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Marylebone 1924

[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
Water Supply 9
Drainage 9
Combined Drainage 9
Closet Accommodation 9
Underground Public Conveniences 9
Removal and Disposal of House
Refuse 10
Sanitary inspection of the District 10
Staff 10
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 13
Inspections 12
Rat Repression 13
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 13
Business Premises 14
Milk Premises 14
Cow Sheds 14
Slaughterhouses 14
Offensive Trades 15
Ice Cream Premises 15
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 15
Bakehouses 15
Fried Fish Vendors 15
Fish Curers 15
Factories and Workshops 15
Inspections 16
Defects found 16
HomeWork 17
Registered Workshops 18
Other Matters 18
Premises used for Human Habitation 19
Houses let in lodgings 19
Common Lodging Houses 19
Underground Rooms 19
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 20
Food Stalls 20
Food 20
Milk Supply 20
Milk Analysis 20
Legal proceedings for adulteration
20
Bacteriological examinations 21
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 21
Milk and Cream Regulations 21
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1922 22
Milk for Mothers and Children 22
Food Inspections 22
Food, Unsound, Condemned 22
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 23
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 24-30
Statistical 31
Births 31
Births Registration 31
Births Notifications 31
Deaths and Death Rates 31
Sub-IJistrict Births and Deaths 32
Deaths in relation to Age 32
Causes of and ages at death 32
Infantile Mortality 33-35
,, „ Causes 33-35
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Deaths in relation to Disease 36
Diarrhoeal Diseases 36
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 36
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 36, 37
Respiratory Diseases 37
Cancer or Malignant Disease 37-38
Alcoholism 38
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter
38
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 38, 39
Isolation of Cases 38
Discharge Notices 39
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 39
Scarlet Fever 39, 40
Enteric and Paratyphoid Fever 40
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 40
Encephalitis Lethargica 40
Polio-Myelitis. 41
Erysipelas 41
Puerperal Fever 41
Measles and German Measles 41
Whooping Cough 41
Glanders 41
Anthrax 41
Smallpox 41
In Schools 42
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 42
Influenza 43
Pneumonia 43
Tuberculosis 43
Treatment of 43
Notifications 44,45,52
Prevsntion of 46
Bacteriological Diagnosis 47
Work at Dispensaries 48-50
Deaths 50, 51
Disinfection 53
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 54
Bacteriological Examinations 55
Maternity and Child Welfare 55
Health Visitors 56
Centres 56
Ante-Natal Work 56
Dental Clinic 56
Hospital Clinic 56
Maternity Cases 57
Infant Consultation—Work at 57
Day Nurseries 57
Home Helps 58
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 58
Report of Mortuary Keeper 58,59
Housing—
General Housing Conditions 59,61
General Statistics 62
Extracts from Vital Statistics
of the Year 62
General Summary 62-65
Ministry of Health. Tables I—III 66-70
Vaccination Returns 71