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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 31st January, 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. Yen, No. 6 District. | ||||||||
| Public Health (London) Act. | ||||||||||||
| Inspections. | Dwelling Houses, &c. | 38 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 |
| Tenements | 50 | 13 | 45 | 26 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 164 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 8 | 25 | 4 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | ||
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 46 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 187 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 18 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | |
| Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 5 | 3 | ... | 6 | 4 | 250 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 270 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 270 | 293 | 150 | 250 | 197 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 8 | 1217 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 176 | 86 | 35 | 185 | 190 | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 70 | 782 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD. | ||||||||||||
| Number of seizures made | *2 | ... | ... | †1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||||||
| Cases Isolated | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 2 | ... | 5 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 8 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE:— | ||||||||||||
| N umber of Plans Passed | 20 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 1870 | 786 | 250 | 760 | 1624 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5290 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and -remedied | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35 | |
* 2 bushels of Bananas (destroyed).
† 16 lbs. Haddock and Cod's Roe. 14 Kabbits.