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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOP SUPERVISION
Wharves .—These have been kept under constant supervision. A complaint was received from the Local Government Board, which was of a general character. The complaint formed the subject of a special report, which was forwarded to the Board.
TABLE 31.
Smoke Observations.
| Address. | Business. | Chimney Shaft of |
|---|---|---|
| 20, Amberley Mews | Wheelwright | Smith's Forge |
| 18, Beethoven Street | Steam Laundry | Steam Boiler |
| 27 | ||
| 29 | ||
| Bishop's Road Bridge | ||
| 8, Bishop's Road | " " | |
| 26, Brook Mews N. | Smith's Forge | |
| 189, Edgware Road | Bakehouse | Baker's Ovens |
| 319, „ „ | Level Bakehouse | " |
| ' WW WW 377, „ „ | * | |
| Bakehouse | ||
| Goods Yard | Hydraulic Works | Steam Boilers |
| 90, Harrow Road | Bakehouse | Baker's Ovens |
| 151, ,, ,, | Steam Saw Mill | Steam Boiler |
| 292, „ „ | Bakehouse | Baker's Ovens |
| 423, ,, ,, | Cartage Contracting | Refuse Destroying |
| 534, ,, „ | o o Bakehouse | Baker's Ovens |
| 156-8, Kensal Road | Steam Saw Mill | Steam Boiler |
| 12, North Wharf 19, „ „ | Refuse Destroying Iron Works | Destructor Furnace |
| 41-3, Praed Street | Hotel | Kitchen Stove |
| 49, " " | Van Buildings | Smith's Forge |
| 25, Queen's Road | Restaurant | Kitchen Stove |
| 143, „ | Public Baths | Steam Boilers |
| 195, Shirland Road ... | Bakehouse | Baker's Ovens |
| 220, „ „ | Dairy | Steam Boilers |
| 8, South Wharf | Builders' Merchants | Travelling Crane |
| 33, Westbourne Grove | General Stores | Steam Boilers |
| Westbourne Terrace Bridge | Electric Light Works |
WORKSHOP SUPERVISION
Section 132 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, requires the Medical Officer of
Health to "report specifically on the administration" of the Act within the district under his
supervision. The Home Office now issues special directions as to the matters to be dealt
with, and certain tables. (See Table VII., Appendix.) The system of the Department has
remained practically unchanged since first described in these reports.
Registration.—At the close of 1905, 1,372 premises were on the Registers of the Department.
During 1906, 364 premises were added to and 278 removed from the Registers, thus
making the effective entries at the close of last year 1,458, comprising 131 factories, 849
workshops, 22 domestic workshops, 63 workplaces, and 393 premises occupied by "single
workers," 212 of which were on the Register of Outworkers. The businesses carried on and
the number of workers employed are shown in Table 32. The numbers of workers are
approximations only, being based on the numbers found at work on the occasions of the last
visits paid to premises during the past year.