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Paddington 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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60
HOUSING.
TABLE 35.
Sanitary Defects Remedied in Registered Houses.
| 1905. | 1906. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 78 | 44 |
| ,, choked | 6 | 3 |
| ,, untrapped | 33 | 2 |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 74 | 24 |
| Manhole cover defective | 3 | 6 |
| Inadequate means of access to drain | 1 | - |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | 6 | 7 |
| Gully choked | 4 | 6 |
| Ventilating pipe improperly constructed | 3 | 3 |
| Soilpipe defective | 1 | - |
| „ improperly constructed | — | - |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 3 | 1 |
| Water-closet choked ... | 12 | 20 |
| ,, defective | 34 | 45 |
| „ flushed from drinking water cistern | 9 | 3 |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 13 | 23 |
| „ flushing apparatus defective | 29 | 38 |
| „ without water supply | 7 | 12 |
| ,, foul | 25 | 18 |
| „ improperly constructed | 14 | 5 |
| „ accommodation insufficient | 10 | 34 |
| „ without door | 8 | 2 |
| „ without external light or ventilation | 4 | 1 |
| Rain-water pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpipe | 39 | 4 |
| „ defective | 14 | 22 |
| „ choked | - | 7 |
| Sink waste pipe not disconnected from drain | 5 | — |
| „ defective | 6 | 10 |
| „ choked | 2 | 1 |
| „ not provided | 1 | 3 |
| Other drainage defects | 10 | 10 |
| Cistern connected to drain | 6 | - |
| „ defective | 6 | 4 |
| „ dirty | 20 | 34 |
| ,, improperly placed | 2 | 1 |
| „ without proper cover | 11 | 15 |
| „ cover defective | 18 | 7 |
| Dustbin defective | 50 | 54 |
| „ not provided | 7 | 7 |
| ,, insufficient | -- | 8 |
| Paving defective in area or yard | 42 | 89 |
| „ „ washhouse | 35 | 48 |
| Guttering defective | 14 | 12 |
| Copper „ | 12 | 1 |
| Premises damp | 8 | |
| „ dirty | 10 | 4 |
| Rooms verminous | 144 | 345 |
| Roof defective | 134 | 136 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 34 | 42 |
| Animals improperly kept | 2 | 6 |
| Other defects or nuisances | 19 | 30 |
Annual Cleansing.—With the increased number of houses on the Registers this very
important work becomes heavier each year, and is now more than the two Inspectors who
are charged with the supervision of Houses let in Lodgings can manage. Last year a new
system was introduced with a view to reducing the amount of labour and the time spent in
securing the completion of the work, but the scheme proved unsatisfactory in both respects.
During the current year a proportion of the work will be given to the District Inspectors.