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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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HOUSING.
| 1896—1900. | 1907—1911. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Selected causes.) | Totals | Rates. | Totals. | Rates. |
| Overlaid in bed | 13 | 0.35 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Suicides | 5 | 0.13 | 4 | 0.12 |
| Other Causes* | 352 | 9.66 | 338 | 10.20 |
| Deaths in Institutions | 318 | 30.2† | 481 | 54.2† |
| *Including:— | ||||
| Alcoholism | 9 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Murder | 2 | 0.05 | — | — |
| †Per 100 deaths. | ||||
TABLE 51. Sanitary Defects Remedied in Tenement Houses.
| 1911. | 1912. | |
|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 18 | 18 |
| „ choked | 15 | 19 |
| „ untrapped | 4 | 3 |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 8 | 4 |
| Manhole cover defective | 4 | 13 |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | 4 | — |
| Gully choked | 8 | 17 |
| Ventilating pipe improperly constructed | 10 | 3 |
| Soilpipe defective | 3 | — |
| „ improperly constructed | 3 | 1 |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 2 | — |
| Water-closet choked | 32 | 54 |
| „ defective | 63 | 76 |
| „ flushed from drinking-water cistern | — | |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 28 | 51 |
| „ flushing apparatus defective | 45 | 56 |
| „ without water supply | 24 | 7 |
| „ foul | 26 | 52 |
| „ improperly constructed | 6 | 1 |
| „ accommodation insufficient | 30 | 36 |
| „ without door | 18 | 22 |
| „ without external light or ventilation | 1 | 4 |
| Rainwater pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpipe | 2 | 2 |
| „ defective | 32 | 36 |
| „ choked | 6 | 9 |
| Wastepipe not disconnected | — | — |
| „ defective | 10 | 20 |
| „ choked | 6 | 9 |
| „ not provided | 2 | 6 |
| Other drainage defects | 5 | 10 |
| Cistern defective | 4 | 12 |
| „ dirty | 86 | 78 |
| „ improperly placed | — | — |
| „ without proper cover | 5 | 12 |
| „ cover defective | 23 | 18 |
| Dustbin defective | 80 | 157 |
| „ not provided | 4 | 18 |
| „ insufficient | 11 | 2 |
| „ disused and not abolished | 12 | 39 |
| Paving defective in area or yard | 82 | 110 |
| „ „ wash-house | 74 | 91 |
| Guttering defective | 18 | 32 |
| Premises damp | 7 | 24 |
| „ dirty | 15 | 88 |
| Rooms verminous | 280 | 387 |
| Roof defective | 134 | 134 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 15 | 12 |
| Animals improperly kept | 8 | 11 |
| Water supply to premises insufficient | 3 | 57 |
| Other defects or nuisances | 29 | 123 |
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