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Woolwich 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1902
Pages
137
Tables
62

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62 tables in this report

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    7. The following table shows the birth rate of the three parishes and eleven wards of Woolwich, and how these compare with the neighbouring Boroughs, and the County.
    Birth rate.
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    13. The following table gives the death rates in each Parish and each Ward of the Borough :—
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    The following table gives the rate in each parish and ward.—
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    22. There were 154 inquests compared with 145 in 1900. The following table gives particulars as to the causes of death :
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    30. The following table, kindly furnished by Mr. Jolly, Vaccination Officer, gives particulars as to the vaccination of the children born in 1900.
    Districts.Births.Successful.Insusceptible.Had Small-pox.Conscientious Objection.Deaths.Postponed.Sent to other Vac. Officers.Gone, no Address.Summoned.
  • Page 21
    The following table gives the death rate per 1,000 population from Measles, in each of Woolwich and Plumstead parishes, during the last twelve years.
    Years,Woolwich.Plumstead.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    49. The following table gives the age, sex, date of commencement of illness, and Milk supply (A, B, &c.) of the Eltham cases:—
    Age.Sex.Date of commencemen t.Milk Supply.Address.
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    53. Taking all these terms to represent the same disease, there were 121 deaths from it in the Borough distributed as follows :—
    Woolwich Parish.Plumstead Parish.Eltham.
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    Diarrhæal Diseases per 1000 births.
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    54. The Diarrhæal diseases were fewer last year than in 1900, viz.—
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    55. An enquiry was made during the period of the summer when diarrhoea was most prevalent into the manner of feeding of 49 infants who died from this disease, with the following results:—
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    60. The following were the death rates per 1,000 population in the different wards :—
    PhthisisOther Tuberculous Diseases.
    Ward.No.Rate.Average.No.Rate.
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    64. The following table gives the death rate from Phthisis in the Parish of Woolwich and Plum stead in recent years:—
    1895189618971898189919001901
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    16. During the period from 27th April to 28th December, 1901, there have been
    £s.d.
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    TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1901 and Previous Years.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    NumberRate*Under 1 Year.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1000 Births regis teredNumber.Rate*NumberRate.*
    12345678910111213
  • Page 58
    TABLE Ia. Vital Statistics of each Parish during 1901 and previous years.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of year.Births.Deaths under One Year of Age.Deaths at all Ages—Nett.
    Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Total.Rate per 1000 population.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Total.Rate per 1000 Births.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Total.Rate per 1000 population.
  • Page 59
    TABLE Ib.
    Institutions within the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from outside the District.Institutions outside the District receiving Sick and Infirm Persons from the District.Other Institutions, the deaths in which have been distributed among the several localities in the District.
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    TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1901. Increase of Population since the 1901 Census, estimated by number of new houses occupied
    Dockyard Ward.St. Mary's Ward.River Ward.St. George's Ward.Burrage Ward.Herbert Ward.St. Margaret's Ward.Central Ward.Glyndon Ward.Sr. Nicholas Ward.Eltham Ward.
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    TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1901.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total cases notified in each locality.No. of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.
    Woolwich.Plumstead.Woolwich.Plumstead.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.River.Dockyard.St. Mary'sSt. George'sBui rageSt. Margaret'sHerbertGlyndonCentralSt. Nicholas'ElthamRiverDockyardSt. Mary'sSt. George'sBurrageSt. Margaret'sHerbertGlyndonCentralSt. Nicholas'Eltham
    Under 11 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.65 and upwards
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    TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at Death during year 1901 (52 weeks ending 28th December).
    Disease.Deaths in or belonging to whole District, at subjoined Ages.Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all Ages. wards.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1.1—5.5—15.15-25.25—65.65 and Upwards.River.Dockyard.St. Mary's.St. George's.St. Nicholas.Central.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Herbert.Burrage.Eltham.
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    TABLE Y. Rates 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.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.Cases.Deaths.
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    TABLE V. (A). Number of Cases Notified and Rates per 1000 Population estimated to Middle of the Year.
    Year.Small-pox.Cholera.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric and Continued FeversRelapsing FeverPuerperal Fever.
    WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalKate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000W oolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000
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    TABLE V. ( b )—Deaths from Infectious Diseases.
    Year.Small-pox.Cholera.Erysipelas.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Typhus Fever.Enteric and Continued FeversRelapsing Fever.Puerperal Fever.
    WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumsteadElthamTotalRate per 1000WoolwichPlumstead ;ElthamTotalRate per 1000
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    Populations Estimated to middle of each year.
    Parish.18911892189318941895189618971898189919001901
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    TABLE VI. SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA. Number of Patients attending each School.
    Ancona Road.Earl Street.Vicarago Road.Plumstead Road.Purrett Road.Bloomfield Road.The Slade.Burrage Grove.Eglinton Road.High Street.Conway Road.Knee Hill, Abbey Wood.Plum Lane.Union Street.Mulgrave Place.Wood Street.Maryon Park.Elizabeth Street.Pope Street.Roper Street.Other Schools.Total.
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    TABLE VII. Analysis of Sickness and Mortality Statistics in London during the Year 1901.
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population in the middle of 1901.Notified Cases of Infectious Disea.se.Deaths from Principal Infectious Diseases.Deaths from all causes.Death-rate per 1000 living.Deaths of Infants under one year to 1000 births.
    Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria. *Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Total.Annual rate per 1000 persons living.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria. *Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other continued Fevers.Diarrhceal diseases.Total.Annual rate per 1000 persons living.
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    TABLE VIII. Summary of Nuisances abated, Notices served, and General Work of the Public Health Department for the 12 months ended 31st December, 1901.
    Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.
    St. Mary's and Dockyard.River.St. George's.Central and Glyndon.St. Margaret's and Herbert.St. Nicholas.Burrage.Eltham.Total.
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    TABLE VIII.— continued.
    Sanitary Inspectors' Districts.
    St. Mary's and Dockyard.River.St. George's.Central and Glyndon.St. Margaret's and Herbert.St. Nicholas.Burrage.Eltham.Total.
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    TABLE VIII.— continued. SUMMARY OF WORK OF CHIEF INSPECTOR.
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    TABLE IX. Prosecutions under Public Health Department.
    Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE IX,— continued.
    Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE IX.— continued.
    Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE X. Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1st January to 31st December, 1901.
    Article.Result of Analysis.Name and Address of Vendor.Date of Hearing.Result of Summonses.
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    TABLE X.— continued.
    Article.Result of Analysis.Name and Address of Vendor.Date of Hearing.Result of Summonses.
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    TABLE XI. Food destroyed on application of Owners, and seizures condemned by a Justice of the Peace.
    Articles.Quantity and Weight.Remarks.
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    TABLE XII. List of Bake-houses.
    No.Name.Address.
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    List of Bake-houses— continued.
    No.Name,Address.
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    TABLE XIII. List of Slaughter-houses.
    No.Name and Address of Owner.Situation.
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    TABLE XIV. List of Cowhouses.
    No.Name and Address of Owner.Situation.
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    TABLE XV. Registered Dealers in Margarine and Margarine Cheese.
    Reg. No. of Application.Name and Address of Owner.Situation of Premises Registered.
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    TABLE XVI.—List of Common Lodging Houses.
    Reg. No.Name and Residence of Keeper.Situation of the Common Lodging House.Authorized No. of Lodgers.Sex of lodgers M = Men. W = Women. MC = Married Couples.Date of Approval of premises.
    Date when registered.Name.Address.Parish.Address.Sanitary District.
  • Page 89
    This increase has been least in Woolwich, where it is less than 1000; most in Plumstead, where it exceeds 15,000.
    Area. (Acres).Houses.Population.
    Inhabited.UninhabitedBuilding.Male.Female.Total.
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    Occupations. (Summarised from Census Table 35.)
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    Age and Sex Distribution.
    Males.Females.Total.
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    Age Distribution. —The following table gives the age distribution of the cases:—
    Age0-55-1010-2020-4040-60over 60
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    The following table summarises the above statement:— Susceptibility to infection of vaccinated and unvaccinated contacts.
    No. Exposed.No. Attacked.Rate per 1,000.
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    Table showing the number of cases and number of deaths among the vaccinated and unvaccinated at various age groups:-
    Ages.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.
    Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.
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    9. The following table shows the susceptibility to infection of vaccinated and unvaccinated contacts: —
    Numbers Exposed.Number Attacked.Rate per 1,000
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    Cases returned as not Small-pox, 6.
    Age distribution0—55—1010—2020-4040-6060 and over.
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    Months.
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    M ortality.
    Vaccination.Total Cases.Recovered.Died.Case Death Rate.
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    Table I.— continued. Duration in 240 cases where the dates were ascertained:—
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    Table II. Summary of Small Pox Cases.
    No.Sex.Age.Address.Date of Commencement.Date of Recovery or Death.Work.Vaccination.
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    Table II.— continued.
    No.Sex.Age.Address.Date of Commencement.Date of Recovery or Death.Work.Vaccination.
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    Table II.— continued.
    No.Sex.Age.Address.Date of Commencement.Date of Recovery or Death.Work.Vaccination.
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    Table II.— continued.
    No.Sex.Age.Address.Date of Commencement.Date of Recovery or Death.Work.Vaccination.
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    Table II.— continued.
    No.Sex.Age.Address.Date of Commencement.Date of Recovery or Death.Work.Vaccination.
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