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Paddington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Bacteriological Results (After Treatment)
| Source of supply | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ashford Common | Barn Elms | |
| Number of samples | 257 | 516 |
| Agar plate count per ml. (20-24 hours at 37°C.) | 18.0 | 5.3 |
| Coliform count—per cent, samples negative in 100 ml. | 100.0 | 99.03 |
| E. coli count—per cent, samples negative in 100 ml. | 100.0 | 100.0 |
OUTWORKERS.—Under Section 110 of the Factories Act, 1937,
firms employing outworkers have to notify (in February and August
each year) the names and addresses of any persons so employed to
their District Council (the Metropolitan Boroughs in London).
Any addresses found to be outside the Borough are transmitted
to the Medical Officer of Health of the borough concerned and, in the
same way, we receive the addresses of persons employed by firms
situated outside this Borough.
The female Public Health Inspector visits all notified outworkers
to ensure that the premises are suitable for the type of work carried
out. During the year she made 100 (162) visits to the premises of
outworkers and all the premises used were found to be satisfactory.
A return of the August notifications is required by the Ministry
of Labour. A copy of the current return appears as an annex to this
Report.
FACTORIES.—Details of the work in connection with factories
will be found as an annex to this Report.
RAG FLOCK ACT.—Four (five) premises where filling material is
used were on the register at the end of the year. There are no
premises in the Borough where rag flock is manufactured or stored.
Two samples were taken during the year, both being reported as
satisfactory.
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACTS.—At the end of the year the
register contained the names of 94 (102) persons entitled to sell
the poisons scheduled in Part II of the Poisons List.
DRAINAGE RECONSTRUCTION PLANS.—During the year
272 (268) plans were deposited for drainage work in existing
buildings. Prosecutions relating to drainage work are reported
under " Legal Proceedings."
BURIALS.—During the year 58 (47) burials and 2 (8) cremations
were arranged under the National Assistance Act, 1948.
MORTUARY.—Paddington bodies are now taken to the St.
Pancras Borough Council mortuary when private arrangements
are not made. During the year 209 bodies were taken there and 206
post mortem examinations were carried out.
PET ANIMALS ACT.—Four (five) applications for licences were
made and granted. All the applicants had held licences previously.