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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 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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SANITARY WORK OF THE YEAR.
The following general summary contains practically all the information necessary with regard to the Sanitary Work carried out during the year.
Premises under Constant Supervision.
| Milk Premises | 201 |
| Cowhouses | 5 |
| Slaughterhouses | 4 |
| Offensive Trades | 2 |
| Ice Cream Premises | 117 |
| Bakehouses | 65 |
| Restaurant, Dining Room and Coffee Shop Kitchens | 156 |
| Hotel Kitchens | 38 |
| Pastrycooks and Tea Rooms | 45 |
| Fried Fish Shops | 25 |
| Fish. Curers | 6 |
| Houses Let in Lodgings | 1169 |
| Workshops | 4779 |
| Total | 6612 |
A statement with special reference to the list set out above, is contained in the following tables:—
| Number of places | Number of inspections, 1915. | Number of notices, 1915. | Number of prosecutions, 1915. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1915. | Added in 1916. | Removed in 1916. | On register at end of 1916. | ||||
| Milk premises | 194 | 7 | _ | 20I | 75 | 1 | _ |
| Cowsheds | 5 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 1 | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | - | — |
| Offensive trade premises | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | - | — |
| Ice cream premises | 117 | — | — | 117 | 6 | - | - |
| Houses let in lodgings | 1169 | — | 2 | 1167 | 2026 | 510 | - |
Mortuary.
| Removed by Inspectors. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of bodies received | 346 | - |
| Number of Infectious bodies received . — | - | 4 |
Disinfection.
| Number of rooms disinfected | 1,120 |
| Number of articles disinfected | 24,842 |