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Paddington 1912

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

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proceedings during 1912.
TABLE XI.
PROCEEDINGS DURING 1912.
L.C.C.
Premises.
Number of Places—
Number
of
Inspections,
1912.
Number
of
Notices,
1912.
Number
of Prosecutions,
1912.
On Register
at end of
1911.
Added
in
1912.
Removed
in
1912.
On Register
at end of
1912.
Milk premises
120
3
3
120
168
...
...
Cowsheds
1
...
...
1
4
...
...
Slaughter-houses
7
...
...
7
447
• • •
...
Other offensive trade
premises
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ice cream premises
108
12
10
110
114
...
...
Registered houses let
in lodgings
1,348
...
...
1,348
7,161
(a) 130
(b) 1,892
((a)
(b) 1
(a) For overcrowding. (b) For other conditions (including annual cleansing).
Total number of intimation notices served for all purposes 1,176
Overcrowding, 1912 —
Number of dwelling rooms overcrowded 299
Number remedied 265*
Number of prosecutions 1
Underground rooms—
Illegal occupation dealt with during year 11
Number of rooms closed 23
Insanitary houses—
Number closed under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891 -
Number closed under the Housing Acts 12
Number of premises cleansed under Sec. 20 of the L.C.C. (General Powers) Act,
1904 217
Shelters provided under Sec. 60 (4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891—
Number of persons accommodated during the year -
Revenue Acts—
Number of houses for which applications were received during year 17
Number of tenements comprised therein 64
(a) granted 14
Number of tenements for which certificates were (b) refused -
(c) deferred 27
Number of prosecutions under By-laws under Public Health Act, 1891—
(a) For prevention of nuisance arising from snow, ice, salt, filth, &c. -
(b) For prevention of nuisance arising from offensive matter running out of any
manufactory, &c.
(c) For the prevention of keeping of animals in such a manner as to be injurious
to health -
(d) As to paving of yards, &c., of dwelling houses 1
(e) In connection with the removal of offensive matter, &c. 2
(/) As to cesspools and privies, removal and disposal of refuse, &c.
(g) For securing the cleanliness of tanks, cisterns, &c.
(h) With respect to water closets, earth closets, &c. 3
(i) With respect to sufficiency of water supply to water closets -
(j) With respect to drainage, &c. (Metropolitan Management Act, Sec. 202)
(k) With respect to deposit of plans as to drainage, &c. (Metropolis Management
Acts Amendment (By-laws) Act, 1899)
Mortuaries—
Total number of bodies removed 287
Total number of infectious bodies removed 3
* In 34 cases no action was taken, the total deficiency of air space being less than 50 cubic feet.