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Marylebone 1935

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

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CONTENTS.
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General Statistics 6 Infantile Mortality 28,29,30
Natural and Social Conditions Maternal Mortality 31
of the Borough. Deaths in relation to Disease
Population 6 Diarrhoeal Diseases 31
Sanitary Circumstances 7 Infectious (Communicable)
Water Supply 7 Diseases 31
Drainage 7 Phthisis and other Tuberculous
Combined Drainage 8 Diseases 31
Closet Accommodation 8 Respiratory Diseases 31
Public Sanitary Conveniences 8 Cancer or Malignant Disease 32
Scavenging 8 Accident, Suicide and Man-
Removal of House Refuse 10 slaughter 33
The Crown Estate 10 Prevalence of and Control over
Removal of Offensive Refuse 10 Infectious Diseases
Sanitary Inspection of the Diphtheria and Membranous
Borough. Croup 33
Staff 10 Schick Testing and Diphtheria
Swimming Baths 12 Immunization 34,59,62
Shops Act, 1934 12 Scarlet Fever 34
Nuisances 12 Enteric Fever and Paratyphoid
,, Legal Proceedings 14 Fever 34
Smoke Nuisances 14 Cerebro-Spinal Fever 34
Rat Repression 14 Encephalitis Lethargica 34
Pigeons 14 Polio-Encephalitis 34
Fouling of Footways by Dogs 15 Polio-Myelitis 34
Premises and Occupations con- Erysipelas 34
trolled by By-laws and Puerperal Fever and Puerperal
Regulations. Pyrexia 34
(a) Business Premises 14-15 Measles and German Measles 35
Milk Premises 15 Whooping Cough 35
Slaughterhouses 15 Glanders and Anthrax 35
Offensive Trades 15 Smallpox 35
Premises used for Food Prepar- Vaccination 35, 81
ation 15 Infectious Diseases in Schools 36
Ice Cream Premises 16 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 36
Butter,Margarine, etc., Premises 16 Influenza 37
Bakehouses 16 Pneumonia 37
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Food Poisoning 37
Curers 16 Tuberculosis 37
Factories and Workshops 16 Treatment 37
Inspection 17 Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Defects found 17 Regulations, 1912 (Notifi-
Home Work 18 cations) 38
Registered Workshops 19 Public Health (Tuberculosis)
Other matters 19 Regulations, 1930 39
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and Prevention 40
1928 19 Care Committee 40
(b) Premises used for Human Work and Dispensaries 41-45
Habitation 19 Deaths 46
Houses let in lodgings 19 Localisation of Disease 47
Common Lodging Houses 20 Disinfection 48
Underground Rooms 20 Vermin Disinfestation 48
(c) Premises that are not but should Cleansing of Persons 49
be Registered 20 Bacteriological Examinations 49
Food Stalls 21 Maternity and Child Welfare
Food The Scheme 50-55
(a) Milk Supply 21 Summary of arrangements made for
Milk Analysis 21 Maternity and Child Welfare 55-58
Bacteriological examination of Centres and Clinics 59, 60
Milk 21 Health Visitors 11, 60
Dairies, Milkshops, etc. 21 Ante-Nataliand Post-Natal Work 60-64
The Milk (Special Designations) "Toddlers" 60
Order, 1923 21 Dental Clinic 62, 64
Milk (Mothers and Children) Massage Clinics 62
Scheme 21 Schick Testing, etc., Clinics 32,59,62
Milk for School Children Scheme 22 Three-year-old Pre-School Clinic 62
(b) Foods other than Milk 22 Hospital Treatment 62
Food Inspections 22 Maternity Cases 62
Food, Unsound, Condemned 23 Infant Consultations—Work at 63
Food Premises 23 Day Nurseries 64
Bacteriological Examination 23 Home Helps 64
(c) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Sanitary Administration—
Act, 1928 23 Report of Mortuary Keeper 64
Reports of Public Analyst 23-26 Hospitals and Nursing Homes 64
Statistical— Local Acts and Orders 64
Births 26, 28 Housing, Inspections and Pro-
Birth Registration 26 ceedings, etc 65-68
Birth Notifications 26 Housing Act, 1935
Deaths and Death Rates 27,28,78 Overcrowding Survey 68-73
Sub-District Births and Deaths 28,77 General Summary 73-75
Deaths in relation to Age 28,78 Ministry of Health, Tables I— V. 76—80
Causes of and ages at death 28, 31, 78 Vaccination Returns 81