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Woolwich 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1924
Pages
150
Tables
119

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119 tables in this report

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    The estimated figures are as follows:—
    Estimated Population.
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    TABLE No. 1.
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    Enumerated in Woolwich but working elsewhere.Working in Woolwich but enumerated elsewhere.
    Area.(16,397).(23,082).
    viz. inviz. in
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    TABLE No. 2. Occupations of Woolwich Inhabitants (over 12 years).
    MalesFemales
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    TABLE No.. 3.
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    TABLE No. 4.
    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
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    TABLE No. 5.
    Registration Districts.Males.Females.Total Births.
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    TABLE No. 6.
    YearWoolwich.LondonEngland & WalesWoolwich.Percentage of births notified
    No. of birthsBirthrateBirth- rateNo. of live births notifiedNo. of Stillbirths
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    TABLE No. 7.
    Period.WoolwichWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadElthamThe Borough
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    TABLE No. 8.
    Year.Number of Illegitimate births.Illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 births.
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    TABLE No. 9.
    Period.WoolwichWest PlumsteadEast PlumsteadElthamThe Borough
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    TABLE No. 10.
    Hospital or Institution.Number of Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 11.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1923. The following three Tables are self-explanatory.
    Birth rate per 1,000 total population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All Causes.Enteric Fever.j Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping-cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence. JDiarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 Years)Total Deaths under One Year.Causes of Death Certified by Registered Medical PractitionersInquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
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    TABLE No. 12. Deaths of Woolwich Residents Registered during the Calendar Year 1923, classified by age and cause
    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 under 7575 and upwards.
    All causes138712312204472173397266280
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    TABLE No. 12—continued.
    Causes ot Death.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 under 75.75 and upwards.
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    TABLE No. 13. Shewing the nett deaths of Woolwich residents, all deaths occurring in Institutions in the Borough, and deaths of Woolwich residents occurring in Institutions outside the Borough, during the year 1923.
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    TABLE No. 13— continued.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.Woolwich.West.East.Eltham.In Borough.Outlying Institutions.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
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    TABLE No. 14.
    Year.Males.Females.Total.Rate.Percentage of Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 15.
    Seat of Primary Disease.Males.FemalesTotal.Deaths in Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 16. Deaths from Respiratory Diseases.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Total.Death Rate.No. under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 17.
    Year.The BoroughWoolwich Parish.West PlumsteadEast PlumsteadEltham.
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    TABLE No. 18.
    Year.No. of Births.Infantile Mortality Rate.Infant Deaths.Total Number Infant Deaths under 4 weeksTotal Number under 4 weeks per 1,000 births.
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    TABLE No. 19. INFANT MORTALITY, 1923. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1 month and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year.
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    TABLE No. 20. INFANT DEATHS, 1919—1923.
    Cause of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.West Plumstead.East Plumstead.Eltham.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 21. INFANT DEATHS, 1919-1923.
    The Borough.Woolwich.West Plumstead.East Plumstead.Eltham.
    Cause of Death.Under 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 yearUnder 4 weeks4 weeks-1 year
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    TABLE No. 22. INFANT MORTALITY, 1904-1923, Rates for stated Groups of Diseases and for stated Age Periods in Quinquennial Periods and for the year 1923.
    Quinquennial Periods.Groups.Totaxs.Sub-Divisions of Group " G."Death-Rates.
    Congenital defects.Prematurity.Debility.Under 4 weeks.Over 4 weeks
    ABCDEFGH
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    TABLE No. 23. INFANT MORTALITY, 1919-1923. Rates for stated Groups of Diseases and for stated Age Periods Classified by Registration Districts.
    District.Groups.Totals.Sub-Divisions of Group "G,"Death-rates.
    ABCDEFGHCongenital defects.Prematurity.Debility.Under 4 weeks.Over 4 weeks.
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    (2) Local Government Board Regulations:—
    Disease.Date.
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    TABLE No. 24. INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    Diseases.Total cases notifiedCases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths
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    TABLE No. 25. CASES OP INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED—1923.
    Diseases.Number of Cases Notified.
    Age Groups.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 3 years.3 and under 4 years.4 and under 5 years.5 and under 10 years.10 and under 15 years.15 and under 20 years.20 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and over.
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    TABLE No. 26. Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified in the Borough and Parishes during the Year 1923, showing the Case Kate per 1 ,000 Population.
    Diseases.Borough.Total Cases notified in each locality.Case Rates per 1,000 Population.
    Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    West.East.West.East.
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    TABLE 27. DEATHS OP NOTIFIED CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (INCLUDING MEASLES), 1923.
    Diseases.Number of Deaths.
    All ages.Age groups.
    Under 11-2-3-4-5-1010-1515-2020-3535-4545-6565-
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    TABLE No. 28. Notification of Infectious Diseases, 1901 to 1923.
    Year.Small-poxDiphtheria and Mem. Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Tuberculosis.*Continued Fever.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Anterior PoliomyelitisEncephalitis lethargica.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Zymotic Enteritis.§Anthrax.Malaria.Dysentery.Pneumonia.†Measles.‡
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    TABLE No. 29.
    No. in register.Date admitted to hospital.Date discharged.Total days in hospital.Onset of secondary case.Remarks on primary case.
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    TABLE No. 30.
    DockyardSt. Mary'sRiverSt. George'sBurrageHerbertGlyndonSt. Margaret'sCentralSt. NicholasElthamTotal housesTotal Cases
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    TABLE No. 31.
    Population in private families.Attack rates per 1,000.
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    TABLE No. 32.
    No. in RegisterDate admitted to Hospital.Date Discharged.Total days in Hospital.Onset of Secondary Cases.Remarks on primary case.
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    TABLE No. 33.
    DockyardSt. Mary'sRiverSt. George'sBurrageHerbertGlyndonSt. Margaret'sCentralSt. NicholasElthamTotal housesTotal Cases
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    TABLE No. 34.
    Population in private families.Attack rates per 1,000.
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    TABLE No. 35.
    No. of Cases in family.No. of Families.Total No. of Cases.Excluding Cases Notified more than once.
    No. of Families.No. of Cases.
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    TABLE No. 36.
    Period elapsing between first and subsequent cases.Number of Families :Total subsequent cases.
    Serial Numberof Case.
    2345678
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    TABLE No. 37.
    Census, 1921.Families attacked.% of total families.Families with multiple attacks.
    All families.No. of simultaneous cases.Excluding simultaneous attacks.
    Size of Families.No. of Families.No.% per family attacked.No.% per family attacked.
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    TABLE No. 38.
    No.Date.Sex.Age.Diagnosis.Final Diagnosis.Result.
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    Pneumonia. The notifications and deaths from pneumonia during the past five years have been as follows:—
    Notifications.Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 39.
    Month.Male,Female.Total.TypeNo. of Deaths.
    Lobar.Broncho.InfluenzalAcute Primary, (not specified)Acute primary pneumoniaInfluenzal pneumonia
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    TABLE No. 40. NOTIFICATION OF PNEUMONIA.
    Ward.Lobar.Broncho.Influenzal.Acute Primary.Total.
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    TABLE No. 41. OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    No. notified.Treated:Vision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total blindness.Deaths.
    At home.In hospital
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    31 in 1922. The number of cases and the number of deaths occurring in each quarter are shewn below:—
    Quarter.Cases.Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 42.
    Date notified.Sex.Age.Condition on 31st December, 1923.Treatment obtained.
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    TABLE No. 43. TUBERCULOSIS. Summary of Notifications received during year ended 31st December, 1923.
    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.
    Poor Law Institutions.Sanatoria.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3535 to 45 ....45 to 5555 to 6565 & upwardsTotal Primary Notifications.Under 55 to 1010 to 15Total Primary Notifications.
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    The distribution of the various cases notified since 1919 is as follows:— TABLE No. 44.
    Year.Lungs.Meninges.Intestines and Peritoneum.Glands.Joints.Spine.Other Forms.All Causes.
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    TABLE No. 45.
    Year.Deaths.Death-rates.
    All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE No. 46.
    Case No.Date notified as TuberculosisCause of Death.Remarks of Tuberculosis Officer.
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    TABLE No. 47.
    Pulmonary.Percentage.Non-Pul-monary.Percentage.
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    TABLE No. 48.
    Hospitals.Sanatoria.Infirmary.Training Colonies.
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    These numbers refer to 282 persons, and the monthly admissions from January to December were as follows:—
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    The Committee at the end of the year was constituted as follows:—
    Bodies.Representatives.
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    TABLE No. 49. Return as to work carried out in connection with the Maxey Road Tuberculosis Dispensary for the year 1923. (Form " R " (revised)).
    Number ofUnder observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis.Examined for the first time during the year,Total.Found to beUnder observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis.Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis.
    Suffering from Tuberculosis.Not suffering from Tuberculosis.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE No. 49 (continued).
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    TABLE No. 50. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.Sessions weekly.
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    TABLE No. 50— continued.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By whom provided.Sessions weekly.
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    I am indebted to Miss Gregory, the Secretary of the Hospital, for the following information which shews, statistically, the number of cases dealt with during the year :—
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    Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics :—
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    TABLE No. 51.
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    There are no other hospitals in the Borough subsided by the Local Authority or by the London County Council. The following institutions are available for general treatment:—
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    TABLE No. 52.
    Hospitals.Number of Deaths.
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    I am able to give the following information :—
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    TABLE No. 53.
    No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances at Centre.
    Mothers :Children.Mothers :Children.
    Expectant.Nursing.Expectant.Nursing.
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    TABLE No. 54. Children in attendance at each Centre.
    Year of Birth.Town Hall.Plumstead.Eltham.The Slade.New Eltham.N. Woolwich.Beresford Street (Voluntary).Total.
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    TABLE No. 55.
    Number.Attendances.
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    TABLE No. 56.
    1922.1923.
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    88
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    In February, 1923, the Council considered the terms of a letter from the Ministry of Health and resolved that new scales of income as a test of necessity should be introduced, and the following scales were adopted :—
    No. in Family.Free.Half-cost.
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    TABLE No. 57. Feeding of Infants attending Centres. Consolidated Return of Observations, 1921-1923.
    Method of Feeding.Age in Months.Grand Total
    0-11-22-33-44-55-66-77-88-9Total 0-99-1010-1111-12
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    TABLE No. 58. MALES.
    Ages in weeks.No. of Infants weighed.Weight in lbs.Increase in period.Average gain per week
    In lbs.Ounces (approx.)
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    TABLE No. 59. FEMALES,
    Ages in weeks.No. of Infants weighed.Weight in lbs.Increase in period.Average gain per week
    In lbs.Ounces (approx.)
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    TABLE No. 60. INFANT WEIGHTS (in lbs.).
    Age in weeks.-The Borough.Woolwich.West Plu instead.East Plumstead.Elthum.
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    TABLE No. 61. MALE BABIES.—THE BOROUGH.
    Age in Weeks.No. of Observations.Weight in lbs.Standard deviation.Co-efficient of variation.
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    TABLE No. 62. FEMALE BABIES.—THE BOROUGH.
    Age in weeks.No. of Observations.Weight in lbs.Standard deviation.Co.efficient of variation.
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    TABLE No. 63.
    Associated Disease.Positive Result.Negative Result.Total 1923.Total 1922.
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    The following is a list of By-laws and Regulations made under the various Acts, with the date of adoption:— By-laws made under:— Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
    Section.Date of adoption.
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    Section.Date of adoption.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Section.Date of adoption.
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    TABLE No. 64. BASEMENT ROOMS.
    Ward.No. of basements used for dwelling purposes.No. of basement dwellings with ceilings at or below street level.No. of basement dwellings in which the width of area does not exceed—
    3 feet.4 feet.
    12345
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    TABLE No. 65.
    Premises Inspected.Total
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    TABLE No. 65—continued.
    Premises Inspected.Total.
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    TABLE No. 66.
    Nuisances, etc., Abated.Total
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    TABLE No. 66—continued.
    Nuisances, etc.. Abated.Total.
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    TABLE No. 67. Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    No.Date o£ Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE No. 68.
    Sun Street.Sun Street Infectious).Eltham.All Mortuaries.
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    TABLE No. 69.
    Number of Interments.
    192119221923
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    TABLE 70. Factories, Workshops, Laundries, Workplaces, and Homeworkers' Premises. 1. —Inspection. Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.
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    2.— Defects Found.
    Description.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.
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    TABLE 70— continued. 3.— Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    TABLE 70— continued. 4.— Home 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.
    Nature of Work.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 (See. 109).Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110).
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists.Failing to Bend lists.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
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    TABLE No. 71.
    On Register, Dec., 31st.Inspections.Notices.Prosecutions
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    TABLE No. 72. SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
    In 1914.In January, 1923.In December, 1923.
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    TABLE No. 73.
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    TABLE No. 74.
    Children.Adults.Grand Total.
    Year.Boys.Girls.Total.Males.FemalesTotal.
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    In tabular from below is shewn the alterations which took place in the registers during the year:—
    Retail.Wholesale.Total.
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    TABLE No. 75.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated
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    TABLE No. 75—continued.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Analysed
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    TABLE No. 76.
    1921.1922.1923.
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    TABLE No. 77. ADULTERATED SAMPLES—ACTION TAKEN.
    Sample No.Sample ofParticulars of Adulteration.Action Taken.
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    TABLE No. 78. REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK & CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912-1917. Report for the year ended 31st December, 1923. 1.—Milk and Cream not sold as "Preserved Cream."
    Number of samples examined for presence of a preservative.Number in which preservative was reported to be present.Percentage and Nature of preservative found in each sample.Action taken.
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    The nursing and domestic staff of the Home for Ailing Babies is not included.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 79.
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    3.— Action under Statutory Powers.
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    TABLE No. 80.
    Year.Houses or Tenements.No. of persons in excess of two persons per room.Houses originally built for one family now occupied by more than one family.Persons per House.Rooms per person.
    With less than two persons per room.With two persons per room.With more than two persons per room.
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    TABLE No. 81.
    Date of representation.Premises.Date of Closing Order.Remarks.
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    New Houses. Water certificates were granted during the year for the following new houses erected in the Borough:—
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    METEOROLOGY. Meteorological Observations taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the year 1923.
    Week ending 1923.Temperature of the Air.Departure from average mean air temp. of 65 years.Average Temperature 4 feet below ground.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.
    Highest during Week.Lowest during Week.Mean Temperature.
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    METEOROLOGY— continued.
    Week ending 1923.Temperature of the Air.Departure from average mean air temp. of 65 years.Average Temperature 4 feet below ground.Number of days on which rain fell.Rainfall in inches.
    Highest during Week.Lowest during Week.Mean Temperature.