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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following analysis of 179 cases of overcrowding remaining on the list after completion of the Watling Estate, and, similarly, 145 cases for the Wormholt Estate, gives some indication of the urgent need for the provision of further housing accommodation for the Borough.
| Number in family, including Parents. | Number of Rooms Occupied. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | |
| 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 26 | 58 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | 50 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | — | — |
| 8 | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | — |
| 9 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Defects,Nuisances and Contraventions of Bye-laws (other than items of Dilapidation)
Discovered and Remedied in Registered Tenement Houses.
1931
Drain defective —
„ choked 16
„ not properly ventilated or ventilating pipe defective 67
Manhole cover defective 2
Gully chokcd 15
Soil pipe defective 3
Water-closet defective 16
„ choked 15
„ without sufficient flush 11
„ flushing apparatus defective 27
„ foul 9
„ improperly constructed 77
„ accommodation insufficient 2
„ without door, door defective, or without proper fastenings 110
Rain-water pipe defective 31
„ choked 6
Guttering defective 36
Waste pipe defective 22
„ choked 5
„ untrapped 2
,, not provided or missing 3
Sink defective or not provided 8
Other drainage defects 4
Cistern defective 4
„ dirty 22
„ without proper cover or cover defective 21
Dustbin defective 130
„ not provided 4
„ insufficient 34
„ disused and not abolished —
Paving of yard or area defective 45
„ washhouse defective 34
Premises damp 51
Rooms, etc., dirty (including staircases, washhouses, water-closets, yards, areas, etc.) 2,617
„ verminous 80
„ contents, bedding, etc., dirty —
„ not provided with a window opening directly to the external air —
Chimney smoky 25
Food cupboards not provided —
Windows defective including cords and fastenings out of repair 848
Roof defective 225
Common staircases out of repair 47
Staircases without sufficient handrail 11
Animals improperly kept 1
Accumulation of refuse (not offensive) 21
Premises without water or supply insufficient 97
Any other defects, etc. 17
Notices Issued
Written Intimations 555
Statutory Notices 182
Bye-law „ 774
Notices under L.C.C. (G.P.) Acts—
Verminous rooms 37
Additional taps 97
Abolition of old dustbins —
Provision of cooking ranges —