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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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Particulars of Defects Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
| Particular of defects | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of cases which prosecution were instituted | |||
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||
| To. H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||
| Want of cleanliness (S.l) | 13 (6) | 12 (4) | - (-) | - (-) | — ( -) |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - (-) | - (-) | - (-) | — (—) | - (-) |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | (1) | - (1) | - (-) | - (1) | — (—) |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | - (-) | — (—) | — (—) |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — (-) | - (-) | - (-) | — (—) | - (—) |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient | 1 (1) | — (—) | - (1) | — (-) | — (—) |
| 40 (34) | 21 (28) | - (-) | 1 (1) | — (—) | |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - (1) | - (1) | - (-) | — (1) | — (—) |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | - (-) | — (—) | — (1) |
| Total | 57 (48) | 35 (38) | (1) | 1 (3) | (1) |