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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The total inspections made by each inspector, and the number of nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set forth in the following table:—
| Districts. | Borough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1. | No. 2. | No. 3. | No. 4. | No. 5. | ||
| Total Inspections | 3773 | 3642 | 3574 | 3576 | 3534 | 18099 |
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 201 | 234 | 117 | 143 | 67 | 762 |
| Doors, windows, floors, ceilings, sash cords, etc., repaired | 112 | 59 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 223 |
| Overcrowding abated | 15 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 89 |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms dealt with | 4 | 42 | 32 | 49 | 30 | 157 |
| Water closet defects remedied | 191 | 173 | 61 | 118 | 102 | 645 |
| Water closets erected | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 40 |
| Urinal defects remedied | - | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| Soilpipe and ventilating shaft repaired or renewed | 5 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 63 |
| Yard defects remedied | 180 | 88 | 64 | 78 | 27 | 437 |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 8 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 95 |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 252 | 147 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 468 |
| Rubbish, manure, etc., accumulations removed | 7 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 89 |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 80 | 41 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 182 |
| Drains relaid or amended | 65 | 74 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 254 |
| Drains cleared | 10 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 73 |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 30 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 10 | no |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 93 | 51 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 198 |
| Area defects remedied | 13 | 15 | 43 | 69 | 28 | 168 |
| Wash-house defects remedied | 189 | 74 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 340 |
| Animal nuisances abated | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Basement defects remedied | 4 | 26 | 33 | 51 | 19 | 133 |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 96 | 46 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 203 |
| Miscellaneous nuisances abated | 36 | 34 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 126 |
| Verminous rooms cleansed | 144 | 80 | 45 | 14 | 20 | 303 |
| Workshops damp, dirty or dilapidated, remedied | 8 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 94 |
Legal Proceedings in Connection with Nuisances.
Of 16 summonses issued during the year, 8 were for offences against the nuisance
sections of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891; 4 were issued under the Metropolis
Management Act, 1855, and the drainage by-laws of the London County Council;
1 under the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act, 1909, and 3 under the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907.
Particulars with regard to each of the cases are given below. Proceedings
instituted for offences against the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts are referred to
elsewhere.