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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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| Mortuary. | Removed by Inspectors. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bodies received | 408 | 10 | ||
| Number of Infectious bodies received | 1 | |||
| Disinfection. | ||||
| Number of rooms disinfected | 1,086 | |||
| Number of articles disinfected | 20,314 | |||
| Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897. | ||||
| Adults. Children. | ||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
| Number of persons cleansed 2,031 | 1,058 | 1,249 | 1.474 | 5,812 |
| Bakehouses. | ||||
| Number on register at end of 1918 | 65 | |||
| Number above ground | 10 | |||
| Number underground | 55 | |||
| Number of inspections | 123 | |||
| Number of Notices | Nil | |||
| Number of prosecutions | Nil | |||
| Places where Food is prepared for Sale (excluding Bakehouses). | ||||
| Number on Register at end of 1918 | 372 | |||
| Number of Inspections | 356 | |||
| Number of Notices | Nil | |||
| House to House Inspections. | ||||
| Number of Inspections Houses | 49 | |||
| Number of Notices issued Intimations | 42 | |||
| Statutory Notices | Nil | |||
| Number of Prosecutions | Nil | |||
| House Refuse. | ||||
| Number of Inspections | 2,958 | |||
| Number of Old Brick Receptacles abolished | Nil | |||
| Number of New Metal Receptacles provided | 90 | |||
| Number of Notices served | 90 | |||
| Number of Prosecutions | Nii | |||