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Paddington 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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WORKSHOP SUPERVISION. 59

Table: TABLE 38.Inspections of Workshops, &c. 1908.See also Table VIII., Appendix A.

TABLE 38.

Inspections of Workshops, &c. 1908.

See also Table VIII., Appendix A.

1908.1907.
Workshops—
On register end of previous year1,4361,457
added during year173182
removed „ „77203
On register end of year1,5321,436
Inspections179182
Re-inspections and miscellaneous calls1,4042,110
Rooms measured42150
Workrooms used as bedrooms8693
Workrooms without Abstracts539
Notices served, totals1226
Written intimations722
Under Sec. 4Public Health-2
Under Sec. 37(London)1-
Under Sec. 38Act, 1891.3-
By-laws, under same Act12
Nuisances dealt with—Discovered.Abated.DiscoveredAbated.
Overcrowding9544
Dirty Conditions34326868
Deficient Ventilation6744
Temperature too high--11
Temperature too low1---
Sanitary conveniences—
Insufficient21--
Not separately provided2211
Badly placed32--
Unventilated----
Defective11131514
Vapour, effluvia not removed----
Steam in washhouses
Gas fumes1-1110
Drains--31
Wet floors, laundries----
Accumulations of refuse----
Other nuisances or offences7588
Totals7667115111

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Deficient Ventilation.—In 1906, 3 workshops were reported as insufficiently ventilated,
in 1907, 4, and last year 6.