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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The conven1ence at Barrett Street, wh1ch takes the place of the overground ur1nal
wh1ch formerly stood 1n that street, and also of that removed from Marylebone Lane,
was opened on 19th June, 1911. 1t prov1des the follow1ng accommodat1on, v1z.,
4 W.c..s, 10 ur1nal stalls, and 2 lavatory bas1ns.
Reports and comparat1ve statements as to rece1pts for use of publ1c conven1ences
were per1od1cally subm1tted to the Publ1c Health Comm1ttee dur1ng the year.
The follow1ng 1s a Statement of Rece1pts for use of Publ1c Conven1ences for year end1ng 31st December, 1911, compared w1th the prev1ous year.
| Conven1ence. | Total, 1911. | Total, 1910. | |||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Oxford C1rcus—Men.s | 1,084 | 15 | 4 | 1,003 | 6 | 11 | 1ncrease | ||
| 1 81 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
| ,, Women.s | 865 | 1 | 9 | 865 | 8 | 7 | ( Decrease | ||
| 1 0 | 6 | 10 | |||||||
| Portland Road—Men.s | 285 | 15 | 6 | 287 | 9 | 8 | Decrease | ||
| 1 | 14 | 1 | |||||||
| ,, Women.s | 174 | 15 | 11 | 190 | 6 | 4 | | Decrease | ||
| 15 | 10 | 5 | |||||||
| Marylebone Road—Men.s | 216 | 4 | 4 | 217 | 14 | 8 | Decrease | ||
| 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||
| ,, Women.s | 136 | 4 | 7 | 155 | 3 | 1 | Decrease | ||
| 18 | 18 | a | |||||||
| Foley Street—Men.s | 129 | 11 | 1 | 121 | 15 | 7 | ( 1ncrease | ||
| 1 4 | 15 | 6 | |||||||
| St. John.s Wood Road—Men.s | 111 | 14 | 9 | 117 | 12 | 0 | Decrease | ||
| 1 5 | 17 | 3 | |||||||
| Barrett Street—Men.s opened 19/6/1911 | 58 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
FACTOR1ES AND WORKSHOPS.
Th1s port1on of the annual report 1s made 1n compl1ance w1th the requ1rements of
Sect1on 132 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, wh1ch 1mposes on the Med1cal
Off1cer of Health the duty of report1ng each year on the adm1n1strat1on of the Act 1n
workshops and workplaces. A copy of the annual report, or of th1s port1on, 1s to be
sent to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, along w1th the tables
1mmed1ately follow1ng.
The arrangements made 1n 1910 were adhered to and 1n each of the f1ve d1str1cts
1nto wh1ch the Borough was d1v1ded, the 1nspector 1n charge cont1nued to be
respons1ble for the workshops and workplaces there1n. The three women 1nspectors,
as formerly, gave attent1on to places 1n wh1ch women were employed and to the homes
of out.workers.
Many of the workshops and workplaces share 1n the 1ncreased attent1on g1ven to
prem1ses 1n the course of house.to.house 1nspect1ons and san1tary surveys. As a
result of the v1s1ts pa1d, a number of prem1ses call1ng for reg1strat1on were d1scovered.
The rev1s1on of the reg1ster of workshops made 1n 1910, ass1sted the work done
1n 1911, and as shown 1n the Home Off1ce Report Form the number now on the
reg1ster 1s 3,086.