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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Premises inspected as a result of complaints | 3,313 | (3,260) |
| Premises inspected in house to house visits | 65 | (1) |
| Premises inspected for action under the Housing Act (Sec. 9) | 41 | (12) |
| Premises inspected in connection with Certificates of Disrepair | 51 | (71) |
| Premises inspected in connection with improvement grants | 123 | (33) |
| Premises inspected in connection with making of Closing Orders | 223 | (418) |
| Premises inspected other than those noted above | 707 | (598) |
| Intimation notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 901 | (694) |
| Statutory notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 361 | (235) |
| Notices under the London County Council or Paddington Borough Council bye-laws | 250 | (166) |
| Notices under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954 | 108 | (55) |
| Notices under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 | 1 | (3) |
| Notices under the Clean Air Act, 1956 | 53 | (4) |
| Aged persons | 19 | (15) |
| Bakehouses | 121 | (152) |
| Basements (checking occupation) | 175 | (175) |
| Canal and House Boats | 30 | (21) |
| Caravans | 13 | |
| Clean Air Act | 2,060 | (1,214) |
| Dwelling houses | 21,147 | (18,514) |
| Fireguards Act | 3 | |
| Hairdressers' establishments | 82 | (81) |
| Infectious disease | 102 | (15) |
| Miscellaneous calls | 204 | (130) |
| Overcrowding | 225 | (241) |
| Rodent control | 382 | (192) |
| Pet Animals Act | 6 | (11) |
| Rag and bone stores | — | (1) |
| Rag Flock Act | 4 | (8) |
| Rehousing applications | 58 | (166) |
| Shops | 10 | (18) |
| Smoke (observations made) | 97 | (83) |
| Town Planning | 204 | (121) |
| Vermin investigations | 368 | (487) |
The infectious disease visits are made in connection with
contacts of cases of smallpox or suspected smallpox.
Those provisions of the Shops Acts which are enforced by the
Borough Council and the inspection of Outworkers are reported
under " Shops " and " Outworkers,"