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Paddington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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E Proceedings under Section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were
served requiring repairs —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after
service of formal notices—
(а) By owners —
(б) 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 —
F Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1930—
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made —
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the dwelling-houses having been
rendered fit —
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made —
(4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders —
* Informal notices
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS. 1931. Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
| Premises. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections. | Written Notices. | Occupiers prosecuted. | |
| Factories (including factory laundries) | 983 | 1 | - |
| Workshops (including workshop laundries) | 1,384 | 1 | - |
| Workplaces (other than outworkers' premises) | 443 | - | - |
| Total | 2,810 | 2 | - |
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. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 126 | 126 | - | - | |
| Want of ventilation | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| Overcrowding | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Want of drainage of floors | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Other nuisances | 15 | 15 | - | - | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| unsuitable or defective | 9 | 9 | - | — | |
| not separate for sexes | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | - | - | - | - | |
| Other offences (Excluding offences relating to outwork and ogences under the Sections mentioned in the Schedule to the Ministry of Health (Factories and Workshops Transfer of Powers) Order, 1921.) | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 158 | 158 | - | - | |
| * Including those specified in fcectious 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts. | |||||