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Paddington 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Section 26 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, authorises the
cleansing of verminous persons by the exercise of powers granted by a petty sessional court
in cases where the verminous person does not consent to being removed to a cleansing station.
No use was made of this Section during the year.
COMPULSORY REMOVAL OF AGED, INFIRM OR DISEASED PERSONS.
By virtue of Section 28 of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1928, it is
possible in London to remove to a hospital or infirmary, by compulsion and under certain
circumstances, aged, infirm, sick or physically incapacitated persons.
The circumstances which may enable an order for removal to be obtained are somewhat
involved. Unless the person concerned is suffering from disease it is necessary for the
premises to be insanitary. It is in all cases necessary as well to prove that the person is
not receiving proper attention and that removal is necessary in the interests of the affected
person and of other persons.
No cases were dealt with under this Section during the year.
HEALTH EDUCATION.
A subscription of £3 3s. Od. was paid to the Central Council for Health Education, a body
which concerns itself with rendering assistance to local authorities in the organisation of
health education work.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS—1930. The results of the Summonses taken out during the year are summarised in the following tables:—
| Premises. | Offence. | Fines. | Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891. | s. | d. | |||
| Section 4. | |||||
| 2, Alfred Road | Gully in front area choked | Order made | - | ||
| 145, Church Street | Roof defective | Work done Summons withdrawn | — | ||
| 47, Clarendon Street | Washhouse paving, flooring of ground floor back room, and chimney or stove of basement front room defective. | Work done | l | 1 | 0 |
| 34, Craven Road | Drain defective and untrapped | Work done | l | 1 | 0 |
| 30, Delamere Terrace | Guttering, rainwater pipe and waste pipe defective. | Order made | l | 1 | 0 |
| 21, Netley Street | Basement back room damp, rainwater pipe defective | Order made | — | ||
| 8, Tavistock Crescent | Failure to comply with Magistrate's Order requiring certain cleansing and repairing works to be carried out at these premises. | £5 | - | ||
| 25, Waverley Road | Main roof defective | Work done Summons withdrawn | |||
| Bye-laws. | |||||
| 17, Andover Place | Water-closet without a proper flush of water | £1 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 4, Brindley Street | Annual cleansing not carried out | Work done Summons withdrawn | — | ||
| 19, Clarendon Street | Annual cleansing not carried out; dust receptacle defective. | Work done | l | 1 | 0 |
| 47, „ „ | Annual cleansing not carried out; window cords broken in basement back room. | Work done Summonses withdrawn | — | ||
| 34, Elgin Terrace | Flushing cistern to water-closet defective | Work done | l | 1 | 0 |
| 112, Elgin Avenue | Executing sanitary work without giving notice | — | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| „ „ „ | Failing to join the soil pipe with the drain in a proper manner. | Summons withdrawn | — | ||
| 122, Lancefield Street | Improperly connecting new waste-pipe to soil pipe, and failing to give notice of intention to carry out work. | Alterations made to meet requirements of Bye-laws. Summonses withdrawn | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21, Netley Street | Defective window cords in basement back and first floor rooms. | 10s. | — | ||
| „ „ „ | Window glass broken in first floor front room | 10s. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| „ „ „ | Seat of upper water-closet defective | Work done Summons withdrawn | — | ||
| 240, Portsdown Road | Improperly fixing new bath, lavatory basin and watercloset, and failing to give notice of intention to carry out the work. | £4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |