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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS' WORK.—Following is a
summary of the work of the male Public Health Inspectors, excluding
work in connection with factories.
| Premises inspected as a result of complaints | 3,471 | (4,207) |
| Premises inspected in house to house visits | 5 | (4) |
| Premises inspected for action under the Housing Act (Sec. 9) | 29 | (8) |
| Premises inspected in connection with Certificates of Disrepair | 130 | (36) |
| Premises inspected for improvement grants | 8 | (47) |
| Premises inspected in connection with making of Closing Orders | 446 | (355) |
| Premises inspected other than those noted above | 682 | (635) |
Notices served:—
Intimation notices under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 804 (1,321)
Statutory notices under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 182 (495)
Notices under the London County Council
or Paddington Borough Council bye-laws 158 (318)
Notices under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1954 56 (49)
Notices under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1955 3 (2)
| Aged persons | 30 | (61) |
| Bakehouses | 144 | (169) |
| Basement occupation checks | 330 | (987) |
| Canal boats | — | (10) |
| Clean Air Act | 43 | (-) |
| Dwelling houses | 20,044(22,413) | |
| Fireguards Act | 18 | (10) |
| Hairdressers' establishments | 119 | (128) |
| Infectious disease | 53 | (18) |
| Miscellaneous calls | 143 | (180) |
| Outworkers | 4 | (-) |
| Overcrowding | 167 | (323) |
| Rodent control | 162 | (260) |
| Pet Animals Act | 30 | (6) |
| Rag and bone stores | 19 | (-) |
| Rag Flock Act | 5 | (7) |
| Rehousing applications | 149 | (321) |
| Smoke observations | 62 | (47) |
| Town Planning | 80 | (119) |
| Vermin investigations | 524 | (452) |
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.