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Paddington 1927

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

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Summary of Legal Proceedings under Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1927.
Offence. Fines. Costs.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Milk.—6 33% deficient in fat Summons 5 5 0
dismissed
„ 5 to 10.33% deficient in fat (5 samples) 25 0 0 7 7 0
„ 7 64 to 2024% added water (6 samples) 12 0 0
„ 13 33% deficient in fat 2 0 0 —

Report of the Work of the District Inspectors, 1927.

Inspection of Dwelling Houses.Sanitary Works completed in Dwelling Houses.To Regulate Keeping of Animals.
Drainage, &c.Water Supply.Dust ReceptaclesMiscellaneous.
years.Number 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 Drained.Roofs Repaired.Manure Receptacles Reconstructed, &c.Accumulations Removed.Improperly kept, Removed.
19211,401—2,332—10,467365128404503735071338619217746862653119137211-
19221,139—2,020—10,875585249114105244966262889—3611159061912341801123
19231,029—2,074—11,1273541221370431465513122—641751285197——151071351—
19241,114—2,108—11,017318713471727429622018111—14626591751625134413—
19251,044492,373—12,2323888466010084149510331342927461286875172-19145—415
19261,194—2,531—13,815401235614913943570215570725625621692194793637519532817
19271,043-2,443-11,5732062231083818357763029111241403742781-71376291