Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Report of the Work of the District Inspectors, 1928
Inspection of Dwelling Houses. | Sanitary Works completed in Dwelling Houses. | To Regulate Keeping of Animals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Drainage, &c. | Water Supply. | Dust Receptacles | Miscellaneous. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. |
1923 | 1,029 | — | 2,074 | — | 11,127 | 35 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 704 | 31 | 465 | 51 | 31 | 22 | — | 6 | 4 | 17 | 51 | 2 | 85 | 197 | — | — | 15 | 107 | 13 | 51 | — |
1924 | 1,114 | — | 2,108 | — | 11,017 | 31 | 87 | 13 | 4 | 717 | 27 | 429 | 62 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 11 | — | 14 | 62 | 6 | 59 | 175 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 134 | 4 | 13 | — |
1925 | 1,044 | 49 | 2,373 | — | 12,232 | 38 | 88 | 46 | 60 | 1008 | 41 | 495 | 103 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 46 | 128 | 6 | 87 | 517 | 2 | — | 19 | 145 | _ | 41 | 5 |
1926 | 1,194 | — | 2,531 | — | 13,815 | 40 | 123 | 56 | 149 | 1394 | 35 | 702 | 155 | 70 | 72 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 62 | 169 | 21 | 94 | 793 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 195 | 3 | 28 | 17 |
1927 | 1,043 | — | 2,443 | — | 11,573 | 20 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 838 | 18 | 357 | 76 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 140 | 3 | 74 | 278 | 1 | — | 7 | 137 | 6 | 29 | 1 |
1928 | 1,086 | — | 2,453 | — | 13,254 | 32 | 109 | 15 | 25 | 1269 | 3 | 481 | 119 | 66 | 27 | — | 4 | — | 31 | 148 | 8 | 85 | 349 | 2 | — | 27 | 199 | 6 | 30 | — |