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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 March, 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. | 45 | ... | 35 | ... | 38 | ... | 118 |
| Tenements | 39 | ... | 49 | ... | 40 | ... | 128 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 12 | ... | 15 | ... | 10 | ... | 37 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 26 | ... | 24 | ... | 20 | ... | 70 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 39 | ... | 35 | ... | 40 | ... | 114 | |
| Smoke Shafts | 6 | 2 | 5 | ... | 47 | 7 | 67 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 8 | ... | 6 | ... | 7 | 20 | 41 | |
| Enquiries re removal of refuse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 97 | 202 | 95 | 260 | 98 | ... | 752 | |
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 65 | 23 | 45 | 170 | 47 | 5 | 355 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— Cases Isolated | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 17 | ... | 15 | 21 | ... | 53 | ||
| Rooms Disinfected | 23 | 16 | ... | 34 | ... | 73 | ||
| NEW DRAINAGE Number of Plans Passed | ... | 8 | 13 | ... | 21 | |||
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | ... | 786 | ... | 967 | ... | 1,753 | ||
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 8 | ... | 6 | ... | 7 | ... | 21 | |
| Food and Drugs Act. ADULTERATION. Samples collected for Analysis | 24 | ... | 26 | ... | 29 | ... | 79 | |
| Correspondence, Legal Procedure, &c. Complaints received | 40 | ... | 37 | ... | 23 | 34 | 134 | |
| Letters and Intimations relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 44 | ... | 50 | ... | 45 | 10 | 149 | |
| Statutory Notices Served | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | |
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | |
| Reports made to Medical Officer of Health | 65 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 316 | |