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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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MALES, MARRIED (Including Widowers).
| No. and Age of Patient. | Patient's Relatives Living and Dead. I. Father and Mother. II. Brothers and Sisters. III. Uncles and Aunts. | Patient's wife (if re-married give particulars for deceased wife or wives). | Patient's Children. | No. of Patients Childless. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | No. | Whether or not affected. | I. | II. | III. | ||||||||
| L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | L. | D. | ||||
| - | - | Affected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 15 | 1 | Affected | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Not | 2 | - | 8 | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 25 | 39 | Affected | 5 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not | 24 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Unknown | 29 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 35 | 69 | Affected | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | - | - | 11 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 14 |
| Not | 21 | 25 | 30 | - | 10 | 4 | 52 | — | 142 | 5 | — | ||
| Unknown | 50 | 32 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 55 | 14 | Affected | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 |
| Not | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 18 | — | — | ||
| Unknown | — | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
DISINFECTION.
The methods of disinfection adopted in 1912 remained the same as in previous
years. For infected articles, the Goddard, Massey and Warner Steam Disinfector
was employed, formic aldehyde gas, pioduced by burning formalin tablets, being
depended upon mainly in the disinfection of rooms. The number of tablets used in
each case was generally 30 per 1,000 cubic feet of space.
Because the amount of infectious disease was somewhat less in 1912 than in
1911, the number of disinfections carried out was rather smaller than in that year.
Particulars of the work done are given in the following Tables.
The number and nature of articles dealt with in 1912 are shown in the following tabular statement:—
| Compulsorily Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | Phthisis. | Measles. | Vermin. | Other causes. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | 334 | 57 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 482 |
| Mattresses | 308 | 46 | 17 | 39 | 121 | 531 |
| Bolsters | 390 | 57 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 576 |
| Pillows | 685 | 133 | 66 | 103 | 269 | 1,256 |
| Sheets | 712 | 106 | 65 | 80 | 48 | 1,011 |
| Blankets | 843 | 124 | 76 | 113 | 188 | 1,344 |
| Sundries | 3,733 | 402 | 429 | 611 | 980 | 6,155 |
| Totals | 7,005 | 925 | 727 | 1,035 | 1,663 | 11,355 |
In 1911, the number of rooms disinfected was 948 and of articles 13,921.