London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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2.-Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of Cleanliness | 12 | 12 | .. | ... | |
| Want of Ventilation | ... | ... | .. | ... | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 6 | 6 | ... | .. | |
| other nuisances | insufficent | 3 | 3 | .. | ... |
| Sanitary accommodations | unsuitable or defective | 26 | 26 | ... | ... |
| not separate for sexes | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Total | 50 | 50 | ... | ... | |
Work.
| Prosecutions. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork, in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instances. | Notices Prosecutions served. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Section) 109, 110. | |||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||
| ... | ... | 305 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
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| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| ... | ... | 305 | ... | ... | 12 i | ... | |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories : — | ||
| Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 49 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector ... | 26 |
| 25 | ||
| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101): — | ... | |
| Certificates granted during the year | ... | |
| In use at the end of the year | 54 | |