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Paddington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOPS SUPERVISION.
TABLE 46.
Inspections of Workshops, &c.
| 1911. | 1910. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops — | ||||
| On register end of previous year | 1,508 | 1,688 | ||
| added during year | 176 | 158 | ||
| removed „ | 176 | 338 | ||
| On register end of year | 1,508 | 1,508 | ||
| Inspections | 362 | 306 | ||
| Re-inspections and miscellaneous calls | 2,681 | 2,647 | ||
| Rooms measured | 82 | 73 | ||
| Workrooms used as bedrooms | 86 | 78 | ||
| Workrooms without Abstracts | 46 | 49 | ||
| Notices served, Totals | 15 | 20 | ||
| Written intimations - . | 15 | 16 | ||
| Under Sec. 4 Public Health | — | — | ||
| 37 (London) | — | — | ||
| 38 Act, 1891 ............ | — | 3 | ||
| By-laws, under same Act | - | 1 | ||
| Nuisances dealt with— | Discovered. | Abated. | Discovered. | Abated. |
| Overcrowding | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dirty conditions | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
| Deficient ventilation | — | — | — | — |
| Temperature too high | — | — | — | |
| Temperature too low | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sanitary conveniences— | ||||
| Insufficient | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Not separately provided | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Badly placed | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Un ventilated | — | — | — | — |
| Defective | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Vapour, effluvia not removed— | ||||
| Steam in wash-houses | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gas fumes | 1 | —- | 2 | 2 |
| Drains | 1 | 1 | o | 2 |
| Wet floors, laundries | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Accumulations of refuse | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances or offences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 34 | 33 | 50 | 50 |
See also Table X., Appendix A.
In 1910 4 lists were received from the London County Council, none last year.
At the close of last year the Register contained 381 effective entries, or 57 less than at the
end of the previous year. The 381 entries comprised 108 " homes " which ranked as workshops
and 273 "homes" of single workers, the corresponding numbers for 1910 being 120 and
265 respectively.
Inspections.—The inspections of all descriptions numbered 3,043 last year (2,951 in 1910),
362 being first inspections (306 in 1910). Eighty-two (82) workrooms were measured, or 9