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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 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone]

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DISINFECTION.
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Table: Death-rate per thousand from Phthisis during 1898, and for the five years, 1893-1897.

Death-rate per thousand from Phthisis during 1898, and for the five years, 1893-1897.

Five years' average. 1893-1897.1898.
All Souls1.761.78
Rectory2.312.86
St. Mary2.362.56
Christ Church2.501.93
St. John1.881.71
St. Marylebone2.171.92

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DISINFECTION.

Table: The list of articles is as follows:—

The list of articles is as follows:—

Beds327
Mattresses452
Bolsters433
Pillows1,019
Sheets849
Blankets1,499
Sundries, such as counterpanes, quilts, wearing apparel, rugs, mats, cushions, carpets, covers, curtains, &c., &c.22,123
Total26,702

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The Disinfecting Van has been used 554 times.
VACCINATIONS DURING 1898.
The number of vaccinations during the year possess
some special interest as an index of the success or otherwise
of recent legislation. A large number of vaccinations
take place in St. Mary's Lying-in Hospital, most
of the infants being then taken away to other districts.