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Marylebone 1931

[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 Infant Mortality Causes 32
of the Borough. Maternal Mortality 34
Population 7 Deaths in relation to Disease 34,77
Sanitary Circumstances 7 Diarrhœal Diseases 34
Water Supply 7 Infectious (Communicable)
Drainage 7 Diseases 34
Combined Drainage 8 Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Sewer Emanations 9 Diseases 34
Closet Accommodation 9 Respiratory Diseases 35
Public Sanitary Conveniences 9 Cancer and Malignant Disease 35
Scavenging 10 Accident, Suicide and Man-
Removal of House Refuse 11 slaughter 36
The Crown Estate 11
Removal of Offensive Refuse 12 Prevalence of and Control over In-
tectious Diseases 36
Sanitary inspection of the Borough 12 Isolation of Cases 37
Staff.: 12 Discharge Notices 37
Nuisances . 13 Diphtheria and Membranous
Inspections 14 Croup 37
Nuisances—Legal Proceedings 14 Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Smoke Nuisances 14 Immunization 38
' Rat Repression 15 Scarlet Fever 39
Pigeons 15 Enteric Fever and Paratyphoid Fever 39
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 16 Cerebro-Spinal Fever 39
Encephalitis Lethaigica 39
Premises and Occupations controlled Polio-Myelitis . 39
by By laws and Regulations 16 Polio-Encephalitis 39
Business Premises 16 Erysipelas 39
Milk Premises 16 Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
Slaughterhouses 16 Pyrexia 39
Offensive Trades 17 Measles and German Measles 40
Ice Cream Premises 17 Whooping Cough 40
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 17 Glanders and Anthrax 40
Bakehouses 17 Smallpox 40
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Vaccination 40,80
Curers 17 Infectious Diseases in Schools 40
Factories and Workshops 17 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 41
Inspections 18 Influenza 42
Defects found 18 1
HomeWork 19 Tuberculosis 42
Registered Workshops 20 Other matters 20 PublicHealth (Prevention of
Rag Flock 20 Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925 42
Notifications 43-45,51
Premises used for Human Habitation 20 Prevention of 45
Houses lei in lodgings 20 Care Committee 45
Common Lodging Houses 21 Bacteriological Diagnosis of 46
Underground Rooms 21 Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 46
Work and Dispensaries 47-49
Premises that are not but should be Deaths 50
Registered 21 Localisation of Diseses 51
Food Stalls 22 Disinfection 52
Food Cleansing of Persons 53
Milk Supply 22 Bacteriological Examinations 54
Milk Analysis 22 Maternity and Child Welfare 54-60
Bacteriological examination of Health Visitors 57
Milk 23 Centres 58-60
Dairies, Milkshops, etc. 23 Ante-Natal Work 58
The Milk (Special Designations) Dental Clinic 58, 60
Order 23 Massage Clinics 58
Milk (Mothers and Children) Schick Testing, etc., Clinics 58
Scheme 23 Hospital Treatment 58
Foods other than Milk 24 Maternity Cases 58
Food Inspections 24 Infant Consultations—Work at 59
Food, Unsound, Condemned 24 Day Nurseries 59,60
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 24 Home Helps 60
Reports of Public Analyst 25-27 Sanitary Administration—
Staff 12,60
Statistical Report of Mortuary Keeper 60
Births Staff 12,60 Hospital Accommodation 60
2 Local Acts and Orders 60
Birth Notifications 28
Deaths and Death Kates 28 Housing 61-72
Sub-District Births and Deaths 29 Statistics 72,73
Deaths in relation to Age 30 Sanitary Inspection (Summary) . 73, 74
Causes of and ages at death 30-31 Ministry of Health, Tables I—IV. 75-79
Infantile Mortality ., 30 Vaccination Returns ,. 80