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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix: housing.
TABLE XVII. Number of Rooms in each Home.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6-7. | 8-9. | 10 and over. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes —Per Cent . of all Homes. | ||||||||
| 1911 | 15.6 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 10.1 |
| 1921 | 16.4 | 21.6 | 24.7 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| Inhabitants—Per Cent. Total Population. | ||||||||
| 1911 | 7.2 | 17.3 | 21.5 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 17.0 |
| 1921 | 7.7 | 19.8 | 25.4 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 9.7 |
Homes of less than Five Rooms. Average Number of Persons per Room.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | Total. | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A11 Homes . | "Crowded" Homes. | |||||||||
| 1901 | 1.83 | 1.69 | 1.27 | 1.15 | 1.40 | 3.56 | 2.98 | 2.57 | 2.45 | 2.90 |
| 1911 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.28 | 1.05 | 1.35 | 3.62 | 2.96 | 2.60 | 2.43 | 2.89 |
| 1921 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.17 | 0.95 | 1.23 | 3.43 | 2.96 | 2.61 | 2.43 | 2.86 |
TABLE XVIII.
Sanitary Defects Remedied in Tenement Houses.
| 1921. | 1922. | 1921. | 1922. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drain defective | 3 | 3 | Cistern defective | 4 | 1 |
| „ choked | 24 | 18 | „ dirty | 17 | 13 |
| „ untrapped | — | — | „ without proper cover | 12 | 2 |
| ,, unventilated or improperly ventilated | 9 | - | „ cover defective | 23 | 15 |
| Dustbin defective | 228 | 147 | |||
| Manhole cover defective | 22 | 17 | „ not provided | 36 | 10 |
| Surface inlet improperly trapped | - | - | „ insufficient | 5 | 31 |
| „ disused and not abolished | 3 | 4 | |||
| Gullev choked | 12 | 9 | |||
| Ventilating pipe improperly constructed | 1 | 1 | Paving defective in area or yard | 192 | 220 |
| Soilpipe defective | — | 9 | „ „ wash- house | 138 | 110 |
| „ improperly constructed | - | - | |||
| Guttering defective | 39 | 50 | |||
| „ unventilated or improperly ventilated | 1 | - | Premises damp | 41 | 62 |
| Rooms dirty | 3,275 | 1,638 | |||
| „ verminous | 344 | 204 | |||
| Water-closet choked | 50 | 33 | Roof defective | 251 | 387 |
| „ defective | 272 | 271 | Accumulation of refuse | 5 | 5 |
| „ insufficiently flushed | 13 | 8 | Animals improperly kept | 32 | 16 |
| Water supply to premises insufficient | 5 | 18 | |||
| „ flushing apparatus defective | 76 | 78 | |||
| Other defects or nuisances | 957 | 1,531 | |||
| Overcrowding. | |||||
| „ without water supply | 32 | 29 | |||
| Tenements overcrowded | 2 | 8 | |||
| „ foul | 41 | 45 | Rooms overcrowded | 2 | 8 |
| „ improperly constructed | - | - | Occupants, total | 12 | 43 |
| Under 10 | 7 | 23 | |||
| „ accommodation insufficient | 2 | 9 | 10 and upwards | 5 | 20 |
| Overcrowding abated— | |||||
| ,, without door | 1 | — | Byre-arrangement | 1 | — |
| „ without external light or ventilation | - | 1 | By voluntary removal | — | 2 |
| Under notice | 1 | 5 | |||
| Cases held over | — | 1* | |||
| Rainwater pipe not disconnected from drain or soilpipe | 1 | - | Notices Issued. | ||
| Written Intimations | 518 | 735 | |||
| Statutory Notices | 142 | 240 | |||
| „ ,, defective | 55 | 50 | Bye-law ,, | 2,369 | 2,309 |
| „ „ choked | 5 | 14 | Notices under L.C.C. (G.P.) Acts— | ||
| Wastepipe defective | 21 | 21 | |||
| „ choked | 7 | 11 | Verminous rooms | 204 | 244 |
| „ not provided | — | 1 | Additional taps | 4 | 18 |
| Other drainage defects | 10 | 34 | Abolition of old dustbins | 5 | 4 |
* This case resulted in a summons, which was adjourned five times, finally sine diei