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Woolwich 1919

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich

Published
1920
Author
MacMillan, J.
Pages
100
Tables
60

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60 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    The estimated population for the different parishes of the Borough is as follows :—
    Parish.For the Death-rate.For the Birth-rate.
  • Page 10
    During the preceding three years the population of the Borough was estimated by the Registrar-General as follows:—
    Year.For the Death-rate.For the Birth-rate.
  • Page 11
    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of whole District during 1919 and previous years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Nett.of Non-residents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Under 1 Yr. of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    1234567891011
  • Page 12
    TABLE No. 1.
    YearWoolwich.LondonEngland & WalesWoolwich.Percentage of births notified
    No. of birthsBirthrateBirth-rateNo. of live births notifiedNo. of Stillbirths
  • Page 13
    TABLE No. 2.
    Period.WoolwichWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadElthamThe Borough
  • Page 14
    TABLE No. 3.
    Year.No. of illegitimate births.Illegitimate birth-rate per 1,000 births.
  • Page 14
    TABLE No. 4.
    1917.1918.1919.
  • Page 15
    TABLE No. 5.
    Periods.The BoroughWoolwich ParishWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadEltham
  • Page 16
    TABLE No. 6. Deaths at various Ages.
    Year.Under 11-55-1515-2525-4545-6565 and overAll ages.Percentage over 45
  • Page 17
    TABLE 7.— Birthrate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1919. (Populations estimated to the middle of 1919 have been used for the purpose of this Table).
    —Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Civil Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths. *
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping-cough.Diphtheria.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 Years)Total Deaths under One Year.Deaths in Public Institutions.Certified Causes.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
  • Page 18
    TABLE II. Deaths Registered during the Calendar Year 1919, classified by age and cause.
    Causes op Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
  • Page 19
    TABLE II.— continued.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards
  • Page 20
    TABLE II A. Deaths registered during the Calendar Year 1919 classified in districts, corrected for Institutional deaths.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    West.East.
  • Page 21
    TABLE No. 8.
    Deaths.Total.Death-rate.
    Males.Females.
  • Page 22
    TABLE No. 9.
    Seat of Primary Disease.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 23
    TABLE No. 10.
    Under 5 years of age.Over 5 years of age.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
  • Page 23
    TABLE No. 11.
    Quarter.Deaths from influenza.
    1918.1919.
  • Page 25
    TABLE No. 12.
    Periods.The BoroughWoolwich Parish.Plumstead West.Plumstead East.Eltham.
  • Page 26
    TABLE III.- INFANT MORTALITY. 1919. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 30
    TABLE No. 13.
    PREMISES INSPECTED.Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.
    St. Mary's and Dockyard.River.Herbert.Central and St. Margaret's.St, Nicholas.Burrage and Glyndon.Eltham.St. George's.Total.
  • Page 31
    TABLE No. 14.
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    TABLE No. 15.
    NUISANCES ABATED.Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.
    St. Mary's and Dockyard.River.Herbert.Central and St. Margaret's.St. Nicholas.Burrage and GlyndonEltham.|St. George's.Total.
  • Page 33
    TABLE No. 15— continued.
    NUISANCES ABATED.Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.
    St. Mary's and Dockyard.River.Herbert.Central and St. Margaret's.St. Nicholas.Burrage and Glyndon.Eltham.St. George's.Total.
  • Page 34
    TABLE No. 16. Prosecutions under the Public Health, Housing, Town Planning, &c., and London County Council (General Powers) Acts.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
  • Page 37
    TABLE 17.
    Children.Adults.Grand Total.
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Males.FemalesTotal.
  • Page 39
    TABLE 18 A. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. 1. —Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.
  • Page 40
    TABLE 18 a.— continiied. 3.— Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
  • Page 41
    TABLE 18 B. 4.— Home Work.
    Nature of Work.Out Workers' Lists, Section 107.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109,110.
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from Other Councils.Number of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to Other Councils.Prosecutions.
    Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (Sec. 109).Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to send lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    123456789101112131415
  • Page 42
    TABLE 19. 33. List of Certified Underground Bakehouses.
    Name.Address.
  • Page 43
    TABLE 20. Proceedings, etc., during 1919.
    Premises.Number of Places.Number of Inspections.Number of Notices.Number of Prosecutions.
    On Register at end of 1918.Added in 1919.Removed in 1919.On Register at end of 1919.
  • Page 44
    TABLE 21. List of Slaughterhouses.
    No.Name of Owner.Situation.
  • Page 45
    The following Table, No. 22, shows the extent these Mortuaries were used during the year.
    Sun Street.Sun Street (Infectious).Eltham.
    Number of bodies removed—
  • Page 45
    TABLE 23.
    Number of Interments.
    1919.1918.1917.
  • Page 47
    TABLE 24.
    Week endingAmount in gallons.Cost per quart.
  • Page 49
    TABLE 25. List of Cowhouses.
    No.Name of Owner.Situation.
  • Page 52
    Sale of Food and Drugs Act. List of Articles Analysed during 1919.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated
  • Page 53
    TABLE 26— continued.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated
  • Page 54
    TABLE 27. Prosecutions under the Food & Drugs Acts during 1919.
    No.Article.Nature of Offence.Name and Address of Vendor.Result of Proceedings.
  • Page 56
    TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1919.
    Notifiable Diseases.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in each Locality.Mistaken Diagnosis.Total Cases removed to Hospital or Sanatorium.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    Under 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
    WestEast
  • Page 57
    TABLE 28. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1919.
    Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Mem. Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Tuberculosis.*Continued Fever.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Anterior Poliomyelitis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Zymotic Enteritis.Post basic Meningitis.Anthrax.Encephalitis.Malaria.Dysentery.Pneumonia.†
  • Page 58
    TABLE 29.
    Year.Small-poxDiphtheriaScarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Measles.ErysipelasZymotic Enteritis.
    Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths.Rate.
  • Page 61
    TABLE 30.
    1901—51906-101911-151916191719181919
  • Page 63
    TABLE 31.
    Year.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.The Borough.Percentage removed to Hospital.
    West.East.
  • Page 65
    TABLE 32.
    Year.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Whole Borough.Percentage removed to Hospital.
    West.East.
  • Page 67
    TABLE 33. Summary of Notifications of Tuberculosis during year ended 31st December, 1919.
    Age-periods—Notifications on Form A.Notifications on Form B.Number of Notifications on Form C.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form B.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 & upwardsTotal Primary Notifications.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
  • Page 68
    73. The following Table, No. 34, shows the number of deaths from certain forms of Tuberculosis, and the total deaths and death-rates each year since 1901:—
    Year.Deaths.Death-rates.
    All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 69
    TABLE 35.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    No.Percentage.No.Percentage.
  • Page 77
    The following Table shows the reasons for admission, the number of each type, the numbers discharged, and remaining at end of year, the number of deaths, and the average duration oi stay (in days) of completed cases for the period 1st April to 31st December.
    Reason for Admission.No.Improved.I.S.Q.Died.Remaining at end of year.Average duration of stay.
  • Page 79
    TABLE No. 36.
    1919.1918.
  • Page 79
    92. The Work of the Centres. The work of the Centres has gradually increased during the year, and the following table shows the attendances during 1918 and 1919:— TABLE No. 37.
    No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
    1919.Mothers :Children.Mothers:Children.
    Expectant.Nursing.Expectant.Nursing.
  • Page 81
    TABLE No. 38.
    Date of Notification.Condition of Right eye.Result.Condition of Left eye.Result.Remarks.
  • Page 82
    TABLE No. 39.
    Notifications.Deaths under 2.
  • Page 83
    TABLE No. 40.
    Associated disease.Positive resultNegative result.Total.
  • Page 89
    This percentage of the population occupied 1,000 tenements, and numbered 7,110 persons. In detail, the figures are as shewn below:—
    No. of rooms per tenement.No. of tenements.No. of persons occupying them.No. per room.
  • Page 90
    The following table, which is partly compiled from figures supplied by the Rating Department, shews the number of houses used as dwellings in the Borough in 1911 and in 1919, the civil population at these two periods, and the number of persons per dwelline :—
    Year.No. of dwellings.Population.No. of persons per dwelling.
  • Page 91
    (a) Details of population per house in a street in Woolwich parish;—
    Index No.No. of Families.No. of Rooms.Persons over 10Children under 10.Total No. of Persons.Persons per room.
    M.F.
    1.2.3.4.5.67.8.
  • Page 92
    Continued from previous page...
    Index No.No. of Families.No. of Rooms.Persons over 10Children under 10.Total No. of Persons.Persons per room.
    M.F.
  • Page 97
    TABLE 40. Details of House to House Inspection.
    Name of Street.Number of Houses Inspected.Number where Defects were found.
  • Page 98
    TABLE 40.—continued. Details of House to House Inspection.
    Name of Street.Number of Houses Inspected.Number where Defects were found.
  • Page 99
    TABLE 40.—continud. Details of House to House Inspection.
    Name of Street.Number of Houses Inspected.Number where Defects were found.