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Marylebone 1921

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

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CONTEN T S.
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Foreword 7
Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough.
Population 8
Census 8
Sanitary circumstances 9
Water Supply 9
Drainage 9
Combined Drainage 9
Closet Accommodation 9
Undergroundl'ublic Conveniences 9
Removal and Disposal of House
Refuse 10
Sanitary inspection of the District 10
Staff 10
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 10, 12
Inspections 11
Rat Repression 12
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 13
Business Premises 13
Cow Sheds 13
Milk Premises 13
Slaughterhouses 14
Fried Fish Vendors 14
Fish Curers 14
Offensive Trades 14
Ice Cream Premises 14
Butter. Margarine, etc., Premises 14
Bakehouses 14
Factories and Workshops 15
Inspections 15
Defects found 15
Home Work 16
Registered Workshops 17
Premises used for Human Habitation 18
Houses let in lodgings 18
Common Lodging Houses 18
Underground Rooms 18
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 19
Food Stalls 19
Schools 19
Food 20
Milk Supply 20
Milk Analysis 20
Legal proceedings for adulteration
20
Bacteriological examinations 20
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 20
Milk and Cream Regulations 21, 22
Milk for Mothers and Children 22
Food Inspections 22
Food, Unsound, Condemned 22,23
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 23
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 24-29
Statisticai 29
Births 29
Births Registration 29
Births Notifications 30
Deaths and Death Rates 30
Sub-District Births and Deaths 31
Deaths in relation to Age 31
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Causes of and ages at death 31
Infantile Mortality 31, 34
,, „ Causes 32, 33
Deaths in relation to Disease 35
Diarrhoeal Diseases 35
Infectious(Communicable) Diseases 35
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 35
Respiratory Diseases 36
Cancer or Malignant Disease 37
Alcoholism 37
Accident, Suicideand Manslaughter 37
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 37
Isolation of Cases 38
Discharge Notices 38
Diphtheria and Membianous
Croup 39
Scarlet Fever 39
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever 40
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 40
Encephalitis Lethargica 40
Polio-Myelitis 40
Erysipelas 40
Puerperal Fever 40
Measles and German Measles 40
Whooping Cough 40
Glanders 40
Anthrax 40
Infectious Diseases in School 41
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 42
Influenza 42
Pneumonia 43
Tuberculosis 43
Treatment of 43
Notifications 44
Prevention of 45
Bacteriological Diagnosis 46
Work at Dispensaries 47, 48
Deaths 48, 49
Disinfection 51
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 52
Bacteriological Examinations 52
Maternity and Child Welfare 53
Health Visitors 53
Centres 53
Ante-Natal Work 54
Dental Clinic 54
Hospital Treatment 54
Maternity Cases 54
Babies' Nursing Home 54
Infant Consultations—Work at 54, 55
Day Nurseries 55
Home Helps 55
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 56
Report of Mortuary Keeper 56
Proceedings under Rag Flock Act,
1911 57
Housing—
General Housing Conditions 57
Rent Act Certificates 57
Statistics 5S
General Summary 59-62
Ministry of Health. TablesI—III 62-65
Vaccination Returns 66