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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 Month ending 31st October, 1902.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
| District Inspectors. | Mr. It. Phillips, Special Duties. | Miss F. A. Baker. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. J. Hodgss, 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. | ||||||||
| Inspections. | Dwelling Houses, &c | 35 | 38 | 45 | 33 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 177 |
| Tenements | 54 | 12 | 56 | 60 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 223 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 12 | ... | 25 | 8 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 30 | 21 | 25 | 45 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 161 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4! | |
| Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 33 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Visits to Works in Progress | 250 | 272 | 230 | 280 | 267 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 11 | 1348 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 206 | 186 | 175 | 250 | 184 | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 70 | 1111 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD. | ||||||||||||
| Number of seizures made | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||||||
| Cases Isolated | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Cases removed to Hospital | 19 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 72 | ||
| Rooms Disinfected | 26 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 104 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE :— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Plans Passed | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 30 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 980 | 964 | 250 | 970 | 1266 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ... | 4460 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 45 | |