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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 November 30th, 1905.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
| District Inspectors. | Mr. E. Lumley, Dust Inspector. | Mr. T. H. Hancock. | 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. | 25 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 48 |
| Tenements | 30 | ... | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ... | ... | ... | 93 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 14 | ... | 39 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 84 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 22 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 43 | ||
| Slaughter Houses | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 36 | ... | 35 | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | 97 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | ... | 40 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 8 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 30 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 50 | |
| Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 204 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 170 | 346 | 130 | 370 | ... | ... | 22 | ... | ... | 14 | 1052 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 30 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 10 | 20 | ... | ... | 126 | 201 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD :— | ||||||||||||
| Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||||||
| Cases Isolated | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 9 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 15 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | |
| SEW DRAINAGE :— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Plans Passed | 2 | 12 | 1 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 100 | 1876 | ... | 1750 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3726 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 8 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |