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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 1913
[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 | |