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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
Paddington 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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HOUSING. 05 available for habitation but standing empty. From the reports of the Inspectors the following summary has been prepared :—
| No. of empty rooms. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Furnished. | Unfurnished. | ||
| Alfred Road | 21 | 95 | |
| Amberley Road | — | 15 | |
| Kensal Road | — | 23 | |
| Clarendon Street Area | 24 | 175 | |
| Hall Park | — | 20 | |
| North Wharf Road „ | — | 18 | |
| 45 | 316 | ||
TABLE 3G. Sanitary Defects Remedied in Registered Houses.
| 1903. | 1904. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 65 | 85 |
| „ choked | 12 | 5 |
| „ untrapped | — | 17 |
| „ unventilated | 46 | 89 |
| Manhole cover defective | 1 | 1 |
| Inadequate means of access to drain | — | 3 |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | 23 | |
| Gully in living room | 1 | _ |
| „ choked | 3 | 4 |
| . Ventilating pipe improperly constructed... | — | 2 |
| Soilpipe defective | — | 3 |
| „ improperly constructed | 1 | |
| „ unventilated | 1 | _ |
| Water.closet choked | 14 | 32 |
| „ defective | 21 | 25 |
| „ flushed from drinking water cistern | 4 | 9 |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 22 | 26 |
| „ flushing apparatus defective | — | 2 |
| „ without water supply | 7 | 6 |
| „ foul | 32 | |
| „ improperly constructed | 20 | 22 |
| „ accommodation insufficient | 17 | 5 |
| „ without door | — | 2 |
| „ without external light or ventilation | _ | |
| Rain.water pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpipe | 12 | |
| „ defective | 15 | 13 |
| „ choked | — | 3 |
| Sink waste pipe not disconnected from drain | 5 | |
| „ defective | 3 | 9 |
| „ choked | — | 1 |
| „ not provided | — | 1 |
| •Cistern connected to drain | — | 1 |
| „ defective | — | 7 |
| „ 'dirty | 12 | |
| „ improperly placed | 2 | 5 |
| „ without cover | — | 15 |
| „ cover defective | 8 | |
| Dustbin defective | 33 | 29 |
| „ not provided | — | 1 |
| Paving defective in area or yard | 35 | 37 |
| „ „ washouse | 25 | 31 |
| Guttering defective | — | |
| Copper „ | — | 3 |
| Premises damp | 9 | 4 |
| „ dirty | 14 | 9 |
| Roof defective | 33 | 73 |
| Service pipe defective | — | 1 |
| Sink defective | __ | 1 |
| Staircase unventilated | — | 1 |
| Window defective | — | 1 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 5 |