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Woolwich 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1901
Pages
110
Tables
76

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  • Page 9
    The following table shows the net death-rate yearly, since the appointment of a Medical Officer of Health for the parish on the 29th October, 1889 :—
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    infants under one year of age. The infantile mortality is therefore 171 per thousand births :—
    Total Deaths.Deaths under one year.Deaths between the age of one and five years.
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    The Zymotic death-rate for the past ten years is as follows:—
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    The deaths registered during the past nine years as arising from Tubercular causes were as follows :—
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    By far the greater number of Deaths from Tubercular disease are due to Phthisis, as is shown by the following table :—
    Deaths fromDeaths from other
    Phthisis.Tubercular Diseases.
    1897.1898.1899.1900.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    Phthisis Death-Rate per 1,000 living.
    1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
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    The number of births registered during the year was 1175.
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    For the past eight years the birth-rate has been as follows:—
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    During the year 307 cases of infectious disease have been notified as follows (this number not including two second notifications):—
    Dockyard Sub-District.Arsenal Sub-District.Total.
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    Of these 307 cases 224 were removed to Hospital as follows:—
    Dockyard Sub-District.Arsenal Sub-District.Total.
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    In other words, the following cases were treated at home:—
    Dockyard Sub-DistrictArsenal Sub-District.Total.
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    The following table will show the prevalence of the principal Zymotic diseases during the past seven years:—
    1894189518961897189818991900
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    On reference to the Returns of the Metropolitan Asylums Board (see Table XIII) we get the notifications of the principal infectious diseases received by that Board for the corresponding seven years from the whole of London :—
    1894189518961897189818991900
  • Page 19
    TABLE I. Deaths Registered from all causes in the Year 1900, in the Parish of Woolwich, including Deaths of Non-Parishioners, also Deaths of Parishioners occurring in various Public Institutions outside the District.
    Cause of Death.Ages.Totals under 5 years.Totals 5 years and upwards.Grand Totals at all ages.sub-district.
    Under 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwardsDockyard.Arsenal.
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    Table I.—Continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.Totals under 5 years.Totals 5 years and upwards.Grand Totals at all ages.sub-district.
    Under 1 Year.l to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwards.Dockyard.Arsenal.
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    Table I.— Continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.Totals under 5 years.Totals 5 years and upwards.Grand Totals at all ages.sue-district.
    Under 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwards.Dockyard.Arsenal.
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    Table I.— Continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.Totals under 5 years.Totals 5 years and upwards.Grand Totals at all ages.sub-district.
    Under| 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwards.Dockyard.Arsenal.
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    Table I.— Continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.Totals under 5 years.Totals 5 years & upwardsGrand Totals at all ages.sub-district.
    Under 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwardsDock yard.Arsenal
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    Table 1. — Continued.
    Cause of Death.Ages.Totals under 5 Years.Totals 5 years and upwards.Grand Totals at all ages.sub-district.
    Under 1 Year.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 & upwards.Dockyard.Arsenal.
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    T able II. Being Table I. required by the Local Government Board. N ame of D istrict— W oolwich. For whole District.
    Year. 1Population estimated to Middle of each year. 2Births.Deaths under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions. 9Deaths of Nonresidents Registered in District. 10Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District. 11Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number. 3Rate* 4Number. 5Rate per 1000 Births Registered. 6Number 7Rate* 8Number. 12Rate* 13
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    Table III. Being Table II. required by the Local Government Board. Name of Distbict.—Woolwich.
    Names of Localities.Dockyard Sub-District.Arsenal Sub-district.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered.Deaths at all ages.Deaths under 1 year.
    abcdabcd
  • Page 27
    Table IV., Being Table III. required by the Local Government Board. Woolwich District. Gases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1900.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases Notified in Whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.1 Dockyard Sub-District.2 Arsenal Sub-District.1 Dockyard Sub-District.2 Arsenal Sub-District.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards
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    TABLE V., Being Table IV. required by the Local Government Board. Woolwich District. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1900.
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all ages).Deaths in Public Institutions.
    All AgesUnder 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards
    Dkyd. Sub-Dist.Arsnl. Sub-Dist.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Causes of Death.Deaths in whole District at subjoined Ages.Deaths in Localities (at all ages).Deaths in Public Institutions.
    All AgesUnder 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards
    Dkyd. Sub- Dist.Arsnl. Sub-Dist.
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    Table VI. Return of the number of Deaths of Persons belonging to Woolwich, occurring in various Institutions, etc., during the year 1900.
    Names of Institutions, Etc.Number of Deaths.Remarks
    M.F.Totals
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    Table VII. Registered Deaths for each Month in the Parish of Woolwich during the Year 1900.
    Month.Dockyard Sub-District.Arsenal Sub-District.Totals.Grand Totals of Dockyard and Arsenal
    M.F.TotalsM.F.TotalsM.F.
  • Page 32
    Table VIII. Analysis of the Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Sanitary Districts of the Metropolis, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions during the year 1900.
    Sanitary Areas.Estimated Population middle of 1900.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1000 living.Deaths from Principal Zymotic DiseasesSmall-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple and undefined Fever.Diarrhœa.Phthisis.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1000 births.
    Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Diseases.
  • Page 33
    INQUESTS 1900. During the year, the Coroner, in 95 cases, held Inquests with the following results :—
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    Table XI. Registered Births in Fifty-two Weeks of 1900 in the Parish of Woolwich.
    Month.Legitimate.Illegitimate.Totals.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    Table XII. Registered Marriages for each Quarter during the Years 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1900, in the Parish of Woolwich.
    District.Year.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Totals.
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    Table XIV. Return of Persons admitted into the Temporary Shelter (162, Samuel Street) during the Years 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1900.
    Nature of Disease.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.1900.
    FamiliesPersonsFamiliesPersonsFamiliesPersonsFamiliesPersonsFamiliesPersonsFamiliesPersons
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    Table XV.
    Names of Inspectors.Number of Houses.Intimation Notices.Statutory Notices.
    Inspected.Re-inspected.Number Served.Number complied with.Number Served.
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    Table XVI. List of Common Lodging Houses in Woolwich under the License of the London County Council.
    No.Situation of House.Number of Beds Authorised.
    Single Men.Single Women. __Married Couples.
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    Table XVII. List of Slaughterhouses, Cowshed, Licensed by the London Council in the District of Woolwich during the year 1900.
    No.Situation of Slaughterhouse.No.Situation of Slaughterhouse.
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    Table XVIII. List of Bakehouses in the Parish of Woolwich during the year 1900.
    No.Situation.No.Situation.
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    Table XIX. List of Houses Registered under the late Woolwich Local Board of Health's Bye-Laws, made the 13th August, 1895, with respect to Houses Let in Lodgings, or occupied by Members of more than one Family.
    Registered No.Situation of House
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    Table XIX. List of Houses Registered under the late Woolwich Local Board of Health's Bye-Laws, made the 13th August, 1895, with respect to Houses Let in Lodgings, or occupied by Members of more than one Family.
    Registered No.Situation of House.
  • Page 44
    The following table gives the deaths under one year per 1,000 births in the two districts during recent years:— Table A.
    West.East.
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    Table B.
    West.East.
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    20. Mortality per cent, of cases :—
    Treated at Home.Treated at Hospital.
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    Table E.
    No. of Cases.Case-Rate.No. of Deaths.Death-Rate.
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    48. I received 581 notifications of children kept from School by School Teachers, namely:—
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    49. On my recommendation the following classes of Infant Departments were closed on account of the prevalence of measles:—
    Class.School.Date.Period of Closure.
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    The following table gives the death-rate from Phthisis during the past twelve years:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Table F.
    Reidhaven Road District.Plumstead.
    Population3,733.68,098.
    18941895189618971898189919001894189518961897189818991900
  • Page 73
    Table I. Plumstead. For Whole District.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Deaths under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non-Residents registered in District.Deaths of Residents registered beyond District.Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number.Rate*Number.Rate per 1000 Births registered.Number.Rate*Number.Rate*
    12345678910111213
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    Table II. Births and Deaths in Plumstead from 1896 to 1900.
    Names of Localities.West Plumstead.East Plumstead.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1900.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Locality.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    West PlumsteadEast PlumsteadWest PlumsteadEast Plumstead
    Under 1.1 to 55 to 15Over 15.
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    Table IV. Deaths at various ages, from different causes, corrected for Public Institutions inside and outsde the District.
    Causes of Death.Ages at Death.In Sub-Districts.In Public Institutions.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-All Ages.West PlumsteadEast Plumstead
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    Table IV.— Continued.
    Causes of Death.Ages at Death.In Sub-Distbicts.In Public Institutions.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-All Ages.West PlumsteadEast Plumstead
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    Table V. Eates per 1,000 Persons on the Population, estimated to the Middle of the Year.
    Year.Small Pox.Cholera.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric and Continued Fevers.Relapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.
    Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths, jCases.Deaths.Oases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
  • Page 79
    Table VI. Ages, Schools, and other particulars of the cases of SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.
    Total Cases.AGES.SEX.Houses with 1 Case only.Houses with 2 Cases.Houses with 3 Cases.Houses with 4 Cases or more.No. treated in Hospital
    Under 11 to 55 to 1010 to 15Over 15Males.Females
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    Number of Patients attending each School.
    Ancona Road.Earl Street.Vicarage Road.Plumstead Road.Purrett Road.Bloomfield Road.The Slade.Burrage GroveEglinton Road.High Street.Conway Road.Knee Hill, Abbey WoodPlum Lane.Other Schools.Total.
    On Roll 1316On Roll 1025On Roll 1048On Roll 881On Roll 1268On Roll 1920On Roll 1006On Koll 976On Roll 1292On Roll 1211On Roll 1357On Koll 155On Roll 396
  • Page 80
    Table VII. Summary of the Vital Statistics of the Parish of Plumstead, 1885-1900.
    Year.Estimated Population middle of year.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1000 living.Deaths from Principal Zymotic Disease.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric FeverSimple and Undefined Fever.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.Other Tuberculous Disease.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1000 births.
    Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Disease.
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    T able VIII. Analysis of the Vital and Mortal Statistics of the Sanitary Districts of the Metropolis, after Distribution of Deaths occurring in Public Institutions during the year 1900.
    Sanitary Areas.Estimated Population in the middle of 1900.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1000 living.Deaths from Principal Zymotic DiseasesSmall-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple and undefined Fever.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1000 births.
    Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Diseases.
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    Table IX. Abstract from Mortuary Register for 1900.
    Date.Age.Sex.Inquest or no.Post Mortem or no.Cause of Death.
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    T able IX.— continued.
    Date.Age.Sex.Inquest or no.Post Mortem or no.Cause of Death.
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    Table X. Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General W ork of the Public Health Department for the 12 months ended 31st December, 1900.
    West District Inspector.Central District Inspector.South District Inspector.East District Inspector.Total
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    T able X.— continued.
    Premises.West District Inspector.Central District Inspector.South District Inspector.East District Inspector.Total
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    Table X.— continued.
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    TABLE XI. Prosecutions under Public Health Department.
    Date.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    Table XII. Particulars of Adulterations and Results of Proceedings, 1st January, 1900, to 31st December, 1900.
    No.Article.Result of Analysis.Name and Address of VendorDate of Hearing. _Result of SummonsesRemarks.
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    Table XIII. List of Enteric Fever Cases, 1900.
    No.Street.Date.Age.Sex.Remarks.
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    Table XIII.— continued.
    No.Street.Date.Age.Sex.Remarks.
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    T able XIV. List of Bake-houses.
    No.Name.Address.
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    Table XIV. —List of Bake-houses— continued.
    No.Name.Address.
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    Table A. Pbinces Road Area. Vital Statistics for 1897-8-9. Number of Deaths.
    Year.Total.Under 1 year.1-5Diph.Entrc.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.Other Tuber. Dis'se.Alcoholism.
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    TABLE B. Summary of Vital Statistics for Princes Road Area compared with Reidhaven Road Area and Plumstead.
    Average for the years '97, '98, '99.
    Reidhaven Road Area.Princes Road Area.Plumstead
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    TABLE C. D eath S tatistics. Armstrong Street, Armstrong Place, and Whitworth Place. Number of Deaths.
    Year.Total.Under 1.1-5.Diphtheria.Enteric.Diarrhoea.Phthisis.
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    Table I. Name op District.—Eltham. For whole District.
    Year. 1Population estimated to middle of each year. 2Births.Deaths under One Year, of Age.Deaths at all Ages. Total.Deaths in Public Institutions. 9Deaths of Nonresidents registered in District. 10Deaths of residents registered beyond District. 11Deaths at all Ages. Nett.
    Number. 3Rate* 4Number, 5Rate per 1000 Births registered. 6Number. 7Rate* 8Number. 12Rate* 13
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    Table II.
    Names of Localities.Eltham.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births Registered.Deaths at all Ages.Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1900.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in Whole District.No. of Cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 11 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards
  • Page 107
    T able IV. D istrict.— E ltham. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1900.
    Cause of Death.Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    All ages.Under 11 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards
  • Page 108
    Table V. List of Bake-houses and Cow-houses in Eltham. BAKE-HOUSES.
    Situation.Occupier.
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    COW-HOUSES.
    Situation.Occupier.