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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 29, Cramer Street | Guilty—work done | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| 136, New Cavendish Street | Dismissed, premises concerned having become vacant | - | - | ||
| 2, Blandford Place | 28 day abatement order | - | 10 | 6 | |
| 7, Aybrook Street | Guilty—work done | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 8, Aybrook Street | Guilty—work done | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2, Garbutt Place | Guilty—work done | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3.59 | Dirty milk bottle (The Milk & Dairies Regulations, 1949) | Fined £10. |
| 6.3.59 | Dirty milk bottle (The Milk & Dairies Regulations, 1949) | Fined £10 with 3 gns. costs. |
| 6.3.59 | Smoking in a food room, etc. (Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955-1957) | Fined £5 with 10s. 6d. costs. |
| 10.7.59 | Selling unfit food—mouldy pork pie (Food & Drugs Act, 1955, section 8) | Fined £20 with 5 gns. costs. |
| 4.9.59 | Dirty milk bottle (The Milk & Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959) | Fined £25 with 3 gns. costs. |
| 4.9.59 | Selling unfit food—mouldy pork pie (Food & Drugs Act, 1955, section 8) | Case dismissed—witness reluctant to attend court and give evidence. |
| Source of Supply | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Elms | Ashford Common | Kempton Park | Hampton | |
| No. of samples | 43 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Ammonia Nitrogen | 0.023 | 0.050 | 0.025 | 0.022 |
| Albuminoid Nitrogen | 0.072 | 0.084 | 0.072 | 0.075 |
| Nitrate | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Chlorides as C1. | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27° C. | 0.92 | 1.08 | 1.00 | 1.08 |
| Turbidity in terms of Silica | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Colour m.m. brown 2 ft. Tube Burg ss's Tintometer | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Hardness (total) | 244 | 252 | 262 | 250 |
| Hardness (non-carbonate) | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 |
| pH. Value | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Phosphate as PO4 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| Silicate as SiO2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Sulphate as SO4 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| Flouride as F. | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Magnesium as Mg | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity (gemmhos) | 525 | 525 | 525 | 525 |