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
Census 19
Sanitary circumstances 19
Water Supply 19
Drainage 20
Combined Drainage 20
Closet Accommodation 20
Underground Public Conveniences 20
Removal and Disposal of House
Refuse 21
Sanitary inspection of the District 21
Staff 21
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 21-23
Inspections 22
Rat Repression 23
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 23
Business Premises 24
Milk Premises 24
Cow Sheds 24
Slaughterhouses 24
Offensive Trades 25
Ice Cream Premises 25
Butter. Margarine, etc., Premises 25
Bakehouses 25
Fried Fish Vendors 25
Fish Curers 25
Factories and Workshops 25
Inspections 26
Defects found 26
Home Work 27
Registered Workshops 28
Other Matters 28
Premises used for Human Habitation 29
Houses let in lodgings 29
Common Lodging Houses 29
Underground Rooms 30
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 30
Food Stalls 31
Food 31
Milk Supply 31
Milk Analysis 31
Legal proceedings for adulteration
31
Bacteriological examinations 31
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk shops
Orders 32
Milk and Cream Regulations 32
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1922 33
Milk for Mothers and Children 33
Food Inspections 33
Food, Unsound, Condemned 34
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 34
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 35-42
Statistical 42
Births 42
Births Registration 42
Births Notifications 42
Deaths and Death Rates 43
Sub-District Births and Deaths 43
Deaths in relation to Age 43
Causes of and ages at death 43
Infantile Mortality 44-46
,, ,, Causes 44, 45
Deaths in relation to Disease 47
Diarrhœal Diseases 47
Infectious(Communicable)Diseases 47
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 47, 48
Respiratory Diseases 48
Cancer or Malignant Disease 48
Alcoholism 49
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter 49
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 49
Isolation of Cases 49
Discharge Notices 50
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 50
Scarlet Fever 50
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever 51
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 51
Encephalitis Lethargica 51
Polio-Myelitis 51
Erysipelas 51
Puerperal Fever 51
Measles and German Measles 51
Whooping Cough 51
Glanders 51
Anthrax 51
Smallpox 52
In Schools 52
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 53
Influenza 53
Pneumonia 53
Tuberculosis 53
Treatment of 53
Notifications 54, 61
Prevention of 55
Bacteriological Diagnosis 56
Work at Dispensaries 57-59
Deaths 59, 60
Disinfection 62
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 63
Bacteriological Examinations 64
Maternity and Child Welfare 64
Health Visitors 65
Centres 65
Ante-Natal Work 65
Dental Clinic 65
Hospital Treatment 65
Maternity Cases 66
Infant Consultations—Work at 66
Day Nurseries 66
Home Helps 67
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 67
Report of Mortuary Keeper 67
Housing—
General Housing Conditions 68-70
Statistics 70
General Statistics 71
Extracts from Vital Statistics
of the Year 71
General Summary 71-74
Ministry of Health. Tables I—III 75-79
Vaccination Returns 80