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

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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births-

Total		M.	F.

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Percentage of total deaths of residents occuring in public institutions, 10.2. Deaths from Puerperal causes:

Deaths		Rate per 1,000 total births

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For information the estimated population of each of the Wards is also set out and for comparison the estimated figures for 1931 and of the Census of 1931.

Year.		The Borough.	All Souls.	St. Mary,	Christ Church.	St. John.

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The number of nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set out in the following table:— Districts.

Nature of Nuisance	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5	No. 6	Borough

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The following list sets out the majority of the premises and occupations of the class referred to in the heading to this part of the report, and contains a certain amount of information with regard to registration, inspection, etc.

	Number of premises				Number of inspections 1936	Number of notices 1936	Number of prosecutions, 1936
	On register at end of 1935	Added in 1936	Removed in 1936	On register at end of 1936	Number of inspections 1936	Number of notices 1936	Number of prosecutions, 1936

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1.—INSPECTION.

Premises	Number of
	Inspections	Written Notices	Prosecutions

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2—DEFECTS FOUND.

Particulars		Number of Defects			Number of Prosecutions
Particulars		Found	Remedied	Referrec to H.M Inspector	Number of Prosecutions

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3.—HOME WORK.

OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.										OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.			OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109,110
NATURE OF WORK.	Lists received from Employers.						Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists	Prosecutions.		Instances.	Notices served.	Prosecutions.	Instances.	Orders made (S 110)	Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110)
	Sending twice in the year.			Sending once in the year.				Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.	Failing to send lists.
	Lists.	Outworkers.		Lists.	Outworkers.
	Lists.	Contractors.	Work-men.	Lists.	Contractors.	Workmen.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)

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4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the year (1)	Number (2)

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5.—OTHER MATTERS.

Class (1)		Number (2)

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Situation, etc., of Licensed Common Lodging Houses.

Address.	Registered Owner.	Registered number of Occupants.

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ANALYSES

		Number Examined				Number Adulterated, etc.
No.	Article	Formal	Informal	Private	Total	Formal	Informal	Private	Total

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ANALYSES.

		Number Examined.				Number Adulterated, etc.
No.	Article.	Formal	Informal	Private	Total	Formal	Informal	Privrte	Total

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Adulterated Samples, etc. The Public Analyst (Mr. J. F. F. Rowland) comments, as follows, with regard to the samples found to be adulterated:—

Serial Number	Article	Whether Formal, Informal, or Private	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Observations

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The average composition of the milk examined during the year as well as that of the two years preceding was as follows:-

Total			Solids
Year.	Sp. Gr.	Solids.	Fat.	not Fat.

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The accompanying table contains a comparison of the rates in the several registration sub-districts and the Borough as a whole for 1936, with those of each of the five previous years:—

1931		1932	1933	1934	1935	1936

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The main sources of the notifications are set out below. In some cases duplicate notifications, from different sources, were received with regard to the same birth.

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The following short table shows the death-rates in the several registration wsub-districts in 1936, and compares them with those of the preceding 5 years.

1931		1932	1933	1934	1935	1936

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A further table giving the vital statistics of separate localities for 1936, and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Ministry of Health Tables on Page 65.

Sub-District.	Population estimated to middle of 1936.	Births,			Deaths.
Sub-District.	Population estimated to middle of 1936.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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1936.

January-March		April-June	July-September	October-December	Total

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1935.

January-March		April-June	July-September	October-December	Total

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TABLE A. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of age, and in Sub-Districts.

No.	CAUSE OF DEATH		Under 1 Week			1 and under 2 Weeks		2 and under 3 Weeks	3 and under 4 Weeks	Total under 1 Month	1 and under 3 Months	3 and under 6 Months	6 and under 9 Months	9 and under 12 Months	Total Deaths under 1 Year	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John		Total

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Information with regard to the situation of the disease and the age at which death occurred is given in the following tables:— Cancer: Ages at Death.

Ages	under 1	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 35	35 and under 45	45 and under 55	55 and under 65	65 and under 75	75 and upwards	Total

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Cancer.—Situation of the Disease.

Parts of the body affected.	Males.	Females.	Totals.

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The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during the past six years :-

1931		1932	1933	1934	1935	1936

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The following table and summary give details of the work of the clinic during the year.

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following table shews the number of specimens examined for the purposes of diagnosis, and indicates also the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made :-

Disease Suspected.	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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The accompanying table shows the number of cases and contacts of measles, whooping cough, chicken-pox and the notifiable infectious diseases reported from Schools during 1936.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOLS, 1936. (CASES and CONTACTS)	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Whooping Cough	Chicken-pox	Measles	All other Diseases

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The following table gives information with regard to the cases notified.

Notified	Cases Treated		Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths	Removed etc.
Notified	At Home	At Hospital	Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths	Removed etc.

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Part I.—Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1936, to the 31st December, 1936, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Marylebone.

Age Periods	Formal Notifications.
	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis.												Total Notifications.
	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	Total (all ages.)	Total Notifications.

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Part II. —New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

Age periods.	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	Total.

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The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained is stated below : —

SOURCE OF INFORMATION.		No. of cases.
SOURCE OF INFORMATION.		Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary

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Part III.—Notification Register.

	Pulmonary.			Non-Pulmonary			Total cases
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Total cases

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TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.

Pulmonary										Non-Pulmonary
Previous to 1936					1936					Previous to 1936					1936
Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plus				Class T.B. minus	Class T.B. plus				Bones and joints	Abdominal	Other organs	Peripheral glands	Total	Bones and joints	Abdominal	Other organs	Peripheral glands	Total
Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Class T.B. minus	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Total (Class T.B. plus)	Bones and joints	Abdominal	Other organs	Peripheral glands	Total	Bones and joints	Abdominal	Other organs	Peripheral glands	Total

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Return showing the work carried out in connection with the St. Marylebone Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year 1936.

diagnosis.		PULMONARY.					NON-PULMONARY.				TOTAL.				GRAND TOTAL
		Adultb.			Children.		Adults.		Children.		Adults.		Children.
		M.	F.		M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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Deaths from Phthisis. 1932—1936.

Year	Estimated Population	All Ages	Sub-Districts
Year	Estimated Population	All Ages	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John

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The following table prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health contains information with regard to age and sex distribution of all forms of tuberculosis that may be found interesting.

Age Periods	*NEW CASES				ALL DEATHS
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1936.

Localisation of Disease.	Cases notified in whole District.								Total cases notified in each Locality					Number of cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.
	At all Ages.	At ages—years.							All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Totals	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Totals	Cases Isolated at Home
	At all Ages.	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Totals	All Souls	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John	Totals	Cases Isolated at Home

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The number of the articles disinfected is shown hereunder:—

Compulsorily Notifiable Diseases.		Phthisis.	Measles.	Vermin.	Other Causes.	Total.

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The number of journeys made by the disinfecting vans during the year ended December, 1936, was:—

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The number of rooms disinfected and the reasons for carrying out disinfection are stated below:—

Compulsorily Notifiable Diseases.		Phthisis.	Measles.	Vermin	Other causes.	Total.

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(a) Arrangements made for this service are indicated by "Yes" or "No" in each space in the following table

Terms of supply.	Milk.			Meals supplied at Dining Centres			Other Food.
Terms of supply.	Expectant Mothers.	Nursing Mothers.	Children under 5 years of age.	Expectant Mothers.	Nursing Mothers.	Children under 5 years of age.	Expectant Mothers.	Nursing Mothers.	Children under 5 years of age.

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Infectious diseases.

Disease.		Number of cases notified during the year.	Number of cases visited by officers of the Council.	Number of cases for whom home nursing was provided by the Council.	Number of cases removed to hospitals.

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STATEMENT SHOWING WORK OF THE ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS HELD AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRE, SALISBURY STREET, DURING 1936

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apl.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Totals

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STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936.

CENTRE	No. 24 Hill Road	No. 14 Salisbury Street	No 113 Marylebone Road	Queen Charlotte's Hospl.	The Middlesex Hospl.	No. 30 Marylebone Lane	The Westn Genl. Dispy.

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Number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1936, was :—

1936.	Males,	Females	Total,	For burial only.	For inquests.	Total.	No. of P.M.'s held.	No. of courts held.	No. of Infectious cases.

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The following Table, supplied by the Housing Officer, gives particulars of the various areas dealt with by the London County Council, the Borough Council, and the St. Marylebone Housing Association:—

Situation.	Area (Approximate) Acres.	Estimated cost of rehousing.	No. of persons involved.	Position.
		£

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GENERAL SUMMARY. The following is a list of the special premises in the Borough requiring constant supervision:—

Premises.	No. at 31st December, 1936.	No. of Inspections.	No. of Prosecutions.

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VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE. DURING 1936 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

Year.	Population estimated to middle of each Year.	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected No.	Nett.				Transferable Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
			Nett.				of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	Under 1 year of Age.		At all Ages.
			No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	of Nonresidents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	No.	Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.	No.	Rate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1936 and the Ten Previous Years.

Names of Localities	The Whole Borough				All Souls				St. Mary				Christ Church				St. John
Year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all Ages	Deaths under 1 year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all ages	\| Deaths under 1 year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births registered	Deaths at all ages	Deaths under 1 year
	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.	a.	b.	c.	d.

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TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1936.

No.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	Net deaths at the subjoined agesof"Residents" whether occurring within or without the district									Total Deaths whether of Residents or Non-Residents in Institutions in the District.	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church.	St. John.	Total.
No.	CAUSES OF DEATH.	All Ages.	Under 1	1 and under 2.	2 and under 5.	5 and under 15	15 and under25	25 and under45	45 and under65.	65 and upwards		All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church.	St. John.	Total.

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TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1937.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases notified in whole District.													Total cases notified in each locality.					Number of cases removed to Hospital from each locality.					Cases isolated at home.
	At all ages.	At Ages—years.												All Souls.	St. Mary	Christ Church	St. John.	Totals.	All Souls.	St. Mary.	Christ Church	St. John.	Totals.
		—1	1—	2—	3—	4—	5_	10—	15—	20—	35—	45—	65—

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TABLE V. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1937.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases notified in whole District.													Total number of cases removed to Hospital.	Total Deaths.
	At all ages.	At Ages—years.
	At all ages.	-1	1—	2—	3—	4—	5—	10—	15-	20—	35—	45—	65—

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Return made to the Borough Council and Ministry of Health on the 11th February, 1987, by Mr. George H. Bassett, Vaccination Officer of the Borough of St. Marylebone, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered in St. Marylebone, from 1st January to 31st December, 1935, inclusive.

Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.	Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1935.	Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1937, in Columns I, II, IV and V of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz. :					Number of these Births which on 31st January, 1937, remained unentered in the " Vaccination Register" on account (as shown by Report Book) of			Number of these Births remaining on 31st January, 1937, neither duly entered in the "Vaccination Register" (columns 3.4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Return) nor temporarily accounted for in the "Report Book" (columns 8, 9 and 10 of this Return).	Number of Certificates of Successful Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during the calendar year 1936.	Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection actually received by the Vaccination Officer irrespective of the dates of birth of the children to which they relate during the calendar year 1936
		Col. I.	Col. ii.		Col. IV.	Col. V.			Removal to
		Successfully Vaccinated.	Insusceptible of Vaccination.	Had Small- Pox.	Number in respect of whom Certificates of Conscientious Objection have been received.	Dead. Unvaccinated.	Postponement by Medical Certificate.	Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.	places unknown or which cannot be reached and Cases not having been found.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births-

Percentage of total deaths of residents occuring in public institutions, 10.2. Deaths from Puerperal causes:

For information the estimated population of each of the Wards is also set out and for comparison the estimated figures for 1931 and of the Census of 1931.

The number of nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set out in the following table:— Districts.

The following list sets out the majority of the premises and occupations of the class referred to in the heading to this part of the report, and contains a certain amount of information with regard to registration, inspection, etc.

1.—INSPECTION.

2—DEFECTS FOUND.

3.—HOME WORK.

4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5.—OTHER MATTERS.

Situation, etc., of Licensed Common Lodging Houses.

ANALYSES

ANALYSES.

Adulterated Samples, etc. The Public Analyst (Mr. J. F. F. Rowland) comments, as follows, with regard to the samples found to be adulterated:—

The average composition of the milk examined during the year as well as that of the two years preceding was as follows:-

The accompanying table contains a comparison of the rates in the several registration sub-districts and the Borough as a whole for 1936, with those of each of the five previous years:—

The main sources of the notifications are set out below. In some cases duplicate notifications, from different sources, were received with regard to the same birth.

The following short table shows the death-rates in the several registration wsub-districts in 1936, and compares them with those of the preceding 5 years.

A further table giving the vital statistics of separate localities for 1936, and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Ministry of Health Tables on Page 65.

1936.

1935.

TABLE A. Infant Mortality. Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various ages under 1 Year of age, and in Sub-Districts.

Information with regard to the situation of the disease and the age at which death occurred is given in the following tables:— Cancer: Ages at Death.

Cancer.—Situation of the Disease.

The following table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified during the past six years :-

The following table and summary give details of the work of the clinic during the year.

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following table shews the number of specimens examined for the purposes of diagnosis, and indicates also the diseases in relation to which the examinations were made :-

The accompanying table shows the number of cases and contacts of measles, whooping cough, chicken-pox and the notifiable infectious diseases reported from Schools during 1936.

The following table gives information with regard to the cases notified.

Part I.—Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1936, to the 31st December, 1936, in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Marylebone.

Part II. —New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.

The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained is stated below : —

Part III.—Notification Register.

TUBERCULOSIS. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1936 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.

Return showing the work carried out in connection with the St. Marylebone Tuberculosis Dispensary during the year 1936.

Deaths from Phthisis. 1932—1936.

The following table prepared at the request of the Ministry of Health contains information with regard to age and sex distribution of all forms of tuberculosis that may be found interesting.

CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1936.

The number of the articles disinfected is shown hereunder:—

The number of journeys made by the disinfecting vans during the year ended December, 1936, was:—

The number of rooms disinfected and the reasons for carrying out disinfection are stated below:—

(a) Arrangements made for this service are indicated by "Yes" or "No" in each space in the following table

Infectious diseases.

STATEMENT SHOWING WORK OF THE ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS HELD AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRE, SALISBURY STREET, DURING 1936

STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1936.

Number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1936, was :—

The following Table, supplied by the Housing Officer, gives particulars of the various areas dealt with by the London County Council, the Borough Council, and the St. Marylebone Housing Association:—

GENERAL SUMMARY. The following is a list of the special premises in the Borough requiring constant supervision:—

VITAL STATISTICS OF THE BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE. DURING 1936 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

TABLE II. Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1936 and the Ten Previous Years.

TABLE III.—Causes of, and Ages at Death during the year 1936.

TABLE IV. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1937.

TABLE V. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 53 weeks ended 2nd January, 1937.