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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TABLE IV.
Summary or Sanitary Work, Quarter ending March 28th, 1874,
I.—Inspections consequent on Nuisances and Complaints, Offensive and Injurious Trades, in-spection of cases of Contagious Diseases. | Inspections of Offensive Trades, Marine Stores, &c. | 48 |
„ Of Manure and Dust Wharves | 26 | |
„ Cow-houses | 12 | |
„ Slaughter | 8 | |
„ Bake-houses | 6 | |
,, Mortuary or Dead-house almost daily | — | |
„ Provision Markets every Saturday | 13 | |
„ Churches, Chapels, Schools, Factories, Work - rooms and other Public | ||
„ Contagious Diseases investigated | 18 | |
,, Fever and Small-Pox Conveyance used times | 5 | |
Orders issued for Sanitary Works | 109 | |
Works done | 97 | |
Inspectors. II.—Systematic Sanitary Inspection of Dwellings, Mews and Stables. | Houses and Premises visited and inspected | 1867 |
Re-inspection | 840 | |
Orders issued for Sanitary Works (15 Formal Orders of the Vestry) including disinfection of Rooms, &c. | 249 | |
Works executed | 99 | |
Works in progress | 180 | |
III.— Attendances upon Magistrates, Surveyor, at the Police,Coroner's Courts, and Licensing Meetings. | Attendance | 60 |
Summonses | 12 | |
For obtaining Summonses „ hearing „ | 10 2 | |
Letters written and received | 124 |
[1.] South Wharf Road, Union-PL, Stanley-St., Francis-St., Cambridge-Pl.
Junction-Pl, Newland Row, Market-St., Sale-St., Star-St., Bouverie-St.,
York Row, Titchborne Row, James-Pi. and Katherine-Pl.
Population
in 1871.
3223
[2.] Margaret, Romily & Wellington-Ter, Church-Pl., Hermitage-St ,Dudley-St.
Kent's-Pl., Willing's-Pl., Victoria & Albert-St, Green-St., North Wharf
Road, Iron Gate Wh-Rd., White Lion Place and Passage, Alfred Place
Vine Cottages
3238
[3.] Hall-Pl. & Park, Hall-Pl. West, Cuthbert-St., Howell-St., Charlotte-Pl
Church-St.. Crompton-St, Braithwaite-Pl., Campbell-St., Hethpool-St.,
Hero-PL, Edgware-Pl
3950
[4.] Netley-St.. Amberly Whar. Rd. & Mews, Formosa-St., Brandon-St., Vale-Ter.,
Shirland-Rd., Pindock Mews, Bristol Mews & Elnathan Mews
2474
[5.] Andover-Pl., Kilburn Park-Rd., Queen's Arms Yard, Elgin-Ter., Maida Vale
Carlton-Pl., Canterbury-Ter., Clarendon-Ter. & Road, Lanark-PL & Villas,
Elgin-8d., Portsdown-Pl. and Mews
2864
[6.] Westbourne Park District ; 54 Streets and Mews adjoining
12552
[7.] Brindley-St., Alfred-Rd. & Pl., Orchard-St., Waverly-Ter. Waverlv-Rd.,
Desboro'-Ter.. & Pl. (1971) Jonson's Mews
4069
Woodchester, Cirencester & Clarendon Streets
4796
[8.] Senior-St., Emily-St., Philip-Ter., Dartington-Ter., Hasboro'-St., RanelaghRd.,
Westbury-Ter. & Rd., Cottage-Rd., Westbourne Park-Cres. & Bui v-Ter
2691
[9.] Woodfield-Pl., Rd., Cottages & Ter., Windsor Gardens-Pl & St John-St.,
Chippenham-Ter. and Rd., Frankfort-Ter., Streets in Kensal New Town,
Carlton-Ter., Goldnev-Rd. & Edbroke-Rd.
3804
[10.] Queen's-Rd., Douglas-Pl, Caroline-Pl, & Mews, Dove Cottages, Bark-Pl.
Poplar-Pl, Chapel Side, Vincent-Pl., Salem-Gards. & Rd. & Cresc
3252
[11.] Gloucester-PL, Sq., Ter., Porchester-Ter., & Sq., Craven Hill and Gardens,
Lancaster Gate, Hyde-Pk.-Sq., Gard., Ter., Inverness-Ter.,Queensboro'-Ter.,
Kensington-Palace-Gardens and Kensington-Gards.-Sq., The-Terrace, Kensington
Gar.-Sq., Kensington-Gar.-Ter., Cleveland-Ter., Sq., & Gards.,
Sussex-Gards , Westbourne-St., Cres. & Ter., Leinster-Sq. & Garden,
Princes-Sq., Queen's Gardens, Connaught-Sq. & PL, Stanhope-Pl. & Ter.
14088
[12.] Mews adjoining and behind Squares & Mansions above mentioned
2211
[13.] Other Houses, Streets & Mews not included in any of the above groups
33671
The register of 154 cases, admits of the following classification:—
Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys. | 48 |
„ „ water supply | 2 |
Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals, stagnant water, percolations, &c. | 28 |
Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish, ballast burning, bad meat, and fruit | 3 |
Overcrowding and bad ventilation | 5 |
Smoke nuisances | 1 |
Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from. | 5 |
Smells from the Canal Basin | — |
Accumulation and deposit of manure,garbage, refuse, dust, dung, &c. | 20 |
Smells, offensive | 15 |
Defective scavenging and watering of Roadways | 4 |
Dangerous Structures and Places unfit | 2 |
Miscellaneous, and complaints of Epidemic diseases, &c. | 21 |
Total | 154 |