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Marylebone 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Paddington and St. Marylebone District Nursing
Association (Executive Committee).
St. Marylebone Youth Centre Committee (Management
Committee).
St. Marylebone Clean Food Association—Executive
Committee.
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research—
Standing Conference of Co-operating Bodies
dealing with Atmospheric Pollution.
Representatives
Councillor the Hon. Mildred Lowther, O.B.E.
Councillor R. T. Glenny.
Councillor The Hon. Mildred Lowther, O.B.E
Councillor H. C. Garrard.
Councillor Miss L. West Russell (from July).
Councillor Mrs. M. E. Henderson-Begg (until
July).
I he Chairman of the Public Health Committee.
The Medical Officer of Health.
Queen Mary was pleased to appoint the Medical Officer of Health a member of the Council of the
Queen's Institute of District Nursing for the three-year period commencing 1st May, 1952, to represent
the Association of Municipal Corporations.
With the concurrence of the Council the Medical Officer of Health continued to serve on the Health
Committee of the Association of Municipal Corporations during the year.
The Medical Officer of Health accepted an invitation from the Rt. Hon. Iain Macleod, Minister of
Health, to serve as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Heart Hospital. The Board
acts as the agent of the Minister for the administration of the hospitals for which it is responsible.
| Organisation | Amount | Statutory Authority | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | |||
| Central Council for Health Education. | 10 | 10 | 0 | Public Health (London) Act, 1936, section 298. |
| Family Welfare Association (Area 2). | 100 | 0 | 0 | Local Government Act, 1948, section 136. |
| National Smoke Abatement Society. | 5 | 5 | 0 | Public Health (London) Act, 1936, section 298. |
| Local Government Act, 1948, section 136. | ||||
| London and Home Counties Smoke Abatement Advisory Council. | 2 | 2 | 0 | Local Government Act, 1948, section 136. |
| St. Marylebone Old People's Welfare Association—"Meals on Wheels" Service, etc. | 594 | 15 | 5 | National Assistance Act, 1948, section 31. |
| Women's Voluntary Services. | 67 | 5 | 8 | National Assistance Act, 1948, section 31. |
| St. Marylebone Youth Centre, Paddington Street. | 800 | 0 | 0 | Physical Training and Recreation Act, 1937, section 4 (4). |
| Conference | Delegates |
|---|---|
| Royal Sanitary Institute. Margate, 22nd to 25th April. | Councillor Capt. R. G. Whitney, M.B.E., J.P., and the Medical Officer of Health. |
| Sanitary Inspectors' Association. Brighton, 9th to 12th September. | Mr. L. Newland, Sanitary Inspector. |
| Central Consultative Committee on the Welfare of Old People. London, 19th June. | Councillor Miss L. B. West Russell and Miss M. M. Sharp, Sanitary Inspector. |
| Association of Public Health Lay Administrators. Oxford, 26th to 28th September. | Mr. H. G. Brown, Senior Assistant Administrative Officer. |
Care of Old People.—Four hundred and ninety-one old people (including 3D married couples) were
visited by one of the women sanitary inspectors. The great majority were living alone and some
required constant observation. The domestic help service continued to give valuable assistance to
many aged inhabitants of the Borough.
Special Laundry Service.—Under the scheme for dealing with the bed linen and clothing of acutely ill
and incontinent old people, 27 cases were dealt with during 1952, each being the subject of a. certificate
by the Medical Officer of Health under section 122 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. The
work is carried out directly by the Council at the Public Health Department laundry, No. 217, Lisson
Grove, N.W.8. The service has now been in operation since February, 1950, and continues to be