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Paddington 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE III.
Summary of Sanitary Work , Quarter ending December 30th, 1871.
| I.—Inspections consequent on Nuisances, Complaints, and Offensive and Injurious Trades. | Houses and Mews Inspected with respect to their Sanitary State | 420 |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Works | 300 | |
| Works done | 387 | |
| Works in progress | 40 | |
| Inspections of Offensive Trades | 100 | |
| „ Mews and Manure Wharves | 20 | |
| „ Cow-houses | 40 | |
| „ Slaughter-houses | 28 | |
| „ Bake-houses | 56 | |
| „ Mortuary or Dead-house almost daily | — | |
| „ Provision Markets every Saturday | — | |
| „ Churches, Chapels and Schools | 12 | |
| „ Factories, Work-rooms and other Public Institutions | _ | |
| „ Fever and Small-Pox Conveyance used . | 37 | |
| II.—Systematic Sanitary Inspection of Dwellings | Houses and Premises visited and inspected | 495 |
| Re-inspections | 200 | |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Works | 220 | |
| Works executed | 258 | |
| Formal Orders issued by the Vestry | 14 | |
| III.— Attendances upon Magistrates, Surveyor, at the Police,Coroner's -Courts, and Licensing Meetings. | Attendances | 8 |
| Summonses | 2 | |
| For obtaining Summonses | 2 | |
| „ hearing „ | 57 | |
| Letters written and received | 60 |
[1.] South Wharf Road, Union-Pl., Stanley-St., Francis-St., Cambridge-PI., Junction-Pi.
Newland Row, Market-St., Sale-St., Star-St., Bouverie-Sfc., York Row, Titchborne Row,
James-Pi. and Katherine-Pl.
[2.] Edgware Place, Church Place, Hermitage Street, Dudley Street, Kent's Place, Willings
Place, Victoria and Albert Street, Green Street,NorthWharf Road, Iron GateWh.-Rd.,
White Lion Place and Passage, Alfred Place, Vine Cottages.
[3.] Hall-PL & Park, Hall-Pl. West, Cuthbert-St., Howell-St., Charlotte-Pl., Church-St.,
Crompton-St., Braithwaite-Pl., Campbell-St., Hethpool-St, Hero-PI.
[4.] Netley-St., & Amberley Wharves, Formosa-St., Brandon-St., Vale-Ter., Shirland-Rd.
[5.] Andover-Pl.,Kilburn Park-Rd.,Queen's ArmsYard, Elgin-Ter., MaidaVale, Carlton-PI,
Canterbury-Ter., Lanark-PL and Villas, Elgin-Rd., Portsdown-Pl.
[6.] Alfred-Rd. & PL, Waverly-Rd., Orchard-St., Waverly-Ter. and Desboro'-Ter. & Pl.
[7.] Senior-St., Emily-St., Philip-Ter., Dartington-Ter., Hasboro'-St., Ranelagh-Rd.,
Westbury-Ter. & Rd., Cottage-Rd., Westbourne Park-Cres.
[8.] Woodfield. P1. & Rd., Windsor Gardens-P1. & St., John-St., Chippenham-Ter. & Rd,,
Frankfort-Ter., Kensal New Town, Carlton-Ter., Goldney-Rd., Edbroke-Rd.
[9.] Pickering-P1., Albert-Ter., Douglas-P1., Caroline-P1.,DoveCottages, Bark-P1.,Poplar-P1.,
Chapel Side,Victoria-Pl., Salem-Gards. & Rd.
[10.] Westbourne-Ter.,Gloucester-P1., Sq &Terr.,Porchester-Ter.,Square & St., CravenHill &
Gardens,LancasterGate,Hyde-Pk.-Sq.,Hyde-Pk.-Gar.,Inverness-Ter.,Queensboro'-Ter.,
Kensington-Ter. and Kensington-Gards.-Sq., The-Terrace, Kensington-Gards.-Sq.,
Cleveland-Ter, Sq., and-Gards, Sussex-Gards-, Westbourne-St. & Cres.
[11.] Houses in Streets not under special inspection, inhabited generally by one family only.