London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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The total inspections made by each inspector, and the number of nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set forth in the following table :—
Districts.
| No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Borough | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Inspections | 3,832 | 2,938 | 3,767 | 1,582 | 3,555 | 3,498 | 19,172 | |
| Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied | 305 | 394 | 377 | 196 | 230 | 109 | 1,601 | |
| Doors, windows, floors, ceilings sash cords, etc., repaired | 393 | 465 | 111 | 294 | 140 | 73 | 1,476 | |
| Overcrowding abated | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Illegal occupation of underground rooms dealt with | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
| Water closet defects remedied | 260 | 214 | 282 | 150 | 212 | 109 | 1,227 | |
| Water closets erected | — | - | 1 | — | 7 | 20 | 28 | |
| Urinal defects remedied | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Soilpipe and ventilating shaft repaired or renewed | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Yard defects remedied | 199 | 256 | 196 | 119 | 122 | 42 | 934 | |
| Waste pipe defects remedied | 31 | 14 | 38 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 125 | |
| Water cistern defects remedied | 45 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 154 | |
| Rubbish, manure, etc., accumulations removed | 17 | 8 | 58 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 139 | |
| Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed | 130 | 39 | 122 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 377 | |
| Drains relaid or amended | 35 | 27 | 62 | 23 | 43 | 16 | 206 | |
| Drains cleared | 23 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 106 | |
| Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed | 44 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 139 | |
| Water supply to houses reinstated | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | |
| Roofs and gutters repaired | 227 | 181 | 114 | 64 | 52 | 30 | 668 | |
| Area defects remedied | 15 | 3 | 103 | 16 | 77 | 27 | 241 | |
| Wash-house defects remedied | 248 | 129 | 158 | 188 | 91 | 45 | 859 | |
| Animal nuisances abated | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 25 | |
| Basement defects remedied | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 50 | - | 73 | |
| Stables cleansed or repaired | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house | 7 | - | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
| Miscellaneous nuisance abated | 548 | 310 | 149 | 122 | 87 | 85 | 1,251 | |
| Verminous rooms cleaned | 79 | 214 | 252 | 83 | 65 | 57 | 750 | |
| Workshops dirty, overcrowded, unventilated or defective, remedied | 5 | 7 | 15 | — | 41 | 35 | 103 | |