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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General Statistics 6
Natural and Social Conditions
of the Borough
Population 6
Sanitary Circumstances 7
Water Supply 7
Drainage 7
Combined Drainage 8
Closet Accommodation 8
Public Sanitary Conveniences 8
Scavenging 10
Removal of House Refuse 10
The Crown Estate 10
Removal of Offensive Refuse 10
Sanitary inspection of the
Borough.
Staff 10
Nuisances 11
,, Inspections 12
Legal Proceedings 13
Smoke Nuisances 13
Rat Repression 13
Pigeons 14
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 14
Premises and Occupations controlled
by By-laws and
Regulations.
(a) Business Premises 14-15
Milk Premises 15
Slaughterhouses 15
Offensive Trades 15
Premises used for Food Preparation
15
Ice Cream Premises 15
Butter, Margarine, etc., Premises 15
Bakehouses 15
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish
Curers 15
Factories and Workshops 16
Inspections 17
Defects found 17
Home Work 18
Registered Workshops 19
Other matters 19
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and
1928 19
(b) Premises used for Human
Habitation 19
Houses let in lodgings 19
Common Lodging Houses 20
Underground Rooms 20
(c) Premises that are not but should
be Registered 20
Food Stalls 21
Food—
(а) Milk Supply 21
Milk Analysis 21
Bacteriological examination of
Milk 21
Dairies, Milkshops, etc. 21
The Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923 21
Milk (Mothers and Children)
Scheme 22
Milk for School Children Scheme 22
(b) Foods other than Milk 22
Food Inspections 22
Food, Unsound, Condemned 23
Food Premises 23
Bacteriological Examination 23
(c) Food and Drugs (Adulteration)
Act. 1928 23
Reports of Public Analyst 24—20
Statistical—
Births 26, 28
Birth Registration 26
Birth Notifications 26
Deaths and Death Rates 27,28.67
Sub-District Births and Deaths 28, 66
Deaths in relation to Age 28, 67
Causes of and ages at death 28,67
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Infantile Mortality 28,29,30
Maternal Mortality 31
Deaths in relation to Disease
Diarrhoeal Diseases 31
Infectious (Communicable)
Diseases 31
Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Diseases 31
Respiratory Diseases 32
Cancer or Malignant Disease 32
Accident, Suicide and Manslaughter
33
Prevalence of and Control over
Infectious Diseases
Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup 33
Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Immunization 34
Scarlet Fever 34
Enteric Fever and Paratyphoid
Fever 34
Cerebro-Spinal Fever 34
Encephalitis Lethargica 35
Polio-Encephalitis 35
Polio-Myelitis 35
Erysipelas 35
Puerperal Fever and Puerpral
Pyrexia 35
Measles and German Measles 35
Whooping Cough 35
Glanders and Anthrax 35
Smallpox 35
Vaccination 35, 70
Infectious Diseases in Schools 36
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 36
Influenza 37
Pneumonia 37
Food Poisoning 37
Tuberculosis 37
Treatment 37
Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1912 (Notifications)
38
Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Regulations, 1930 39
Prevention 40
Care Committee 40
Bacteriological Diagnosis 41
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis 41
Work and Dispensaries 42-44
Deaths 45
Localisation of Disease 46
Disinfection 47
Cleansing of Persons 47
Bacteriological Examinations 48
Maternity and Child Welfare
The Scheme 48-51
Infant Life Protection 52
Centres and Clinics 53,54
Health Visitors 11,54
Ante-Natal Work 54-56
Dental Clinic 57,60
Massage Clinics 57
Schick Testing, etc, Clinics 57
Three-year-old Pre School Clinic 57
Hospital Treatment 58
Maternity Cases 58
Infant Consultations—Work at 58.59
Day Nurseries 60
Home Helps 60
Sanitary Administration—
Report of Mortuary Keeper 60
Hospitals and Nursing Homes 60
Local Acts and Orders 60
Housing, Inspections and Proceedings,
etc 61—62
General Summary 62-64
Ministry of Health, Tables I—-V. 65—69
Vaccination Returns 70