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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table 4.
—Summary of Road Accidents.
| Month | Number of Accidents | Fatal | Injuries— | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious | Slight | |||
| January | 10 | 73 | ||
| February | 70 | - | 10 | 77 |
| March | 79 | - | 11 | |
| April | 71 | - | 79 | |
| May | 90 | - | 92 | |
| June. | 88 | 1 | 17 | 84 |
| July | 90 | 1 | 14 | 98 |
| August | - | 70 | ||
| September | 76 | - | 9 | 84 |
| October | 1 | 7 | 98 | |
| November | 93 | - | 103 | |
| December | 78 | - | 19 | 81 |
| Totals | 949 | 3 | 133 | |
TABLE 5.—Dwelling-Houses : Summary of Inspections, Conditions Found
and Action Taken.
| (1) (a) Inspected for housing defects | 1,237 |
| (6) Inspections made for the purpose | 4,156 |
| (2) Found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation | 2 |
| (3) Found not to be in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation | 525 |
| Defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers | 471 |
| (a) Proceedings under Public Health Acts:— | |
| (1) Dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 388 |
| (2) Dwelling-houses in which, after service of formal notices, defects were remedied:— | |
| (a) By owners | 56 |
| - | |
| (6) Proceedings under the Housing Act, 1957:— | |
| (1) Rooms in respect of which Closing or Demolition Orders were made:— Underground rooms | 4 |
| Other rooms | - |
| (2) Closing Orders determined, the tenement or room having been made fit | 6 |
| (3) Rooms affected by (2) above | 8 |
| (4) Closing Orders varied | 2 |
| (5) Undertakings accepted in respect of underground rooms | - |