London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Paddington 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

This page requires JavaScript

221
and directly connected with drain. Rain-water pipe
directly connected with drain, and opens near windows.
"W.C. with "long-hopper" pan foul and defective,
situated under stairs, insufficiently ventilated, and has
no water supply. Premises very dirty. One water
supply. Cistern foul.
Portsdown Road.—Water test. Drain defective.
W.C. on second floor a wash-out," and W.C. in yard
a "short-hopper" pan with water-waste preventer.
Separate water supply.
Hermitage Street.—Ground open. Water test.
Drain defective. No intercepting syphon. W.C. in
yard a "short-hopper" with water-waste preventer.
Constant water supply.
North Wharf Road.—Ground opened. Combined
drainage. Drain defective. Joints open. Separate
water supply.
North Wharf Road.—Drain sound and ventilated.
W.C., "cottage basin" with water-waste preventer.
Constant water supply.
North Wharf Road.—Combined drainage. Drain
sound. No intercepting syphon. Constant water
supply.
Junction Mews.—No intercepting syphon. W.C.,
which is supplied by water-waste preventer, is under
the stairs, and without external ventilation. Paving
in yard defective.