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Paddington 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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TABLE IV.
Summary of Sanitary Work , Quarter ending September 26th, 1874.
| I.—Inspections consequent on Nuisances and Com-plaints, Offensive and Injurious Trades, inspection of cases of Contagious Diseases. | Inspections of Offensive Trades, Marine Stores, &c. | 22 |
| „ Of Manure and Dust Wharves | 13 | |
| „ Cow-houses | 14 | |
| „ Slaughter-houses | 33 | |
| „ Bake-houses | 12 | |
| „ Mortuary or Dead-house almost daily | - | |
| „ Provision Markets every Saturday | 13 | |
| „ Churches, Chapels, Schools, Factories, Work-rooms and other Public Institutions | ||
| „ Contagious Diseases investigated | 23 | |
| „ Fever and Small-Pox Conveyance used times | 3 | |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Works | 405 | |
| Works done | 203 | |
| Inspectors. II.—Systematic Sanitary Inspection of Dwellings, Mews and Stables. | Houses and Premises visited and inspected | 1922 |
| Re-inspections | 980 | |
| Orders issued for Sanitary Works (15 Formal Orders of the Vestry) including disinfection of Rooms, &c. | 347 | |
| Works executed | 240 | |
| Works in progress | 187 | |
| III.— Attendances upon Magistrates, Surveyor, at the Police,Coroner'sCourts, and Licensing Meetings. | Attendances | 70 |
| Summonses | 30 | |
| For obtaining Summonses | 15 | |
| „ hearing „ | 3 | |
| Letters written and received | 87 |
[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-Pl. and Katherine-Pl.
Population
in 1871.
3223
[2.] Margaret, Romily & Wellington-Ter, Church-Pl., Herwitage-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-bt., 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, ormosa-bt., Brandon-St., Vale-Ter.,
Shirland-Rd., Pindock Mews, Bristol Mews & Elnathan Mews.
2474
[5.] Andover-Pl., Kilburn Park-Rd., Queen's Arms Yard, Elgim-Ter., Maida Vale,
Carlton-Pl., Canterbury-Ter., Clarendon-Ter. & Road, Lanark-Pl. & Villas,
Elgin-Rd., 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. Waverly-Rd.,
Desboro'-Ter., & Pl. (197) Jonson's Mews
4069
Woodchester, Cirencester & Clarendon Streets
4796
[8.] Senior-St, Emily-St., Philip-Ter., Dartington-Ter., Hasboro'-St., Ranelagh
Rd.. Westbury-Ter. & Rd., Cottage-Rd, Westbourne Park-Cres. & Bury-Ter.
2691
[9.] Woodfield-Pl., Rd., Cottages & Ter., Windsor Gardens-Pl. & St. John-St.,
Chippenham-Ter. and Rd., Frankfort-Ter., Streets in Kendal New Town,
Carlton-Ter., Goldney-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. & Gardens,
Princes-Sq., Queen's Gardens, Conuaught-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 253 cases, admits of the following classification:—
| Defects of drainage and untrapped gulleys. | 58 |
| „ „ water supply | 10 |
| Dirty state of premises, water closets, urinals, stagnant water, percolations, &c. | 68 |
| Offensive trades, marine stores, frying of fish, ballast burning, bad meat, and fruit | 12 |
| Overcrowding and bad ventilation | 16 |
| Smoke nuisances | 2 |
| Animals being dirtily kept, and noises from | 12 |
| Smells from the Canal Basin | 2 |
| Accumulation and deposit of manure,garbage, refuse, dust, dung, &c. | 32 |
| Smells, offensive | 21 |
| Defective scavenging and watering of Roadways | 4 |
| Dangerous Structures and Places unfit | 2 |
| Miscellaneous, and complaints of Epidemic diseases, &c. | 14 |
| Total | 253 |