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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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101, Princess Street
Proper means of direct external light and ventilation provided to the rear of the premises. Drainage and water supply systems amended.
| 128 (late 74), Church Street | Additional means of external light and ventilation provided to the rear of the premises on ground floor. |
| 4 to 14 (inclusive), Sherborne Place | The attention of the owners was directed to the unsatisfactory condition of these premises. The necessary works are now in progress. |
| 3A, Queen Anne Mews | Water closet separated from living rooms and external light and ventilation provided. |
| 13, Queen Anne Mews | External light and ventilation provided to bedroom; defective drinking water cistern abolished and water laid on from main. |
| 14, Queen Anne Mews | Additional ventilation provided to water closet. |
| 16, Queen Anne Mews | External light and ventilation provided to bedroom. |
| 15, Queen Anne Mews | Living rooms reconstructed; additional ventilation provided to water closet. |
| 28, 29, 30, Harley Mews North | Living rooms above stables re-arranged and provided with separate entrance from mews; water closets cut off from living rooms and provided with external light and ventilation, |
| 4, Wimpole Mews | Premises demolished. |
Representations and Orders.—The accompanying tabular statement gives a list
of the premises dealt with each year since 1910 under sections 17 and 18 of the
Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909.
In 1914, though proceedings commenced in previous years and carried over were
concluded or taken forward one or more stages, actually only one new case was
submitted to the Public Health Committee for a closing order.