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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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outworkers.—
| Section 110 | Section 111 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c) | No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council | No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists | No. of instances of work in unwholesonje premises | Notices served | Prosecutions |
| 77 | — | — | _ | — | — |
work of the district inspectors.— Summary of Work Done During 1948. (Figures for 1947 in brackets).
| Complaints received | 5,166 | (6,240) |
| Inspections and reinspections of dwelling houses | 36,951 | (38,750) |
| Inspections of basements | 147 | (14) |
| Inspections for purposes of Housing Act | 57 | (207) |
| Visits in connection with re-housing applications | 404 | (452) |
| Visits in connection with infectious disease | 70 | (163) |
| Smoke observations | 6 | (2) |
| Written Intimation Notices | 3,570 | (4,478) |
| Statutory Notices | 1,520 | (1,735) |
| Bye-law Notices | 977 | (786) |
| New dustbins provided | 545 | (1,089) |
| Roofs repairs | 1,509 | (2,327) |
| Dampness remedied | 2,409 | (3,018) |
| Rooms cleansed | 5,120 | (5,158) |
| Rooms treated for vermin | 250 | (663) |
| Yard paving repaired | 148 | (104) |
| Water-closets repaired | 622 | (1,124) |
| Wall and ceiling plaster renewed | 3,710 | (5,267) |
| Flooring repaired | 746 | (672) |
| Accumulations of rubbish removed | 244 | (253) |
| Sundry repairs | 4,332 | (4,739) |
| Entire re-drainage | 14 | (9) |
| Partial re-drainage | 129 | (109) |
| Drains examined | 364 | (465) |
| Drains tested | 251 | (239) |
| Drains repaired | 220 | (217) |
| Drains cleared | 278 | (322) |
| Drainage conversions | 20 | (19) |
| Soil and waste pipes repaired | 460 | (650) |
| Soil and waste pipes renewed | 86 | (98) |
| New water-closets provided | 212 | (251) |
| New sinks provided | 297 | (335) |
| Supplies reinstated | 108 | (222) |
| Cisterns cleansed | 44 | (29) |
| Cisterns renewed | 9 | (12) |