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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The records of this sanitary survey will be carefully kept and are likely to
prove of the utmost value later. The plan adopted is for the Medical Officer of
Health to issue a sheet to each inspector naming the street to be examined and
giving the headings as to the information sought. As soon as the examination is
completed the sheet is filled up and returned to the Medical Officer of Health.
and a new sheet is issued. An example of a filled up sheet is given below. The
number of streets examined between the 17th and 31st December was 10.
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE.
public health department.
sanitary survey.
Date. 20/12/10.
The Medical Officer of Health requests Inspector C lay (District No. 2) to inspect and report as to :
| Street | Allsop Street | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of houses | 29 | ||||
| Numbers of Houses | In fair or good condition | 1.3. 5.29 | |||
| Obviously defective | |||||
| Calling for Registration | 1.4. 4a. 6. 15. 17. 21. 25 | ||||
| Calling for Supervision | 4. 4a | ||||
| Calling for Closing Orders | |||||
| Observations | Factories 16 | Workshops II. 28. 29 | Motor Works 7. 8. 18. 19. 20 | Warehouses 23. 24. 26. 27 | General Shops 14 |
This sheet to be handed to Medical Officer of Health as soon as completed.
p.h.o./i2/io.
Overcrowding.
The number of dwelling rooms found to be overcrowded during 1910 was
somewhat smaller than in 1909. being 159. A number of complaints. anonymous
and otherwise. were received and duly investigated. Many proved to be
unfounded. Notices were served in each of the 159 proved cases and the
overcrowding was reduced in all without the necessity for a prosecution arising.
Underground Rooms.
In all 118 cases of illegal occupation of underground rooms were discovered
in 1910 as against 163 in 1909. After the service of notices on owners and