Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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In 27 cases only was it found necessary to resort to legal proceedings to enforce compliance with statutory notices. and the table on page 71 gives the details of the cases so dealt with. the Act or By.laws under which proceedings were taken and the results.
Insp. Cartledge. | Insp. Clay. | Insp. Andrews. | Insp. Draper. | Insp. A. Wilson. | Total. | |
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Inspections from Journal | 1.690* | 1,697† | 3,710 | 2.308+ | 3,648 | 13,053 |
Houses damp. dirty or dilapidated remedied | 133 | 205 | 150 | 127 | 16 | 631 |
Doors. windows. floors. ceilings. sash cords. etc.. repaired | 39 | 42 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 139 |
Overcrowding abated | 45 | 58 | 18 | 36 | 2 | 159 |
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued | 1 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 11 | 118 |
Water closet defects remedied | 140 | 215 | 126 | 193 | 32 | 706 |
Water closets erected | 2 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 66 |
Urinal defects remedied | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 12 |
Soilpipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
Soilpipes and ventilating shafts erected | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | - | 51 |
Yard defects remedied | 114 | 156 | 88 | 82 | 8 | 448 |
Waste pipe defects remedied | 44 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 10 | 224 |
Water cistern defects remedied | 33 | 44 | 11 | 13 | - | 101 |
Rubbish. manure. etc.. accumulations removed | 2 | 45 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 112 |
Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 69 | 144 | 121 | 72 | 11 | 417 |
Drains relaid or amended | 153 | 178 | 348 | 363 | 33 | 1075 |
Drains cleared | 3 | 11 | 23 | 9 | - | 46 |
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 25 | 28 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 137 |
Water supply to houses reinstated | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
Roofs and gutters repaired | 28 | 41 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 120 |
Area defects remedied | 9 | 34 | 52 | 69 | 3 | 167 |
Wash-house defects remedied | 85 | 115 | 66 | 58 | 5 | 329 |
Bakehouses cleansed or repaired | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | 16 |
Animal nuisances abated | 4 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
Basement defects remedied | 8 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 64 |
Stables cleansed or repaired | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 44 | 81 | 33 | 45 | 6 | 209 |
Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
Smoke nuisances abated | 32 | 63 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 166 |
Verminous rooms cleansed | 4 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 4 | 72 |
Workshops damp. dirty or dilapid ated remedied | 19 | 35 | 31 | 58 | 9 | 152 |
*Inspector Cartledge took up his duties on 1st July. 1910. †Inspector Clay „ .. „ .. ‡Inspector Draper „ .. 2nd May. 1910. |