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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 Y ear ending 31 st D ecember, 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 | 484 | ... | 408 | ... | 386 | ... | 1278 |
| Tenements | 488 | ... | 397 | ... | 425 | ... | 1310 | |
| Underground Dwellings | 124 | ... | 161 | ... | 132 | ... | 417 | |
| Dairies, Milk Shops, Cow Houses | 227 | ... | 173 | ... | 176 | ... | 576 | |
| Slaughter Houses | 65 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | 76 | |
| Yards, Stables, and Mews | 486 | ... | 512 | ... | 471 | ... | 1469 | |
| Smoke Shafts | 74 | 15 | 94 | ... | 207 | 106 | 496 | |
| Offensive Trades and Effluvia Businesses | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 10 | |
| Refuse Receptacles | 98 | ... | 90 | ... | 76 | 218 | 482 | |
| Enquiries re removal of refuse | 170 | ... | 225 | ... | ... | 2466 | 2861 | |
| Removal of Bodies to Mortuary | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | |
| Visits to Works in progress | 912 | 3187 | 999 | 3044 | 949 | ... | 9091 | |
| . Miscellaneous Inspections | 764 | 978 | 552 | 1666 | 536 | 68 | 4564 | |
| UNWHOLESOME FOOD | ||||||||
| Number of seizures made | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE:— | ||||||||
| Cases Isolated | 16 | ... | 18 | ... | 8 | ... | 42 | |
| Cases Removed to Hospital | 161 | ... | 198 | ... | 217 | ... | 576 | |
| Rooms Disinfected | 239 | ... | 240 | ... | 305 | ... | 784 | |
| NEW DRAINAGE | ||||||||
| Number of Plans Passed | ... | 168 | ... | 190 | 3 | ... | 361 | |
| New Pipe Drains (feet) | 12 | 18295 | ... | 16457 | 47 | ... | 34811 | |
| Houses where defects in existing Drainage have been detected and remedied | 94 | 14 | 67 | 7 | 74 | ... | 256 | |
| Food and Drugs Act. ADULTERATION. | ||||||||
| Samples collected for Analysis | 292 | ... | 310 | ... | 379 | ... | 981 | |
| Correspondence, Legal Procedure, & c. | ||||||||
| Complaints received | 284 | ... | 453 | ... | 287 | *347 | 1371 | |
| Letters and Intimations relating to Abatement of Nuisances | 494 | ... | 588 | ... | 470 | 210 | 1762 | |
| Statutory Notices Served | 71 | ... | 107 | ... | 62 | ... | 240 | |
| Proceedings taken before Magistrates | 5 | ... | 15 | ... | 12 | ... | 32 | |
| Reports made to Medical Officer of Health | 538 | 528 | 667 | 598 | 558 | 319 | 3208 | |
*Includes complaints and letters respecting removal of House Refuse.