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Paddington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. 79
Smoke Observations.
| Address. | Business. | Chimney Shaft of |
|---|---|---|
| 29, Beethoven Street | Factory Laundry | Steam Boiler |
| — Bishop's Road Bridge | G.W.R. Refreshment Rooms | — |
| 8, Bristol Gardens | Bakehouse | Bakers' Ovens |
| 17, Clifton Road | ,, | |
| 8, Eastbourne Terrace | Dining Club | Steam Boiler and Stove |
| 189, Edgware Road | Bakehouse | Bakers' Ovens |
| 347 51, „ „ | ,, | ,, ,, |
| 401, „ | ,, | ,, ,, |
| Goods Yard | Hydraulic Works | Steam Boilers |
| 163, Harrow Road | Dairy | |
| 78-80, Kensal Road | ,, ,, | |
| 5-10, North Wharf | Refuse Destroying | Destructor |
| — Praed Street | G.W.R. Hotel | Kitchen Stove |
| 25, Queen's Road | Restaurant | ,, ,, |
| 29-33, St. Petersburgh Place | Dairy | Steam Boilers |
| — Saltram Crescent | Technical School | |
| 120, Sliirland Road | Dairy | ,, ,, |
| 195, „ „ | Bakehouse | Bakers' Ovens |
| 3, Spring Street | ,, ,, | |
| 33, Westbourne Grove | General Stores | Steam Boilers |
Canals, Wharves.—The wharves were regularly inspected at least once each week
throughout the year. Two complaints were received during the past year—one of smells near
the Edgware Road tunnel and the other of dead dogs floating on the water.
The Basin was emptied at Easter, the bottom cleaned out (some 500 tons of mud and
refuse being collected and barged away), and upwards of 600 square yards of new concrete
laid down. The greatest amount of deposit was found alongside the Council's wharves in
North Wharf Road. In July the water in the Basin became very green and offensive, and the
Basin was emptied and swept out at the end of the month.
Canal Boats.—The annual report of the Examining Officer for the year 1912 was submitted
to the Council in February of this year, and subsequently forwarded to the Local
Government Board. Forty-nine (49) breaches of the Acts were discovered during the year in
the course of 237 inspections. At the end of 1911 there were 158 boats on the Register; six
new boats were added, and one old one removed during 1912. Of the 163 boats on the Register
at the close of the year only some 60 are seen from time to time in the Borough.
Summonses were issued last year (against the master and owner) with reference to a
certificate of registration which referred to a boat called "Edith," but was produced by the
master of a boat called "Lily and Emily." It appeared that the boat's name had been
changed, but inasmuch as the Inspector could not adduce evidence connecting the name of
" Lily and Emily" with that of" Edith," the Magistrate dismissed the summons against the owner,
without costs, that against the master being thereupon withdrawn. The boat was subsequently
re-registered under the new name.
Of the two summonses taken out in 1911, and reported as pending at the end of that year,
one was not served, as the infringement of the Acts was remedied by the time the boat could be
found, and the other resulted in the defendant being fined 5s. with 2s. costs, or in default one
day's imprisonment. Defendant elected to undergo the imprisonment, which meant sitting in
the Court until its rising at the end of the day's work.
Two cases of infectious illnesses (1 each of erysipelas and membranous croup) were reported
last year among the occupiers of the boats and 5 deaths, viz.:—
3 males -aged 45 (cancer), 6 (drowning), and 8/12 (improper feeding), and
2 females—aged 84 (old age) and 46 (drowning).