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Marylebone 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Rooms.
The number of rooms disinfected and the reasons for carrying out disinfection
are stated below :—
TABLE 49.
| Compulsorily Notifiable Diseases. | Phthisis. | Measles. | Vermin. | Other causes. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The number of rooms disinfected in 193G was 1,322.
Library Books.
At the request of the Public Libraries Committee, whose rule requires that on
the occurrence of a case of infectious disease in any house in which there is a library
book, information must be given to the librarian, arrangements were made to
receive and disinfect the volumes. The number dealt with during the year was 997.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Table 50 shews the number of specimens examined for the purposes of diagnosis, and indicates also the organisms in relation to which the examinations were made.
TABLE 50.
| Examination. | Positive. | Negative. | Suspicious. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ||||
| — | ||||
| — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| — | — | |||
| " | ||||
HEALTH PROPAGANDA.
In addition to the usual forms of propaganda practised in the Borough through
the various Health Centres and by the officers of the Sanitary Authority, special
campaigns of a national character were arranged during 1937. On the 30th September
a national health campaign was inaugurated by the Prime Minister. The Minister
of Health and the President of the Board of Education invited the Central Council
for Health Education to co-operate in a campaign to increase the use of the health
services provided by local authorities and voluntary organisations. St. Marylebone
played an active part in this work and large quantities of leaflets and other literature
were distributed and poster displays arranged.
In connection with the latter, the Council rented six hoarding sites in various
parts of the Borough for exhibition of the larger posters. Towards the end of the
year the hoardings surrounding the site of the Town Hall extension in Marylebone
Road were placed at the disposal of the Public Health Committee for publicity
purposes, and full advantage was taken of the opportunity of displaying striking
poster sets dealing with the National Health and National Fitness Campaigns. The
illustration on page 28 shows the extent and lay-out of the site. Copies of this
photograph were sent to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health, and to Lord
Aberdare, Chairman of the National Fitness Council, who in acknowledgment congratulated
the Public Health Committee on a very attractive poster display.