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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 1899
The sanitary chronicles of the Parish of St. Marylebone being the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK,
Year ending 31st December, 1899.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
| Mr. J. Hodges, No. 1 District. | Mr. A. Perry, No. 2 District. | Mr. T. Gorniot, No. 3 District. | Mr. D. J. Andrews, No. 4 District. | Mr. W. Yeo, No. 5 District. | Mr. R. Phillips, Special Duties. | Miss O'Kell, from September. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Complaints received | 133 | 125 | 313 | 255 | 252 | 52 | 28 | 1158 | ||
| Inspections | Of Dwelling Houses | 351 | 274 | 332 | 393 | 327 | 533 | 57 | 2267 | |
| Kitchens (separately occupied) | 71 | ... | 104 | 316 | 192 | ... | 381 | 1064 | ||
| ,, Schools | 2 | 23 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 40 | ||
| „ Houses registered under Public Health (London) Act, 1891 | 282 | ... | 232 | 241 | 322 | ... | ... | 1077 | ||
| „ Dairies and Cow-houses | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 46 | ||
| „ Bakehouses | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 503 | 2 | 508 | ||
| „ Slaughterhouses | 24 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ... | ... | 63 | ||
| „ Miscellaneous Inspections | 1826 | 2161 | 2218 | 1800 | 1743 | 1903 | 382 | 12033 | ||
| Notices issued for Abatement of Nuisances, etc. | 26 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 59 | 10 | 162 | 353 | ||
| Letters written relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 183 | 190 | 207 | 281 | 191 | 38 | 77 | 1167 | ||
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates under Sanitary Acts | 5 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 33 | ||
| Reports made to Medical Officer of Health | 343 | 353 | 426 | 328 | 563 | 535 | 79 | 2627 | ||
| Infectious Patients removed to Hospital | 114 | 40 | 85 | 158 | 138 | ... | 22 | 557 | ||
| Rooms Disinfected after Infectious Disease | 156 | 136 | 163 | 192 | 268 | ... | 16 | 931 | ||
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 12245 | 15496 | 13324 | 8614 | 15094 | 190 | ... | 64963 | ||
| Houses where defects in Drainage have been detected and remedied | 80 | 83 | 71 | 109 | 85 | 2 | 17 | 447 | ||
| Unwholesome Food— Number of Seizures made | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | ||
| Food Adulteration. | Samples collected for Analysis | 100 | 93 | 99 | 91 | 83 | ... | 29 | 495 | |
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | ||
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 19 | ||