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Paddington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | |||
| Want of cleanliness | 88 | 88 | _ | _ | |
| Want of ventilation | 4 | 2 | _ | _ | |
| Overcrowding | _ | – | _ | __ | |
| Want of drainage of floors | — | _ | – | __ | |
| Other nuisances | 3 | 3 | _ | _ | |
| Sanitary accommodation | insufficient | 3 | _ | _ | ___ |
| unsuitable or defective | 4 | 8 | – | _ | |
| not separate for sexes | 6 | 3 | – | _ | |
| Illegal occupation of underground bakehouse (s. 101) | — | — | – | — | |
| Other offences | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | |
| (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 | 105 | 114 | 1 | — | |
* Including those specified in Sections 2,3,7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, as remediable under
the Public Health Acts.
At the end of 1934 there were 1,001 premises on the Register. During 1935, 52 premises were
removed from the Register and 47 added, making the total at the end of the year 996.
The Department reported to the Home Office 14 cases in which the prescribed abstract of the
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, was not displayed, and received from that Office notice of 18 workshops,
7 of which were already known to the Department.
Homework (Outworkers).—Local employers of outworkers sent in 15 lists in February and 15
in August. These lists contained 200 names and addresses of which 162 were forwarded to other
districts. From other districts 282 addresses within the Borough were received.
No instances were discovered during the year of outwork being carried on in unwholesome premises
(Section 108).
Supervision.—There were during the year 762 inspections, comprising 421 of factories, 324
of workshops and 17 of workplaces.
There were 105 nuisances or defects found upon registered premises, all of which were remedied
during the year, the majority being remedied on verbal request. The defects found are shown in the
above Table.
| Sanitary conveniences not separate for sexes | 4 |
| Other offences |
Bakehouses.—During the year 2 level bakehouses were opened and 1 closed, the total number on
the Register at the end of the year being 67, of which 49 were factory bakehouses. The number of level
bakehouses was 29 (14 being factories), and of underground 38 (35 being factories).
The bakehouses were inspected on 324 occasions during the year.
RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 and 1928.
Little, if any, rag flock is used in the Borough, and no samples were taken during the year.