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

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Paddington 1893

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
No orders have been received by the Vestry from
the London County Council for re-naming streets or
re-numbering houses in the Parish during the year.
Underground Public Lavatories.
PADDINGTON GREEN LAVATORY.

This Lavatory, the pioneer, still continues to be very much used. The following returns show an increase of upwards of fifteen per cent. over last year.

Number of Persons.Amount Received.
Use of Lavatory 1,874 at 1d.£7162
Use of Closets 33,179 at 1d.138411
Total 35,053£14611

The working expenses during the year have been:—

Wages paid to Two Attendants£96146
Lavatory and Closet Expenses43193
Total£140139

WALTERTON AND FERNHEAD ROADS LAVATORY.
The advantages of the combined Lavatory will be
seen by the following general summary. 51,000
persons of both sexes made use of it by paying the
sum of £212 10s., the working expenses being
£249 7s. 3d.
In addition to the before-mentioned 51,000 persons
who paid, must be added the enormous number of
people who made use of the two free closets and the
fourteen urinals.