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Woolwich 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Disinfestation. The number of children attending the Cleansing
Station shews an increase over the last two years amounting
to 12½ per cent. The figures are shewn in detail in the next
Table. It is difficult to account for this increase in view of the
policy of the London County Council of treating slight verminous
cases at their Minor Ailment Centres. The following
Table No. 66 shews the extent to which the Station has been
used each year since 1920.:—
TABLE No. 66.
| Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 1920 | 1955 | 1678 | 3633 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 3662 |
| 1921 | 1219 | 1112 | 2331 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 2363 |
| 1922 | 394 | 1493 | 1887 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1903 |
| 1923 | 280 | 1731 | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 2030 |
| 1924 | 337 | 1924 | 2261 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 2388 |
Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. The Medical Officer
of Health is required under Section 132 of the Factory and
Workshops Act, 1901, to include in his annual report details
of the administration of this Act in his district. The total
number of factories, workshops and workplaces on the register
at the end of the year was 147. The number of inspections
of these premises was 912, which compares with 881 for 1923
and 512 for 1922. Sanitary defects were found in 32 instances.
The following Table No. 67 is in the form adopted by the Home
Office in order to ensure uniformity in the presentation of
statistics:—