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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 30th April, 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. | 27 | ... | 25 | ... | 30 | ... | 82 |
| Tenements | 45 | ... | 39 | ... | 37 | ... | 121 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 11 | ... | 12 | ... | 10 | ... | 33 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 32 | ... | 30 | ... | 20 | ... | 82 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 37 | ... | 35 | ... | 40 | ... | 112 | |
| Smoke Shafts | 10 | 9 | 12 | ... | 28 | 25 | 84 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 8 | ... | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | ||
| Enquiries re removal of refuse | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 86 | 250 | 75 | 280 | 80 | 771 | ||
| Miscellaneous Inspections | 54 | 176 | 35 | 170 | 47 | 15 | 497 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD Number of seizures made | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— Cases Isolated | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital ... | 12 | ... | 15 | ... | 8 | ... | 35 | |
| Kooms Disinfected ... | 18 | ... | 17 | ... | 16 | ... | 51 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE :— Number of Plans Passed | ... | 15 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 35 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | ... | 1820 | ... | 1760 | ... | ... | 3,580 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 6 | ... | 21 | |
| Food and Drugs Act. ADULTERATION. Samples collected for Analysis | 17 | ... | 28 | ... | 25 | ... | 70 | |
| Correspondence, Legal Procedure, &c. Complaints received | 26 | ... | 27 | ... | 22 | 34 | 109 | |
| Letters and Intimations relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 32 | ... | 36 | ... | 30 | 12 | 110 | |
| Statutory Notices Served | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | 24 | |
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | |
| Reports made to Medical Officer of Health | 58 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 50 | 25 | 298 | |