Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 Public Health Inspectors. Further
details of their work in connection with Factories and Outworkers
is given in the Annex to the Report.
Premises inspected as a result of complaints | 2,798 | (3,352) |
Premises inspected in house to house visits | 27 | (98) |
Premises inspected for action under the Housing Act (Sec. 9) | 52 | (21) |
Premises inspected in connection with Certificates of Disrepair | 6 | (41) |
Premises inspected in connection with improvement grants | 145 | (142) |
Premises inspected in connection with making of Closing Orders | 309 | (208) |
Premises inspected other than those noted above | 435 | (380) |
Intimation notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 440 | (733) |
Statutory notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 | 273 | (269) |
Notices under the London County Council or Paddington Borough Council bye-laws | 145 | (185) |
Notices under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954 | 46 | (77) |
Notices under the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 | 20 | (—) |
Notices under the Clean Air Act, 1956 | 35 | (69) |
Notices under the Noise Abatement Act, 1960 | (1) | |
Aged persons | 28 | (25) |
Bakehouses | 61 | (96) |
Basements (checking occupation) | 83 | (136) |
Canal and House Boats | (—) | |
Caravans | 1 | (—) |
Clean Air Act | 1,643 | (2,190) |
Dwelling houses | 14,428 | (21,158) |
Factories | 72 | (211) |
Fireguards Act | 5 | (11) |
Hairdressers' establishments | 95 | (97) |
Infectious disease | 150 | (88) |
Miscellaneous calls | 190 | (63) |
Outworkers | 119 | (171) |
Overcrowding | 248 | (244) |
Pet Animals Act | 14 | (9) |
Rag and bone stores | (—) | |
Rag Flock Act | (2) | |
Rehousing applications | 49 | (76) |
Restaurants and Caf'es | 629 | (1,567) |
Rodent control | 296 | (299) |
Shops | 963 | (260) |
Smoke (observations made) | 117 | (119) |
Town Planning | 266 | (262) |
Vermin investigations | 359 | (439) |
The infectious disease visits are made in connection with
contacts of cases of smallpox or suspected smallpox.