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Marylebone 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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In 27 cases only was it found necessary to resort to legal proceedings to enforce compliance with statutory notices. and the table on page 71 gives the details of the cases so dealt with. the Act or By.laws under which proceedings were taken and the results.

Insp. Cartledge.Insp. Clay.Insp. Andrews.Insp. Draper.Insp. A. Wilson.Total.
Inspections from Journal1.690*1,697†3,7102.308+3,64813,053
Houses damp. dirty or dilapidated remedied13320515012716631
Doors. windows. floors. ceilings. sash cords. etc.. repaired39424765139
Overcrowding abated455818362159
Illegal occupation of underground rooms discontinued116375311118
Water closet defects remedied14021512619332706
Water closets erected212442666
Urinal defects remedied4332-12
Soilpipe and ventilating shaft defects remedied6745123
Soilpipes and ventilating shafts erected11131413-51
Yard defects remedied11415688828448
Waste pipe defects remedied4446626210224
Water cistern defects remedied33441113-101
Rubbish. manure. etc.. accumulations removed245271919112
Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed691441217211417
Drains relaid or amended153178348363331075
Drains cleared311239-46
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed252846308137
Water supply to houses reinstated312--6
Roofs and gutters repaired284125197120
Area defects remedied93452693167
Wash-house defects remedied8511566585329
Bakehouses cleansed or repaired4453-16
Animal nuisances abated41625128
Basement defects remedied8271710264
Stables cleansed or repaired44512126
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house448133456209
Miscellaneous nuisances abated32--16
Smoke nuisances abated326338303166
Verminous rooms cleansed4101044472
Workshops damp. dirty or dilapid ated remedied193531589152
*Inspector Cartledge took up his duties on 1st July. 1910. †Inspector Clay „ .. „ .. ‡Inspector Draper „ .. 2nd May. 1910.