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 9
Removal of Offensive Refuse 0
Sanitary circumstances of the Borough 9
Staff 9
Nuisances 10
Inspections 11
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 11
Rat Repression 12
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 12
Smoke Nuisances 61
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 13
Business Premises13
Cow Sheds 13
Milk Premises 13
Slaughterhouses 13
Offensive Trades 13
Ice Cream Premises 14
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 14
Bakehouses 14
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish
Curers 14
Food Stalls 14
Factories and Workshops 14
Inspections 15
Defects found 15
HomeWork 16
Registered Workshops 17
Other matters 17
Rag Flock 17
Premises used for Human Habitation 17
Houses let in lodgings 17
Common Lodging Houses 18
Underground Rooms 18
Lighting of Staircases in Tenement
Buildings 18
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 18
Food—
Milk Supply 19
Milk Analysis 19
Legal proceedings for adulteration
19
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 19
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders 19
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order 20
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 22-25
Statistical—
Births 25
Birth Registration 25
Birth Notifications 25
Deaths and Death Kates 26
Sub-District Births 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
,, ,, Causes 28
Maternal Mortality 30
Deaths in relation to Disease 30
Diarrhœal Diseases 30
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 30
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 30
Respiratory Diseases 31
Cancer and Malignant Disease 31
Accident, Suicide ana Manslaughter
32
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 32
Isolation of Cases 32
Discharge Notices 33
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 33
Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Immunization 33
Scarlet Fever 34
Enteric Fever 34
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 34
Encephalitis Lethaigica 35
Polio-Myelitis 35
Erysipelas 35
Puerperal Fever 35
Puerperal Pyrexia 35
Measles and German Measles 35
Whooping Cough 35
Glanders and Anthrax 35
Smallpox 36
Infectious Diseases in Schools 39
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 39
Influenza 40
Pneumonia 40
Tuberculosis 40
Treatment 40
Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925 40
Notifications 38-41
Prevention of 43
Care Committee 43
Work and Dispensaries 43
Deaths 50
Bacteriological Diagnosis of 44
Disinfection 52
Cleansing of Persons 53
Bacteriological Examinations 54
Maternity and Child Welfare 54
Health Visitors 55
Centres 55, 56
Ante-Natal Work 56
Dental Clinic 56, 57
Massage Clinics 56
Schick Testing, etc., Clinics 56
Hospital Treatment 56
Maternity Cases 56
Infant Consultations—Work at 57
Day Nurseries 57
Home Helps 58
Light Treatment 58
Sanitary Administration—
Staff 9, 58
Report of Mortuary Keeper 58
Housing 59
Statistics 60
Sanitary Inspection (Summary) 61
Ministry of Health, Tables I—III 64-68
Vaccination Returns 69