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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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REGISTER OF. SANITARY WORK
Quarter ending 30th June, 1902
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
| District Inspectors. | Mr. R. Phillip*. Special Duties. | Miss L. M. O'Kell. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. J. Hodges, No. 1 District. | Mr. A. Perry, No. 2 District. | Mr. D. J. Andrews, No. 3 District. | Mr. T. Gorniot, No. 4 District. | Mr. W. Yeo, No. 5 District. | ||||||||
| Public Health (London) Act. | ||||||||||||
| Inspections. | Dwelling Houses, &c | 120 | 129 | 121 | 100 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 530 |
| Tenements | 139 | 16 | 91 | 139 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 441 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 37 | 3 | 62 | 9 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow House.- | 15 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 4 | 6 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 62 | 47 | 100 | 115 | 55 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 381 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 21 | 35 | 21 | 40 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 126 | |
| Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 22 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 501 | 508 | 150 | 510 | 271 | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 33 | 2377 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 424 | 327 | 280 | 380 | 167 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 129 | 1754 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD. | ||||||||||||
| Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||||||
| Cases Isolated | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 146 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 62 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 268 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE:— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Plans Passed | 21 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 120 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 3184 | 4102 | 852 | 2969 | 3294 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14401 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 29 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 124 | |