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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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Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897.
| Adults. | Children. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Number of persons cleansed | 1,919 | 1.158 | 905 | 1,288 | 5,270 |
Bakehouses.
| Number on register at end of 1916 | 65 |
| Number above ground | 10 |
| Number underground | 55 |
| Number of inspections | 99 |
| Number of Notices | 74 |
| Number of prosecutions | Nil |
Places where Food is prepared for Sale (excluding Bakehouses).
| Number on Register at end of 1916 | 270 |
| Number of Inspections | 1046 |
| Number of Notices | 25 |
House to House Inspections.
| Number of Inspections Houses | Nil |
| Number of Notices issued Intimations | Nil |
| Statutory Notices | Nil |
| Number of Prosecutions | Nil |
House Refuse.
| Number of Inspections | 7,188 |
| Number of Old Brick Receptacles abolished | 6 |
| Number of New Metal Receptacles provided | 36 |
| Number of Complaints of Non-removal received | 166 |
| Number of Letters received re Removal | 176 |
| Number of Refusals of Occupiers to have House Refuse removed | 98 |
| Number of Notices served—Intimations, 52; Statutory Notices, 6 | 58 |
| Number of Prosecutions | Nil. |
Water Supply.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907. Section 78.
| Number of Premises where water supply has been provided to Upper Storeys | 15 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 8 |
| Number of Prosecutions | Nil |
Overcrowding.
| Number of Dwelling Rooms overcrowded | 17 |
| Number remedied | 17 |
| Number of Prosecutions | Nil |