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Paddington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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During the year, one case of illegal overcrowding was discovered and abated by service of notice on the landlord under section 59(5) of the Housing Act, 1936.
| Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year | 672 |
| Number of families dwelling therein | 672 |
| Number of persons dwelling therein | 3258 units |
| Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 9 |
| Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 22 |
| Number of persons concerned in such cases | 96 units |
Seventeen of the overcrowded families were provided with
accommodation on London County Council Estates. Three further
families were rehoused by the County Council on medical grounds.
During the year the Associated Fumigators, Limited, under
an agreement with the Council removed and treated the furniture,
etc., of 13 families with hydrogen cyanide gas. The cost of
the work was £32. 5. 0.
G. E. Oates
M.D., M.R.C.P.(London),D.P.H.(Cambridge).
Barrister-at-Law.
Medical Officer of Health.
15th August, 1941.
CBK.