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Marylebone 1930

[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 8
Combined Drainage
Sewer Emanations 9
Closet Accommodation
Public Sanitary Conveniences
Scavenging 10
Removal of House Refuse 11
The Crown Estate 12
Removal of Offensive Refuse 12
Sanitary circumstances of the Borough 12
Staff 12
Nuisances 13
Inspections 14
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 14
Smoke Nuisances 14
Rat Repression 15
Pigeons 16
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 16
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and Regulations 17
Business Premises 17
Milk Premises 17
Cow Sheds . 17
Slaughterhouses 17
Offensive Trades. 18
Ice Cream Premises 18
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
Other matters 21
Rag Flock 21
Premises used for Human Habitation 21
Houses let in lodgings 21
Common Lodging Houses 22
Underground Rooms 22
Premises that are not but should be
Registered 22
Food Stalls 23
Food—
Milk Supply 24
Milk Analysis. 24
Legal proceedings for adulteration
24
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 24
Dairies, Milkshops, etc. 25
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order 25
Milk (Mothers and Children)
Scheme 25
Foods other than Milk. 25
Food Inspections 26
Food, Unsound, Condemned 26
Food and Drugs Adulteration Act, 1928 27
Reports of Public Analyst .. 27-30
Statistical—
Births 31
Birth Registration 31
Birth Notifications 31
Deaths and Death Rates 31
Sub-District Births and Deaths 32
Deaths in relation to Age 33
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Causes of and ages at death. 33-79
Infantile Mortality 33
,, ,, Causes 34
Maternal Mortality 37
Deaths in relation to Disease 37,79
Diarrhoeal Diseases 37
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 37
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 38
Respiratory Diseases 38
Cancer and Malignant Diseas 38
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter
39
Prevalence of and Control over Infectious
Diseases 40
Isolation of Cases 40
Discharge Notices 41
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 41
Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Immunization 41
Scarlet Fever 42
Enteric Fever 42
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 43
Encephalitis Lethargica 43
Polio-Myelitis. 43
Polio-Encephalitis 43
Erysipelas 43
Puerperal Fever 43
Puerperal Pyrexia 43
Measles and German Measles. 43
Whooping Cough . 43
Glanders and Anthrax. 43
Smallpox 43
Vaccination 44
Infectious Diseases in Schools. 44
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 45
Influenza 46
Pneumonia 46
Tuberculosis 46
Treatment 46
Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925 46
Notifications 47-48, 55
Prevention of. 49
Care Committee 49
Open Air School 49
Eacteriological Diagnosis of. 50
Work and Dispensaries 51
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 50
Deaths 54
Disinfection 56
Cleansing of Persons 57
Bacteriological Examinations 58
Maternity and Child Welfare 58
Health Visitors 61
Centres 61-62
Ante-Natal Work. 62
Dental Clinic 62-63
Massage Clinics 62
Schick Testing, etc., Clinics 62
Hospital Treatment 62
Maternity Cases 62
Infant Consultations—Work at 63
Day Nurseries 63
Home Helps 64
Sanitary Administration—
Staff.12,64
Report of Mortuary Keeper 64
Housing 65-72
Statistics 72
Sanitary Inspection (Summary) . 73
Ministry of Health, Tables I—III 76-80
Vaccination Returns. 81