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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Marylebone 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 20.—S ummary of F ood P remises.
| Type of Business | Totals |
|---|---|
| Restaurants, cafes and snack bars | 334 |
| Canteens and clubs | 235 |
| Grocers and provision merchants | 213 |
| Butchers | 79 |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers | 70 |
| Fishmongers | 20 |
| Bakers | 36 |
| Confectioners | 176 |
| Wine merchants | 48 |
| Public houses | 120 |
| Other licensed premises | 18 |
| Hotels | 54 |
| Coffee stalls and kiosks | 4 |
| Schools and nurseries | 19 |
| Stalls, street trading | 110 |
| 1,536 |
TABLE 21.—N otifiable D iseases and N otifications.
| *Notifiable Disease | Cases notified in whole Borough | Cases removed to hospital | Cases isolated at home | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all ages | At ages—years | ||||||||||||||
| -1 | 1— | 2— | 3— | 4— | 5— | 10— | 15— | 20— | 35— | 45- | 65— | ||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Scarlet fever | 31 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 23 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 42 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis— | |||||||||||||||
| Paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Non-paralytic | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Pneumonia | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Dysentery | 57 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 47 |
| Measles | 116 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 114 |
| Whooping cough | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 43 |
| Scabies | 18 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 18 |
| Meningococcal infection | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | — |
| Malaria (contracted abroad) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | _ |
| Tuberculosis— | |||||||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 66 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 41 |
| Non-pulmonary | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Food poisoning | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Typhoid fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — |
| Acute Encephalitis (infective) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — |
| Totals | 419 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 34 | 32 | 106 | 16 | 13 | 83 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 111 | 308 |
* There were no cases in the Borough of the following diseases which are also notifiable : Smallpox,
diphtheria, membranous croup, cholera, typhus fever, relapsing fever, continued fever, plague,
leprosy, hydrophobia, glanders, farcy, anthrax, induced malaria.