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Marylebone 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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CONTENTS.
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Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough.
Population 7
Sanitary circumstances 7
Water Supply 7
Drainage 8
Combined Drainage 8
Closet Accommodation 8
UndergroundPublic Conveniences 9
Removal and Disposal of House
Refuse 911
Sanitary inspection of the District 11
Staff 11, 12
Inspections 12
Nuisances Legal Proceedings 13
Rat Repression 13, 14
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 15
Business Premises 15
Cow Sheds 15
Milk Premises 15
Slaughterhouses 16
Fish Curers 16
Offensive Trades 16
Ice Cream Premises 15
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 16
Bakehouses 16
Factories and Workshops 17
Inspections 17
Defects found 17
Home Work 18
Registered Workshops 19
Premises used for Human Habitation 20
Houses let in lodgings 20
Common Lodging Houses 20i
Underground Rooms 21
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 21
Food Stalls 21
Schools 21
Food 22
Milk Supply 22
Milk Analysis 22
Legal proceedings for adulteration
23
Bacteriological examinations 23
Diaries, Cowsheds and Milkshops
CSrders 23
Milk and Cream Regulations 23, 24
Food Inspections 25
Food, Unsound, Condemned 25,26
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 26
Proceedings under The Margarine
Act, 1887 26
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 27-31
Bacteriological examination of Milk
and Canned Meat 22
Statistical 33
Births 33
Births Registration 33
Births Notifications 33
Deaths and Death Rates 34
Sub-District Births and Deaths 34
Deaths in relation to Age 35
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Deaths among the Aged 35
Causes of and ages at death 36
Infantile Mortality 36
,, ,, Causes 37-39
Deaths in relation to Disease 40
Diarrhceal Diseases 40
Infectious(communicable)Diseases 40
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 40
Respiratory Diseases 41
Cancer and Malignant Disease 42
Alcoholism 43
Accident, Suicideand Manslaughter 43
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 43
Isolation of Cases 43
Discharge Notices 44
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 44
Scarlet Fever 44
Enteric Fever 45
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 45
Polio-Myelitis 46
Erysipelas 46
Puerperal Fever 46
Measles and German Measles 46
Whooping Cough 46
Glanders 46
Anthrax 46
Infectious Diseases in School 47
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 48
Pneumonia 49
Tuberculosis 49
Treatment of 49
Prevention of 49
Work at Dispensaries 50- 51
Deaths 53
Influenza 55
Bacteriological Examinations 55
Disinfection 55-56
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 57
Maternity and Child Welfare 58
Health Visitors 58
Centres 58
Ante-Natal Work 59
Dental Clinic 59
Hospital Treatment 59
Maternity Cases 59
Babies' Nursing Home 59-60
Infant Consultations—Work at 60
Day Nurseries 60
Home Helps 60
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 61
Report of Mortuary Keeper 61
Proceedings under Rag Flock Act.
1911 62
Housing—
General Housing Conditions 63
Overcrowding 64
Fitness of Houses 64
Unhealthy Areas 65
Statistics 65
Sanitary Inspection (Summary) 67-70
Ministry of Health, Tables I—III 70-73
Vaccination Return 74