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Paddington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| II-Action under Statutory Powers. | |
| (A) Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs | *491 |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit— (a) by owners | 393 (approx.) |
| (6) by Local Authority in default of owners | — |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close | — |
| (B) Proceedings under Public Health Acts— | |
| (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied | 1,452 |
| (2) Number of dwelling houses in which defects were remedied— | |
| (a) by owners | 1,249 |
| — | |
| (C) Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925— (1) Number of representations made with a view to the making of Closing Orders | — |
| (2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made | — |
| (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit | — |
| (4) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made | — |
| (5) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders | — |
* Informal notices.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS.
1928.
Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 778 | ||
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 1,510 | — | — |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 208 | — | — |
| Total | 2,496 | — | — |
Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found | Remedied | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | ||
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | ||||
| Want of cleanliness | 104 | 96 | — | — |
| Want of ventilation | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Overcrowding | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | — | — | — |
| Other nuisances | 39 | 39 | — | — |
| Sanitary accommodation insufficient | — | — | — | — |
| unsuitable or defective ... | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | — | — |
| Other offences | — | — | — | — |
| (Excluding offences relating to outwork and offences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | ||||
| Total | 158 | 150 | — | — |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.