10.7 1963b 148,690 2,4o8 16.2 62 28.9 1,790 12.0 1964b 149,810 2, |
9a2cb877-fb53-4a12-abd8-4c8efa7f9304 | 489 16.7 42 16.9 1,583 10.6 a - Civil population. b - Home population (Civil and resident Armed Forces) 12 PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA The Public Health Inspectors carried out 32,430 Inspections, including reinspections, during 1964. The nature of the inspections is shown in Table... |
48a01879-fbdc-482c-a887-894d1709a819 | 7 - INSPECTIONS Complaints investigated 1,427 Tents and Vans 13 Complaints (reinspections) 2,338 Public Houses 179 Outworkers premises 180 Theatres and Cinemas 12 Houses re overcrowding 40 Hairdressers and Barbers 76 New Houses re water supply 706 Houses re disinfection or destruction of articles 22 Houses re infectiou... |
12e63416-7e4a-47d8-a282-9b39ec540a49 | 266 Water sampling and testing 23 Rodent Control 980 Houses re Slum Clearance and Redevelopment 350 Atmospheric Pollution 991 Houses re Smoke Control Areas 2,866 Pet Animals Premises 59 Visits re insect and other pests 585 Houses re Smoke Control Areas (reinspections) 4,l60 Shops re Pharmacy and Poisons 178 Men's lavat... |
567a15ca-6301-43e6-90ff-b4f4917e0956 | repaired or renewed 18 Sinks, S.W. pipes, etc. repaired or renewed 65 Floors, skirting and other woodwork 71 Drains cleansed 318 Drains repaired or reconstructed 69 Water closets cleansed and repaired 38 Dustbins provided 19 Water closet pans and traps fixed 11 Other dilapidations remedied 167 Water closet seats repair... |
16e5c42c-3e2c-4c79-9943-66acaa8b97bc | WATER SUPPLY By the end of the year under review, it was estimated that the number of occupied dwellings in the Borough totalled 46,172. The domestic water supply to all the dwellings in the area is provided by the Metropolitan Water Board, Bacteriological and chemical tests, including those for radioactivity, are carr... |
d8c2b1f7-aece-44b7-a998-ad7c93ff5c07 | HAIRDRESSERS AND BARBERS SHOPS The Council have Byelaws governing the cleanliness of haidressers and barbers shops and equipment used therein. Persons carrying on the business of hairdressers or barbers are also required, as are the shop premises, to be registered under Section 18 of the London County Council (General ... |
9a87b161-c574-4c30-a140-0c5edf216a42 | During the year twelve inspections were carried out and reports submitted to the Town Clerk. 15 LICENSING ACT, 1961 - APPLICATIONS FOR CLUB REGISTRATION Applications for Club registration under the provisions of the Licensing Act are dealt with at the local Magistrate's Court. However, before the applications are consi... |
521b9c75-16ce-4546-b56a-6a9cc64be36e | OUTWORKERS The houses of persons employed on outwork are periodically Inspected by the Public Health Inspectors to ensure that working conditions and cleanliness are satisfactory, and the latest returns received from employers of outworkers indicate that the number of persons employed as outworkers totalled 140. A furt... |
e04f1d6c-21fe-43e6-bfee-4f00145f2f3a | cleaning & washing) 65 - - - - - Household linen 2 - - - - - Leather Goods 2 - - - - - Lampshades 70 - - - - - Artificial Flowers Nil - - - - - Xmas Crackers Nil - - - - - Cardboard Boxes 1 - - - - - Total: 140 - - - - - FACTORIES ACT, 1961 DETAILS OF INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT DURING 1964 PREMISES No. on Register Inspect... |
8df49668-68b1-42bc-94a2-44d8be31019d | - - - - Total: 261 214 10 - 17 CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND REMEDIED DEFECTS No. of cases in which defects were found Prosecutions instituted. Found Remedied Referred to H.M. |
174370bf-9d03-4569-8b18-0012c02c1deb | Inspector Referred by H.M Inspector Want of cleanliness 4 4 - - - Overcrowding - - - - - Inadequate ventilation - - - - - Unreasonable temperature - - - - - Ineffective drainage of floors - - - - - Sanitary conveniences:- (a) Insufficient - - - - - (b) Unsuitable or defective 6 6 - 6 - (c) Not separate for sexes - - - ... |
b976aeab-50a0-4e92-bf87-2b92a18809b2 | DRAINAGE The Public Health Inspectors supervised the necessary work of cleansing, repair or reconstruction of the 387 drainage defects found during the year by the Department's staff. Smoke tests or colour tests were applied on 33 private or combined drains suspected of being defective. 23 drains were subsequently foun... |
e4a2367b-9f5a-4642-b819-515f3e2e7b77 | Value Average free Chlorine p. p. m. Average temperature . Plate Count. Yeastrel agar 2 days at 37°C. aerobically per m.l. Swimming Baths Nil 7.7 1.6 80°F. 94 Paddling and Boating Pools 1 8.1 0.07 - 144 RENT ACT. 1957 The following applications for various Certificates under the provisions of the Rent Act were dealt wi... |
baadf854-b4b1-446b-8eb5-592eb3d22ba8 | Applications for Cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair 6 19 7. Certificates of Disrepair cancelled without objections 5 8. Applications for Cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair refused 1 9. Applications from landlords for Certificates as to the remedying of defects for which the landlord had previously given a... |
d69a193b-544a-435c-8fb7-093e7cf37281 | In all 5,687 premises were inspected, and of this total 3,761 premises were under the 'block control' scheme. Seven 'block control' schemes were carried out in the course of the year. The number of premises, including 158 business or industrial premises, treated for rats or mice totalled 1,825. Rodent control treatment... |
b77f6de8-3e49-4869-92e7-64d9cbc51bdb | Due to the undoubted success of this poison over the 20 previous two years, it was considered necessary to bait only twice during the year instead of the usual four times a year. The results of the "takes" indicated that the rats in the sewers treated with Sodium Fluroacetamide had been to all intents and purposes, eli... |
7222dd13-180c-4f3c-894f-d5e6b8cb795e | SHOPS ACT INSPECTIONS The administration of the Shops Act is divided between the County Council and Borough Council; the Borough being responsible for ventilation, sanitary accommodation, lighting, washing facilities, and facilities for employees to take meals. The number of inspections in connection with the Act made ... |
d4ea5395-fc0a-45db-abd7-1986cf202be2 | NOISE ABATEMENT The Report of the Wilson Committee (the Committee on the Problem of Noise) which deals with noise-its effects, the legal aspects and various causes of noise-transport, industrial, entertainment, advertising, agricultural-has defined noise as "sound which is undesired by the recipient" and categorically ... |
0d8d44f0-7c5f-44ff-bca6-420f171cf43e | Machinery, particularly when used at night or during the early hours of the morning, often gives rise to complaints and a number of complaints involving machines and engines were investigated. Neighbours of a baker's shop alleged that stocks were delivered to the shop at about 5.00 a.m. and the resultant banging of doo... |
7ae6f684-64ee-44d9-b8bd-ab4f069a04e8 | The attention of the Management was drawn to the annoyance and appropriate notices were subsequently displayed in the garage by the Management warning their staff to refrain from creating undue noise, especially in the early hours of the morning. 22 A more serious nuisance investigated was that of a factory which opene... |
64d0b7e7-f195-4a3a-85d6-adf88df14fc3 | What constitutes a noise nuisance for some people is often unnoticed by others, as was illustrated by a resident who complained that students driving cars owned by a local driving school used the particular stretch of road outside his house to practice three-point turns. The Public Health Inspector sat in the complaina... |
7303381a-d9ec-4abd-8130-f7e7176be133 | approach was then made to the owner of the driving school, and he was advised of the complaint and requested to ask his instructors to take the pupils somewhere else to practice turns. The Proprietor denied that his cars caused any undue nuisance and was not prepared to discontinue using this particular stretch of road... |
1bc321a2-9eaa-4016-8f54-e4a348724b44 | Subject to the availability of satisfactory evidence the Committee authorised the institution of legal proceedings. It was not proved possible, however, to proceed with legal proceedings as the van driver concerned left the employment of the ice-cream company and also moved to an unknown address. WOODWORK AND OTHER PES... |
ae86b364-a7b3-415a-8dcb-d8dc5368bce0 | of residents' houses resulted in a number of complaints to the Department, and in all 33 wasps nests, and 11 wild bees nests were destroyed by the Department's staff using Dieldrin Powder. Charges made to the responsible persons for the work outlined above totalled £147.2.6. -24- OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAIIWAY PREMISES ACT... |
65286b22-d6c9-4507-ba9b-53f68a296e6b | Thus stairs, passages, landings, storerooms, entrances, exits and yards may be covered. Generally the Act also applies to parts of the buildings which are used by employees, such as lifts, stairways and halls, even if these 'common' parts are not included within the lease of the occupier of the premises to which the Ac... |
476d99a6-3061-460b-afe2-4e9d1959a8c0 | If any other person is employed to work in the premises the business' is covered by the Act. (3) Outworkers premises. (4) Premises where the sum of hours worked by all the employees is normally not more than 21 each week. -25- (5) Premises bdcupied solely by members of the Armed Forces. (6) Premises used for selling fi... |
9f69c3b0-cf82-4ec3-9b76-a5ba85b62a3f | Responsibility for Complying with the Act Generally speaking the occupier of premises is responsible for complying with the provisions of the Act, but some responsibilities are transferred to the owner in cases where the occupier's premises covered by the Act are held on lease and do not take up a whole building, or wh... |
972bac67-08c7-469d-8a27-9d828d70c6a3 | Regulations prescribe for adequate and suitable sanitary accommodation and for washing facilities. An adequate supply of drinking water must be provided, and arrangements made -26- for the storage of clothing not worn during working hours. Where employees have, during working hours, opportunities for sitting without de... |
a40403a6-1478-43a6-b025-631f0bc554ad | No person under 18 years of age may clean any machinery if this exposes him to risk of injury from a working part from that or any other adjacent machinery. No person may work at any machine specified by the Minister of Labour as dangerous unless he has been fully instructed as to the dangers and precautions to be obse... |
98d12e0d-b832-4a34-8d58-c7f7df443aee | Such means of escape as are reasonably necessary must be provided in all premises, and regard must be paid in considering means of escape in the event of fire not only to the numbers of persons usually employed in the premises, but also to the number of other people that may reasonably be expected to be on the premises... |
5a51a18e-3ff5-4dea-bbcc-33607be7007f | The requirements in question are those relating to room space for employees, temperature, sanitary conveniences and washing facilities. As regards space and temperature an exemption order may relate to a class of rooms. An exemption under this scheme may be granted unconditionally or subject to conditions. If the autho... |
5782cf6d-bdd0-4ad4-a141-4b28490bd6bb | Duties of Employers and Occupiers The cost of implementing the provisions of the Act may not be recovered from the work people employed in the premises by levying charges on them. The enforcing authority must be notified immediately of any accident which causes the death of a person employed to work in the premises, or... |
98e56f07-f5b9-444f-8815-5bbb04165171 | Duties of Employees It is an offence for anyone on premises to which the Act applies to do wilfully anything likely to endanger the health or safety of persons employed in them, and it is also an offence for a person without reasonable cause, to deface or remove a notice or document which the Act or Regulations require... |
ca335547-c705-41ad-9b7a-3cb1b7bee632 | (b) Premises occupied by county councils, local fire and police authorities, probation committees. (c) Premises provided and maintained by county councils and local authorities for purposes connected with the administration of justice. (d) Premises in a school maintained by the local education authority. (e) U.K. Atomi... |
d4c04f9b-a03f-4cde-9589-fadfecefdc92 | Commencement of the Act and Regulations The Minister of Labour made an Order bringing into operation the various sections of the Act on different dates. Those provisions of the Act which came into force on the 1st May, 1964 included those dealing with applications for fire certificates, registration, and applications r... |
4ad72e48-27ec-4cbf-b841-291523298e28 | Regulations creating standards in connection with the section requiring suitable and sufficient washing facilities, including clean running hot and cold or warm water, together with soap and towels or other alternative means of drying or cleansing, have been made and will operate from 1st January, 1966. Also in operati... |
7996f5a0-f841-49c4-ade0-7b93900d41c2 | Other Regulations and Orders made under the provisions of the Act include The Prescribed Dangerous Machine Order, 1964; Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963 (Exemption No.2) Order, 1964; Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Annual Reports Order, 1964; Offices, Shops in Factories (First-Aid) Regulations, 1964; O... |
888f3e57-2aa5-48a0-b18a-dc9fbafc85b0 | An appeal to a court of quarter sessions may be made by any person who is aggrieved by an Order made by a magistrate's court in determining a complaint. The Ministry of Labour issued to the Council a supply of the prescribed forms for registration purposes and these forms in turn were supplied to owners or occupiers of... |
9184516e-1039-4461-a98c-6f45ee3603c5 | The Public Health Inspectors visited all the offices and shops in the Borough that it was considered should have registered with the Council, and the appropriate forms were delivered, where necessary, for completion. -31- Those businesses from whom applications had been received unnecessarily were also visited and the ... |
801682c8-b2b6-466d-9ce4-6f129ecbd07a | of Persons Employed Offices 4,112 Retail Shops 4,958 Wholesale Shops, Warehouses 420 Catering Establishments open to Public 676 Canteens 111 Fuel Storage Depots 3 Of the above 4,407 are males and 5*873 females. Section 48(1) of the Act requires employers to submit, in th approved form, reports of accidents to the enfor... |
46d6360a-ef98-4f48-b79f-d1382dfff229 | One person who tripped and fell down a flight of stairs cracked a bone in his foot. Another fracture occurred to the arm of an employee who tripped and fell into a shallow disused pit in a yard; - The remaining accidents reported resulted in sprains or bruises. One of the objects the Ministry hope to achieve by making ... |
f136c51a-8726-483d-88f5-39bcc360d61b | One employee slipped and fell off a pair of steps, caused in part because the steps were defective. A cleaner had a splinter embedded in a finger through cleaning a wooden table top. Both these articles were subsequently replaced. Not all accidents reported, however, can be attributed to negligence, or thoughtlessness ... |
de2aea34-2f72-4a8c-97ce-766af655ecc7 | Whilst by virtue of their size it could reasonably be expected that such organisations would have a larger number of accidents to report, it would seem likely that employers of units of labour without welfare or personnel departments, may be overlooking their responsibilities in notifying the Council of accidents. It m... |
e72f8c69-739f-4ac1-8060-a7dfc8ebef21 | The above Regulations, which came into operation on the 1st October, 1961, require that, with certain exemptions, no person may sell or have in his possession for sale a children's nightdress not complying with the Regulations. Regulation 1 relates to the materials used in the garments and, among other things, requires... |
39591022-7f34-4c62-abe4-954551f64d68 | In no instance were stocks of nightdresses held or offered for sale which did not comply in all respects with the Children's Nightdress Regulations. OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE The year saw rapid progress in welfare services provided for old people by the Council. With the appointment of two additional Health Visitors special... |
cb3fff98-de63-47d9-b262-2a219325e5ef | of Old People on Register 31.12.64 - 5,640 No. of housebound 1,148 No. of bedridden 56 No. living alone 1,105 Total No. of visits by Old People's Visitors ' Office interviews 1,169 Meals-on-wheels delivered 30,034 Meals served at Borough Council Luncheon Clubs 63,765 Articles laundered 54,594 Luncheon Clubs Another Lun... |
d17130e9-d69b-47ec-92bb-17504ce83bbc | In addition to the meals served at these six luncheon clubs, over 600 meals a week are also served at the Victorians Club, Eltham. -35- MEALS -ON-WHEELS During the year the Council brought two more Meals-on-Wheels vehicles into service in the Borough, making a total number of six vehicles in daily use. Approximately 15... |
a5b5d462-2317-416b-a850-157060f731f4 | Convenient local coach pick-up points were arranged; escorts accompanied the parties to Westgate and retired couplesagain stayed at one of the two Guest Houses during the holiday periods. Many letters of appreciation were received, including one from relatives of a man who was taken seriously ill whilst on holiday and ... |
3ac8c70f-9292-4420-b561-44b86d986a19 | The Council approved the purchase of this Hotel, to be run in conjunction with the Greenwich Holiday Home when the two Boroughs amalgamate from the 1st April,1965* HOLIDAY RELIEF SCHEME Many requests are received each year from relatives looking after' aged parents for help in finding temporary accommodation for the ol... |
a4ab7597-5134-416d-af78-a7377865a172 | The majority of the old folk required -36- care and attention, The College authorities were responsible for the catering and domestic services, and the Borough Council responsible for caring for the elderly holidaymakers, for the provision of transport from their homes to the College and returning them home, and for th... |
88101b1d-96c7-4b37-85ae-ec795c49578a | The scheme received a,good deal of publicity in the national press,-in the local government press and in the local press. RECREATIONAL OUTINGS AM) CONCERTS FOR THE HOMEBOUND The Council's utilibus was used daily to convey homebound and less active old people to luncheon clubs, day clubs, on outings and on other recreat... |
d9bfec69-5374-4769-bab1-7258b38f8704 | These foods are purchased by the Council and distributed to voluntary organisations for re-sale to elderly persons attending their clubs, and other organisations for sale to relatives and friends -37- of homebound old people. The scheme is proving very popular. The foods are sold subject to suitable safeguards that onl... |
97917f8f-03de-43ec-b22b-9a32f6fcd65d | FUEL SUPPLIES FOR OLD PEOPLE Thanks to the generosity of the Mayor, once again arrangements were made for the purchase of £30 worth of solid fuel to be held in reserve against winter emergencies. VOLUNTARY WORK Some 100 workers and visitors were enrolled at the end of the year on the Council's list of volunteers regula... |
b10bc03c-f58e-4e74-9619-1648b6e07d39 | These meetings are each attended by some 150 voluntary visitors and other helpers, including voluntary drivers, helpers on the meals service, voluntary escorts, hairdressers and others. FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS APPEAL The Mayor, Alderman Garnett, in his Christmas appeal for the old folk of Woolwich, raised over £2,000 and... |
ef148938-4c81-4dd6-ba13-c7c73c0886dc | In 27^ cases it was found necessary to serve Statutory Notices to ensure that the necessary repairs were carried out. OVERCROWDING Resulting either from complaints received from housing applicants or from the Housing Department, 40 inspections were carried out during the year in connection with unsatisfactory housing c... |
3456662e-5792-4725-a128-2daa326c8ef7 | -39- INDIVIDUAL UNFIT HOUSES The following houses were represented by me during the year as unfit for human habitation, and Demolition and Closing Orders were made by the Council as followss- Demolition Orders - 6l and 114 Eltham Road 88 Eltham High Street 46 Footscray Road 12 Brookhill Road 15 and 17 Purrett Road Clos... |
3a284559-c017-4641-a0f0-ad4fcfab3c21 | HOUSING ACT, 1964 The above Act received the Royal Assent on the l6th July, 1964 and all parts of it are now operative. Part I - Assistance for Housing Societies Providing Housing Accommodation This Part provides for the setting up of a "Housing Corporation" to promote and assist the development and functioning of hous... |
18149484-9930-4226-9fa2-f0fbbf0fc70b | It may also provide legal, architectural and other technical advice to housing societies as well as to housing associations and persons interested in forming societies. Whore a housing society desires to acquire any land and has requested the local authority in whose area it is situated to acquire the land, under Part ... |
181969fa-d9a7-47f4-b74c-450530b8f98a | Part II - Compulsory Improvement of Dwellinp;s to Provide Standard Amenities Clause 13 empowers local authorities to declare and advertise improvement areas and specifies the physical condition of the dwellings, which must be taken into account in selecting the areas. The local authority must be satisfied that the area... |
ed6b0fda-c0fe-4fcd-8443-c15019fd1d66 | -41- Clause 14 provides for the service of a preliminary notice by a local authority specifying its proposals for the improvement of a tenanted dwelling in the improvement area, with an estimate of the. cost, upon the person have control of it, the tenant and all other interested persons. The notice may specify works t... |
0df41783-ecc8-44ce-b18d-4ae1d5cc07c7 | (g) Satisfactory facilities for storing food. The reduced standard refers to the provision in a dwelling, which is without them, of the following amenities:- (a) A hot water supply at a sink. (b) A water closet. (c) Satisfactory facilities for storing food. Every person upon whom a preliminary notice is served is entit... |
8f7bac22-2b63-4df6-bfad-42870e9d2cd2 | If the tenant has consented to the improvement of the dwelling to the standard provided in the preliminary notice, this notice will be an "immediate improvement notice" and will require the person having control of the dwelling to carry out the -42- works specified within 12 months (or such other period as may be presc... |
8864ca53-296f-42b8-a296-ea1633c2c977 | If, within six months after the expiration of five years from the declaration of the area as an improvement area no final improvement notice is served, the suspended improvement notice ceases to have effect. Clause 19 provides that a tenant occupying a dwelling which is not in an improvement area and is not in a teneme... |
6c6558a4-0208-44a2-b2c6-074bd9349d53 | Clause 26 provides that, if there is no appeal, an improvement notice becomes operative at the end of 6 weeks from the date of service, and allows a local authority to withdraw a notice at any time. .Clause 27 provides for appeals against improvement notices to be made to the County Court. -43- Clauses 28 to 30 empower... |
92db1e5b-e116-40b1-88a9-732b20be1c6d | A local authority is required, if an application is made, to grant a mortgage loan to cover expenses which will be incurred in improving a property under the provisions of this part of the Act, subject to it being satisfied that the applicant can reasonably be expected to meet his obligations. The person on whom an imm... |
cbc2fa0d-9f17-418b-ad22-df39568eef2f | Local authorities are empowered to make standard grants towards the cost of works to bring a house up to the reduced standard (provision of a hot water supply to a sink, a water closet, and facilities for storing food) in cases where it is not practicable to provide all the standard amenities at reasonable expense. Whe... |
05ee1ed5-b4dc-4a8b-9900-d364f87dce66 | Clause 53 reduces from 15 years to five years the length of leasehold interest necessary for an application to be made for an improvement grant or a standard grant, and Clause 54 reduces from 10 years to three years the period during which the conditions of grant attach to a dwelling. These conditions stipulate that th... |
095c72c1-6cca-482f-a7f3-d2de27dfc164 | Of this total 118 were in respect of "discretionary" grants, 59 were in respect of "standard" grants. An additonal 80 visits were made to advise owners or builders on enquiries regarding improvement grants. Part IV - Houses in Multiple Occupation Clause 64 provides that if the proprietor of a house which is let in lodg... |
66211bef-5dbc-4983-9126-cd5c69325a3d | 65 makes it an offence wilfully to fail to comply with a notice requiring the execution of works in a house in multiple occupation and renders the person liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100 for a first offence, and in the case of a second and subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding £100 and/or ... |
6968269a-254e-4e26-9dcd-95731303522b | Clause 68 provides that an officer of a local authority may enter a property without notice and, if necessary, by force, provided he is authorised by a warrant granted by a Justice of the Peace, Clause 69 extends the power granted under the Housing Act, 1961 relating to the application of a management code to houses in... |
11abc439-65e8-46f5-b9d7-58078270da20 | A local authority has power to make a control order in respect of a house in multiple occupation if it is satisfied that its physical state or the extent of occupation would make It subject to action under the Housing Act, 1961 and this is necessary to protect the safety, welfare and health of persons living In it. A c... |
e45941f4-b70a-4d05-a308-1ff4413041f7 | Tenants or licensees living in the house are to have the same rights during the local authority's occupation as they previously had„ They are under a duty not to impede the local authority's introduction of good management practice. Any part of a house occupied by a person who has an interest in the whole of the house ... |
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