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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK
Month ending 30th April, 1905.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
| District Inspectors. | Mr. E. Lumley, Dust Inspector. | Mr. R. Phillips, Special Duties. | Miss F. 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. 5 District. | ||||||||
| Public Health (London) Act. | ||||||||||||
| Inspection. | Dwelling Houses, &c. | 47 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 201 |
| Tenements | 96 | 43 | 98 | 58 | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 359 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 15 | ... | 75 | 6 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | ||
| Slaughter Houses | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 32 | 12 | 35 | 28 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 160 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 17 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | |
| Emjuiries re non-removal of refuse | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 130 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 168 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 320 | 362 | 300 | 260 | 247 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 1499 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 52 | 56 | 45 | 60 | 69 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 378 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD. | ||||||||||||
| Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||||||
| Cases Isolated | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 13 | ••• | 8 | 4 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 20 | ... | 8 | 12 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE:— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Plans Passed | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ||
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 250 | 736 | 230 | 760 | 986 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2962 | ||
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39 | |