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Deptford 1909
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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THE SHELTER.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, Sub-Section
4, imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making provision
for the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to leave
their dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to be
disinfected by the Sanitary Authority.
The accommodation provided at the new premises in Watson
Street consists of a detached building containing two separate and
distinct tenements, each consisting of two bedrooms, kitchen, larder,
bathroom, and w.c. Up to the end of the year there had been no
occasion to use the shelter.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | Post Mortems. | Inquests. | Brought in to await burial. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious. | ||||||
| 95 | 56 | 39 | 63 | 85 | 8 | 2 |
| Bodies Belonging to | ||||||
| Borough of Deptford | Borough of Greenwich. | Borough of Bermondsey | Borough of Caraberwell. | Borough of Lewisham. | Borough of Brighton. | Greece. |
| 74 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
INQUESTS.
The number of inquests held on inhabitants of Deptford during
the year was 122, of which 85 were held in the borough, the remaining
37 being on residents of Deptford who died in public institutions
outside the borough.