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Marylebone 1933

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

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CONTENTS.
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General Statistics 6 Deaths in relation to Disease 31, 65
Natural and Social Conditions Diarrhoeal Diseases 31
of the Borough. Infectious (Communicable)
Population 7 Diseases 31
Sanitary Circumstances 7 Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Water Supply 7 Diseases 31
Drainage 7 Respiratory Diseases 32
Combined Drainage 8 Cancer and Malignant Disease 32
Closet Accommodation 8 Accident, Suicide and Man-
Public Sanitary Conveniences 8 slaughter 33
Scavenging 9 Prevalence of and Control over
Removal of House Refuse 10 Infectious Diseases 33,66
The Crown Estate 10 Diphtheria and Membranous
Removal of Offensive Refuse 10 Croup 33
Sanitary inspection of the Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Borough. Immunization 34
Staff 10 Scarlet Fever 34
Nuisances 12 Enteric Fever and Paratyphoid
Inspections 13 Fever 34
Nuisances— Legal Proceedings 13 Cerebro-Spinal Fever 34
Smoke Nuisances 13 Encephalitis Lethargica 35
Rat Repression 13 Polio-Encaphalitis 35
Pigeons 14 Polio-Myelitis 35
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 14 Erysyipelas 35
Premises and Occupations con- Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
trolled by By-laws and Pyrexia 35
Regulations. Measles and German Measles 35
(а) Business Premises 15 Whooping Cough 35
Milk Premises 15 Glanders and Anthrax 35
Slaughterhouses 15 Smallpox 35
Offensive Trades 15 Vaccination 35, 68
Premises used for Food Prepar- Infectious Diseases in Schools 36
ation 15 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 36
Ice Cream Premises 16 Influenza 37
Butter,Margarine, etc., Premises 16 Pneumonia 37
Bakehouses 16 Food Poisoning 37
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Tuberculosis 37
Curers 16 Treatment 37
Factories and Workshops 16 Public Health (Prevention of
Inspections 17 Tuberculosis) Regulations,
Defects found 17 1925 37
Home Work 18 Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Registered Workshops 19 Regulations, 1912 (Notifi-
Other matters 19 cations) 38
Rag Flock 19 Public Health (Tuberculosis)
(b) Premises used for Human Regulations, 1930 39
Habitation 19 Prevention of 40
Houses let in lodgings 19 Care Committee 40
Common Lodging Houses 20 Bacteriological Diagnosis of 41
Underground Rooms 20 Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 41
(c) Premises that are not but should Work and Dispensaries 42—44
be Registered 21 Deaths 45
rood Stalls 21 Localisation of Diseases 46
Disinfection 47
(a) Milk Supply 21 Cleansing of Persons 47
Milk Analysis 21 Bacteriological Examinations 48
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 21 Maternity and Child Welfare 48
Dairies, Milkshops, etc. 21 Infant Life Protection 51
The Milk (Special Designations) Health Visitors 11,52
Order 22 Centres and Clinics 52,53
Milk (Mothers and Children) Ante-Natal Work 53, 54
Scheme .22 Dental Clinic 55,58
(b) Foods other than Milk 22 Massage Clinics 55
Food Inspections 22 Schick Testing, etc., Clinics 55
Food, Unsound, Condemned 23 Three-year-old Pre-School Clinic 55
Food Premises 23 Hospital Treatment 56
Bacteriological Examination 23 Maternity Cases 56
(c) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Infant Consultations Work at 57
Act, 1928 23 Day Nurseries 58
Reports of Public Analyst 24-26 Home Helps 58
Statistical— Sanitary Administration—
Births 26 Staff 58
Birth Registration 26 Report of Mortuary Keeper 58
Birth Notifications 27 Hospital and Nursing Homes 58
Deaths and Death Rates 27, 28, 63 Local Acts and Orders 58
Sub-District Births and Deaths 28, 64 Housing, Inspections and Pro-
Deaths in relation to Age 28, 65 ceedings, etc. 58, 59
Causes of and ages at death 28, 65 General Summary 60-62
Infantile Mortality 28
Infantile Mortality Causes 29-30 Ministry of Health, Tables I—V. 63-67
Maternal Mortality 31 Vaccination Returns 68