London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 11.—Summary of Outwork.
| Description of Work | Outworkers Employed |
|---|---|
| Wearing apparel | 664 |
| Household linen | 18 |
| Textile weaving | 7 |
| Curtains and furniture hangings | 7 |
| Furniture and upholstery | 7 |
| Lampshades | 3 |
| 706 |
TABLE 12.—Pharmacy and Poisons Acts, 1852-1941: Summary of Sellers
of Part II Poisons.
| Type of Business | Total Licensed |
|---|---|
| Grocery and provision stores | 31 |
| Hardware and domestic stores | 18 |
| General stores | 19 |
| Hairdressers | 9 |
| Builders' merchants | 2 |
| Drug stores | 2 |
| Pest control contractor | 1 |
| Dental sundries | 1 |
| Photographic dealer | 1 |
| Veterinary products | 1 |
| 85 |
TABLE 13.—Dwelling-Houses: Summary of Inspections, Conditions Found
and Action Taken.
| (1) (a) Inspected for housing defects | 1,132 |
| (b) Inspections made for the purpose | 4,201 |
| (2) Found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 71 |
| (3) Found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 447 |
| Defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 234 |
| (a) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 182 |
| (2) Dwelling-houses in which, after service of formal notices, defects were remedied:— | |
| (a) By owners | 164 |
| (6) By Local Authority in default of owners | 1 |
| (6) Proceedings under section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 | |
| (1) Underground rooms in respect of which Closing Orders were made | 9 |
| (2) Closing Orders determined, the tenement or room having been made fit | 4 |
| (3) Rooms affected by (2) above | 7 |