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Paddington 1927

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

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Defects, Nuisances and Contraventions of Byelaws (other than items of Dilapidation)
Discovered and Remedied in Tenement Houses.
Drain defective 7
„ choked 59
„ not properly ventilated or ventilating pipe defective 24
Manhole cover defective 20
Gully choked 47
Soil pipe defective 13
Water-closet defective 64
„ choked 50
„ without sufficient flush 50
„ flushing apparatus defective 100
„ foul 15
„ improperly constructed 4
,, accommodation insufficient 8
„ without door, door defective, or without proper fastenings 155
Rain-water pipe defective 72
„ choked 37
Guttering defective 63
Waste pipe defective 49
„ choked 61
„ untrapped —
„ not provided or missing 3
Sink defective or not provided 34
Other drainage defects 20
Cistern defective 15
„ dirty 58
„ without proper cover or cover defective 33
Dustbin defective 123
„ not provided 1
„ insufficient 76
„ disused and not abolished —
Paving of yard or area defective 134
„ washhouse defective 100
Premises damp 74
Rooms, etc., dirty (including staircases, washhouses, water-closets, yards, areas, etc. 4,109
„ verminous 76
„ contents, bedding, etc., dirty 3
„ not provided with a window opening directly to the external air 12
Chimney smoky 17
Food cupboards not provided —
Windows defective including cords and fastenings out of repair 1,249
Roof defective 285
Common staircases out of repair 203
Staircases without sufficient handrail 6
Animals improperly kept 4
Accumulation of refuse (not offensive) 12
Premises without water or supply insufficient 4
Any other defects, etc. 51
Rooms without proper cooking range 2
Overcrowding.
Tenements overcrowded 16
Rooms overcrowded 20
Occupants, total 89
Under 10 45
10 and upwards 44
Overcrowding abated—
By re-arrangement 2
By voluntary removal —
Under notice 2
Cases held over —
Notices Issued.
Written Intimations 593
Statutory Notices 311
Bye-law „ 1,135
Notices under L.C.C. (G.P.) Acts—
Verminous rooms 67
Additional taps —
Abolition of old dustbins —
Provision of cooking ranges 2
Items of Dilapidation for which Letters were sent to the Owners (Section 3 of the Housing
Act, 1925).
Wall-plaster broken, bulging, or defective 181
Matchboarding defective 17
Wall-paper loose 24
Skirting defective 37
Doors defective or missing 73
Locks defective 92
Ceiling plaster defective 40