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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY.
All the necessary details regarding the use of the Mortuary during the year are
contained in the accompanying statement provided by the Mortuary Keeper.
Regular visits of inspection were made by the Outdoor Superintendent, or
Inspector Gorniot.
Report of Mortuary Keeper.
Number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1915.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | For burial only. | For inquests. | Total. | No. of. P.M.'s held | No. of courts held. | No. of Infectious cases recd. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 7 | - |
| February | 14 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 5 | - |
| March | 12 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 5 | - |
| April | 22 | 20 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 14 | 11 | - |
| May | 11 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 7 | - |
| June | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 6 | - |
| July | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 5 | - |
| August | 12 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 7 | - |
| September | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 6 | - |
| October | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 8 | - |
| November | 19 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 9 | - |
| December | 11 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Totals | 163 | 165 | 328 | 159 | 169 | 328 | 106 | 81 | 5 |
PUBLIC SANITARY CONVENIENCES.
There was no addition to the number of conveniences, which were supervised as in former years. That there was, as shown below, a considerable falling off in the receipts, is to some extent due to the fact that in the case of men in uniform no charge was made tor the use of the conveniences.
| 1915-16. | 1914-15. | Increase. | Decrease. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Oxford Circus—Men's Department | 729 | 3 | 1 | 841 | 18 | 2 | — | 112 | 15 | 1 | ||
| ,, Women's ,, | 652 | 11 | 7 | 693 | 16 | 9 | — | 40 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Portland Road—Men's ,, | 191 | 16 | 6 | 235 | 14 | 5 | — | 43 | 18 | 11 | ||
| ,, Women's ,, | 140 | 6 | 9 | 166 | 16 | 1 | — | 26 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Marylebone Road—Men's ,, | 122 | 18 | 11 | 171 | 13 | 5 | — | 48 | 14 | 6 | ||
| ,, Women's ,, | 91 | 6 | 4 | 114 | 11 | 6 | — | 23 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Foley Street—Men only | 99 | 16 | 8 | 117 | 4 | 7 | — | 17 | 7 | 11 | ||
| St. John's Wood Road—Men only | 67 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 10 | 2 | — | 19 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Barrett Street—Men only | 115 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 12 | 11 | — | 23 | 4 | 9 | ||
During the year, the roof of the convenience at Marylebone Road, which for
some time had been in a defective and leaky condition, was re-constructed at a cost
of £ 196 10s. 3d.