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Paddington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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HOUSING. 85
TABLE 47. Inspections of Workshops, &c.
| 1912. | 1911. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshops — | |||||
| On register end of previous year | 1,508 | 1,508 | |||
| added during year | 200 | 176 | |||
| removed „ | 194 | 176 | |||
| On register end of year | 1,514 | 1,508 | |||
| Inspections | 298 | 362 | |||
| Re-inspections and miscellaneous calls | 2,778 | 2,681 | |||
| Rooms measured | 91 | 82 | |||
| Workrooms used as bedrooms | 89 | 86 | |||
| Workrooms without Abstracts | 57 | 46 | |||
| Notices served, Totals | 6 | - | |||
| Written intimations | 6 | _ | |||
| Under Sec. 4 | Public Health | — | _ | ||
| 37 | (London) | — | — | ||
| 38 | Act, 189 | _ | _ | ||
| By-laws, under same Act | — | — | |||
| Nuisances dealt with— | Discovered | Abated. | Discovered. | Abated. | |
| Overcrowding | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | |
| Dirty conditions | 58 | 58 | 18 | 18 | |
| Deficient ventilation | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Temperature too low | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Sanitary conveniences— | |||||
| Insufficient | — | — | — , | — | |
| Not separately provided | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Badly placed | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Defective | 29 | 29 | 13 | 13 | |
| Vapour, effluvia not removed— | |||||
| Gas fumes | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | |
| Drains | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Accumulations of refuse | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
| Other nuisances or offences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals | 132 | 132 | 47 | 46 | |
HOUSING.
Housing of the Working Classes Acts.
The inspection of Chippenham Mews and Elnathan Mews—the commencement of the
survey of which was recorded in the report for 1911—was continued, but that of the former was
still incomplete at the end of last year. The following premises were reported upon during the
past year:—
Chippenham Mews— Nos. 31, 36, 50, 56 and 66.
Elnathan Mews—Nos. 45 and 47.
No defects were discovered at No. 45, Elnathan Mews, while such defects as were found at
the other premises were remediable under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. The
necessary notices were served and the works duly completed.