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
Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough.
Population 7
Sanitary Circumstances 7
Water Supply 8
Drainage 8
Combined Drainage 9
Closet Accommodation 9
Public Sanitary Conveniences 9
Scavenging 10
Removal of House Refuse 11
Removal of Offensive Refuse 11
Sanitary circumstances of the Borough
Staff 12
Nuisances 13
Inspections 14
Nuisances Legal Proceedings 15
Rat Repression 15
Smoke Nuisances 15
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 16
Business Premises 16
Cow Sheds 16
Milk Premises 16
Slaughterhouses 17
Offensive Trades 17
Ice Cream Premises 17
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 18
Bakehouses 18
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish
Curers 18
Factories and Workshops 18
Inspections 19
Defects found 19
Home Work 20
Registered Workshops 21
Premises used for Human Habitation
Houses let in lodgings 22
Common Lodging Houses 22
Underground Rooms 23
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 23
Food Stalls 24
Schools 25
Food 25
Milk Supply 25
Milk Analysis 25
Legal proceedings for adulteration
26
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 26
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 26
Milk and Cream Regulations 26
The Milk Special Designation
Order 27
Milk (Mothers and Children)
Order, 1918 27
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 27
Food Inspections 28
Food, Unsound, Condemned 28
Public Health Meat Regulations,
1925 29
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 29
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 30-35
Statistical 36
Births 36
Births Registration 36
Births Notifications 36
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Deaths and Death Rates 36
Sub-District Births and Deaths 37
Deaths in relation to Age 38
Deaths among the Aged 38
Causes of and ages at death 38
Infantile Mortality 38
,, ,, Causes 39-40
Deaths in relation to Disease 42
Diarrhœal Diseases 42
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 42
Phthi is and other Tuberculous
Diseases 42
Respiratory Diseases 43
Cancer and Malignant Disease 43, 44
Alcoholism 44
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter
45
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 45
Isolation of Cases 46
Discharge Notices 46
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 46
Scarlet Fever 47
Enteric Fever 47
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 47
Encephalitis Lethargica 47
Polio Encephalitis 48
Polio-Myelitis 48
Erysipelas 48
Puerperal Fever 48
Measles and German Measles 48
Whooping Cough 48
Glanders and Anthrax 48
Smallpox 48
Infectious Diseases in Schools 49
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 49
Pneumonia 50
Tuberculosis 60,51,52
Notifications 51-60
Prevention of 53
Work and Dispensaries 55-58
Pulmonary Deaths 59
Bacteriological Diagnosis of 63
Disinfection 61
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 62
Bacteriological Examinations 63
Maternity and Child Welfare 63
Health Visitors 64
Centres 64
Ante-Natal Work 65
Dental Clinic 65
Massage Clinics 65
Hospital Treatment 65
Maternity Cases 65
Infant Consultations—Work at 66
Day Nurseries 66
Home Helps 66
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 12, 67
Report of Mortuary Keeper 67
Housing—
General Housing Conditions 68
Overcrowding 69
Fitness of Houses 69
Unhealthy Areas 69
Statistics 71-72
Sanitary Inspection (Summary) 73-76
Ministry of Health, Tables I—III 77-81
Vaccinations Returns 82