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f0aa4e53-761c-42c9-ae96-c77f2d899891 | I remain, Your obedient servant, D. J. THOMAS. 74 FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, LAUNDRIES, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK. INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances Premises. Inspections. Written Notices Workshops (Including Workshop Laundries) 77 31 Workplaces (Other than Outworkers' pr... |
fcab10b5-d774-45b8-898c-c3a96f2918ff | Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— Want of Cleanliness 18 18 _ Want of ventilation 2 2 — Overcrowding 1 1 — Want of drainage of floors 2 2 — Other nuisances 2 2 — Sanitary accommodation insufficient 1 1 — unsuitable or defective 1 1 — not separate for sexes 9 9 1 Offences under the Factory and Workshop Act:— Brea... |
0a224dd2-4e65-47f8-bae9-1bf926169c69 | 30 40 4 8 17 2 60 — (2) cleaning and washing 102 208 12 19 - 7 306 4 Brush making 2 8 — — — 2 15 — Stuffed Toys 2 26 — — — 2 45 — Total 136 282 16 27 17 13 426 4 75 REGISTERED WORKSHOPS. Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year:— Laundries 288 Dressmaking 43 Millinery 8 Tailoring 5 Bakehouses 27 Others... |
5da4d740-d507-4820-b410-83e7c461b65c | Inspector as remediable under the Public Healthy Acts, but not under the FacReports (of action taken) sent to tory and Workshop Act (s.5) H.M. Inspec tor 10 Underground Bakehouses (s. 101):— In use at the end of the year 8 Your obedient servant, D J. THOMAS. March 1st, 1997 76 ANNUAL REPORT OF CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR ... |
be19e262-3d1b-4ae9-83f0-bf9cb121844f | 138 House to House inspections 1,236 Nuisances reported 1,645 Nuisances abated 1,200 Preliminary Notices served 692 Statutory Notices served 51 Drains opened up for examination upon written complaint. The Volatile or chemical test was applied in numerous instances 108 Plans of new drainage systems submitted and approve... |
ac5a706d-2d8c-4bfc-8b99-b8db16ca4942 | 78 Houses let in Lodgings inspected 236 „ 54 Furnished rooms inspected 218 „ 2 Common Lodging Houses inspected 112 „ 3 Cowsheds inspected 23 „ 69 Dairies and Milk Shops inspected 98 „ 28 Bakehouses inspected 189 „ 4 Slaughter Houses inspected 182 „ 6 Piggeries inspected 150 „ 3 Offensive Trades inspected 78 „ 4 Mews in... |
ad0aba05-6b86-4c5b-a900-3632cbdd6a4e | Inspector of Factories and satisfactorily dealt with 12 Notices to Water Company, re Waste of Water With regard to the Bakehouses, Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops, Common Lodging Houses, Houses Let in Lodgings, Mews, and Piggeries, I have no occasion to make special mention. Offensive Trades. There are 2 registered off... |
0c04678a-98ea-473c-8bd1-048e46d4625c | In May, I presented a detailed report to the Council with regard to the offence against public decency caused by the situation of many of the urinals in connection with the Public-houses. You inspected all the premises with me upon a later occasion, and decided which should be dealt with. Circulars were sent to the Bre... |
0fbd5dbb-af58-457c-9dca-7db11f6192e4 | The Factory owners were very anxious to carry out anything we could suggest, as they did not wish to cause any nuisance. As you are aware, certain remedies were suggested, and these were at once complied with, and I have not received any complaints since . Smoke abatement. All factories' and works' chimneys have been o... |
2731fa1b-f98e-4698-8ad5-33db07938535 | This Council was not asked to take any active steps in the matter, as a similar petition had been presented to the Chiswick authority. During December, in consequence of complaints having been received, special observations (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) were kept upon the chimneys of Messrs. Eastman (2), Stratton, Napier, an... |
624eeb3f-21a3-4cb5-af78-d9627b53e3bc | Rudd complained of the well water which the occupiers were drinking at Heathfield Lodge, Gunnersbury Lane. I also took a sample of this water and had it analysed, and received a report that it was quite unfit for drinking purposes, and the necessary steps were taken to inform the occupiers concerned of the result of th... |
9cf32a04-791e-4e5a-9b27-f6f785d2c162 | The butcher's shops, greengrocer's shops, and other places where food is sold or prepared, were frequently inspected during the year, and in very few cases did.I find any unsound food, or was it necessary for me to call the occupier's attenting to any insanitary conditions or want of cleanliness. The cutting out of pha... |
c99a4a9e-218a-49f7-b1e0-1d99c865edf5 | Extensive cold storage is provided, so that in 8o the hot weather there is very litle chance of finding any meat in a decomposing state or unfit for human food. In August, I had a pint of milk brought to me by a resident, which she had purchased from her milkman. She complained that she had been ill for some time past ... |
23872489-a275-4873-ae76-92b339a4b3aa | During the year, the following were seized, or surrendered and taken before a Justice:— 1 Box of apples, 8½ Stone of plaice, 4 Boxes of haddocks, 8 Pigs' heads, 1 Trunk of codlings, 357 Rabbits (wild), 7. Lungs, 4 Livers, 2 Spleen. Food and Drugs. During the year I procured:— 56 Samples of New Milk, 2 Samples of Butter... |
66334e97-4ac2-416f-9c98-ad6183695073 | Fine. Jan. 10th. Depositing for the purpose of sale a Tubercular Cow's carcase. Fine £5 and costs. Jan. 10th. „ „ „ Fine £5 and costs. May 2nd. Butter adulterated with 70 per cent. Fined 20s., Analyst's of Margarine fee 10/6, and costs. May 30. Butter adulterated with 60 per cent. Fined 40s., Analyst's of Margarine. fe... |
038f2dfe-b013-4d22-9106-a5b929ab3f0d | House Drains taken up and reconstructed 91 45 136 „ repaired 15 26 41 unstopped and cleansed 28 66 94 „ provided with intercepting traps 69 49 118 „ manholes provided to 77 78 155 , ventilated 36 70 106 „ manholes to, cleansed — 22 22 „ manholes to, repaired 6 26 32 „ fresh air inlets repaired 3 14 17 fresh air inlets ... |
1a24c7b8-90c7-4846-967d-6a1434147ef1 | disconnected from drinking water cistern 2 10 12 „ additional provided to houses — 8 8 „ additional or separate, provide in Factories and Workshops - 9 9 apartments, foul and dilapidated 3 10 13 Soil Pipes repaired 18 6 24 „ ventilated 17 7 24 „ increased ventilation provided to 5 5 10 , reconstructed 24 9 33 Intercept... |
2485fc9c-91fc-42e1-83d3-a9009fbbb7d6 | repaired 7 11 18 Gully Traps replaced with stoneware gullies 2 10 12 „ removed from improper situation 4 12 16 „ unstopped — 31 31 „ provided — 10 10 „ grids provided to 1 7 8 „ cement work around, repaired 3 28 31 Yards or Passages, paving repaired 1 26 27 „ paved and drained 69 84 153 „ cleansed — 36 36 Bust Bins pro... |
e19609ec-d9af-49b4-816f-017796406bb5 | houses cleansed and whitewashed 221 127 348 „ plastering of walls and ceilings repaired — 7 7 „ houses dealt with under Housing Acts — — — Workshops cleansed and lime washed — 18 18 „ excessive steam in — 1 1 roofs repaired — 2 2 „ floors repaired - 4 4 „ overcrowding 1 — 1 Roofs of houses repaired 12 5 17 Floors of ho... |
dc865751-11b0-4dbe-8059-5bb26efe01b9 | refuse removed 18 10 28 manure removed 37 5 42 „ water in cellars removed 2 1 3 „ in ditches — — — Cess pools cleansed 1 — 1 Manure receptacles provided 2 2 4 Animals, fowls, etc. nuisances from, abated 5 6 11 Urinals cleansed — 8 8 „ reconstructed — 7 7 Smoke, nuisances abated 7 9 16 83 Overcrowding, number of cases a... |
0180108c-1f14-4f6c-8178-337a79545b41 | —Cautionary notices given 1,200 Statutory orders issued 692 , Summonses served 4 , Convictions obtained 4 Dwelling Houses.—Houses, premises, etc. cleansed, repaired, etc. |
c1642c18-d0c5-4734-b8dd-80915463faf2 | 355 „ Illegal underground dwellings vacated 1 Houses let in separate dwellings or lodgings.—Number registered under Bye-Laws 132 Common lodging houses—Number registered under Bye-Laws 2 Movable dwellings, caravans, tents, etc.—Number observed during the year 7 ,, Number removed from district 7 Workshops and workplaces—... |
bfb378ed-89ab-42e0-86ba-92996e62b78c | Wells.—Closed as polluted 1 Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service 100 per cent. Cisterns.—New, provided 9 „ Cleansed, repaired, covered, etc 45 „ Overflow pipes disconnected from drains 1 Draw-taps removed from Cisterns to Mains 15 Percentage of houses supplied on constant system 100 per cent. Water C... |
456d8684-5a06-4bcc-9b45-53caac570e58 | 1 Percentage of houses draining into sewers 100 Disinfection—Rooms disinfected 377 Dust—New bins provided 90 „ Periodical frequency of dust removal weekly Sundry nuisances abated—Overcrowding 12 „ „ „ Smoke 16 „ „ „ Accumulations of refuse 73 „ ,, „ Foul pigs and other animals 15 „ „ „ Dampness 49 „ „ „ Other nuisances... |
7460140c-212f-4b41-b1c2-5e4218d0eb4f | ACT 15 Urban District of Acton. Annual Report OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR 1907. ACT 15 Urban District of Acton. Annual Report OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR 1907. Public Health and Isolation Hospital Commitee. Mr. Councillor E. F. HUNT (Chairman). „ „ H. S. SCHULTESS-YOUNG, M.A., J.P. „ „ E. MONSON, J.P.... |
0a7fbe59-f31f-4e61-8c8f-14c1bc60ae2d | 2 By the Order of the Local Government Board, dated March 23rd, 1891, article 18, section 14, it is prescribed that the Medical Officer of Health shall make an Annual Report to the Sanitary Authority, up to the end of December in each year, comprising a summary of the action taken, or which he has advised the Sanitary ... |
31fc73c4-a720-4030-8814-a8381f57041c | The report shall also contain an account of the inquiries which he has made as to conditions injurious to health existing in the district, and of the proceedings in which he has taken part or advised under any Statute, so far as such proceedings relate to those conditions; and also an account of the supervision exercis... |
253ebe58-e6c6-446e-bd5e-ee77b33bacba | In a memorandum issued by the Local Government Board in November, 1906, it is recommended that the report shall deal with the extent, distribution and causes of disease within the district; and should give an account of any noteworthy outbreak of epidemic diseases during the year under review, stating the result of inv... |
7b4b1833-a319-49e5-9ece-37e5990eedd3 | ANNUAL REPORT of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1907. 130 Churchfield Road, Acton, W. April, 1908. To the Chairman and Members 0/ the Acton District Council. Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit to the Council a report on the sanitary conditions of the district, together with the vital and other statistic... |
1b823873-d20f-425e-8cd4-6d0e632330fd | There was an extensive outbreak of Scarlet Fever in the autumn, but the majority of the cases were mild in character. The incidence of Diphtheria and Enteric Fever remains very low. 4 In addition to the routine work of the Sanitary Department, at the request of the Local Government Board, a systematic inspection was ma... |
fd5e054e-4ff0-4f40-8de3-b789ba98d970 | Respiratory Death-rate (including Phthisis): 13 per 1,000 inhabitants. Phthisis Death-rate: 1.2 per 1.ooo inhabitants. Death-rate from other forms of Tuberculosis: 4 per 1000 inhabitants. POPULATION. Of the various methods of estimating the population of a district in any particular year, the most reliable in the case ... |
c16170c1-ed54-4a48-8bd4-9ade116986b0 | Between July 1st, 1906, and June 30th, 1907, 245 new buildings were completed and occupied. Of these 218 were dwelling houses, and distributed amongst the wards as follows:— 5 North-East 69 North-West 63 South-East 45 South-West 41 An average of 6.2 per house would represent 1,351 inhabitants, which, added to the estim... |
28e1d04a-dda9-4a77-8614-b367045fd2d8 | There are other methods by which an estimate of the population can be made, but, as explained in previous reports, for Acton these are more unreliable than the one given above. The method adopted by the Registrar-General is based on the assumption that the rate of increase which prevailed in the last completed intercen... |
e9ebbd96-c176-4168-89c7-634e33751e33 | In Acton, since 1901, the development of large industries and the introduction of the electric tramway, have rendered the Registrar-General's method of calculation almost valueless, and one is justified in discarding it. Another method is based upon the extent of the excess of the number of births over the number of de... |
d790cf7b-6100-44ea-b08d-617fb024b803 | As a rule, the birth-rate serves as a means of checking the estimated population. Though the birth-rate is steadily declining throughout the kingdom, it rarely shows any sudden deviation from the normal. Based on an estimated population of 53,000, the birth-rate last year was 29 per 1,000 inhabitants. BIRTHS. There wer... |
88b27c2d-0350-4b8e-a9e3-634923f2bba6 | In spite of this fact; last year the birth-rate in Acton was 2.7 per 1,000 higher than that of England and Wales, 2 per 1,000 higher than that of the 76 large towns, and 3.3 per 1,000 higher than that of the 142 smaller towns. Usually, the number of male children born exceed the number of female ones, but last year the... |
36496c2d-c3da-42da-ae86-ebf044973a41 | In the North-East Ward the rate was 24.5, and in the South-East Ward 28.2. The infants registered as having been born out of wedlock numbered 37, which figures correspond to a rate of 24 per 1.000 births or .7 1,000 living. This is slightly lower than the illegitimate birth-rate of 1906, and considerably lower than tha... |
dd234cb8-b951-4d0f-86f1-b3f32fbd78b5 | The actual number of deaths, therefore, which has to be regarded in estimating the death-rate is 737. This gives a recorded death-rate of 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. It was explained in last year's report that in order to compare the death-rate of one district with that of another it is necessary to make an allowance f... |
21e97acd-db82-43d5-93ab-20df0ee57e68 | There is an increased number of deaths of residents in outside institutions. The increase was most marked in the case of Isleworth Infirmary. The following list gives the names of the institutions, together with the number of deaths in each:— Isleworth Infirmary 82 West London Hospital 18 Middlesex County Asylum 10 St.... |
f13a37d8-d1bf-44c0-83b7-55996996372d | Of the 82 deaths that occurred in Isleworth Infirmary, it was impossible to trace the address from which 12 of the patients were removed into the Infirmary. These persons had been in the 9 house or Infirmary for many years. The remaining deaths were distributed as follows:— North-East. North-West. South-East. South-Wes... |
5d854fa7-3299-491b-9510-b55f70c4c0bd | Some of the causes are not dependent upon sanitary conditions. The death-rate of a population is profoundly affected by its age constitution. The tendency to death is greater among persons living at the extremes of life—among infants and old people. The birthrate in the South-West Ward is much higher than in the rest o... |
56f8d375-43e9-42c5-b133-6f343327f49d | But the part played by social conditions is not so readily admitted, either because the effect is more remote, or there may be an immediate as well as an ultimate cause. The diseases which were responsible for the high death-rate in the South-West Ward were Measles, Whooping Cough, Diarrhoeal Diseases, Bronchitis 10 an... |
bf8340a9-abb8-4631-9d2f-8c939654adcd | The mothers go out to work and place their young children under the charge of persons who undertake this duty. On some days of the week the children are not taken home before 9 p.m. The conditions under which some of these children are cared for leave much to be desired. The rooms are badly ventilated, and the vitiated... |
69b2bf12-ebfa-4108-a308-153e0e055a9f | The so-called Zymotic death-rate includes deaths from seven Zymotic diseases, namely, Small-pox, Measles, Whooping Cough, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Fever and Diarrhoea. 11 It will be observed that all the preventable diseases are not included in this list, and though the Zymotic death-rate is retained and regarded in ... |
64b7d7e2-c242-4905-8d0a-4d074b2026c1 | It was this mildness of the symptoms in a large number of the cases which was one of the principal factors in the spread of the infection, and whenever a rise in the number of notifications occurred, a search usually resulted in the finding of a missed case. Instances of "missed" cases have been repeatedly brought to t... |
32ed322d-6ec6-4284-9bb4-a5ec2b490df7 | The circumstances were so peculiar as to merit recital. During the fortnight ended October 12th, 26 cases were notified. Of these, 11 occurred in families supplied by one dairyman, and in 12 9 of them the onset occurred either on October Ist or 2nd (Tuesday and Wednesday). The dairyman resided outside the district, and... |
e0870f6c-8d21-4484-b9ba-0361047ec271 | The 500 gallons were obtained from two farms, but the extra 300 gallons were obtained from a large distributing company in Paddington. The Medical Officer of Health for the district in which the two farms were situated was communicated with, but the milk supply from these two farms was free from suspicion. It will be o... |
3d61d1a7-0d09-4e1f-bcf5-a8829b66a012 | Of the 9 cases whose onset of symptoms dated from October Ist or 2nd, 4 attended Southfield-road School, 3 attended Central School, and 2 were not of school age. On October IIth, a case was notified from The Avenue. The skin of the hands and body 13 was peeling, and the child had been suffering from the disease since S... |
b8cd34c6-dc75-45db-8fa4-3f970c2fe01a | The disease was distributed almost uniformly throughout the wards. 48 cases occurred in the North-East Ward, 37 in the North-West, 44 in the South-East and 107 in the South-West Ward. The School distribution was as follows:— Beaumont Park 40 South Acton 22 Central 22 Southfield Road 18 Priory 12 Roman Catholic II Roths... |
d6ed9c76-0998-475b-92b1-846b160c2fa9 | The increase in Acton did not become abnormal until the first week in October, when the number of notifications increased from 4 in the week ended September 28th to 15 in the week ended October 5th. DIPHTHERIA. 63 Cases of Diphtheria were notified, and 5 deaths resulted from the disease. There is a slight increase both... |
4987cf33-5c05-45e0-b982-6f430f3dca95 | The children attending the school were examined and a list of those absent on account of illness was obtained. I examined all the children unattended by a doctor and obtained the consent of the parents to swarb all suspicious throats. As a result 3 children were found suffering from the disease. ENTERIC FEVER. 13 Notif... |
cfbe4525-8945-4461-ac25-9ce40a3a2ba1 | In the 8 other cases the source of the infection was not definitely traced, but recent bacteriological research has thrown a new light on one of the ways hitherto little suspected whereby Typhoid Fever may be disseminated. Several instances have been recorded of outbreaks due to chronic typhoid carriers, and in one ins... |
0c96e056-cee2-4310-9a12-df398de946ee | But however unpleasant this contingency may be, we cannot afford to close our eyes to its possibility; and it therefore seems desirable that special precautions should be taken when persons ascertained to have previously suffered from typhoid fever are employed in work of this nature. PUERPERAL FEVER. Only one case of ... |
054a414e-d5be-4e58-9a5b-5145f71c0969 | The area and the figures are too limited to draw any conclusions, but it is a curious fact that the South-Eastern portion of the district year after year shows a lower death-rate from the disease than that of the rest of the district, inasmuch as it is generally held that cancer is more prevalent in low-lying districts... |
c8f66154-5c55-4940-b2df-29d67b560ce9 | The only knowledge possessed of the cases of Measles and Whooping Cough is that derived from the school notification cards, and from the inquiries made upon the receipt of these cards. Measles. 17 There were 20 deaths from Measles as compared with 27 in 1906. The Ward distribution of the fatal cases was as follows Nort... |
32c70dcf-b6a5-45bb-a216-ac2020caca4c | Central Infants was closed from Jan. 21st to Feb. 15th. Priory Infants was closed from Jan. 21st to Feb. 15th. South Acton Infants was closed from Jan. 28th to Feb. 22nd. St. Mary's Infants was closed from Mar. 4th to Mar. 28th. Beaumont Park Infants was closed from Mar. IIth to Mar. 28th. From inquiries made, it was f... |
5da7c7f3-0bd3-460b-90d6-39574c8a3bbc | It is probable that this section applies to Measles and Whooping Cough as well as the diseases scheduled in the Infectious Disease Notification Act, but in Acton it is difficult to suggest means by which 18 the provisions of the section can be effectually carried out. Epidemics of Measles are of an explosive character,... |
ac317644-2bd6-440f-b756-4d24faf4c7b7 | In last year's report the influence of school attendance, and the question of disinfection were entered into, and it is unnecessary to dwell on these matters. Whooping Cough. Apart from the tendency of both Measles and Whooping Cough to appear epidemically at certain periods, there seems to be some other connection bet... |
05b646f6-0fcd-4d80-80e1-54fd46cd2579 | Altogether 17 deaths were attributable to this disease, and of these 14 belonged to the South-West Ward. But of the 236 cases notified, 155 lived in the South-West Ward, 57 in the SouthEast, 13 in the North-East, and n in the North-West. 119 Cases, or slightly over 50 per cent., were attended by a doctor. 19 TUBERCULAR... |
08c347f8-0b8e-40e6-8a72-46c52135cc5a | Labourer 4 Traveller 3 Baker 2 Confectioner 2 Groom 2 Painter 2 Cattle Drover 2 Tailor 2 Teacher 1 Clerk 1 Laundryman 1 Plumber 1 Blacksmith 1 Barman 1 Portmanteau Maker 1 Brush Finisher 1 Porter 1 General Dealer 1 Carman 1 Females. Household 19 Laundress 4 Nurse 1 Shop Assistant 1 No Occupation 3 20 18 of the deaths f... |
8cefb1e3-04c7-4c25-8ae9-64fd9bfce483 | 33 of the deaths, or exactly one-half belonged to the South-West Ward. It is this aspect of the question which constitutes the chief difficulty in obtaining information Of early cases. Of the number investigated during the year, only 10 were considered likely to derive any permanent benefit from sanatorium treatment, a... |
b9c7aab0-8298-4e16-a2e0-862a99b534df | Thus it comes about that he can, without social disqualification, such as is associated with Poor Law relief or charity —without, that is, forfeiting in any degree, his sense of self-respectprocure at once at the very onset of his malady treatment requisite for himself, and at the same time maintenance of those belongi... |
d42c4dc4-367c-439c-ae9e-10e3b0e4a224 | and 17 infants under 1 year of age died in public institutions beyond the district, making a total of 200. This latter figure corresponds to an infantile mortality of 130 per 1,000 births, or a deathrate of 3.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. In 1906 the infantile mortality in England and Wales was 118 in the 76 large towns it ... |
014173f7-4440-4e1c-8ed8-38a5e9d0f5ef | At the January meeting of the Health Committee, I was requested to report upon the milk supply of the district in so far as it affects directly or indirectly the infantile mortality. Although the question resolves itself to a consideration of the conditions under which children are handfed, it is not advisable that our... |
a2049ccb-0c76-4692-ab30-ab8689a15c5e | The so called " humanized " milk, is not humanized in the true sense of the term. It is true that other milks can be modified so as to resemble in chemical composition human milk, but milk is not an inert liquid, depending for its nutritious qualities on the chemical substances it contains ; it is a living liquid with ... |
fffe337f-bd89-4bd5-9972-5028e77afa0e | These observations are made not for the purpose of discouraging any improvement in the conditions under which children are being artificially fed, but in order to show that extreme care is necessary lest an inducement be given to mothers to wean their offspring unnecessarily and prematurely. Premature weaning is a path... |
90162d49-214c-48a2-8dc4-487d46223cbd | We have to consider what are the factors which compel artificial feeding, to what extent they can be obviated, and when artificial feeding becomes inevitable, can the conditions under which the artificial food is handled be improved. At the Census of 1901, there were 2,488 women employed in the laundries of the distric... |
b33fe96a-a663-4d04-87f8-b294e9741507 | In 1906, 724 births were registered in this ward, and in 1907, 671, so that in this ward alone there are over 200 children under one year of age who are, at any rate, +.o some extent, artifically fed, as a result of this one factor. These women are occupied in this employment, not from choice, but from necessity. But w... |
1ea22b0f-8a4c-49a2-9289-7c7363e1149b | 24 The question of contamination is by far the most important one we have to face when dealing with cow's milk. It is not the only difficulty in its bearing on the infantile mortality. It has been pointed out that cow's milk differs in its chemical composition from human milk. In the vast majority of cases, this diffic... |
ac5dd8e9-de1a-41b9-83c8-c9a03e1096c1 | The railway companies do not provide different vehicles for the summer from those used in the winter, and none provide refrigerating vans for milk in this country. 24 Samples were recently taken on delivery at Liverpool Street Station, and examined by Dr. Klein. 13 were found to be fairly clean, 2 were tuberculous, and... |
da013f05-8a0f-443a-8935-6475ab11a1b8 | 64 Persons are registered to sell milk in the district, and of these only 2 are eowkeepers. The others obtain their milk from sources of supply which are not under the supervision of the officials of our Council. 25 I have not dwelt upon the role of milk as a carrier of infectious disease, but it is well known that som... |
1864d7e7-3b84-4763-9614-c1214d8a92a4 | It is possible that our list of milk-borne diseases is far from complete, and that fuller knowledge may add to the dangers we now know to exist in the present state of our milk supply But the possibility of contamination of the milk does not stop with its delivery in the district. Of the premises registered, 25 are dai... |
532ca9cb-98eb-47b3-82ed-a5c8f7824eed | Under the regulations, the Council has power to insist upon certain conditions of cleanliness to be observed. In most instances, the counter-pan is covered with muslin, but this only prevents the grosser forms of contamination To what extent can these be obviated, and how can the dangers attendant on them be avoided? O... |
f41234ab-c7c6-4582-b18a-0a7d1d21820b | The question of sterilization and pasteurization has been much discussed of late, both in the medical and lay Press, and the ex perience of those who have tried these methods have been recorded. But the process, as carried out by sanitary authorities, means much more than the mere treatment of the milk. If nothing else... |
6d6a9e93-bdd5-4c6a-8e8a-f529d05ab120 | Park and Holt, of New York, found that children fed on condensed milk, though often apparently in good condition, when attacked with acute disease, offered but little resistence, and seemed to succumb more quickly than any other class of patients. Fuller knowledge will probably reveal further serious disadvantages of p... |
66dd374c-fd57-4e46-bfb0-1955a2c27d03 | It alters the taste and colour of the milk, it destroys the fine emulsification of the fat and probably makes the milk less digestible. A great deal has been written that boiled milk causes scurvy, but there is no positive evidence of this, and opinions seem to be very much divided on the question. In spite of the draw... |
430afeb2-575f-4cfc-8ed5-5cbfd9b475b1 | At any rate, it probably kills all the germs that produce specific disease, But pasteurization in practice does more, it necessitates a better method of delivering milk than that employed in most places, and avoids the danger of contamination in the house. Dr. Dufour set the example in 1894, at Fecamp, in France, and t... |
e6c5d270-03e5-46fd-a399-fc1d80c1b92e | Nathan Straus, in New York, is very similar to that of the Infants' Milk Depots of this country. The milk is obtained from a farm where the cows are periodically examined. The cowsheds are frequently inspected, the cattle are groomed, and every precaution is taken that strict cleanliness is observed. The milk is strain... |
31943d22-3dd1-46ee-a195-9df09d5c14bc | After modification, the milk is bottled, and sterilized. The milk is distributed in bottles sufficiently large to contain enough food for one meal. The bottles are supplied in wire baskets, each basket holding from 6 to 9 bottles, and containing a twenty-four hours' supply. The next day the basket of empty bottles is r... |
d65f2a5a-79e1-4d5a-9274-a42d9bfa1441 | Straus endeavours to obtain milk as pure as possible, and it is certified by the New York Milk Commissioners and visited by the veterinarian of the New York Board of Health. It will thus be observed that whatever the agency is, the supply of pasteurized milk means much more than the simple heat of the milk. It involves... |
fe379c93-eded-4136-b7c0-768fbd1749be | Various figures have been given containing the mortality of depotfed children with the general infantile mortality of a district. This method is so beset with fallacies as to be almost useless. The first year of life is not one period, but a collection of age periods, and the mortality during the first week is higher t... |
8c4dd1ab-52e9-4e90-ae47-a3a464e1c613 | But it must be remembered that the Straus Milk Charity was not the only ameliorative influence which came into operation after 1892. But there is one method of comparison which is not vitiated by outside factors. In 1896, Mr. Straus installed in the Infant Asylum at Randall's Island, New York City a complete plant for ... |
ad22bb1a-8634-433f-b96b-42775b65a3c3 | It is, of course, not the only one, and other methods must be adopted, but if it be within the range of possibility, no method should be left untried. The establishment of a Day Nursery in South Acton may also be mentioned as one of the agencies which it is hoped will be instrumental in reducing the infantile mortality... |
afaae2d0-0335-48ba-bb8d-53779c29ceaa | Philanthropic agencies took the matter up, and the Day Nursery was opened in J anuary, 1908. It is too soon to estimate the value of the institution, but it caused no surprise when it was known, that within a few weeks of its establishment, children had to be refused because all the cots and beds were occupied. The nur... |
aa2595bb-7076-4e48-87b1-1397f7f03aac | In the case of a large number of these, 31 the mothers went out to work, and there is reason to believe that the excessive mortality from disease of the lungs is partly due to the injurious effects of the stuffy rooms and the sudden changes of temperature to which the children are exposed. As usual the mortality amongs... |
1bfc2b68-9911-464c-9712-156b22a76a59 | During the year 301 patients were discharged, and there were 12 deaths. Diphtheria. 88 Cases of Diphtheria were admitted; 52 of these were from Acton and 36 from outside districts. There were 5 deaths from this disease ; four of these deaths were of Acton patients. Scarlet Fever. 246 Cases of Scarlet Fever were admitte... |
fa6deb8b-e43e-4ab5-877c-7ec508b863a7 | The " infecting " case had suffered from no complications whilst in Hospital, and on examination subsequently to her return home, nothing could be detected, which would give rise to a suspicion of the case being still infectious. 32 2. N W. Notified May 10th, ill since May 8th. The "infecting" case (aged 6 years) was a... |
44f8279d-b939-4257-bbf8-0dc496647288 | W. V. Notified on November 28th, ill since November 26th. The "infecting" case (aged 5 years) was admitted on October nth, and discharged on November 21st. The child suffered no complications, but tonsils were enlarged. 4. (a) L. H. Notified December 5th, ill since November 30th. (b) E H. Notified December 5th, ill sin... |
59ec8b40-9a2c-4666-a878-bfae09887c55 | J. R. Notified December 30th, ill on December 23rd. The " infecting " case (aged 8 years) was admitted to Hospital on October 31st. and discharged on December 18th. There are features in connection with these "return" cases which are of interest. We may divide the year into 3 periods. 1. From January 1st to May 5th—2 "... |
b5901da0-9fec-4391-bbcb-c3f39cb0f340 | The average number of patients in the Hospital was 31.4, varying from 18.5 in the week ending January 5th to 51 in the week ending February 9th. The average number of Scarlet Fever patients in the Hospital was 17.6, varying from 13 in the weeks ending March 9th and January 5th, to 22 in the week ending April 20th In th... |
65419119-4e59-4cfe-8806-9879e2e5ccbb | The average number of Scarlet Fever patients was 52, varying from 41 to 59. The age distribution of the cases was almost similar in the 3 periods, about 70 per cent of the patients being under 10 years of age. It will be observed that as far as the average number of all patients and the average number of scarlet fever ... |
a8be9176-ee80-4e1f-bf48-101159f46004 | Not one of the " infecting " cases was over 10 years of age, and it is extremely rare to find adults or very young children giving rise to " return" cases. Enteric Fever. 7 Cases were removed to Hospital, and one patient died. INQUESTS. 46 Inquests were held, the cause of death being:— Overlaying 5 Accidentally killed ... |
efe6f18c-a730-4d76-ba46-3662daf9df1d | It was pointed out that these premises were entirely unsuitable for the purpose it was used, and in addition, they were badly kept. 35 The other premises where fat extraction is carried on are situated in Hanbury-road. In this place also it was pointed out that the whole process was not carried out under cover, but eve... |
f11bfd11-5a9b-40ea-84f9-d9e719d55a4a | A description of the sewage works was given in the report of 1906, and it was stated that the works authorized in the Acton Sewage Act of 1905 were in hand. The work is not yet completed, but before the end of the summer, the whole of the sewage of the district will be emptied into the metropolitan sewers. SLAUGHTER HO... |
c897c569-5390-4220-8bce-cfdef1ef4e0b | The process has not been carried out entirely without a nuisance, but it is a vast improvement on the practice formerly in vogue of tipping the refuse on land near the cemetery. INTERCEPTING TRAPS. The following letter, dated March 5th, 1907, from the architect to the Local Government Board, was submitted to the meetin... |
ab80e416-a61e-432b-b13d-34f904bb304d | Malet, of the Engineering Department, and me, a semi-metropolitan district has come under review, in which it has been shown that in a large number of instances a serious blocking of the house drain had taken place at the intercepting trap, and that, although this had usually resulted in a considerable accumulation of ... |
9521bd76-e2b5-4f13-a5c1-99a4320cf5e4 | 37 We would suggest that your Council should allow their officers to undertake, under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health, the systematic inspection of as large a number as may be practicable of easily assessible insertion chambers at intercepting traps, in order to ascertain facts as to their condition, a... |
b61fa3f2-f01a-42e5-91f3-e4161f3d5aa9 | It is important for the purpose of the present investigation to exclude from examination the traps of any drains which may be liable to backwatering of sewage from the sewer. Although it is not expected that the above inquiries should be made by your Council's officers in a very short time, especially as their value wi... |
40cc6a36-a4c8-4fcf-b26f-d98f5dd3ba84 | 38 The Council accepted the suggestions made, and an examination of the intercepting traps was carried out, but a few remarks may be necessary in order to explain the conditions under which it was deemed advisable that the house drains should be intercepted from the sewer. In No. 65 of the bye-laws made by the Council ... |
433674c8-89ad-4ad5-a340-79e0416b4d3b | The primary object of the bye-law is the prevention of the escape of gas in the sewer into the house drains, but there is reason to believe that in the absence of an intercepting trap, specific bacteria can pass from the sewer into the air in the house drains. Major Horrocks carried out a series of experiments for the ... |
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