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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Paddington 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT, 1893-94.
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Gentlemen:—
| Number of Persons. | Amount Received. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of Lavatory- | 1,831 at 1d. | £7 | 12 | 7 |
| Use of Closets | 34,627 at 1d. | 144 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | 36,458 | £151 | 18 | 2 |
The working expenses during the year have been:—
| Wages paid to Two Attendants | £101 | 17 | 8 |
| Lavatory and Closet Expenses | 43 | 13 | 1 |
| Total | £145 | 10 | 9 |
Ladies:—
| Number of Persona. | Amount Received. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of Lavatory | 280 at Id. | £1 | 3 | 4 |
| Use of Closets | 14,262 at Id. | 59 | 8 | 6 |
| Total | . 14,542 | £60 | 11 | 10 * |
The working expenses during the year have been:—
| Wages paid to two Attendants | £81 | 4 | 6 |
| Lavatory and Closet Expenses | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | £103 | 16 | 6 |
CLARENDON STREET LAVATORY.
This lavatory was opened on the 20th July, 1893,
and has therefore, up to the present time, been open
about eight months.
It has been a great boon to the neighbourhood, and
the complaints that were frequently being received as
to certain nuisances being committed there before its
erection have now entirely ceased. The figures will
give a return of the number of persons who have paid
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