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.
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Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough.
Population 7
Sanitary Circumstances 7
Water Supply 7
Drainage 7
Combined Drainage 8
Closet Accommodation 8
Public Sanitary Conveniences 8
Scavenging 8
Removal of House Refuse 8
Removal of Offensive Refuse 9
Sanitary circumstances of the Borough 9
Staff 9
Nuisances 10
Inspections 11
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 11
Rat Repression 12
Smoke Nuisances 59
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 12
Business Premises 13
Cow Sheds 13
Milk Premises 13
Slaughterhouses 13
Offensive Trades 13
Ice Cream Premises 13
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 13
Bakehouses 13
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish
Curers 13
Factories and Workshops 13
Inspections 14
Defects found 14
HomeWork 15
Registered Workshops 16
Premises used for Human Habitation 16
Houses let in lodgings 16
Common Lodging Houses 17
Underground Rooms 17
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 17
Food Stalls 17
Food—
Milk Supply 18
Milk Analysis. 18
Legal proceedings for adulteration
18
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 18
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 18
Milk and Cream Regulations 19
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order 19
Milk (Mothers and Children)
Order, 1918 20
Food Inspections 20
Food, Unsound, Condemned 20
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts 21
Reports of Public Analyst during
year 22-24
Statistical—
Births 25
Birth Registration 25
Birth Notifications 25
Deaths and Death Rates 25
Sub-District Birtht and Deaths 26
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Deaths in relation to Age 26
Deaths among the Aged 26
Causes of and ages at death 26
Infantile Mortality 27-29
,, ,, Causes 27
Maternal Mortality 30
Deaths in relation to Disease 30
Diarrhoeal Diseases 30
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 30
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 30
Respiratory Diseases 31
Cancer and Malignant Disease 31
Alcoholism 32
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter
32
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 32
Isolation of Cases 33
Discharge Notices 33
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 33
Scarlet Fever 34
Enteric Fever 34
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 34
Encephalitis Lethargica 34
Polio-Myelitis 35
Erysipelas 35
Puerperal Fever 35
Measles and German Measles 35
Whooping Cough 35
Glanders and Anthrax 35
Smallpox 35
Infectious Diseases in Schools 36
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 36
Influenza 37
Pneumonia 37
Tuberculosis 37
Treatment 37
Notifications 38-47
Prevention of 40
Care Committee 40
Work and Dispensaries 41
Pulmonary Deaths 45,46
Bacteriological Diagnosis of 40
Disinfection 48
Cleansing of Persons Act, 1897 49
Bacteriological Examinations 50
Maternity and Child Welfare 50
Health Visitors 51
Centres 51
Ante-Natal Work 52
Dental Clinic 52
Massage Clinics 52
Hospital Treatment 52
Maternity Cases 52
Infant Consultations—Work at. 53
Day Nurseries 53
Home Helps 54
Light Treatment 54
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 9,55
Report of Mortuary Keeper 56
Housing 56
Statistics 58
Sanitary Inspection (Summary) 59
Ministry of Health, Tables I—III 61-65
Vaccination Returns 66