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Marylebone 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set out in the following table :—

Districts.
No. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6Borough
Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied1541463821828349996
Doors, windows, floors, ceilings sash cords, etc., repaired17399245732431645
Overcrowding abated__24__6 30
Illegal occupation of underground rooms dealt with131862
Water closet defects remedied80641401807251587
Water closets erected__744657
Urinal defects remedied1_82213
Soilpipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed
Yard defects remedied6133501323313322
Waste pipe defects remedied206181113977
Water cistern defects remedied9__848 2129 143
Rubbish, manure, etc., accumulations removed911572322
Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed1911352399106
Drains relaid or amended145820161780
Drains cleared512228240
Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed1810201311678
Water supply to houses re
instated_4112219
Roofs and gutters repaired827575371814301
Area defects remedied5_17317666
Wash-house defects remedied.6517278197242
Animal nuisances abated8_9123133
Basement defects remedied37121712372
Stables cleansed or repaired12__3
Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house3339
Miscellaneous nuisances abated2207337723425461
Verminous rooms cleansed35351501122930391
Workshops dirty, overcrowded, unventilated or defective, remedied153352244110

Legal Proceedings in Connection with Nuisances.

The only summons issued during the year had reference to a failure to comply with a statutory notice and is detailed below :—

Premises.Offence. (Proceedings taken under the Public Health (London) Act 1891, etc.)Result.
Castle PublicHouse, ShouldhamStreet.Failure to comply with a statutory notice to execute certain sanitary requirements.Closing order made and accepted by Owner. Costs £3 3 0.

Smoke Nuisances.—Since the date of the last Survey report the Public Health
(Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926, has come into operation. Amongst the changes it
has introduced may be noted the abolition of the distinction between black and any