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Paddington 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The following Pamphlets and Reports on Sanitary matters
have been received during the last two quarters:—
Reports of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney; Board of Works, Poplar;
of Kensington, by T. O. Dudfield, M.D.; Report of Dr. Letheley, on unsound
Tea imported into the City of London, November 1871.
Report on the Sewage Inquiry Committee of Birmingham, October 1871.
Sanitary advantages of smooth and impermeable Street Surfaces, by Edwin
Chadwick, C.B., &c.
On Protoplastic Life, by Grace Calvert, F.R S., &c.
Mortality of Stoke-upon-Trent, its causes with especial reference to Children and
Potters, by J. S. Aldridge, M.D., &c.
Report of the Nuisances' Removal Committee of the Borough of Hanley.
Sanitary requirements of Liverpool, by J. II. Stallard, M.B., &c.
A Paper on the A. B. C. process of Utilizing Sewage.
Report and Statements relating to the Public Park for the City of Boston, U.S.,
1869.
Out-Door Poor Law Relief, by Sir Baldwin Leighton; Infant Mortality, its causes
and remedies, by Miss Wo 1stenholme, 1871.
Journals:—
Food, Water and Air, Nos. 1, 2 & 3, by A. II. Hassall, M.B.
The Labour News. The Alliance News.
Woman's Sulfferage Journal, January 1, 1872.
The Food Journal. Milk Journal.
The Lancet, January, 1872. The Medical Press and Circular.
The Chloralum Review—a Sanitary Journal.
The Medical Intelligencer.
Sessional Proceedings of the Social Science Association.
The following Reports on the Vital Statistics and Health of Paddington
are in hand, viz.:—
Annual Reports for 18G8-69-70-71.
Quarterly Reports—No. 1 to No. 18.
Special Reports:—
1.—On the pollution of the Water, and the Cleansing of the Canal Basin.
2.—On the erection of a Public Mortuary in the Parish, and remarks on the
management thereof.
3.—On means for carrying out Disinfection in an adequate and effectual manner
in the Parish.
4.—On the Duties of the Sanitary Inspectors.
5.—Practical Sanitary Hints as to the best measures for preventing the spread
of "catching" or epidemic diseases, such as Scarlatina, Small Pox, Measles,
Typhus, &c.
Sanitary Inspection continued. The following Streets and Places have been under House to House Sanitary Inspection by Mr. R. Clifford:—
| Streets. | No. of Houses. | Estimated Population in the Street. | Chief Nuisance. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Street | 26 | 253 | Dirty people, rooms small, defective paving in yards. Clean and tidy. |
| Hermitage Street | 25 | 183 | |
| Church Place | 12 | 226 | Dirty people, dust sifters, carmen, &c. |
| North Wharf Road (portion only done.) | 30 | 454 | Dirty houses—very dilapidated. |
| White Lion Passage | 10 | 31 | All these houses in courts are in a very bad state, and ought to come down, Except White Lion-P1. |
| White Lion Place | 13 | 121 | |
| Alfred Place | 11 | 65 | |
| Leinster Street | 19 | - | Exceedingly bad underground kitchens, less than 6 feet high— 7 or 8 disinhabited. New drains wanted, outhouses re-built, imperfect ventilation, water supply, &c. |
| Andover Place | 19 | 164 | |
| Carlton Place | 16 | 138 | |
| Portsdown Place | 5 | 47 | One house closed on account of 3 deaths from Scarlet fever. |
| Salem Gardens | 31 | 203 | |
| Salem Cottages | - | - | Old and badly built outhouses—improvements required in the water supply, &c. of most of these premises. |
| Salem Road | 7 | 28 | |
| Dove Cottages | 6 | 64 | |
| Clarendon Street | 147 | 1320 | 30 houses with no resident landlord—nearly 100 persons displaced from over-crowding. (See Report on overcrowding.) |