London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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factories, workshops, laundries, workplaces and homework.
2.—Defects Found.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 89 | 89 | - | - | |
| Want of ventilation | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 21 | 21 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | - | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 68 | 68 | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | - | - | - | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 1 | 1 | - | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | - | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (S. 101) | — | — | - | — | |
| Breach of special sanitary requirements for bakehouses (SS. 97 to 100) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included in Part 3 of this Report) | — | — | - | - | |
| Total | 187 | 187 | — | — | |
Work.
| Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (SS. 109,110). | ||
| Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | |
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| — | - | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | |
5.—Other Matters.
| Class. | Number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 133) | 84 | |
| Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (S. 5) | Notified by H.M. Inspector | 9 |
| Reports (of action taken) sent to H.M. Inspector | 9 | |
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| Underground Bakehouses (S. 101):— Certificates granted during the year | - | |
| In use at the end of the year | 48 | |