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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANISATIONS.—Among the Organisations to which the Council make grants the following are closely associated with the work of the Public Health Department:—
| Organisation | Grant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Family Welfare Association | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Paddington Old People's Welfare Committee | 2,200 | 0 | 0 |
| W.V.S. (for meals-on-wheels service) | 370 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvation Army (for meals-on-wheels service) | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Kensington and Paddington Family Service Unit | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| Central Council for Health Education | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Noise Abatement Society | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| British Standards Institute | 10 | 10 | 0 |
HEALTH EDUCATION
During the year the question of publicity directed towards
education in health matters received regular attention. Each month
posters on a number of subjects were displayed on the Council's
notice boards and leaflets made available in the Council's offices
visited by the general public. Among other matters receiving
attention in this way were Food Hygiene ; Accidents in the Home ;
Smoking and Lung Cancer.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
| Offence | Result of Hearing | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine | Costs | |
| 16, Moorhouse Road— | ||
| Nuisance—defective main roof | £3 | £1 1s. |
| Order to Abate in 14 days | ||
| Insect in loaf | £10 | £3 3s. |
| Nuisance—general defects | £2 | £1 1s. |
| Order to Abate in 2 months | ||
| 45, Palace Court— | ||
| Nuisance—dampness of ceilings | £5 | — |
| Order to Abate in 28 days | ||
| Artificiallightingofcommonstaircase | £2 | £1 1s. |
| 452, Harrow Road— | ||
| Nuisance—general defects | £3 | £1 1s. |
| Order to Abate in 28 days | ||
| 190, Shir land Road— | ||
| 1. Nuisance—defective ceiling plaster in basement back room | £5 0s. | £1 1s. |
| Order to Abate in 14 days | ||
| 2. Nuisance—defective ceiling plaster in basement front room | Order to Abate in 14 days | |