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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 17.—Pharmacy and Poisons Acts, 1852-1941 : Summary of Sellers
of Part II Poisons.
| Type of Business | Total Licensed |
|---|---|
| Grocery and provision stores | 33 |
| Hardware and domestic stores | 14 |
| General stores | 16 |
| Hairdressers | 7 |
| Builders' merchants | 2 |
| Drug stores | 1 |
| Dental sundriesman | 1 |
| Photographic dealer | 1 |
| 75 |
TABLE 18.—RENT ACT, 1957.
| Applications for Certificates of Disrepair | 4 |
| Notices served on landlords of Proposal to issue Certificate of Disrepair | 5 |
| Undertakings received from landlords | — |
| Certificates of Disrepair issued | 6 |
| Applications for Certificates as to Remedying of Defects | — |
| Certificates as to Remedying of Defects issued | — |
| Applications for cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair | 3 |
| Certificates of Disrepair cancelled | 2 |
TABLE 19.—Unsound Food Voluntarily Surrendered.
| Description | Tons | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and offal | - | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| Sausages, brawn, etc. | 10 | 2 | — | 17 |
| Canned meat | 1 | 18 | 3 | 19 |
| Bacon and ham | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Poultry and game | — | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Canned food (other than meat) | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Fish | - | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Fruit and Vegetables | 1 | 13 | — | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | — | 2 | 26 |
| Totals | 25 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
TABLE 20.—Summary of Premises Registered for Preserving Food or for the Manufacture, Storage or Sale of Ice-Cream.
| Type of Business | Preserving Food | Ice Cream |
|---|---|---|
| Butchers | 29 | - |
| Tobacconists, confectioners/newsagents | — | 89 |
| Grocers and provision merchants | 23 | 46 |
| Fishmongers | 6 | 3 |
| General stores | 1 | 9 |
| Milk shops | — | 15 |
| Greengrocers and fruiterers | — | 20 |
| Public houses | — | 2 |
| Ice-cream factories | — | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 18 |
| 60 | 205 |