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Marylebone 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of Mortuary Keeper.
Number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1910.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | For burial only. | For inquests. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 17 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| February | 17 | IS | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| March | 22 | i7 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| April | 17 | 16 | 33 | 19 (1 infectious) | 14 | 33 |
| May | 15 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| June | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| July | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| August | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| September | 6 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| October | 19 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| November | 21 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| December | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 181 | 147 | 328 | 174 | 154 | 328 | |
| Number of inquests held from 1st January to 31st December, 1909 - 151. | ||||||
PUBLIC SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
The work of supervising these places has been carried out regularly by the
out.door superintendent and the women inspectors and reports have been
periodically submitted to and considered by the Public Health Committee.
A visit was paid by the Conveniences Sub.Committee to a number of the
underground conveniences, and instructions were given for the carrying "out
of certain alterations in connection with the electric lighting at all the
conveniences at a cost of £74 10s. 4.d.
An important step was taken by the Committee during the year in
connection with the provision of free sanitary accommodation for women, one
urinette being installed in place of a water.closet at Oxford Circus (Women's)
Convenience. At the end of a year the effect of having made this provision
will be considered and whether or not free accommodation of a similar nature
is to be introduced at Portland Road and Marylebone Road Conveniences
decided. The urinette at Oxford Circus which was introduced in July,
has been, it may be mentioned, largely used and has led to little, if any,
reduction in the amount of the takings, reports as to which from all the
conveniences were submitted to the Public Health Committee regularly during
the year.