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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK
Month ending 31st January, 1904.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
| District Inspectors. | Mr. E. Lumley, Dust Inspector. | Mr. R. Phillips, Special Duties. | Miss P. A. Baker. | 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. 6 District. | ||||||||
| Public Health (London) Act. | ||||||||||||
| Inspection*. | Dwelling Houses, &c. | 37 | 48 | 35 | 20 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 169 |
| Tenements | 73 | 36 | 75 | 43 | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 277 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 12 | ... | 20 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 34 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 148 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ... | 36 | |||||
| Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | ... | 38 | |||||
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 131 | 160 | 120 | 120 | 147 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 681 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 42 | 36 | 35 | 140 | 103 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 78 | 454 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||||||
| Cases Isolated. | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ||
| Rooms Disinfected | 12 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE :— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Plans Passed | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 28 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 300 | 456 | 320 | 560 | 974 | ... | ... | ... | 85 | ... | 2695 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainnge have been detected and remedied | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | |