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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 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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The following are tne records made by Inspector Clifford, who went through and took
| Number. | Occupier. | Amount of Deposit. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near side. | Centre. | ||
| 1 | Blashfield | 2 inches | 12 inches. |
| 2 | Turner | 9 inches | 9 inches. |
| 2 | Maynard | 9 inches | 9 inches. |
| 3 | Bunce | 10 inches | 15 inches. |
| 6 | Richardson | Clean | 9 inches. |
| 4 | Smithers | 4 inches | 9 inches. |
| 7 | Colsell & Co. | 6 inches | 6 inches. |
| 8 | Moore | 3 inches | G inches. |
| 9 | Sewell | 3 inches | 12 inches. |
| 10 | Tatham | Clean | 12 inches. |
| 11 | Finney & Co. | Clean | 12 inches. |
| 13 | Mowlem & Co. | 9 inches | 9 inches. |
| 14 | Tatham | 12 inches | 12 inches. |
| 15 | Tildesley | 12 inches | 2 feet 6 inches. |
| G. J. C. | 6 inches | 6 inches. | |
| Juson | 2 feet | 2 feet. | |
| Bishop's Road Bridge, 2 feet 6 inches. | |||
measurement of the amount of deposit left on the
21st day of May. In consequence of this, the
subject of cleansing the Canal was again brought
under the notice of the Vestry by Mr. Shaw, and
Resolutions were passed for notices to be served
upon the Grand Junction Canal Company.
Resolved that inasmuch as it is represented to the Vestry
by the Medical Officer and the Inspector of Nuisances (Clifford)
that the water has has been drawn off from the Canal Basin, and
that the same is now laid dry for the purpose ef cleansing, but
that in several places no effectual cleansing of the mud is being
made, the Medical Officer be directed to serve Notices immediately
upon the Canal Company, and also upon the Occupiers of the
Wharves adjoining, or opposite to such places where no effectual
cleansing is taken place, that the Vestry will (if necessary) hold
them and each of them responsible hereafter for any Sanitary
Nuisance arising from such ineffectual cleansing.