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Marylebone 1951

[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
Sec tion A -Statistics and Social Conditions:—
General Statistics 4
Extracts from Vital Statistics 4
Maternal Mortality 4
Marriages 4
Deaths 4
Infantile Mortality 5
Mortuary 6
Crematorium 6
Section B—General Provision of Health
Services:—
Staff 6
Staff Medical Examinations 6
Laboratory Facilities B
Representation upon other Bodies B
Financial Contributions to Voluntary
Organisations 7
Conferences 7
Care of Old People 7
Special Laundry Service 7
St. Marylebone Old People's Welfare
Association 7
Section C —Sanitary Circumstances -
Sanitary Inspection 8
Nuisances Detected and Remedied 9
Sanitary Accommodation at Public Houses 10
Water 10
Drainage 10
Combined Drainage 10
Building Licences 10
Public Conveniences 10
Public Cleansing and Salvage 10
Food Bins 11
Shops 11
Diseased or Infirm Persons 11
Burial or Cremation of the Dead 11
Disinfestation 11
Verminous Persons 12
Shelter 12
Rodent Control 13
Dog Nuisance 13
Pigeons 13
Noise 13
Atmospheric Pollution 13
Poisons 15
Factories 16
Inspections and Defects Found 16
Out-workers 17
Rag Flock and other Filling Materials 17
Rivers : Prevention of Pollution 17
Methylated Spirit Drinking 18
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Section D- Housing:—
Permanent Schemes 18
County of London Development Plan 18
Barrow Hill Primary School 18
St. Marylebone Housing Association and Trust 19
Inspection of Dwelling-houses 19
Underground Rooms 19
Re-housing 19
Common Lodging Houses 19
Rent Restrictions Acts 20
Section e—Food:—
Food and Drugs Analysis 20
Milk 22
Cream 22
Butter and Margarine Premises 22
Ice-Cream 22
Preserved Food 23
Fried Fish Vendors and Fish Curers 23
Bakehouses 23
Restaurants, etc 23
Canteens at Government Premises 23
Retail Food Shops 24
Horseflesh 24
Slaughter of Animals 24
Unsound Food 24
Clean Food Campaign 24
St. Marylebone Clean Food Association 24
Dogs in Food Shops 25
Glass-washing in Public Houses 25
Section f—Infectious and other Diseases:—
Notifiable Diseases 25
Notifications 26
International Certificates of Vaccination and
Inoculation 27
Smallpox 27
Leprosy 27
Food Poisoning Outbreaks 27
Tuberculosis:—
New Cases and Mortality 27
Notifications 27
Mass Miniature Radiography 28
Venereal Diseases 28
Scabies 28
Impetigo 28
Disinfection 28
Bacteriological Examinations 28
Illustration:—
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