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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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLEANSING OF PERSONS ACT, 1897.
Table showing the number of Adults and School Children using the Baths provided under the above-mentioned Act during the year 1919:¡ª
| 1919. | Adults. | Children. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| January | 163 | 107 | 270 | 90 | 99 | 189 |
| February | 160 | 100 | 260 | 128 | 112 | 240 |
| March | 180 | 86 | 266 | 170 | 98 | 268 |
| April | 173 | 107 | 280 | 92 | 75 | 167 |
| May | 174 | 92 | 266 | 159 | 230 | 389 |
| June | 150 | 80 | 230 | 77 | 158 | 235 |
| July | 162 | 75 | 237 | 35 | 200 | 235 |
| August | 191 | 79 | 270 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| September | 182 | 89 | 271 | 60 | 167 | 227 |
| October | 196 | 95 | 291 | 68 | 287 | 355 |
| November | 155 | 80 | 235 | 55 | 470 | 525 |
| December | 196 | 73 | 269 | 45 | 230 | 275 |
| Totals | 2,082 | 1,063 | 3,145 | 981 | 2,132 | 3,113 |
Table showing the number of persons using the Baths during the past 22 years:-
| Year. | ADULTS. | CHILDREN. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| 1898 | 3,301 | 5 | 3,306 | - | - | - |
| 1899 | 4,340 | - | 4,340 | - | - | - |
| 1900 | 3,431 | 31 | 3,462 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | 4,140 | 142 | 4,282 | - | - | - |
| 1902 | 4,326 | 202 | 4,528 | - | - | - |
| 1903 | 5,515 | 655 | 6,170 | - | - | - |
| 1904 | 7,089 | 1,376 | 8,465 | - | - | - |
| 1905 | 7,981 | 1,431 | 9,412 | 107* | 353 | 460 |
| 1906 | 6,891 | 1,974 | 8,865 | 1,873 | 3,311 | 5,184 |
| 1907 | 6,785 | 1,807 | 8,592 | 2,367 | 3,404 | 5,771 |
| 1908 | 8,741 | 2,563 | 11,304 | 2,198 | 3,046 | 5,244 |
| 1909 | 8,563 | 2,550 | 11,113 | 2,725 | 1,959 | 4,684 |
| 1910 | 6,433 | 2,051 | 8,484 | 513 | 859 | 1,372 |
| 1911 | 6,510 | 2,575 | 9,085 | 504 | 463 | 967 |
| 1912 | 5,818 | 2,384 | 8,202 | 740 | 1,138 | 1,878 |
| 1913 | 5,797 | 2,208 | 8,005 | 771 | 1,305 | 2,076 |
| 1914 | 5,555 | 2,379 | 7,934 | 623 | 1,243 | 1,866 |
| 1915 | 3,323 | 1,672 | 4,995 | 589 | 1,091 | 1,680 |
| 1916 | 1,919 | 1,158 | 3,077 | 905 | 1,288 | 2,193 |
| 1917 | 1,947 | 967 | 2,914 | 1,376 | 1,699 | 3,075 |
| 1918 | 2,031 | 1,085 | 3,116 | 1,249 | 1,474 | 2,723 |
| 1919 | 2,082 | 1,063 | 3,145 | 981 | 2,132 | 3,113 |
| Totals | 112,518 | 30,278 | 142,796 | 17,521 | 24,765 | 42,286 |
*The Children's Baths were opened in June, 1905.