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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Two persons of different sexes over the age of ten years must not sleep in the
same room unless they be living together as husband and wife.
Note.—It should be noted that children under one year of age have not been
counted in reckoning the equivalent number in the family and children of one year
and under ten years of age have been counted as one-half.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
The following is a list of the special premises in the Borough requiring constant supervision :—
| Tiemises. | No. in boro' on 31st December, 1935. | No. of Inspections. | No. of Prosecution. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common lodging houses | 3 | 77 | Nil. |
| Seamen's lodging houses | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
| Cowsheds (licensed) | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
| Slaughterhouses (licensed) | 1 | 14 | Nil. |
| Other offensive trades | 1 | 22 | Nil. |
| Milkshops | 150 | 260 | Nil. |
| Ice Cream premises | 93 | 126 | Nil. |
| Restaurants and eating houses | 224 | 426 | Nil. |
| Registered foster mothers | 12 | 329 | Nil. |
| Nurse children kept | 14 |
Smoke Nuisances.
Number of Observations 255 Number of Complaints 10
Number of Intimation Notices Number of Legal Proceedings Nil
served 10 Number of Convictions Nil
Number of Statutory Notices Amount of Penalty and Costs
served Nil imposed in each case Nil
Housing of the Working Classes.
1. Total number of houses in the borough 18,645
2. Number of houses occupied by the working classes 8,638
Public Health Act.
3. No. of houses inspected on account of complains or illness 2,568
4. Number of statuory notices served 38
5. Number of houses repaired or nuisances remedied 1,309
Housing Acts (1925-35).
6. Number of houses inspected—house to house (Housing Con- Houses 408
solidated Regs., 1925) Tenements 316