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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Systematic Inspection of Stables and Mews by Inspector Parsons , continued from Quarter ending March 1872.
Mews & Stables. | Houses and Stables. | Inhabitants. | Orders. | Remarks. |
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London General Omnibus Company Stables | 2 | 130 Horses | 9 | Very clean, ventilated above stables, newly built, well paved and good water tank, and w.c , 2 dwelling houses, 14 stable-men employed besides drivers, conductors, &c |
Southwick Mews | 13 | 60 | 8 | Rooms small, with low ceilings |
Douglas or Hamilton Mews | .. | .. | 4 | High buildings surround. Iron steps and a gallery for entering the rooms outside the stables—a good plan |
Charles Mews | 31 | 67 | 7 | Fair state, shops, trades, and a livery stable |
Brook Mews North | 23 | 163 | 15 | Small rooms, ceilings low, many stables been converted into shops |
Little Brook Mews | 8 | 81 | 6 | Much sanitary work done at various times, rooms small, w.c. badly situate, ceilings low |
Upper Brook Mews | 21 | 106 | 31 | Better state, trades carried on |
Frederick Mews | 16 | 70 | 4 | Paving and gullies bad, overcrowding abated, works ordered and completed |
Connaught Mews | 12 | 18 | .. | Much improved, a wheelwright's forge, and other trades are carried on here |
Westbourne Terrace Mews | 13 | 82 | .. | Very clean and perfect in the management of stables, but discontinue to deposit manure against rear of wall of Gloucester Terrace Houses |
Eastbourne Mews | 44 | 187 | 10 | Very fair and clean |
Here ford Mews North | 5 | 27 | .. | Provide better receptacles, and remove dung more frequently |
Po rchester Mews | 37 | 66 | 10 | Several rooms dirty and close |
Rickard's Stables | .. | .. | .. | Abate overcrowding, repairs, dilapidations, and improved drainage |
Conduit Mews | 23 | 166 | 7 | Very dirty, cleansing, & covers to water cisterns |