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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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REGISTER OF SANITARY WORK Month ending 31st January, 1907.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
| District Inspectors. | | Mr. E. Lumley, Dust Inspector. | 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. G. Smith, No. 5 District. | ||||
| Public Health (London) Act. | ||||||||
| Inspections. | Dwelling Houses, &c. | 65 | ... | 35 | ... | 30 | ... | 130 |
| Tenements | 56 | ... | 42 | ... | 46 | ... | 144 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 10 | ... | 12 | ... | 14 | ... | 36 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 22 | ... | 21 | ... | 20 | ... | 63 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 34 | ... | 35 | ... | 40 | ... | 109 | |
| Smoke Shafts | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 6 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 18 | |
| Enquiries re non-removal of refuse | 160 | ... | 208 | ... | ... | 450 | 818 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 91 | 277 | 84 | 220 | 90 | ... | 762 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 86 | 12 | 42 | 20 | 40 | ... | 200 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— Cases Isolated | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 10 | ... | 12 | ... | 13 | ... | 35 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 22 | ... | 20 | ... | 26 | ... | 68 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE Number of Plans Passed | ... | 15 | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | 27 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | ... | 760 | ... | 680 | ... | ... | 1440 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 9 | ... | 8 | ... | 9 | ... | 26 | |
| Food and Drugs Act. ADULTERATION. Samples collected for Analysis | 19 | ... | 21 | ... | 34 | ... | 74 | |
| Correspondence, Legal Procedure, &e. Complaints received | 18 | ... | 50 | ... | 12 | 32 | 112 | |
| Letters and Intimations relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 48 | ... | 46 | ... | 34 | 20 | 148 | |
| Statutory Notices Served | 6 | ... | 7 | ... | 7 | ... | 20 | |
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Reports made to Medical Officer of Health | 74 | 43 | 72 | 54 | 64 | 42 | 349 | |