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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 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: Report of the Work of the District Inspectors, 1920-1925.

Report of the Work of the District Inspectors, 1920-1925.

Inspection of Dwelling Houses.Sanitary Works completed in Dwelling Houses.To Regulate Keeping of Animal
Drainage, &cWater supply.Dust ReceptaclesMiscellaneous.
YEARSNumber of Complaints received." House-to-House."On Complaint or after Illness.Cellar Dwellings.Re-Inspection of all kinds.Entire Reconstruction.Drains Relaid, Trapped or Ventilated.Drains Repaired and made Sound.Waste Pipes Disconnected.New Waste Pipes Provided.Rain-water Pipes Disconnected.W.C.'s, New, Provided, Repaired, &c.Soil Pipes, New, Provided.Soil Pipes Repaired.Soil Pipes Ventilated.Services Separated.Supplies Reinstated.Cisterns, New, Provided.Cisterns, Cleansed, Repaired, &c.New, Provided.Repaired, &c.Drains Cleared, Flushed, &c.Houses or Rooms Cleansed, Whitewashed, &c.Cases of Overcrowding Abated.Cellar Dwellings Closed.Yards and Areas Paved and DrainedRoofs Repaired.Manure Receptacles Reconstructed, &c.Accumulations Removed.Improperly kept, Removed.
19201,328-2,2431510,03535552638368313608114895-2154126613654211703192
19211,401-2,332-10,467365128404503735071338619217746862653119137211-
19221,139-2,020-10,875585249114105244966262889-3611159061912341801123
19231,029-2,074-11,1273541221270431465513122-641751285197--151071315-
19241,114-2,108-11,107318713471727429622018111-14626591751625134413-
19251,044492,373-12,2323888466010084149510331342927461286875172-19145-415