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5b4a0675-0783-4519-8969-dd94100ae38e | The Committee gave directions for the conveniences to be re-constructed in a proper manner, and suitable urinal accommodation provided. He also submitted report relative to the annual special inspection of urinals attached to licensed houses, stating that there were some 156 licensed houses where intoxicating liquors were consumed upon the premises, and 91 of these had urinals outside the premises, or were accessible to the general public, 62 had urinals accessible only from the house itself, whilst the following had either insufficient or no accommodation :β " The Havelock " Battersea Park Road. "The Rose and Crown " Culvert Road. " Black Swan " York Road. These three houses the Vestry had several times brought under notice of the Justices, who had upon two occasions visited the same, but for substantial reasons decided to renew the 1 censes of the houses in question. |
a67cf8a9-513d-4f34-bb01-93926c827069 | 227 The urinals attached to the "Devonshire Arms," Ascalon Street, and "The Volunteers," Church Road, it was found had been closed, and the Committee directed that the Proprietors of these premises be called u pon to open the same, and, in the event of their request not being complied with, representation be made to the Justices upon the matter. The latter course, however, was not found to be necessary, as the Proprietors complied with the Committee's requirements. It was found necessary to serve 40 notices for various sanitary defects in connection with the urinals in the several Sanitary Districts as follows :β No. 1 Sanitary District 8 ,, 2 ,, β 1 ,, 3 ,, ,, 10 ,, 5 ,, β 21 Nos. 4 and 6 Districts Nil. |
7f51430c-e568-4b3d-9052-7252cdb0ddb1 | February 4th.βThe Chief Inspector submitted a report at this Meeting relative to the want of proper sanitary conveniences for the workmen employed at Stone Works, in the Stewarts Road, at which some 12 persons were employed, for whom no sanitary conveniences had been provided. The notice subsequently was complied with. Laundry, No. 117 Battersea Park Road.βThe Chief Inspector reported that, the Factory Inspector having drawn his attention to these premises, he visited the same, and found that the workroom was in a dirty condition, and some 10 persons were employed, for whom one water closet was provided, which was also used by the proprietor's family, that the washhouse was badly paved, and other defects of a minor nature were found to exist. |
8c0e9e99-fab1-4b4a-94cb-21190a031e35 | With reference to a laundry at 51 Battersea Park Road, it was found that 19 persons were employed, and that the work 228 rooms, &c., required cleansing and lime-whiting, that there was only one water closet for the house and the work people combined, and other sanitary defects of a minor character. At a tailor's premises, situated No. 236 York Road, the workroom was found dirty and over-crowded, the room in question only containing 879 cubic feet of air space or a deficiency of 74 feet per person employed therein when not working overtime or using gas. It was found that one water closet only was provided for the work people and the proprietor's family. The Committee gave directions for notices to be served in these three cases for abatement of the nuisances complained of, which were subsequently complied with. February 18th.βThe Chief Inspector reported that at No. |
2bae9a65-1507-461d-b36a-090b607ef9d0 | 36 Lavender Road the water closet had been taken out, and refixed without giving the notice required by the Bye-laws of the London County Council, copies of which had been supplied upon two occasions. The Committee therefore directed proceedings to be taken, the Magistrate ordering the costs to be paid by defendant. March 3rd.βThe Chief Inspector at this Meeting reported that the Factory and Workshops Act, which came into operation on the 1st January, 1896, enacted with respect to Bakehouses, "that a place underground shall not be used as a bakehouse unless it is so used at the commencement of this Act; and if any place is so used in contravention of this Act, it shall be deemed to be a workshop not kept in conformity with the principal act," and that in contravention of the section in question, the underground bakehouse at No. |
94e77c99-035a-4c20-b799-a0fb82dce2cd | 72a Winstanley Road, although it had not been used since the beginning of November, 1895, and was not so used or occupied on 1st January, 1896, was on the 27th February found to be then occupied, and was proposed to be used again as a bakehouse. That he had cautioned the 229 occupier, against so using it, and had also conferred with the solicitor upon the matter, who was of opinion that the words "used at the commencement of the Act " did not permit of the premises in question being used in future as a bakehouse. The Committee directed that all necessary steps be taken for preventing the use of the bakehouse in future. |
84b71b45-3ef6-4e04-a1ff-ceb5f72d48ad | The usual notice was served, and the case was subsequently brought before a magistrate at the South Western Police Court on the 15th July, when, after giving careful consideration of the facts of the case, he decided that the using of the bakehouse was a contravention of the Factory and Workshops Act, and prohibited the continued use of the same, pending an appeal to a Higher Court. The case has not yet been disposed of. At this Meeting it was also reported with reference to the condition of laundries at 131 Surrey Lane, 76 ,, 22 β 23 Orville Road, 103 High Street, at which it was found there were contraventions of the Public Health (London) Act and Factories and Workshops Acts. The Committee gave the necessary directions for increased watercloset accommodation and cleansing to be carried out. March 17th.βThe Chief Inspector reported that acting upon information received on the 12th inst, he had visited the Licensed Slaughter House at No. |
fa211d32-19a8-4991-a84c-bee710aed734 | 351 York Road, and found deposited in a shed at the rear of the premises, the carcases of two pigs, which were in his opinion unfit for human consumption, they having apparently suffered from pig typhoid. The carcases were dressed in the usual way as when prepared for human consumption, the skin covered with reddish purple patches, the kidneys soft, the flesh considerably inflamed, and in the muscular tissues 230 numerous abscesses of varying sizes. The carcases of the pigs were subsequently seen by the Medical Officer of Health and Veterinary Surgeon, who were of opinion that the pigs had suffered from that disease, and the Medical Officer of Health further expressed his opinion that the flesh was unfit for human consumption. They were later seen and ordered to be destroyed by the Magistrate at the South Western Police Court. The Licensee of the slaughter-house was subsequently summoned, and fined Β£5 and 5s. cost. |
29879ff5-90cd-478e-999c-9c9f6efaf213 | He further reported that in connection with this matter he had communicated with the Veterinary Inspector of the Agricultural Department, and had, on the following day, again visited the slaughter-house, when some pigs were found waiting to be slaughtered, and suggested to the proprietor of the business that they ought to be seen by the Veterinary Inspector before being sent to market; that having met the Veterinary Inspector on the same evening, a careful examination had been made of the viscera, &c., of each pig, and permission given for the carcases of the animals to be so sent. Further that at midnight on the same day in company with the Veterinary Inspector, he visited a slaughter-house situate at No. 82 Usk Road, where an examination was made of the carcase and viscera of one pig, which your Inspector had caused to be placed upon one side, pending an examination by the Veterinary Inspector. |
430714eb-10b1-4bde-977f-adb167176aca | The latter, however, considered that the carcase was free from any disease, and expressed his opinion that the action taken by your Chief Inspector in both these cases was necessary and perfectly justified, having regard to the seizure of the two pigs on the previous day, and the district from which these came. At this Meeting he also submitted reports relative to the undermentioned workshops, to which the Factory Inspector had directed attention :β 231 31 Bridge Road West, 39 Do. 76 Do. 55 Mundella Road, 27 Patmore Street, 103 Mantua Street, 148 Lavender Road, Laundries. 34 Winstanley Road, 487 Battersea Park Road, 38 Beaufoy Road, 51 Rollo Street, 11 Sheepcote Lane, 142 High Street, Boot Repairers. 116 Falcon Road, Wheelwright's. |
a5105728-c475-4c34-84bc-75a4ae5882b8 | The principal matters the Factory Inspector called attention to at the above premises were the want of cleansing, and lime-whiting, and in one case overcrowding. The cases were considered by the Health Committee, the necessary Notices served, and the nuisances abated, in addition to which increased water closet accommodation, paving works, light and ventilation, &c., which your Chief Inspector found necessary, all upon inspection of the respective premises, were carried out. April 14th.βAt this Meeting he reported as to the condition of Factories and Workshops as follows :β 87 Falcon Road, 15 ,, β β 201 Lavender Hill, 319 β β β Helmet Factory, Queens Road. In the first case, it were found that the ventilation of the workshop was defective, and that the premises required properly cleansing and lime-whiting. |
ea74927e-f7e2-4fa8-81d3-ed18d5664e81 | In the second case, similar matters was found to require attention, and, in addition, the workshop was over-crowded, there being a deficiency in cubic space of at least 532 cubic feet. 232 In the third case, the premises were found in good condition. In the fourth instance, the workshop was badly ventilated, and required cleansing and lime-whiting. At the Helmet Factory, Queens Road, the sanitary conveniences were found in a dirty and more or less defective condition, necessitating entire re-construction. The Committee considered the cases, and steps were subsequently taken, which resulted in the abatement of the nuisances complained of. June 2nd.βThe Chief Inspector reported at this meeting, that, in consequence of complaints which had been made, having reference to offensive smells giving off from the shafts in connection with the Dogs' Home during the cremation of the animals there, the premises were kept under close observation, and it was found that occasionally there was cause for complaint. |
dc79d9dc-36d1-4c52-b83c-250a80003133 | That he had thereupon communicated with the Secretary of the Institution, and met the Architect at the premises in question, who admitted there had been some nuisance during the cremation of the dogs since the Muzzling Order of the London County Council had come into operation, and that this had arisen in consequence of the large number of dogs brought to the Home, which necessitated the furnace being re-charged before cooling down, but that the cause for complaint had now been overcome, inasmuch as an additional crematorium had been erected, which would enable the authorities in future to destroy as many as 1,000 dogs per week. That the furnaces were so arranged as to prevent any offensive effluvia being given out from the shaft if allowed to cool for recharging. |
df376292-586e-445b-afbd-832b44115bfd | He also reported at this Meeting that the half-yearly inspection of Bakehouses had been made, and that with but some 19 exceptions the usual cleansing, &c., had been carried out, that some 108 of such premises were in use and registered, 44 of which were above ground, 54 underground, whilst 10 were semi-basements. That the heights of the Bakehouses considerably 233 varied, as, for instance, in No. 1 District the least height of any Bakehouse measured from floor to ceiling, was 7 ft. 6 ins. in No. 2 District 6 ft. 6 ins. β 3 β 6 β 3 β ,, 4 β 7 β 0 β β 5 β 6 ,, 0 β β 6 β 6 ,, 6 ,, The Bakehouse, measuring only 6 feet in height, is situated at No. |
8c1d3950-b6b2-4aa1-a653-78941c02ac74 | 72A Winstanley Road, and is the one which the Vestry took steps to close, as reported upon at the Meeting of the Committee, on March 3rd. The whole of the Bakehouses were found to be lighted and fairly well ventilated, the supply of water in each case being separate and distinct from that supplying the water closet. At this Meeting he also directed the Committee's attention to the undermentioned Workshops, &c., which had been inspected:β 51 Grant Road 53 Broughton Street 47 β 24 Ingrave Street and also the Timber Yard, 137 Falcon Road, at which more or less insanitary conditions were found to exist, arising principally from want of cleansing, lighting, ventilation and proper sanitary accommodation. The Committee gave the necessary directions in the matters, and the notices served were subsequently complied with. |
376287f0-8738-4ed5-94db-7d0e5e26890c | Further, that acting under the Committee's instructions he had made an inspection of Stanley Hall, Cairns Road, and that upon testing the drains and sanitary arrangements he had found the same in a satisfactory condition, except so far as the ventilation of the lavatory was concerned, which the Committee gave directions to be improved. At this Meeting he reported that in consequence of an 234 break of Measles in the Infants' Department at Shillington Street Board School, the same had been disinfected, the air space so disinfected amounted to 143,600 cubic feet. June 16th.βThe Chief Inspector reported at this Meeting as to the defective manner in which a builder had constructed drainage works at Nos. |
a6f62c74-3e19-40fb-ad56-9d62c669f6cc | 18, 20, and 22 Verona Street; that the drains, upon testing, were found to be in a defective condition, and that the inspection chambers were in many respects badly constructed, the gullies of the yards fixed at such levels as to be practically useless for draining the yard, that βTβ junctions in place of βYβs had been provided, and old pipes patched up with cement had been used in the work, that long hopper pans had been fixed, thereby contravening the bye-laws of the London County Council, and that the builder had, as a consequence of the manner in which he had executed this work, rendered himself liable to heavy penalities under the Public Health (London) Act. |
acc55540-418d-4bb8-a035-01477dbada09 | The builder, having attended before the Health Committee in respect of the matter, it was decided to appoint a sub-committee to examine the work, who accompanied by the Chief Inspector and the Inspector for the District, found that the report of the Chief Inspector upon the matter was in every way perfectly justified, and gave such directions as were necessary to the builder, in respect of the works, they were of opinion should be carried out to meet the Vestry's requirements. After considerable difficulty the works, as required by the Committee, were affected, and the drains found to be in sound condition. He further reported that he had detected the Clapham Parish Authorities depositing road slop, &c., in an excavation in front of Grove Mansions, North Side, Clapham Common. There had been excavated some 887 cubic yards of sand and gravel, and it was this space that was being filled with the matter complained of. At the time of inspection, some 210 cubic yards of refuse had been deposited therein. |
0171fcb7-8f67-48b6-a27c-30d2e806c1cc | He further 235 stated that he had cautioned the builder, and also the Clapham Authorities against continuing these deposits, as the same were a contravention of the London County Council's Bye-laws under Section 16 (2) of Public Health (London) Act, 1891. The practice was subsequently discontinued, and the Committee allowed the matter, which had been deposited in the excavations, to remain, subject to the same being evenly spread over the surface of the excavations, covered with four inches of lime in every part, and the upper portion being filled in with hard core or other suitable material. By this arrangement offensive refuse that had been deposited would be at least 14 feet below the surface, and 10 feet from any building. June 30th.βThe Chief Inspector reported that he had made an inspection of the sanitary conveniences, &c. in connection with the Gas Light and Coke Company's Works, Nine Elms Lane, |
444917bb-d649-4142-89cc-a729f5e2c144 | in consequence of complaints which had been made in respect thereof and that he had previously inspected these works, and reported thereon to the Sanitary Committee on the 30th July, 1895, that he had found, upon inspection on the first date, that the conveniences were not in a satisfactory condition, and that representations were made by direction of the Committee to the Gas Light and Coke Company, which had been the means of affecting great improvement in the number and condition of the water closets, &c. attached to the works, and that, upon his second inspection, he had found that the conveniences were in good sanitary condition, being properly lighted, ventilated, supplied with water, and arranged in such positions as to be readily accessible from the portion of the works wherein the greater number of workmen were engaged, and that there was, therefore, no cause whatever for complaint. At this Meeting he also reported as to the sanitary accommodation, &c., at St. |
d98b7374-0766-43f6-bf98-052fb5713e06 | Mary's Parish Schools, Green Lane, at which some 700 children attended, that he had found the water closets in very bad condition, not provided with suitable apparatus for 236 flushing, and the enclosure in which the conveniences were situated was attached to the School, and that it would, to effectually deal with the matter, be necessary to abolish the entire existing arrangements, and provide proper water closets, pans, and traps. This work was subsequently carried out, in addition to which the entire system of drainage, with the exception of a small portion of the surface water drain in the playground, was reconstructed. At this Meeting also, the Health Committee had under consideration a report of the Chief Inspector relative to an offensive business which had been commenced at No. |
531baa0e-721f-4fe9-9bb1-9dcafc1cd05b | 61 Rosenau Road, and consisted in the cleansing and drying of hair of ox's tails imported from abroad, which, after cleansing, &c. was used in upholstering work; that the cleansing process was for the purpose of removing fΕcal matter therefrom, and was such as to be at times of a most offensive character. By direction of the Committee the necessary notices were served and the business removed to other and more suitable premises. He also reported as to the condition of the Workshops, sanitary conveniences, &c., at the following premises:β Cigar Works, High Street, 28 St. John's Road, 1 Goulden Street, 109 High Street, 78 Lavender Hill, where it was found necessary to affect great improvements either in the sanitary conveniences, cleansing, lighting, ventilation, &c. In the first-mentioned premises entire new water closet and lavatory accommodation were provided. |
8d1cc558-15d1-4ec6-a819-dab92a0f9f1b | In the second instance, in which the workroom was badly lighted and ventilated, new workrooms were in course of construction, and would be ready immediately for occupation. 237 In the third and fourth cases the Factory Inspector had stated the water closet accommodation was not sufficient. Upon inspection, however, it was found that in these cases there was proper and sufficient closet accommodation for the workpeople employed therein. In the fifth instance it was found that the workroom was somewhat overcrowded, and other defects of a minor character which required attention, were subsequently dealt with. |
16bdcf63-1429-49fc-a4b4-f3f76572c93d | At this Meeting the Committee had under consideration a report with reference to the windows to water closets of houses erected by a builder in Broomwood Road, which were less than the size specified by the Bye-Laws of the London County Council under Section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, and also with reference to hollow partitions a builder had provided, dividing the rooms intended to be used for human habitation from the water closets of the houses he was erecting in North Side, Clapham Common, and stating that he had given both, ample opportunities for . complying with the Bye-Laws in question, which they had failed to do. The Committee gave directions for the necessary proceedings to be taken should the windows and partitions not be immediately altered by the Builders. |
13edb552-e094-460a-a5da-b686aedbcb5c | It was, however, found necessary only to proceed against the second builder upon whom an order was made by the Committee to provide solid partitions to the premises in question, and in respect of which the Magistrate inflicted a penalty of 20s. and 2s. costs. July 14th.βAt this Meeting, the Chief Inspector reported that Inspector Lawrence had, on the 10th inst., seized about half a cwt. of figs which were being sold at the rate of Β½d. per lb. in Sheepcote Lane; that they were subsequently conveyed to the Magistrate, and ordered by him to be destroyed. The Committee gave directions for the necessary proceedings to be taken against the owner, who was subsequently convicted of the offence, and fined Β£5 and 5s. costs. 238 At this Meeting he also reported as to the manner in which the owner of No. |
04b170ce-54b0-4ace-84c6-bde6177da80e | 33 Landseer Street had executed certain drainage works, on which premises cases of Scarlet Fever and Typhoid Fever had occurred, that the owner had ignored the requirements of the Vestry in every way, and that he was of opinion that if the drains were opened up and tested they would be found to be in a very defective condition. The Committee gave instructions for the drains to be opened up and tested, and that, in the event of them being found in a defective condition, the necessary proceedings would be taken for the recovery of penalties to which the owner had rendered himself liable. The Chief Inspector reported that, upon opening up the drains and testing the same, he had found them to be in a seriously defective condition; and, further, that the same were without proper means of interception, inspection, and ventilation. The owner was subsequently convicted and fined. The drains have since been entirely re-constructed in accordance with the Vestry's requirements. |
4e2c27bd-a39f-41f7-9414-a647310239fc | September 1st.βAt this Meeting he reported that complaints had been made relative to the condition of the sanitary conveniences at the Congregational Church and Schools, Bridge Road, that the drains, upon testing, were found to be in a defective condition, and the water closets required cleansing and repairing. The Committee gave directions for the necessary works to place the drains and sanitary conveniences into proper condition, which were subsequently carried out. He further reported at this Meeting that he had discovered a man moving offensive animal matter during prohibited hours; and, further, that the matter was deposited in tubs with loose wood covers thereon, allowing offensive effluvia to escape therefrom. The Committee gave directions for the necessary proceedings to be taken in the matter, and the defendants, at the hearing of the 239 case, produced a large number of witnesses, who stated there was no nuisance from the van. The Magistrate, however, decided to accept the evidence of the Vestry's Chief Inspector, and fined the defendants. |
d032fbac-1f17-4f76-8896-7ba5fb4c684e | He further submitted report relative to the deposits and sorting of animal and vegetable matter upon ground and in railway arches at the rear of Stainforth Road, that occasionally considerable nuisance was experienced from the offensive effluvia given off from the matter in question, for some great distance from the premises at which the sorting was carried on. The Committee gave directions that the necessary notice should be served with a view to the material being more frequently removed, since which some improvement has taken place. He further reported at this Meeting that a shed adjoining the "Royal Oak" Public House, Patmore Street, was being used by a family for living and sleeping purposes, that such shed was without proper water supply or sanitary conveniences, and, as a consequence, unfit for human habitation. The Committee gave directions for the Notices to be served, and the necessary proceedings taken in the event of such Notices not being complied with. |
77361f75-6c07-4dab-a784-3d63e4da8629 | After considerable difficulty the owner, in conjunction with the Vestry's officers, succeeded in obtaining possession of the shed, and the nuisance was thereby abated. At this Meeting he also reported that complaints had been made by residents in Stewarts Road, relative to offensive smell proceeding from the Projectile Co.'s works, New Road, and which was alleged to emanate from the pickling trough, that he had inspected the premises, and found no nuisance to arise either from the acid used in pickling troughs or from the oil used in tempering the projectiles made upon the works, that he had, however, discovered what appeared to be the cause of the nuisance complained of, viz, that it had been the practice 240 to deposit in a certain portion of the premises, clinkers, &c., drawn from the furnaces, over which water was thrown, which was being done at the time of inspection, and gave off very offensive effluvia. |
06e92784-bd4c-4bee-b811-5ab85b92914c | The manager promised to see that the practice was immediately discontinued, since which no nuisance has been discovered in connection with the works. September 15th.βThe Chief Inspector reported at this Meeting that, on the 5th inst., he had seized a quantity of bacon, about 96lbs., exposed for sale upon a barrow in the Falcon Road, which was, in his opinion, unfit for human consumption. The bacon was offered for sale at prices ranging from 2d. to 4Β½d. per lb., and during his examination of the meat he was subjected to most violent threats and abuse by the vendor and his assistants, and that the meat was subsequently seen by the Medical Officer of Health, who certified it as unfit for human food. The meat was taken before the Magistrate at the South-Western Police Court on the 7th inst., who gave the usual order for it to be destroyed. |
40beee18-ad16-4b52-9b23-c781ba84434f | The owner (who had been previously convicted and fined Β£5, for meat seized in June, 1893), was subsequently convicted and fined Β£20 and 2s. costs, or in default two months' imprisonment. At this Meeting, he also reported that certain alterations had been made to the sanitary conveniences in connection with the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary, without the necessary notice having been given to the Vestry by the Guardians of their intention to alter the apparatus in question, as required by the Bye-Laws of the London County Council, under Section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act; and, further, that he was of opinion that, from a brief survey he had made of the sanitary conveniences for one or two of the Wards, there were many matters which required alteration, and asked for the instructions of the Committee as to making a full examination of the whole of the premises, and testing the drains. |
97106a13-7667-47e1-8fdc-c6aad2f4252f | The Committee gave the necessary directions that this should be carried out. 241 October 6th.βAt this Meeting, the Chief Inspector reported that an application had been made for certificates of water supply to certain residential flats in Albert Road, and that upon inspection he had found some of the flats were already occupied, and in his opinion, the residences in question were inadequately provided with means for storing water, and suggested that an additional 250 gallon cistern should be provided. The Committee gave directions for an additional cistern to be provided, as suggested, which requirement was subsequently complied with. October 20th.βThe Chief Inspector reported that the second special inspection of bakehouses for the year had taken place, and that the usual requirements of the Vestry with reference to cleansing, &c., had been carried out except in some 33 instances, in respect of which the Committee directed the necessary notices to be served, and, failing compliance, the usual proceedings be taken for enforcing the same. |
866a54f6-06be-42f8-aeb7-b21040c47947 | November 3rd.βThe Chief Inspector reported that he had attended the Annual Licensing Committee of the London County Council, for the purpose of Licensing of Slaughterhouses, Cowhouses, and Knackers Yards, and that the existing Slaughter Licenses were eleven, and Cowhouses nine. There were ten renewed applications for licenses for Slaughterhouses, and nine for Cowhouses. In two cases, objections were offered to the renewal of Slaughterhouse Licenses by the London County Council Officers, the objections referring to premises situated at No. 82 Usk Road and No. 351 York Road. In the first of these cases, the objection was that the licensee had during the preceding twelve months slaughtered large cattle contrary to the conditions attached to the license in 1895, which was to the effect that the Licensee was to slaughter only his own pigs upon the premises. The Committee decided to renew the license in question, only upon the distinct 242 ing that the licensee would adhere to the conditions attached thereto. |
383cc8c5-6513-4759-afab-4a645a72e3a0 | In the second case, opposition was offered, upon the ground that the licensee had been convicted in respect of carcases of diseased pigs which had been found upon her premises, and, further, that she was in the habit of slaughtering pigs other than her own upon the premises in question. The Committee also decided to renew this license subject to small animals only being slaughtered upon the premises. One license which had been in existence for many years, and situated at No. 323 York Road, lapsed in consequence of no application having been made. The number of licensed Slaughterhouses and Cowhouses in the parish at the present time, therefore, are ten of the former, and nine of the latter. |
72a042b8-f642-46f2-8c5b-076918d12bdd | November 17th.βActing under the instructions of the Health Committee, the Chief Inspector reported at this Meeting with reference to portions of the parish which were without a constant supply of water, to the effect that inquiries had been made, from which it appeared that the principal portions of the parish which were so affected, were the roads and streets on the South Side of Lavender Hill, and supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company. The Health Committee decided to call the attention of the London County Council to the matter. December 15th.βAt this Meeting he submitted a report relative to the condition of Drains, &c., at the Latchmere Street School, a great deal of sickness having occurred to the children attending there, he had tested the drains and found that the greater portion serving the old school buildings were in defective condition, smoke escaping from defects in the system within the school buildings, and also at other points. |
4a487419-7599-4120-aa48-37d59d58f35c | The London School Board having, upon his request, opened 243 up the system of drainage at certain points, it was found upon testing with water that the drains were very defective, and in places laid with an inadequate fall. Further, that the urinals, &c., were not properly supplied with water, and other matters of a minor character also required attention. The Committee gave directions for a copy of the report to be fowarded to the London School Board requesting the matter should be attended to. The Board subsequently wrote, saying they were not disposed to interfere with the drains, and the Committee thereupon directed that the usual proceedings be taken with a view to enforcing the Vestry's requirements. Notice has been served upon the London School Board, and they have asked that the matter may stand in abeyance for a time. At this Meeting he also reported that the Factory Inspector had called attention to the dirty condition of walls and ceilings of a workroom at No. |
03e87fd3-84a2-4e86-83f2-65f3f7b95875 | 176 New Road, that upon the receipt of the notice he had visited the premises and found that the workroom walls and ceilings were in a cleanly condition, and that there was no cause for complaint; that the Factory Inspector had further drawn attention to the condition of yard and water closet attached to the workshop, No. 33 Northcote Road. In the latter case the Health Committee gave directions for the necessary proceedings to be taken, with a view to enforcing proper water closet accommodation for the workpeople, and generally to place the premises in proper sanitary condition, which works have now been carried out. At this Meeting he reported that a carman had been detected by the Inspector for No. 1 District, removing fish offal during prohibited hours, that he had been previously cautioned with regard to similar offences. The Committee thereupon directed the necessary proceedings to be taken against Mr. Higgins in the matter. |
5f44baad-a14b-450a-b7c5-2c0199b6a264 | The summons was issued and the case came before the magistrate at the South Western Police Court on the 20th January, 1897, when he fined the 244 defendant 1/- and 2/- costs, at the same time characterising the bye-law as an βabsurd one.β The remark of the magistrate has not tended to assist the Vestry or its officers in the discharge of their duties and the enforcement of the bye-laws in question. Numerous complaints have been made with reference to the removal of offensive matter in the portion of the district where the offence in question was committed, and considerable difficulty had been occasioned in detecting the offence during prohibited hours. The offensive matter was being removed about an hour after the time allowed by the bye-laws, and the magistrate's remark must, therefore, be regarded as not calculated to assist the Vestry in carrying out the duty imposed upon it by the Public Health (London) Act, and the bye-laws made thereunder. |
b0752e22-c6d5-489d-b288-b9426772b134 | In consequence of the decisions of the High Court to the effect that defective combined systems of drainage, in respect of which no approval of the Sanitary Authority had been given, the the liability in respect thereto, falls upon the Vestry; it has been found necessary during the year under report for the Vestry to recognise its liability in this matter and put in proper repair certain of such combined systems. Bills have been before both Houses of Parliament with a view to an amendment of the law, the object aimed at being to impose the liability to repair, upon the owners of such properties. The matter is one of extreme importance to the Vestry, and it has given its support to the measures aforementioned, and it is hoped that there will be an early amendment of the law, in order that the difficulties now experienced in carrying out the provisions of the Public Health Act in this respect, may be removed. |
edb1ef1e-96c7-4d16-8dbc-0d407ad1713f | During the year, in construction of drainage works, some eight cesspools in various parts of the parish were found to be in existence, which have been emptied and filled with clean brick rubbish or other suitable material. In some cases the cesspools were found to be in actual use, in others the drains had been laid through them. 245 The usual quarterly samples of water, taken from the Southwark and Vauxhall and Lambeth Water Company's supplies in various parts of the parish, have been submitted for analysis during the year. During the latter part of the year 1895 the Vestry decided to transfer the supervision of the construction of drainage to new buildings from the Works to the Public Health Department. As this is the first completed year this work has been in operation, it may be desirable to lay before the Vestry a few facts in relation thereto. During the year no less than 8,834 inspections have been made by the Drain Inspector of new works in progress. |
1ea44150-ad09-4824-b6f2-d1416df9d709 | These inspections do not include those made by the Chief Inspector. The number of drains tested was 1,560, and the number of premises at which the whole of the drains and sanitary arrangements have been completed in accordance with the Vestry's requirements is two hundred and sixty-six. The imposition of this extra duty upon the Health Department has considerably increased its responsibilities, at the same time it is very necessary that the work in question should be under the control of the Department, as the bye-laws of the London County Council have to be administered by the Officers of the Health Department, and Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act provides for a certificate to be given in respect of the water supply for all new houses erected after the 1st January, 1892. |
4fd3f838-fc5d-4297-b575-d0d548cdddad | Since the work has been transferred to the Department, every precaution has been taken that the Bye-Laws and the Act itself shall be fully complied with, and although at the first great difficulty was experienced owing to the fact that buildings in course of erection were in all stages of progress, after an inspection of the whole of the works then in progress had been made, the various difficulties were overcome, and all the drains of the buildings since erected have been executed in such a manner as to comply with the Bye-Laws, and a greater standard of efficiency of work done by the builders is gradually being obtained. It was formerly the practice in the testing of drains to give only a 246 sectional test, or in other words to test during the progress of the work only. Now, however, all drains are tested both sectionally and when the house is ready for occupation. |
9189ae60-f8ac-40f6-b3c7-0b74fdbf29f8 | The latter requirement was at first objected to by many builders, but as they now know what will be required before a house is allowed to be occupied, precautions are taken by them that the drains when completed shall be sound and water-tight throughout. Another matter which at first gave some trouble was the fact that builders seldom provided the frontage or portion of drains beneath the foot and roadway until they had either sold or let the house. Steps are now taken to guard against this, and as far as practicable all frontages are laid in prior to the drains within the curtilage of the buildings being constructed. In many details it is found that the present Regulations of the Vestry are insufficient, principally as to the composition of concrete, the strength and thickness of various pipes, and other matters of a minor nature. |
0cd5342f-55a1-40f1-88bf-934b6b0b88b4 | As these Regulations will, however, it is expected, be shortly superseded by the Bye-Laws of the London County Council, which that body are now making under Section 202 of the Metropolis Management Act, 1855, it is not suggested that the present Regulations should be amended, as the Bye-Laws now being prepared will be a uniform code and applicable to the whole of the Metropolis. This power which the London County Council has had since its formation, and also the Metropolitan Board of Works before it, has unfortunately remained a dead letter until the present time. The proposed Bye-Laws have been submitted to your Vestry for consideration, and the latter upon the recommendation of the Health Committee made such suggestions as in their opinion they deemed requisite. Should the proposed Bye-Laws with the Vestry's suggestions come into operation great assistance will be given your officers in the carrying out of the same, as they not only comprise the present requirements of the Vestry but also valuable additions in certain details. |
9dd640e8-cecc-4722-a84b-087509753afb | Success has attended the efforts of the Department during the past year in the supervision of new drainage work, as will be 247 seen when it is stated that in only one case was it found necessary to take summary proceedings for enforcing compliance with the ByeLaws of the London County Council, made under Section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, and it is hoped that by a steady perseverance in this branch of the work the result will be not only a more perfect knowledge on the part of the builders of the drainage requirements of the present day, but that there will gradually be a great improvement in the practical execution of the work. In conclusion, I have to express my satisfaction with the manner in which the Staff of the Public Health Departmentβ more especially the Chief and District Sanitary Inspectorsβ have carried out their duties during the year under report. To my colleaguesβmore especially the Vestry Clerk, Mr. Wilkins and the Surveyor, Mr. |
e5ebc6e0-08a7-4a5e-aeb9-6b74330e119c | Pilditch, I beg to tender my best thanks for the great assistance freely given to me at all times. To the Members of the Health Committee and the Members of the Vestry generally, I have to express my sincere gratitude for the support which they have always extended to me, without which support I feel that the duties of Medical Officer of Health, which are increased year by year by fresh legislation, would become too onerous to be successfully carried out. W. H. KEMPSTER, M.D., Medical Officer of Health. |
8ebc9ed5-f880-4437-902d-2b7c17c1b5d6 | BAT 5 The Destry of tbc parish of Sf. Mary, Battersea. REPORT upon the PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITARY CONDITION of The parish of St. Mary, Battersea, Including the work of the Public Health Department, DURING THE YEAR 1897, by W. H. KEMPSTER, M.D., MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH. Treasurer of the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health and Vice-President of the Metropolitan Branch. Fellow and Member of Council of the Royal Institute of Public Health. Fellow of the Obstetrical Society. 1898. The Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea. Chart indicating number of Births and Deaths registered weekly as occurring within the Parish during the year 1897 To the Vestry of the parish of St. Mary, Battersea. |
df7bcfdf-1c62-4ba5-9693-a58273a1cdb8 | Gentlemen, A recapitulation of the main facts of the Census enumeration of 1896 is necessary in order that the following statistics may be seen to be correctly based. The Census taken on March 29th, 1896, shewed that the increase of population in the preceding five years had not quite kept pace with that which prevailed during the last few intercensal periods; in fact, since 1871-81 the rate of increase has uniformly decreased, the probable reason of which is that nearly all the available building land in the parish has been covered. The following are the particulars of the last three census enumerations, the number of inhabited houses, of persons, and of inhabitants per house being given for the several wards into which the parish is at present divided. Census 1881. Census 1891. Census 1896. Inhabited Houses. Population. No. of Inhabitants per House. Inhabited Houses. Population. No. |
74dbb740-dc1d-421f-beaa-2f172a15d0bc | of Inhabitants per House. Inhabited Houses. Population No. of Inhabitants per House. Ward 1 2,665 23,667 8.9 3,327 27,899 8.3 3,442 29,178 8.4 β 2 5,120 37,011 7.2 6,748 50,087 7.4 6,846 52,653 7.7 β 3 4,536 31,652 6.9 5,457 40,217 7.3 5,705 43,119 7.5 β 4 2,284 14,932 6.5 5,247 32,255 6.1 6,428 40,165 6.2 Totals 14,605 107,262 7.3 20,779 150,458 7.2 22, |
c02826c1-afed-4178-80e5-d459f8797e42 | 421 165,115 7.4 4 Table shewing the population in relation to houses in each ward as indicated by the Census of 1896. Wards. Houses. Population. Inhabited. Empty. Occupied by day only Building. Male. Female. Total. No. |
d5535ec3-1581-4ae4-9de6-e8d1e3cf3af0 | 1 3,442 48 39 14 14,967 14,211 29,178 β 2 6,846 101 84 5 26,279 26,374 52,653 β 3 5,705 74 79 β 21,637 21,482 43,119 β 4 6,428 272 61 153 17,939 22,226 40,165 Whole Parish 22,421 495 263 172 80,822 84,293 165,115 5 This table shews that there were, at the date of the 1896 census, 22,421 inhabited houses in the parish, four hundred and ninetyfive empty, two hundred and sixty-three used for business purposes only and not inhabited at night, and one hundred and seventy-two building. |
6c0831af-1e4a-437f-8d3e-206cdc4d4445 | It may be safely assumed that most of the empty houses have since been occupied, as well as the houses which were then building, with the exception of some of the flats recently erected, there being a demand for houses in Battersea at present exceeding that of any previous period. The persons were eighty thousand eight hundred and twentytwo males; eighty-four thousand two hundred and ninety-three females, and a total population of one hundred and sixty-five thousand one hundred and fifteen. As the census of eighteen hundred and ninety-one shewed a population of one hundred and fifty thousand, four hundred and fifty eight, it follows that the increase was fourteen thousand, six hundred and fifty seven, or an average increase of two thousand, nine hundred and thirty-one per annum. |
96e594ed-ec71-441d-9659-036cc08f4a99 | It will be necessary, in order to calculate the birth, death and other rates to arrive at the mean or average population of the year 1897, which is obtained by adding a proportionate number, one fourth of the year's increase of population, so as to shew the population estimated to exist on the middle day of the year. The estimated mean population of the parish for 1897 was 168,778, and it is upon this number that the birth and death rates which follow are calculated. Details as to the Metropolis are added for the purpose of comparison. The estimated mean population of London for 1897 was 4,463,169, the number of births registered during the year was 133,618 and the consequent birth rate 30 per thousand. The number of births registered in Battersea in 1897 was 5,266 giving a birth rate of 31.2 per thousand or 1.2 per thousand above that for the Metropolis. |
78d4459c-5b1e-4611-a876-a4d87ae470cf | 6 The deaths in London numbered 80,943, with a consequent Metropolitan death rate of 18.2 per thousand. The deaths registered in Battersea numbered 2,620, the mortality (uncorrected) being equal to 15.5 per thousand or 2.7 per thousand below that for London. It will be observed that the birth and other rates approximate very closely to those of the Metropolis at large, of which indeed Battersea is now becoming an integral part, losing much of its suburban character and acquiring that of a town district. That the death rate has not increased is evidence of care in sanitary administration which has always distinguished this parish and the tendency to equalization and constant lowering of the mortality over the whole Metropolis is probably in great part due to the fact that the methods adopted for many years past in this parish have now met with almost universal adoption over the rest of the Metropolis. |
5a49e87a-9837-4c82-9263-5bf4ec6c1ab0 | The death rate for the year under report, r5'5 Per thousand per annum, is, with the exception of 1894 when it was 15.4, the lowest in the past forty-two years, when these statistics commenced. An epidemic wave of zymotic disease was experienced in the Metropolis during 1897, causing an increase of notifications over the three preceding years and almost equalling that of 1893. The number of notifications received by me for the last five years is given below:β Year. Number of Zymotics notified 1897 2,569 1896 1,929 1895 1,657 1894 1,845 1893 2,798 It has been shewn above that the total number of deaths in Battersea during 1897 was two thousand six hundred and twenty 7 giving an uncorrected death rate of 15.5 per thousand. |
c508dce6-3646-4d92-b7b0-a40ed03aac65 | If this be corrected by deleting the deaths of two hundred and seventy non-parishioners which took place in the parish, viz.:βWandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary, two hundred and thirtynine, Bolingbroke Hospital, eleven, the Westminster Schools, one and elsewhere nineteen, and adding three hundred and eightyseven deaths of Battersea parishioners which took place in the various public institutions, a total mortality of Battersea parishioners of two thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven will result, giving a corrected death-rate of 16.2 per thousand per annum. Table A. This table is compiled in all sanitary districts under the express direction of the Local Government Board, for the purpose of securing uniformity of tabulation in all parts of the country, of the important particulars contained therein. |
a22b0c2b-9df1-45c1-87da-3a74b3c9f932 | It is at the same time expressly stated that the Medical Officer of Health of any district is at liberty, in addition, to continue to use any other form of tabulation which, in his opinion, illustrates more fully the sanitary condition of the district for which he acts. For purposes of comparison with the vital statistics of the past forty-one years, since the year 1856, other tables which have been employed in this parish are also given herewith, and will be found denoted by numbers, those of the Local Government Board being denoted by the letters A. and B. In Table A. will be found particulars of mortality in the various Registrar's districts and public institutions which are also treated as separate districts. They comprise the Registrar's districts of East and West Battersea, and the following public institutions, situated within the parish, viz.:βWandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary, Bolingbroke Hospital, and the Westminster Union Schools. |
6e3d3e53-236e-4789-a932-417b21fb9b55 | The broad grouping of ages is under and above five years of age, so as to clearly define the mortality of each of these periods of life, more especially the infantile ages under five, as the Table A of Deaths during the Year 1897 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Battersea, classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities. Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shewn as separate localities. Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under 5 Years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 At all ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 65 65 and up. wards Small Pox. |
4c6963ba-c9c9-4b49-9726-4cc8e35ed623 | Scarlatina. Diphtheria. Membranous Croup. fevers. Cholera. Erysipelas. Measles. Whooping Cough. Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Rheumatic Fever. Phthisis. Bronchitis, Pneumonia, &c. Heart Disease. Influenza. Injuries. All Other Diseases. Total. Typhus. Enteric Fever. Continued. Relapsing. Puerperal. East Battersea 969 378 177 35 28 257 94 Under 5 . 3 21 2 . 1 . . . . 2 23 35 58 . 7 102 2 1 19 279 555 5 upwards . 1 8 1 . 2 . . 1 . |
bc362f59-471a-4f4c-ae7c-dcaf60c555b6 | 1 1 1 3 5 85 79 38 5 24 139 414 West Batttersea 1192 431 170 46 35 312 198 Under 5 . 2 14 1 . . . . . . 1 49 40 69 1 5 93 1 . 18 307 601 5 upwards . 1 5 . . 5 . . . . 3 3 1 7 6 97 91 90 6 28 247 591 Wandsworth and Clapham Infirmary 436 36 7 4 13 204 172 Under 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 . . 4 . . . 32 43 5 upwards . . . . . . . . 1 . 2 . . |
c6373c9a-c005-4f11-919e-dcfe3be1cc71 | 2 11 66 69 57 1 12 172 393 Bolingbroke Hospital 22 . 2 3 4 11 2 Under 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 5 upwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 15 4 20 Westminster Union Schools. |
6ec77d3b-264b-4415-819e-c0a3286a098e | 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... Under 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 5 upwards ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals 2620 845 357 88 80 784 466 Under 5 ... 5 35 3 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 3 72 80 129 1 12 200 3 1 38 619 1202 5 upwards ... 2 13 1 ... 7 ... ... 2 ... 6 4 2 12 22 248 239 186 12 80 582 1418 The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging of the above Records of Mortality. Deaths occurring outside the District of Persons belonging thereto. |
f4175ca1-2be4-4ae5-84d1-9cc2c40895ad | 387 36 82 45 31 171 22 Under 5 ... 31 39 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 3 ... 5 5 2 ... 3 26 118 5 upwards ... 9 17 ... ... 9 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 3 27 9 41 ... 18 135 269 Deaths occurring within the District of Persons not belonging thereto. |
1545e3c9-cd5c-4bbe-81ac-f1651bc7da0d | 270 27 6 4 10 121 102 Under 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 1 ... ... 4 ... ... ... 23 33 5 upwards ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 24 41 42 1 26 87 237 9 greatest waste of life has occurred in the past at the early years, and although great improvement has taken place in this respect during the year 1897, still much remains to be done in this direction. For instance, three hundred and twenty-nine out of a total of one thousand two hundred and two deaths under five years were from Zymotic diseases, a proportion which ought to be largely diminished. This, however, shews a great diminution compared with former years. Particulars of the other ages at death are also given in this table. The two thousand six hundred and twenty persons, including non-parishioners, |
bea94718-44e3-4bce-8c94-bfe5db401236 | who died in the parish during 1897, would give a gross death rate of 15.5 per thousand living during the year, and were distributed as follows:β East Battersea 969 West Battersea 1,192 (excluding public institutions) Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmaryβ (a) Parishioners 197 (b) Non-parishioners 239 Bolingbroke Hospitalβ (Π°) Parishioners 11 (b) Non-parishioners 11 Westminster Union Schoolsβ (a) Parishioners β (b) Non-parishioners 1 Total 2,620 10 Deaths occurring within the parish, of persons not belonging thereto: In the Union Infirmary 239 In the Bolingbroke Hospital 11 In the Westminster Union Schools 1 Elsewhere 19 Total 270 Deaths occurring outside the parish, of persons belonging thereto: Union Workhouse, |
acec22a5-d80b-4db1-a3f8-03bd0d0c2707 | Wandsworth 15 General and Special Hospitals 210 Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals 94 County and other Lunatic Asylums. 54 Elsewhere (including River Thames) 14 Total 387 The fourteen deaths recorded as having occurred "elsewhere" are here located : Male River Thames. ,, Grosvenor Road Station. ,, Kings Road, Chelsea. ,, Do. do. β River Thames. β Do. ,, Salvation Army Rescue Home. ,, Kennington Road. ,, On Railway. ,, Cedars Road, Clapham. ,, Stepney Causeway. β On way to Hospital. Female Upper Richmond Road, Putney. β River Thames. 11 TABLE I. Deaths of Battersea Parishioners in Public Institutions of the Metropolis. Deaths of Parishioners in outlying Public Institutions. Totals. Sbx. Age. Institutions. Males. Females. Under 1 year. |
cc98897a-0b1a-4622-b5d1-fffbb6046120 | 1 to 5 years. All under 5. 5 to 15 years. 15 to 25 years 25 to 65 years. 65 and upwards. Union Workhouse. General and Special Hospitals. Asylums Board Hospitals. County and other Lunatic Asylums | Elsewhere. DISEASE. i.βZYMOTICS. Small Pox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlatina 40 21 19 5 26 31 7 2 . . . . 40 . . Diphtheria 56 23 33 3 36 39 16 . 1 . . 8 48 . . Membranous Croup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Typhus Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enteric 10 6 4 . |
822b4eba-bde7-4230-842a-3100a9884b07 | 1 1 2 1 6 . . 5 4 1 . Continued Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relapsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerperal 1 . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . Cholera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erysipelas 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . Measles 2 2 . . 2 2 . . . . . 1 1 . . Whooping Cough 1 . 1 . 1 1 . . . . . 1 . . . DiarrhΕa 3 1 2 3 . 3 . . . . . 3 . . . Other Zymotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
109346ac-7f3b-4f50-9c20-358a46f3b641 | Total Zymotics 114 54 60 11 66 77 25 3 9 . . 20 93 1 . Rheumatic Fever 3 . 3 . . . 3 . . . . 3 . . . Ague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phthisis 32 19 13 1 4 5 3 3 21 . 3 24 . 5 . Tubercular 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . Respiratory 14 9 5 3 2 5 . 1 8 . . 12 . 1 1 Circulatory 43 24 19 1 1 2 5 6 24 6 2 32 . 6 3 Nervous 63 48 15 1 1 2 6 5 43 7 5 19 . |
1711ebc8-6de1-41f5-8283-75f430428fd7 | 38 1 Cancer 24 14 10 . . . . . 20 4 2 22 . . . Violence 21 18 3 . 3 3 . 3 r4 1 . 13 . . 8 All Other Diseases 72 40 32 19 5 24 3 9 32 4 3 64 1 3 1 Totals 387 226 161 36 82 118 45 31 171 22 15 210 94 54 14 12 Table I. This table contains details of the deaths of Battersea parishioners in Metropolitan public institutions without the parish. The disease from which death ensued, the sex, age, and particular class of institution are herein indicated, as well as the localities in which other parishioners lost their lives or were found dead, which latter require no comment, the causes of death being set out in the table. |
b714f6ac-5ca6-45b6-8612-907e5dbc0773 | Table I. shews that three hundred and eighty-seven Battersea parishioners died in outlying public institutions, in addition to the one hundred and ninety-seven dying in the Union Infirmary, (vide Table VIII) and eleven in the Bolingbroke Hospital, making a total number of five hundred and ninety-five deaths in public institutions. During the year 1896 five hundred and seventy deaths similarly occurred. . Tables II. and III., give in tabular form the weekly returns of the District Registrars of Births and Deaths for East and West Battersea respectively, and include the deaths of all persons within the parish and in public institutions, whether parishioners or not. They shew the incidence of births and deaths at the various periods of the year, being grouped in quarters for that purpose, with additional particulars as to causes of death to be found in Table IV. |
f4a68ff1-1239-4cd7-9c1d-b6f686320b52 | It is shown by these tables that the births and deaths exhibited an unusual uniformity during the several quarters of the year, the result doubtless of the mild winter and spring, during which seasons the mortality is frequently considerably in excess of that of the others. The particulars of deaths of non-parishioners dying within the parish will be found in Table IX. and following tables. 13 TABLE II. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN EAST BATTERSEA, 1897. births. deaths. Week ending:β Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. 9th January 1897. |
5aeeaddf-a5dc-4a9d-a1b3-dbe24b184058 | 19 27 46 10 8 18 16th β β 30 27 57 9 6 15 23rd β β 15 25 40 10 15 25 30th β β 35 29 64 11 15 26 6th February β 13 21 34 7 14 21 13th β β 27 20 47 10 10 20 20th β β 26 23 49 11 7 18 27th β β 30 23 53 11 8 19 6th March β 25 20 45 5 6 11 13th β β 27 25 52 11 9 20 20th β β 30 31 61 17 11 28 27th , β 24 24 48 8 8 16 3rd April , |
9e1459b8-d194-4eaa-a087-edfecb603170 | 25 20 45 10 10 20 1st Quarter 326 315 641 130 127 257 10th April β 29 27 56 7 8 15 17th β β 24 21 45 10 8 18 24th β β 26 23 49 10 7 17 1st May β 29 22 51 10 14 24 8th β β 25 20 45 9 8 17 15th β β 11 17 28 8 9 17 22nd β β 24 32 56 10 7 17 29th β β 23 22 45 5 5 10 5th June , |
0b5c1e04-5b58-40c7-bd3f-30e6aa785d81 | 30 22 52 7 5 12 12th β β 23 18 41 8 6 14 I9th β β 22 22 44 7 7 14 26th , β 18 10 28 11 3 14 3rd July β 21 19 40 5 5 10 2nd Quarter 305 275 580 107 92 199 14 Births and Deaths, East Battersea, 1897βcontinued. Week ending:β births. deaths. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. 10th July, |
5e1db6b4-112e-4493-a50f-38876efa9fcd | 1897 18 24 42 9 6 15 17th β β 19 22 41 12 9 21 24th β β 25 23 48 9 6 15 31st β β 25 22 47 8 11 19 7th August β 18 14 32 24 14 38 14th β β 23 25 48 15 12 27 21st β β 20 26 46 15 21 36 28th β β 24 25 49 9 16 25 4th September β 25 18 43 13 7 20 11th β β 28 21 49 5 7 12 18th β β 26 25 51 9 2 11 25th β β 28 22 50 3 8 11 2nd October , |
aa38d9f8-a844-4908-b944-06ec42efa972 | 31 33 64 13 2 15 3rd Quarter 310 300 610 144 121 265 9th October β 23 26 49 9 8 17 16th β β 25 28 53 9 7 16 23rd β β 26 27 53 9 6 15 30th β β 15 27 42 10 8 18 6th November β 25 20 45 10 8 18 13th β β 23 22 45 20 8 28 20th β β 33 32 65 12 7 19 27th β β 20 21 41 5 5 10 4th December , |
b81a5973-031f-49a4-81d6-8d18c10af28c | 25 16 41 8 10 18 11th β β 20 31 51 14 9 23 18th β β 28 22 50 14 12 26 25th β β 17 13 30 6 6 12 1st January β 21 14 35 11 17 28 4th Quarter 301 299 600 137 111 248 Whole Year 1,242 1,189 2,431 518 451 969 15 TABLE III. BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN WEST BATTERSEA, 1897. Week ending BIRTHS. DEATHS. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. 9th January, |
e6c02e8e-64b9-404a-98c8-d998eefdcc2f | 1897 26 24 50 18 11 29 16th β β 17 22 39 17 16 33 23rd β β 34 28 62 13 18 31 30th β β 25 39 64 14 24 38 6th February β 31 32 63 16 19 35 13th β β 27 24 51 10 13 23 20th β β 33 21 54 12 10 22 27th β β 29 37 66 11 19 30 6th March β 20 32 52 14 20 34 13th β β 33 32 65 10 20 30 20th , |
9a499b53-ffb2-4c14-af5b-261cfdbae6ec | β 24 24 48 21 17 38 27th β β 32 34 66 21 15 36 3rd April β 31 21 52 12 18 30 1st Quarter 362 370 732 189 220 409 10th April β 30 29 59 9 12 21 17th β β 27 20 47 10 15 25 24th , β 28 20 48 20 16 36 1st May β 26 31 57 21 17 38 8th β β 21 24 45 18 18 36 15th β β 28 22 50 15 8 23 22nd , |
2550d612-6939-48f5-a4a4-e8252f3d8a66 | β 20 19 39 20 11 31 29th β β 24 23 47 6 15 21 5th June β 23 26 49 15 8 23 12th β 22 19 41 18 10 28 19th β β 32 19 51 9 15 24 26th β β 27 17 44 9 11 20 3rd July β 46 27 73 16 10 26 2nd Quarter 354 296 650 186 166 352 16 Births and Deaths in West Battersea, 1897βcontinued. Week ending:β BIRTHS. DEATHS. Males. Females. Total. Males. Females Total. 10th July, |
8ecc74e3-8ff5-4ff4-9f3c-99cd05a58ad0 | 1897 31 35 66 13 13 26 17th β β 30 24 54 15 9 24 24th β , 28 27 55 22 15 37 31st β β 26 34 60 18 21 39 7th August β 22 29 51 16 24 40 14th β β 28 26 54 19 20 39 21st β β 27 33 60 27 20 47 28th β β 35 27 62 21 21 42 4th September β 21 21 42 13 12 25 11th β , 31 35 66 19 11 30 18th , |
e577437e-bf8f-469b-92bb-03c899b35e84 | β 28 26 54 19 17 36 25th β β 28 25 53 15 11 26 2nd October β 30 33 63 17 14 31 3rd Quarter 365 375 740 234 208 442 9th October 28 35 63 12 11 23 16th β , 31 27 58 15 10 25 23th β β 33 28 61 22 10 32 30th β β 30 24 54 15 18 33 6th November , |
202f41a8-91e3-48ce-9948-9de9a5ca9aba | 28 31 59 10 23 33 13th β β 28 33 61 15 24 39 20th β β 33 31 64 12 21 33 27th β β 39 17 56 24 17 41 4th December β 24 15 39 14 23 37 11th β β 29 23 52 18 12 30 18th β β 31 35 66 16 15 31 25th β β 23 24 47 19 20 39 1st January, 1898 16 17 33 22 30 52 4th Quarter 373 340 713 214 234 448 Whole Year 1,454 1,381 2,835 823 828 1,651 17 TABLE IV. Quarterly and Annual Summaries of Births and Deaths. Battersea. |
4015cb9b-f8cc-4324-a253-174eedf5029b | 1897. Births Deaths Deaths Small Pox Measles Scarlet Fever Diphtheria Whooping Cough Fever Diarrhoea Cholera Violence Inquests Public Institutions (including NonParishioners. Under 1 Year Above 60 Years 1st Quarter E 641 257 81 42 . 1 . 7 12 1 2 . 12 34 . w 732 409 103 131 . . 1 3 9 1 2 . 11 32 116 2nd Quarter E 580 199 68 33 . 1 . 5 10 . . . 9 33 . w 650 352 66 124 . 2 . 5 14 . 2 . 28 48 116 3rd Quarter E 610 265 147 16 . 5 . 11 8 1 52 1 11 24 . W 740 442 182 91 . |
2a6edb41-185b-45f9-80b6-ad1322d4b6c4 | 4 1 5 14 2 69 2 22 38 111 4th Quarter e 600 248 82 38 . 18 3 9 6 1 3 . 11 29 . w 713 448 116 113 . 45 2 7 9 2 5 . 14 35 116 Whole Year E 2431 969 378 129 . 24 4 32 36 3 60 1 43 120 . w 2835 1651 467 459 . 52 3 20 46 5 78 2 75 153 459 Totals 5266 2620 845 588 . 76 7 52 82 8 138 3 118 273 459 The Births and Deaths during the various quarters in the whole parish are here set out:β Births. Deaths. |
9950dfce-7a72-485e-a92e-37cf0782d778 | 1st quarter 1,373 666 2nd β 1,230 551 3rd β 1,350 707 4th β 1,313 696 Totals 5,266 2,620 Table V. contains a veritable sanitary history of the parish of Battersea since 1856, the year in which modern sanitation first came into existence under the provisions of the Metropolis Local Management Act of 1855, and by which sanitary authorities, in the form of Vestries and District Boards, the latter consisting of small parishes grouped together, were first constituted for London as a whole. This parish at that time consisted of a congeries of small villages, between which extended market gardens ; the inhabitants b 18 TABLE V. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c. Year. Mean Population for Year. Births. Birth Rate. Deaths. Death Rate. Zymotic Deaths. Natural Increase. 1856 15, |
fbfc9209-a2ba-4c12-8d43-4e0922518c9b | 069 536 36β’2 320 21β’2 45 216 1857 15,970 582 36β’0 343 21β’4 46 239 1858 I6,872 562 33β’3 380 22β’5 100 182 1859 17,774 685 38β’5 394 22β’1 96 292 1860 18,676 680 36β’4 399 21β’3 62 281 1861 19,582 750 38β’3 505 25β’7 112 245 1862 23,108 784 33β’9 491 21β’2 106 293 1863 26,635 1,042 39β’1 522 19β’5 86 520 1864 30,161 1,140 37β’7 669 22β’1 129 471 1865 33,688 1, |
12b0dea3-a746-4115-bbb1-26b0da20a31d | 357 40β’2 785 23β’.3 177 572 1866 37,145 1,386 37β’3 1,002 26β’9 244 384 1867 40,741 1,734 42β’5 870 21β’3 122 864 1868 44,267 1,975 44.6 1,046 23β’.6 194 929 1869 47,749 2,096 43β’8 1,121 23β’4 247 975 1870 51,320 2,170 42β’2 1,375 26β’7 404 795 1871 54,847 2,220 40β’4 1,472 26β’8 463 748 1872 60,244 2,349 38β’9 1,202 19β’9 220 1,147 1873 65, |
e69df44f-4dec-4130-a3d8-0e841b6998ee | 614 2,659 40β’5 1,307 19β’9 205 1,352 1874 70,984 2,865 40β’3 1,387 I9β’5 238 1,478 1875 76,354 3,080 40β’3 1,724 22β’5 307 1,356 1876 81,704 3,455 42β’2 1,745 21β’3 340 1,710 1877 87,094 3,48I 39β’9 1,725 19β’8 280 1,756 1878 92,464 3,748 40β’5 1,803 19β’4 322 1,945 1879 97,834 4,001 40β’8 1,980 20β’2 355 2,021 1880 103,204 4, |
ab5b2d75-9d9e-4329-ad73-9bd580194690 | 095 39β’6 2,040 19β’7 383 2,055 1881 108,342 4,452 41β’8 2,033 18β’7 381 2,419 1882 112,661 4,504 39β’9 2,214 19β’6 353 2,190 1883 116,980 4,711 40β’2 2,344 20β’0 369 2,367 1884 121,299 5,275 43β’4 2,569 21β’1 568 2,706 1885 125,618 4,654 37β’0 2,566 20β’4 432 2,088 1886 129,937 5,140 39β’5 2,477 19β’0 398 2,663 1887 134,256 5,186 38β’6 2, |
c048f4a1-ec08-48b8-9f60-02ff9dd25ed8 | 451 18β’2 502 2,735 1888 138,565 5,06l 36β’5 2,187 15β’7 363 2,874 1889 142,884 5,161 36β’1 2,240 15β’6 366 2,921 1890 147,203 5,105 34β’6 2,854 19β’3 543 2,251 1891 151,190 5,237 34β’6 2,619 17β’3 398 2,618 1892 154,121 4,990 32β’3 2,692 17β’4 473 2,298 1893 157,052 5.225 33β’2 2,801 17β’8 564 2,424 1894 159,984 5.024 31β’4 2,404 15β’4 468 2, |
5def84cb-2938-400a-8733-c082c6b981e8 | 620 1895 162,915 5,264 32.β’3 2,901 17β’8 491 2,363 1896 165,847 5,358 32β’.3 2,941 17β’7 608 2,419 1897 168,778 5,266 31β’2 2,620 15β’5 391 2,646 The years marked thus were census years. 19 and dependents of some few dozens of large houses, the residences chiefly of merchants, with the workers at the market gardens, constituting the principal population. It will be observed that the population was then but 15,069, and at the census of 1861, had but reached the number of 19,582. The birth rate was then a little higher than now. The death rate, however, although the population was very sparse, was much higher than at present. |
cb52833c-5a52-4798-916c-d2730d1fceea | It has been laid down as an axiom that mortality increases in direct proportion to the density of population, and it is the aim of modern sanitation to limit or prevent such increase. That the same parish, of course with the same superficial area, should, with a ten-fold population have a reduced instead of an augmented death rate, shews that the authority having charge of the sanitation, which includes the health condition and duration of lives of the inhabitants, has performed its public duties in an exemplary manner. It will be observed that the year 1897 comes out very favourably by contrast. Tables VI., VII., VIII., and IX., with addendum, contain particulars of the mortality respectively of East Battersea, West Battersea, and in the Union Infirmary, giving separately parishioners and non-parishioners, and in the addendum of the other public institutions situated within the parish. |
5d23bcfb-257a-469c-ab13-aacef3f6bdb1 | These tables have been used from 1856, and are continued for purposes of comparison with former years as well as being the basis upon which all the other mortality tables are founded. 20 TABLE VI. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY. EAST BATTERSEA. Population (Census) 1896, 71,730. Estimated mean population tor middle of 1897, 72,875. Total Deaths from each Class of Disease. &c. Sex. Age. Social Position Males. Females. Under 1 year. 1 to 5 years. All under 5. From 5 to 15 years. From 15 to 25 years. From 25 to 65 years. 65 years and upwards. Nobility, Gentry, &c. Professional Class. Merchants, Bankers, &c. Middle and Trading Class, Shopmen, Clerks, &c. Industrial and Labouring Class. |
42f3d215-f844-4ed3-b024-33f6c3bb92c3 | I. Zymotic. Small-pox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measles 24 14 10 3 20 23 1 . . . . . . 24 Scarlet Fever 4 2 2 . 3 3 . . 1 . . . . 4 Typhus Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enteric Fever 3 3 . 1 . 1 . . 2 . . . 2 1 Puerperal Fever 1 . 1 . . . . . 1. . . . . 1 Diphtheria 32 15 17 . 23 23 9 . . . . . . 32 Whooping Cough 36 15 21 9 26 35 1 . . . . . 1 35 Erysipelas 3 2 1 2 . 2 . . 1 . . . . |
9bca671a-0171-4c69-a284-df693257d0ef | 3 DiarrhΕa, Dysentery & Cholera 61 30 31 49 9 58 . . 2 1 . . . 61 Influenza 6 4 2 . 1 1 . . 4 1 . 1 . 5 Other Zymotic Diseases 1 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 Total of Zymotic Diseases 171 86 85 64 82 146 11 . 12 2 . 1 3 167 II. Constitutional. |
dc41bbd8-42e6-4756-a81b-b3dee693ffc3 | Gout ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Rheumatism 5 5 ... ... ... ... 1 ... 3 1 ... ... 2 3 Cancer & other Tumours 21 5 16 ... 1 1 ... 1 14 5 1 ... 7 13 Other Constitutional Diseases 7 6 1 6 1 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 6 Tubercular. Phthisis 92 54 38 4 1 7 3 14 67 1 ... 2 6 84 Other Tubercular Diseases 45 29 16 22 17 39 3 2 1 ... ... 1 2 42 III. Local. |
6ef262fc-912d-479e-a348-b046158aa00c | Nervous 80 45 35 27 15 42 2 1 23 12 ... ... 2 78 Circulatory 40 21 19 1 1 2 4 2 26 6 ... ... 4 36 Respiratory 181 98 83 61 41 102 4 2 47 26 ... 2 9 170 Digestive 93 49 44 56 10 66 1 3 17 6 ... 2 7 84 Urinary 29 15 14 ... 1 1 1 ... 22 5 ... 1 2 26 Generative 4 ... 4 ... ... ... ... ... 4 ... ... ... ... 4 Locomotory 2 1 1 ... 1 1 ... i ... ... ... ... 1 1 lntegumentary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... IV. Developmental. |
769e3813-b22c-4e18-a735-a60e80fafef4 | Premature Birth, &c. 120 69 51 120 ... 120 ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 117 Old Age 30 7 23 ... ... ... ... ... 2 28 ... ... 5 25 V. Violence 43 27 16 17 2 19 4 1 17 2 ... 1 ... 42 VI. All other Diseases 6 1 5 ... 2 2 1 1 2 ... ... ... ... 6 Totals 969 518 451 378 177 555 35 28 257 94 1 10 54 904 21 TABLE VII. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY. WEST BATTERSEA. Population Census) 1896, 93,385. Estimated mean population including institutions, for middle of 1897, 95,903. Total Deaths from each class of Disease. Sex. Age. Social Position Males. |
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