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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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APPENDIX: SANITARY DEFECTS REMEDIED IN TENEMENT HOUSES.
TABLE XXVI. Sanitary Defects Remedied in Tenement Houses..
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| „ choked | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| „ untrapped | 1 | 8 | — |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Manhole cover defective | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | — | — | — |
| Gulley choked | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| Ventilating pipe improperly constructed | — | — | 1 |
| Soilpipe defective | 3 | — | — |
| „ improperly constructed | — | — | — |
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 1 | . — | 1 |
| Water-closet choked | 62 | 2:J | 50 |
| „ defective | 130 | 40 | 272 |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 30 | 5 | 13 |
| „ flushing apparatus defective | 42 | 6 | 76 |
| „ without water supply | 42 | 12 | 32 |
| „ foul | 36 | 8 | 41 |
| „ improperly constructed | — | — | |
| „ accommodation insufficient | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| „ without door | 8 | — | 1 |
| „ without external light or ventilation | — | — | — |
| Rainwater pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpip | — | — | 1 |
| „ „ defective | 35 | 6 | 55 |
| „ „ choked | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Wastepipe defective | 15 | 7 | 21 |
| „ choked | 19 | 2 | 7 |
| „ not provided | 3 | 1 | — |
| Other drainage defects | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Cistern defective | 4 | — | 4 |
| „ dirty | 16 | 6 | 17 |
| „ without proper cover | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| „ cover defective | 7 | 1 | 23 |
| Dustbin defective | 71 | 20 | 228 |
| „ not provided | 11 | 5 | 36 |
| „ insufficient | — | 1 | 5 |
| „ disused and not abolished | — | — | 3 |
| Paving defective in area or yard | 36 | 14 | 192 |
| „ „ wash-house | 24 | 6 | 138 |
| Guttering defective | 28 | 8 | 39 |
| Premises damp | 20 | 10 | 41 |
| Rooms dirty | 1465 | 175 | 3275 |
| „ verminous | 134 | 32 | 344 |
| Roof defective | 176 | 49 | 251 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Animals improperly kept | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| Water supply to premises insufficient | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Other defects or nuisances | 285 | 113 | 957 |
| Overcrowding. | |||
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |
| Tenements overcrowded | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Rooms overcrowded | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Occupants, total | 65 | 15 | 12 |
| Under 10 | 20 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 and upwards | 45 | 10 | 5 |
| Overcrowding abated— | |||
| By re-arrangement | 4 | — | 1 |
| By voluntary removal | 2 | — | — |
| Under notice | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Cases held over | — | — | |
| Notices Issued. | |||
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | |
| Written Intimations | 314 | 102 | 518 |
| Statutory Notices | 146 | 60 | 142 |
| Bye-law „ | 706 | 152 | 2369 |
| Notices under L.C.C. (G.P.) Acts— | |||
| Verminous rooms | 94 | 27 | 204 |
| Additional taps | — | 2 | 4 |
| Abolition of old dustbins | — | — | 5 |
. Excluding defects dealt with under Housing Acts, 1890-1919.