Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK Month ending May 31st, 1903.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
District Inspectors. | E. Lumley, Dust Inspector. | Mr. R. Phillips, Special Duties. | Miss F. A. Baker. | Total. | ||||||||
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Mr. J. Hodges, No. 1 District. | Mr. A. Perry, N<«. 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 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 25 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 215 |
Tenements | 52 | 30 | 45 | 160 | 91 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 378 | |
Underground Dwellings | 12 | .. | 25 | 4 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 | |
Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | |
Slaughter Houses | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Yards, Stables, and Mews | 30 | 9 | 55 | 160 | 88 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 342 | |
Smoke Shafts | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Refuse Receptacles | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 44 | |
Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 31 | ||
Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Visits to Works in Progress | 160 | 163 | 150 | 140 | 167 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 783 | |
Miscellaneous Inspections | 180 | 190 | 130 | 220 | 189 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 75 | 984 | |
UNWHOLESOME FOOD:— | ||||||||||||
Number of seizures made | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||||||||||
Cases Isolated | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
Cases removed to Hospital | 12 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 67 | |
Rooms Disinfected | 22 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 115 | |
NEW DRAINAGE | ||||||||||||
Number of Plans Passed | 8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | |
New Pipe Drains (feet) | 960 | 1320 | 280 | 1760 | 1220 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5540 | |
Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 10 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 51 |