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Marylebone 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Fouling of Footways by Dogs.
In enforcing the provisions of the bye-law with regard to this matter, great
assistance was obtained from the police, 22 prosecutions undertaken being on the
reports ofi police officers and one on the report of the cleansing officer. In 21
cases the defendant pleaded guilty, and fines imposed amounted to £9 15s. Od.
and in one instance ten shillings costs was allowed. In one case the summons
was not served. Including these cases the total number of prosecutions since
the by-law came into operation in 1928 is 87, the amount of fines imposed being
£34 8s. Od.
Wireless Loudspeakers, etc.
During the year, four complaints were received relating to nuisance from
wireless loudspeakers, gramophones and similar instruments. In two instances
abatement of the nuisance was secured without the service of formal notice. In
the remaining two cases notice was served in accordance with the bye-law made
by the Council under Section 38 of the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1934, signed in each case, as required, by not less than three householders
residing within hearing of the instrument. In both these cases also abatement
of the nuisance; followed.
PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS CONTROLLED BY BY-LAWS
AND REGULATIONS.
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 | ||||
| Milk premises | 150 | 12 | 3 | 159 | 261 | 4 | — |
| Slaughterhouses | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 16 | — | — |
| Offensive trade premises | 1 | - | — | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| Purveyors of Sausages, etc. | 90 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 194 | 4 | — |
| Ice cream premises | 93 | 7 | — | 100 | 120 | 8 | — |
| Butter and Margarine Manufacturers and Dealers | 22 | - | - | 22 | 61 | - | - |
| Bakehouses | 57 | — | 3 | 54 | 106 | 3 | — |
| Fried Fish Shops | 25 | — | — | 25 | 52 | 4 | - |
| Fish Curers- | 6 | — | — | 6 | 38 | — | - |
| Houses let in lodgings | 1,055 | — | — | 1,055 | 8,693 | 1,018 | - |
| Common lodging houses | 2 | - | - | 2 | 38 | - | - |
A.—BUSINESS PREMISES.
Milk Premises.—The number of premises upon which milk is sold is 159.
Slaughter Houses.—At the moment the only slaughter house in the Borough
is that at the Zoological Society's premises in Regent's Park.
The slaughtering done is for the food of the animals in the Gardens and
humane killers are used.