Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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WORKSHOP SUPERVISION.
should be noted that the figures given include defects found at the first inspections of workshops,
&c., on their registration.
Water-closet Accommodation.
1902. | 1903. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficient | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Not separately provided | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Badly placed | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Unventilated | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Defective | 29 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 35 |
TABLE 57. Inspections of Workshops, &c.
1913. | 1912. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Workshops — | |||||
On register end of previous year | 1,514 | 1,508 | |||
added during year | 200 | 200 | |||
removed „ | 293 | 194 | |||
On register end of year | 1,421 | 1,514 | |||
Inspections | 360 | 298 | |||
Re-inspections and miscellaneous calls | 3,335 | 2,778 | |||
Rooms measured | 75 | 91 | |||
Workrooms used as bedrooms | 86 | 89 | |||
Workrooms without Abstracts | 84 | 57 | |||
Notices served, Totals | 9 | 12 | |||
Written intimations | 6 | 6 | |||
Under Sec. | 4 Public Health | 2 | 6 | ||
37 (London) | – | — | |||
38 Act, 1891 | 1 | — | |||
By-laws, under same Act | — | ||||
Nuisances dealt with— | Discovered. | Abated. | Discovered. | Abated. | |
Overcrowding | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | |
Dirty conditions | 89 | 89 | 58 | 58 | |
Deficient ventilation | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Temperature too low | — | — | — | — | |
Sanitary conveniences— | |||||
Insufficient | — | — | — | — | |
Not separately provided | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Badly placed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Defective | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | |
Vapour, effluvia not removed— | |||||
Gas fumes | 22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | |
Drains | — | — | — | — | |
Accumulations of refuse | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Other nuisances or offences | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals | 187 | 187 | 132 | 132 |