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Marylebone 1947

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

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CONTENTS
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Members of the Public Health Committee 4
Section A—Statistics and Social Conditions:—
General Statistics 4
Extracts from Vital Statistics 4
Maternal Mortality 4
Births 4
Marriages 5
Deaths 5
Infantile Mortality 6
Mortuary 6
Crematorium 6
Section b—General Provision of Health
Services:—
Staff 6
Training of Sanitary Inspectors 6
Staff Medical Examinations 7
Laboratory Facilities 7
Home Nursing 7
Maternity and Child Welfare:—
Welfare Centres 7
Work of the Clinics 7
Refresher Courses for Health Visitors 7
Student Health Visitors 7
Visitors to Centres and Nurseries 7
Home Visits 8
Milk and Vitamin Products 8
Sheets for Expectant Mothers 8
Home Help and Domestic Help Services 8
Child Life Protection 8
Illegitimate Children 8
Premature Infants 8
Dental Treatment 8
Foot Clinic 8
Remedial Exercises 8
Child Guidance 8
Maternity Cases 8
Convalescent Homes 8
Fathercraft 9
Care of Old People 9
Dav Nurseries 9
Section C—Sanitary Circumstances:—
Sanitary Inspection 9
Water 10
Drainage 10
Combined Drainage 10
Public Conveniences 11
Public Cleansing and Salvage 11
Shops 11
Diseased or Infirm Persons 11
Bed Bugs 11
Verminous Persons 11
Shelter 11
Rats and Mice 11
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Dog Nuisance 11
Mosquitoes 11
Noise 11
Smoke 12
Poisons 12
Factories 12
Section d—Housing:—
Re-organisation of Housing Department 12
Permanent Schemes 12
Adaptation of Premises 12
Hostels for Single Persons 12
St. Marylebone Housing Association 12
Inspection of Dwelling Houses 12
Common Lodging Houses 13
Rent Restriction Acts 13
Section e—Food
Food Analysis 13
Legal Proceedings 13
Milk 13
Butter and Margarine Premises 14
IceCream 14
Preserved Food 14
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Curers 14
Bakehouses 14
Restaurants, etc 14
Sale of Food and Drinks in Public Places 14
Unsound Food 14
Horseflesh 15
Slaughter of Animals 15
Section f—Infectious and Other Diseases:—
Notifications 15
Acute Poliomyelitis 15
Rabies 16
Diphtheria Immunisation 16
Vaccination 16
Scabies 16
Impetigo 17
Venereal Diseases 17
Insulin 17
Food Poisoning 17
Tuberculosis:—
New Cases and Mortality 18
Notifications 18-
Dispensary 18
Institutional Treatment 18
Dental Treatment 18
Maintenance Allowances 18
Government Rehabilitation Scheme 18
Mass Miniature Radiography 18
Care Committee 19
Disinfection 19
Bacteriological Examinations 19
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