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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 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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made to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, a nominal
fine only was inflicted, with costs.
Proceedings relating to Overcrowding.
The following is a list of the cases in which the
Officers of the Vestry have been directed to make
complaint under the Nuisance Removal Act at the
Marylebone Police Court, showing in each case
the result of such proceedings.
TABLE II.
| Date. | Locality. | Nature of Nuisance, and Object for which Proceedings were taken. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7. | 22, Market Street . | House so overcrowded as to bo injurious to health | Overcrowding abated on Notice. |
| Nov. 1. | 5, Tarlington Place | Ditto Ditto | Ditto Ditto |
| Jan. 3. | 9, Torrington Mews | Ditto Ditto | Ditto Ditto |
The Canal Basin.
At the close of my last year's Report I stated
that the Canal was then in a "satisfactory condition,"
and that the state of the water was wholly
unobjectionable, contrasting strikingly with its
foulness at the corresponding period of the previous
year. I regret that this improvement has not continued.
Since the cleansing of the Basin, which
took place at Whitesuntide 1860, the water has