London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Notices served: —
Intimation notices under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 1,321 (1,295)
Statutory notices under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 495 (427)
Notices under the London County Council
or Paddington Borough Council bye-laws 318 (222)
Notices under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1954 49 (25)
Notices under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1955 2 (2)
Visits made in connection with:—
Aged persons 61 (66)
Bakehouses 169 (145)
Basement occupation checks 987 (500)
Canal boats 10 (20)
Dwelling houses 22,413 (22,676)
Fireguards Act 10 (3)
Hairdressers establishments 128 (—)
Infectious disease 18 (83)
Miscellaneous calls 180 (79)
Outworkers — (2)
Overcrowding 323 (392)
Rodent control 260 (263)
Pet Animals Act 6 (8)
Rag and bone stores — (6)
Rag Flock Act 7 (4)
Re-housing applications 321 (697)
Smoke observations 47 (64)
Town Planning 119 (81)
Vermin investigations 452 (538)
MEDICINAL BATHS AND DISINFECTING STATION.—The
tables below give a summary of the work done at the Medicinal
Baths and by the Disinfecting and Fumigation Operatives.
Disinfestation: —
Rooms treated for vermin 770 (1,283)
Articles disinfested 2,441 (2,453)
Disinfection: —
Rooms disinfected after infectious disease 162 (330)
Library books disinfected 367 (523)
Articles of clothing, etc., disinfected ... 863 (1,060)
Scabies: —
Number of adults treated 59 (64)
Number of children treated 13 (10)
Number of treatments given 140 (147)