[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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2. The following table shows the number of houses at the Census, and the number certified for water each year since:—

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The following return of empty houses in the Borough, as per Bate Collectors' returns, has been kindly supplied me by the Clerk of the Bating Committee:—

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The populations of the Wards are estimated by the number of occupied houses in each Ward.

Wards.	Dockyard.	St. Mary's.	River Ward.		St. George's.	Burrage.	Glyndon.	Herbert.	St. Margaret's.	Central.	St. Nicholas.	Eltham.
Wards.	Dockyard.	St. Mary's.	North.	South.	St. George's.	Burrage.	Glyndon.	Herbert.	St. Margaret's.	Central.	St. Nicholas.	Eltham.

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Birth-rate.

Average	1901-5.	1906.	1907.	1908.

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In Eltham, on the other hand, after a decrease in the second quinquennium, there was a marked increase in the third, but the rate has again fallen below the level of 1891-5.

	Average of 1891-1895.	Average of 1896-1900.	Average of 1901-1905	1906	1907	1908

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The following table shows the nett and corrected death-rates of Woolwich, compared with London and the adjoining Boroughs:—

	Nett	Corrected.

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	Nett.	Corrected.

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In Woolwich and Eltham Parishes the live years 1896-1900 had a higher rate than the previous five years, but the decline in death-rate since 1901 has been much more marked than in Plumstead.

	Average 1886-1890.	Average 1891-1895.	Average 1896-1900.	Average 1901-1905.	1906	1907	1908

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The following table gives the infantile mortality in the Borough during the past seven years, compared with the neighbouring Boroughs, London, and England:—

	1901-5.	1906.	1907.	1908.

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18. The following table gives the infantile mortality during during 1906-7-8 and the four preceding quinquennia in each parish of the Borough.

	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906	1907	1908
	1890	1895	1900	1905	1906	1907	1908

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The following table gives the zymotic death-rate in each parish during the past 8 years:—

	Average, 1901-5.	1906.	1907.	1908.

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The following table gives particulars as to the cause of death:—

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33. The following table gives the number of deaths and death rates from Measles for the past three years, and three preceding quinquennia, in each parish (as far as known), and the death rate in London:—

Year.	Woolwich.		Plumstead		Eltham.		The Borough.		London.
Year.	No.	Bate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	Rate.

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37. The following table shows the case-rates of Scarlet Fever in the Borough and each Parish during 1901.5 and the past three years, compared with London:—

	Average, 1901-5.	1906.	1907.	1908.

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The following table shows the case-rate in each parish (not corrected for mistaken diagnosis) in the past seven years, compared with London and the Borough:—

	1901-5	1906	1907	1908

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60. The following are the cases notified in each parish during the past six years:—

	Average, 1901-5.	1906.	1907.	1908.

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Diarrhœal Disease per 1,000 Births.

	Average, 1901-5.	1906.	1907.	1908.

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70. The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the various forms of tuberculosis in the past eight years, and also the deaths from simple meningitis: —

	Average 1901.5	1906	1907	1908

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The greatest reduction was in the parish of Woolwich.

	Average 1901.5		1906		1907		1908
	No.	Rate	No.	Rate	No,	Rate	No.	Rate

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72. The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes in each of the three past quinquennia:—

	1891-5	1896-1900.	1901-5

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Age Distribution. The following table gives the age of notified cases:—

0-1	1-5	5-15	15-25	25-45	45-65	Over 65

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Number of patients discharged in each year who were (A) alive, but not well enough to work; (B) at work, seeking work, or performing their ordinary duties in January of each of the under-mentioned years.

Year.	Number Discharged.	Dead Jan., 1909.	1904.		1905.		1906.		1907.		1908.		1909.
Year.	Number Discharged.	Dead Jan., 1909.	a.	b.	A.	b.	a.	b.	a.	b.	a.	b.	a.	B.

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The following table shews the sex and region effected of all cases of malingnat disease:-

Carcinoma.
Seat of Primary Disease—	Males.	Females

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Statistics, 1901-7.

Year.	Total Deaths.	Under 1 year.	1-5 years.	Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Phthisis

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36. There are 18 common lodging-houses in the Borough, 16 for men, and 2 for women. Total accommodation for 563 persons is available. The following is the list: —

Common Lodging-house.	Accommodation.
Common Lodging-house.	Men.	Women.	Total.

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TABLE I. Borough of Woolwich. Vital Statistics of the whole District during 1908 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 Non-Residents Registered in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.	Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.*	Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		Number.	Rate.*	Number.	Rate per 1000 Births Registd.	Number.	Rate.*				Number.	Rate.*
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE I A.

I.	II.

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TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities, 1901-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. Increase of Population since 1901 Census, estimated by number of new houses occupied, and number of persons to a house in the Parish.

Wards.		1901.				1902.				1903.				1904.				1905.				1906.				1907.				1908.
Wards.		Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 }ear.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.	Population estimated to. middle of year.	Births Registered.	Deaths at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year.

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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified daring the year,-1908.

Notifiable Diseases.	Cases Notified in Whole District.							Total Cases Notified in each Locality.												No. of Cases of Mistaken Diagnosis (included in preceding figures).	Cases removed to Hospital.
	All Ages.	Age—Periods.						River.		Dockyard.	St. Mary's.	St. George's.	Barrage.	St. Margaret's	Herbert	Glyndon	Central	St. Nicholas.	Eltham.
	All Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 65.	65 and upwards.	North.	South.	Dockyard.	St. Mary's.	St. George's.	Barrage.	St. Margaret's	Herbert	Glyndon	Central	St. Nicholas.	Eltham.

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TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1908 (53 weeks).

Disease.	Deaths in or belonging to whole District at subjoined ages.
Disease.	All Ages.	Males.	Females.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 10.	10 to 15.	15 to 20.	20 to 25.	25 to 35.	35 to 45.	45 to 55.	55 to 65.	65 to 75.	Over 75.

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TABLE IVa.

Disease.	Deaths in or belonging to Localities, at all ages in Wards.												Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.	Deaths in Outlying Institutions.
	River.		Dockyard.	St. Mary's.	St. George's.	St. Nicholas.	Central.	Glyndon.	St. Margaret's	Herbert.	Bnrrage.	Eltham.
	North.	South.	Dockyard.	St. Mary's.	St. George's.	St. Nicholas.	Central.	Glyndon.	St. Margaret's	Herbert.	Bnrrage.	Eltham.

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TABLE IV b . Infantile Mortality during the Year 1908 (53 Weeks). Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.	Under 1 Week.	1-2 Weeks.	2-3 Weeks	3-4 Weeks.	Total under 1 Month.	1-2 Months.	2-3 Months.	3-4 Months.	4-5 Months.	5-6 Months.	6-7 Months.	7-8 Months.	8-9 Months.	9-10 Months.	10-11 Months.	11-12 Months.	Total Deaths under 1 Year.

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TABLE V. Rates per 1,000 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
Year	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths

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TABLE VI. London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.—Birth-rates and Death-rates of persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 53 weeks of 1908.

Boroughs.	Per 1,000 Persons Living.														Deaths under 1 year to 1000 Births.
	Births.	Deaths from
		All Causes.		Principal Epidemic Diseases.	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping-cough.	Typhus.	Enteric Fever.	Pyrexia † (Origin uncertain).	Diarrhoea.	Phthisis.

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TABLE VII. London and the Metropolitan Boroughs .—Death Rates per 1000 persons living, and Infantile Mortality, after Distribution of Births in the chief Lying-in Institutions, and of Deaths in all Public Institutions, &c., in the Five Years 1903-7, and in 1908.

Boroughs.	All Causes.		Small-pox.		Measles.		Scarlet Fever.		Diphtheria.		Whooping Cough.		Typhus.		Enteric Fever.		Pyrexia.		Diarrhoea.		Phthisis.		Deaths under One Year to 1000 Births.
Boroughs.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.	1903-1907.	1908.

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TABLE VIII. Meteorology and Registered Deaths from all Causes and from Certain Prevalent Diseases of the Year 1908.

Week. Date of ending.	Temperature of the Air.			Tem-perature three feet below ground	Mean Humidity complete Saturation = 100.	No. of days on which rain fell.	Rainfall in inches	Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions.
Week. Date of ending.	Highest during week.	Lowest during week.	Mean Temperature.	Tem-perature three feet below ground	Mean Humidity complete Saturation = 100.	No. of days on which rain fell.	Rainfall in inches	Diarrhoea.	Bronchitis and Pneumonia.	All Causes.

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TABLE IX. W eekly A verages.

Period.	Temperature of the Air.			Temperature 3 feet below ground.	Mean Humidity Complete Saturation = 100.	Number of days on which rain fell in each week.	Average weekly Rainfall in inches.	Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions.
Period.	Average of Weekly Maxima.	Average of Weekly Minima.	Average of Weekly Means.	Temperature 3 feet below ground.	Mean Humidity Complete Saturation = 100.	Number of days on which rain fell in each week.	Average weekly Rainfall in inches.	Diarrhoea.	Bronchitis and Pneumonia.	All Causes.

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TABLE X. Summary of Statistics for the First Quarter, ending 28th March, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population

	Births,		Deaths under one year of age.		Deaths at all ages—Gross.	Deaths in Public Institutions.	Deaths of Non-Residents in District.	Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District.	Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Bate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Bate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Number.	Rale.

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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

Woolwich.				Plumstead.				Eltham.
Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Bate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births.
A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D

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C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

Disease.	Woolwich.	Plumstead.	Eltham.	Total.	Average for 1st Qrs. of year3 1903/4/5/6/7.

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TABLE XI. Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ended 27th June, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population

	Births.		Deaths under one year of age.		Deaths at all ages—Gross.	Deaths in Public Institutions.	Deaths of Non-Residents in District.	Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District.	Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Bate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Bate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Number.	Rate.

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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

Woolwich.				Plumstead.				Eltham.
Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Bate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1000 Births.
A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D

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C. Notification of Infectious Disease.

Disease. _	Woolwich.	Plumstead.	Eltham.	Total.	Average for 2nd Qrs. of years 1903/4/5/6/7.

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TABLE XII. Summary of Statistics for the Third Quarter, ended 26th September, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population

	Births.		Deaths under one year of age.		Deaths at all ages—Gross.	Deaths in Public Institutions.	Deaths of Non-Residents in District.	Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District.	Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Number.	Rate.

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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

Woolwich.				Plumstead.				Eltham.
Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year, per 1,000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.
A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D

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C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

Disease.	Woolwich.		Plumstead.	Eltham.	Total.		Average for 3rd Qrs. of years 1903/4/5/6/7.

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TABLE XIII. Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter ended 2nd January, 1909, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates calculated per 1,000 Population.

	Births.		Deaths under one year of age.		Deaths at all ages—Gross.	Deaths in Public Institutions.	Deaths of Non-Residents in District.	Deaths of Residents Registered beyond District.	Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Deaths at all ages corrected for Public Institutions.
Population estimated to middle of Year.	Number.	Rate.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.	Number.				Number.	Rate.

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B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

Woolwich.				Plumstead.				Eltham.
Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Bate.	Death Bate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year,	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.	Population estimated to middle of year.	Birth Rate.	Death Rate at all ages.	Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births.
A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D	A	B	C	D

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C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

Disease.	Woolwich.		Plumstead.	Eltham.	Total.		Average for 4th Qrs. of years 1903/4/5/6/7.

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TABLE XIV. Deaths from Various Causes for Whole Borough, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions—Nett.

Week ending.	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Epidemic Influenza.	Whooping Cough.	Diphtheria and Mem. Croup.	Enteric Fever.	Diarrhoea and Dysentery.	Erysipelas.	Puerperal Fever.	Rheumatism.	Tubercle.	Alcoholism.	Cancer.	Bronchitis.	Pneumonia	Accidents.	Homicide and Suicide.

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TABLE XV a. Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices Served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1908.

	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.

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TABLE XV B .

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TABLE XVc. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Home-workers' Premises. 1 .—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.

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2 .— Defects found.

Description.		Number of Defects.
Description.		Found.	Remedied.

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TABLE XVc.— continued. 3.— Other Matters.

Class.			Number.

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TABLE XVc.— continued, 4.—Home Work.

Outworkers' Lists, Section 107.									Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.	Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.			Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
Nature of Work.	Lists received from Employers.				Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.	Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.	Prosecutions.			Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.			Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110.
	Lists received from Employers.						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 lists.	Failing to send lists.
	Lists.	Outworkers.	Lists.	Outworkers.			Failing to keep or permit inspection lists.	Failing to send lists.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

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TABLE XV D. Proceedings during 1908.

Premises.	Number of Places.				Number of Inspections, 1908.	Number of Notices, 1908.	Number of Prosecutions, 1908.
Premises.	On Register at end of 1907.	Added at 1908.	Removed in 1908.	On Register at end of 1908.	Number of Inspections, 1908.	Number of Notices, 1908.	Number of Prosecutions, 1908.

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TABLE XVI. Details of House to House Inspections.

' Name of Street.	Number of Houses Inspected.	Number where Defects were found.

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TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

Name of Street.	Number of Houses Inspected.	Number where Defects were found.

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TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

Name of Street.	Number of Houses Inspected.	Number where Defects were found.

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TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

Name of Street.	Number of Houses Inspected.	Number where Defects were found.

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TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

Name of Street.	Number of Houses Inspected.	Number where Defects were found.

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TABLE XVII. Prosecutions under the Public Health and Housing of the Working Classes Acts.

No.	Date of Final Hearing.	Offence.	Situation.	Result.

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TABLE XVIII. Summary of Articles Analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, during the year ended 31st December, 1908.

Article.	Number Analysed.	Number Adulterated

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TABLE XVIII A. Proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act for the Year, 1908.

No.	Article..	Nature of Offence.	Name and Address of Vendor.	Result of Proceedings.

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TABLE XIX. Food Seized or Surrendered by Owners as unfit for consumption.

Articles.	Quantity.	Date.	Remarks.	Reason.

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Table XIX.— continued.

Articles.	Quantity.	Date.	Remarks.	Reason.

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TABLE XX. List of Level Bakehouses.

Name.	Address.

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TABLE XXa. List of Certified Underground Bakehouses.

Name.	Address.

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TABLE XXn. List of Factory Bakehouses.

Name.	Address.

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TABLE XXI. List of Slaughterhouses.

No.	Name of Owner.	Situation.

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TABLE XXII. List of Cowhouses.

No.	Name and Address of Owner.	Situation.

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TABLE XXIII. List of Milk Sellebs.

No.	Name.	Address.

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TABLE XXHL— continued.

No.	Name.	Address.

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TABLE XXIII.— continued.

No.	Name.	Address.

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TABLE XXIV. Applicants Registered during 1908 as Purveyors of Milk.

Date.	Applicant's Name.	Premises.	Remarks.

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STATISTICS—Numbers Fed.

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Condition of Health of Infants Commencing Depot-Milk in 1908.

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Reasons For Discontinuing Depot-Milk.

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Deaths of Infants who were on the Depot at time of death during the year ended 31st december, 1908.

No.	Date of Death.	Disease.	Age at Death.	Received milk for

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The following deaths occurred in 1908, after the infants had discontinued having depot-milk.

No.	Date of Death.	Disease.	Age at time of discontinuing.	Received milk for	Discontinued milk

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Dr . MILK DEPOT, MAXEY ROAD. C r. Approximate Revenue Account for Year ended 31st December, 1908.

	Expenditure to 31/3/08 (3 months).			Expenditure 1/4/08 to 31/12/08 (9 months).			Total.				Income, 3 months to 31/3/08.			Income, 9 months to 31/12/08.			Total.

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2. The following table shows the number of houses at the Census, and the number certified for water each year since:—

The following return of empty houses in the Borough, as per Bate Collectors' returns, has been kindly supplied me by the Clerk of the Bating Committee:—

The populations of the Wards are estimated by the number of occupied houses in each Ward.

Birth-rate.

In Eltham, on the other hand, after a decrease in the second quinquennium, there was a marked increase in the third, but the rate has again fallen below the level of 1891-5.

The following table shows the nett and corrected death-rates of Woolwich, compared with London and the adjoining Boroughs:—

Continued from previous page...

In Woolwich and Eltham Parishes the live years 1896-1900 had a higher rate than the previous five years, but the decline in death-rate since 1901 has been much more marked than in Plumstead.

The following table gives the infantile mortality in the Borough during the past seven years, compared with the neighbouring Boroughs, London, and England:—

18. The following table gives the infantile mortality during during 1906-7-8 and the four preceding quinquennia in each parish of the Borough.

The following table gives the zymotic death-rate in each parish during the past 8 years:—

The following table gives particulars as to the cause of death:—

33. The following table gives the number of deaths and death rates from Measles for the past three years, and three preceding quinquennia, in each parish (as far as known), and the death rate in London:—

37. The following table shows the case-rates of Scarlet Fever in the Borough and each Parish during 1901.5 and the past three years, compared with London:—

The following table shows the case-rate in each parish (not corrected for mistaken diagnosis) in the past seven years, compared with London and the Borough:—

60. The following are the cases notified in each parish during the past six years:—

Diarrhœal Disease per 1,000 Births.

70. The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the various forms of tuberculosis in the past eight years, and also the deaths from simple meningitis: —

The greatest reduction was in the parish of Woolwich.

72. The following table shows the death-rate from phthisis in Woolwich and Plumstead parishes in each of the three past quinquennia:—

Age Distribution. The following table gives the age of notified cases:—

Number of patients discharged in each year who were (A) alive, but not well enough to work; (B) at work, seeking work, or performing their ordinary duties in January of each of the under-mentioned years.

The following table shews the sex and region effected of all cases of malingnat disease:-

Statistics, 1901-7.

36. There are 18 common lodging-houses in the Borough, 16 for men, and 2 for women. Total accommodation for 563 persons is available. The following is the list: —

TABLE I. Borough of Woolwich. Vital Statistics of the whole District during 1908 and Previous Years.

TABLE I A.

TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities, 1901-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. Increase of Population since 1901 Census, estimated by number of new houses occupied, and number of persons to a house in the Parish.

TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified daring the year,-1908.

TABLE IV.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Year 1908 (53 weeks).

TABLE IVa.

TABLE IV b . Infantile Mortality during the Year 1908 (53 Weeks). Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

TABLE V. Rates per 1,000 Population, estimated to the middle of the Year.

TABLE VI. London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.—Birth-rates and Death-rates of persons belonging to London and the Metropolitan Boroughs during the 53 weeks of 1908.

TABLE VII. London and the Metropolitan Boroughs .—Death Rates per 1000 persons living, and Infantile Mortality, after Distribution of Births in the chief Lying-in Institutions, and of Deaths in all Public Institutions, &amp;c., in the Five Years 1903-7, and in 1908.

TABLE VIII. Meteorology and Registered Deaths from all Causes and from Certain Prevalent Diseases of the Year 1908.

TABLE IX. W eekly A verages.

TABLE X. Summary of Statistics for the First Quarter, ending 28th March, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population

B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

TABLE XI. Summary of Statistics for the Second Quarter, ended 27th June, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population

B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

C. Notification of Infectious Disease.

TABLE XII. Summary of Statistics for the Third Quarter, ended 26th September, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Rates calculated per 1,000 Population

B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

TABLE XIII. Summary of Statistics for the Fourth Quarter ended 2nd January, 1909, corrected for Public Institutions:— A. Birth and Death Statistics for the Borough of Woolwich. Bates calculated per 1,000 Population.

B. Birth and Death Rates for each Parish.

C. Notifications of Infectious Disease.

TABLE XIV. Deaths from Various Causes for Whole Borough, 1908, corrected for Public Institutions—Nett.

TABLE XV a. Summary of Nuisances Abated, Notices Served, and General Work of Public Health Department, 1908.

TABLE XV B .

TABLE XVc. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Home-workers' Premises. 1 .—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2 .— Defects found.

TABLE XVc.— continued. 3.— Other Matters.

TABLE XVc.— continued, 4.—Home Work.

TABLE XV D. Proceedings during 1908.

TABLE XVI. Details of House to House Inspections.

TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

TABLE XVI.— continued. Details of House to House Inspections.

TABLE XVII. Prosecutions under the Public Health and Housing of the Working Classes Acts.

TABLE XVIII. Summary of Articles Analysed under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, during the year ended 31st December, 1908.

TABLE XVIII A. Proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act for the Year, 1908.

TABLE XIX. Food Seized or Surrendered by Owners as unfit for consumption.

Table XIX.— continued.

TABLE XX. List of Level Bakehouses.

TABLE XXa. List of Certified Underground Bakehouses.

TABLE XXn. List of Factory Bakehouses.

TABLE XXI. List of Slaughterhouses.

TABLE XXII. List of Cowhouses.

TABLE XXIII. List of Milk Sellebs.

TABLE VII. London and the Metropolitan Boroughs .—Death Rates per 1000 persons living, and Infantile Mortality, after Distribution of Births in the chief Lying-in Institutions, and of Deaths in all Public Institutions, &c., in the Five Years 1903-7, and in 1908.