Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Pauperism in Senior Street, Dartington Terrace, and
Streets adjoining.
(October 1870 and January 1872.)
Men. | Women | Widows. | Children. | Total. | Weekly Relief. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | |||||||
Senior Street | 1870 | — | 8 | — | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
1872 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
Dartington -Ter. | 1070 | — | 6 | — | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
1872 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Hasboro' Street | 1870 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
1872 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Philip Terrace | 1870 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
1872 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Emily Street | 1870 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
1872 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Stalham Street | 1870 1872 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Desboro' Place | 1870 1872 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
Desboro' Street | 1870 1872 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
Ranelagh Road | 1870 1872 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Trades or
Occupation.
Railway Servants, Artizans of all kinds, Laborers,
Stablemen, Washwomen, Dressmakers, Servants.
Note.—Of the 299 persons of 40 years and upwards, 211 were born
in the Country or Abroad, and 1 was over 80.—57 Widows.
Pauperism in Streets of the Hall Park Estate. (,January 1872.)
Men. | Women | Childn. | Weekly Relief. | Total. | Widows. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | ||||||
Brathwaite Place | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
Campbell Street | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 7 |
Charlotte Place | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | — |
Church Street | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Crompton Street | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | — |
Cuthbert Street | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1½ | 17 | 4 |
Edgware Place | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Hethpool Street | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Howell Street | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Hall Place | 5 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 21 |
60 Families in 54 houses . | 19 | 66 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 7½ | 143 | 45 |
In October 1870. | ||||||||
62 Families in 57 Houses . | 18 | 59 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 14 4 |
Destitute persons in January 27, 1872:—
5 men. | 37 females. | 30 children. Total 72 persons.
Weekly Amount of Relief, £::9.
Note.—22 aged widows; 12 with children; 3 single women.
No. of house.
2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 40,
41, 50, 55, 59, 62, 64, 67, 69, 73, 74, 85, 91, 97.
Total—30 houses.