Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Foreword 7
Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough.
Population. 8
Census 9-16
Sanitary circumstances 17
Water Supply 17
Drainage 17
Combined Drainage 17
Closet Accommodation 17
UndergroundPublic Conveniences 17
Removal and Disposal of House
Refuse 18
Sanitary inspection of the District 18
Staff 18
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 18, 20
Inspections 19
Rat Repression 20
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 20
Business Premises 21
Milk Premises 21
Cow Sheds 21
Slaughterhouses 21
Offensive Trades 22
Ice Cream Premises 22
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 22
Bakehouses 22
Fried Fish Vendors 22
Fish Curers _ 22
Factories and Workshops 22
Inspections 23
Defects found 23
Home Work 24
Registered Workshops 25
Other Matters 25
Premises used for Human Habitation 26
Houses let in lodgings 26
Common Lodging Houses 26
Underground Rooms 26
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 27
Food Stalls 27
Food 27
Milk Supply 27
Milk Analysis 27
Legal proceedings for adulteration
27
Bacteriological examinations 28
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 28
Milk and Cream Regulations 28
Milk for Mothers and Children 29
Food Inspections 29
Food, Unsound, Condemned 30
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 30
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 31-36
Statistical 37
Births 37
Births Registration 37
Births Notifications 37
Deaths and Death Rates 37
Sub-District Births and Deaths 38
Deaths in relation to Age 38
Causes of and ages at death. 38
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Infantile Mortality 38-41
„ ,, Causes 39, 40
Deaths in relation to Disease 42
Diarrhceal Diseases 42
Infectious(Communicable) Diseases 42
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 42
Respiratory Diseases 43
Cancer or Malignant Disease 43
Alcoholism 44
Accident, Suicideand Manslaughter 44
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 44
Isolation of Cases 45
Discharge Notices 45
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 45
Scarlet Fever 46
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever 47
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 47
Encephalitis Lethargica 47
Polio-Myelitis 47
Erysipelas 47
Puerperal Fever 47
Measles and German Measles 47
Whooping Cough 47
Glanders 47
Anthrax 47
Typhus Fever 48
In School 48
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 49
Influenza 50
Pneumonia 50
Tuberculosis 50
Treatment of 50
Notifications 51, 58
Prevention of 52
Bacteriological Diagnosis 53
Work at Dispensaries 54-56
Deaths 56
Disinfection 59
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 60
Bacteriological Examinations 61
Maternity and Child Welfare 61
Health Visitors 62
Centres 62
Ante-Natal Work 62
Dental Clinic 62
Hospital Treatment 62
Maternity Cases 62
Babies' Nursing Home 63
Infant Consultations—Work at 63
Day Nurseries 63
Home Helps 64
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 64
Report of Mortuary Keeper 64
Housing—
General Housing Conditions 65
Rent Act Certificates 65
Statistics 65-67
General Statistics 68
Extracts from Vital Statistics
of the Year 68
General Summary 68-71
Ministry of Health. Tables I—III 72-76
Vaccination Returns 77