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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Legal Proceedings, 1937.—continued.
| Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936 Section 82. (Summonses for Order and Penalty in each case) | ||
| 59, Brindley Street | Main roof defective | Order made. Is. fine; £3 3s. costs. |
| " " | Failing to comply with Magistrate's Order to make main roof watertight. | £10 fine ; £5 costs. |
| 11, Delamere Terrace | Ceiling of first half-landing defective; ceiling of third floor front left-hand room dirty and defective. | Work done. Summonses withdrawn. £2 2s. costs. |
| " " | Premises without a proper and sufficient water supply | Work done. Summonses withdrawn. £2 2s. costs. |
| 16, Delamere Terrace | Pan of first half-landing water-closet defective | Work done. Summons dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. £1 Is. costs. |
| 52, Formosa Street | Walls of ground floor slip room damp | Work done. 5s. fine; 16s. costs. |
| 54, Formosa Street | Waste-pipe of sink on second half-landing defective | Work done. Summons dismissed. |
| " " | Main roof defective | Work done. Summons dismissed. |
| 27, Gloucester Gardens | Premises without a proper and sufficient water supply | Premises vacated. Summonses withdrawn. |
| 39, Harrow Road | Main roof defective | Summonses dismissed. £1 Is. costs. |
| " " | Main roof defective | Closing Order made. £1 fine ; £1 Is. costs. |
| 264, Harrow Road | Premises without a proper and sufficient water supply | Work done. £2 fine; £1 Is. costs. |
| " " | Light and ventilation to top floor (south) rooms obstructed by hoarding ; windows fixed. | Order made. |
| " " | Main roof defective | Work done. £2 fine; £1 Is. costs. |
| 91, Lancefield Street | Drain defective | Work done. £1 fine; £1 Is. costs. |
| 299, Shirland Road | Walls of first floor back room damp | Work done. 5s. fine; £1 Is. costs. |
| 93, Talbot Road | Premises without a proper and sufficient water supply | Water supply reinstated. £2 costs. |
| 46, Torquay Street | Guttering defective ; absence of means of carrying off rainwater from balcony roof. | Order made. £2 fine; £1 Is. costs. |
| 40, Warlock Road | Walls and ceilings of wash-house, general staircase, landings and passages dirty ; wash-house paving defective ; front entrance steps defective. | Summonses dismissed. |
| 4, Woodchester Street | Main roof defective | Order made. Is. fine; 10s. 6d. costs. |
| " " | Premises without a proper and sufficient water supply | Closing Order made. |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Section 40. | ||
| 19, Hereford Road | Drain between intercepting chamber and sewer defective | Summons dismissed. |
| Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Section 180. | ||
| Ofience. | Result. | |
| Exposing for sale meat pies which were unsound and unfit for the food of man | £5 fine; £5 costs. | |