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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOP SUPERVISION.
TABLE 42.
Workshops, &c., Inspections. 1905.
| Miss O'Kell. * | Miss Nicolas. * | Mr. Wansbrough. † | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops— | |||||||
| On register end of 1904 | 536* | 443* | 281 | ||||
| added during 1905 | 33 | 40 | 113 | ||||
| removed „ „ | 34 | 28 | 31 | ||||
| On register end of 1905 | 535 | 455 | 363 | ||||
| Inspections | 30 | 40 | 236 | ||||
| Re-inspections and miscellaneous calls | 224 | 272 | 1,223 | ||||
| Rooms measured | 16 | 70 | 23 | ||||
| Workrooms used as bedrooms | 54 | 25 | 7 | ||||
| Workrooms without Abstracts | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Notices served, totals | 11 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Written intimations | 8 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Under Sec. 4 | Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | 1 | 1 | — | |||
| 37 | — | — | — | ||||
| 38 | — | — | 2 | ||||
| By-laws, under same Act | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| Nuisances dealt with— | Discovered. | Abated. | Discovered. | Abated. | Discovered. | Abated. | |
| Overcrowding | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Dirty Conditions | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 50 | |
| Deficient Ventilation | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Temperature too high | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Temperature too low | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Sanitary conveniences— | |||||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Not separately provided | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Badly placed | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Unventilated | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vapour, effluvia not removed | |||||||
| Steam in wash houses | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gas fumes | — | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
| Drains | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Wet floors, laundries | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Accumulations of refuse | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other nuisances or offences | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals | 27‡ | 18 | 41§ | 32 | 77 | 71 | |
*Including workshops where both sexes are employed.
†Workshops where men only are employed (Bakehouses not included.)
‡Nine cases referred to Male Inspectors.
§Three cases referred to Male Inspectors.
Complaints.—In 1902 the Home Office forwarded 28 complaints, in 1903 10, in 1904 6,
and last year 22, referring to—
Dirty conditions, 8; insufficient ventilation, 2; overcrowding, 5; other matters, 7.