Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health page 13

Hampstead 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Cleansing Station.
During 1915,522 school children and 14 children under school age
and 2 adults were cleansed at the Cleansing Station by the Council's
Attendant, and while this was in progress their clothes were thoroughly
disinfected. The figures are more than double those of the previous
year.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
During the year applications for certificates under these Acts
were received in respect of 21 dwellings, this number being 4 more
than the number for which applications were made in 1914.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year observations were made in 14 instances by
the Sanitary Inspectors. One Intimation Notice was sent and one
Statutory Notice served.
Public Mortuary.
During the year the bodies of 103 persons were brought to the
mortuary—73 by order of the Coroner, 15 by the Police, and 15 at the
request of friends of deceased persons.
In 27 instances inquests only were held, and in 62 instances
post mortem examinations were made and inquests followed.

Table: The following table indicates the causes of death or the persons whose bodies were received into the Mortuary:—

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The following table indicates the causes of death or the persons whose bodies were received into the Mortuary:—

Cause of Death or Verdict.
Deaths from Natural Causes	54
Accidental Deaths	20
Suicide	15
Misadventure	8
Wilful Murder	2
Open Verdict	4
Total	103
Deaths from Natural Causes	54
Accidental Deaths	20
Suicide	15
Misadventure	8
Wilful Murder	2
Open Verdict	4
Total	103

Table: Complaints. During 1915, 658 complaints were made of the existence of insanitary conditions, relating to 801 nuisances as follows:-

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Complaints. During 1915, 658 complaints were made of the existence of insanitary conditions, relating to 801 nuisances as follows:-

Accumulations	53	Brought forward	523
Animals improperly kept	14	Smells on premises	42
Animals dead	7	Smells from sewer ventilators	32
Dampness in premises	39	Smells from drains, &c	5
Dirty and dilapidated premises	33	Smells from water-closets	1
Drains defective	49	Smells from manure	10
,, stopped	37	Smoke nuisances	8
Dust, non-removal	90	Verminous conditions	7
Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated	44	Water, absence of	64
„ absence of, or in-sufficient	33	Water, leakage of	17
„ absence of, or in-sufficient	33	Water-cisterns, dirty &c.	2
Insanitary condition of premises	33	Water-closets, insufficent or absence of	2
Illness attributable to insanitary conditions	6	Water-closets, insufficent or absence of	2
Illness attributable to insanitary conditions	6	Water-closets, defective	26
Manure not removed	25	Water-closets, stopped	6
Overcrowding	17	Yards, unpaved and existing paving defective	6
Rats, nuisance from	6	Yards, unpaved and existing paving defective	6
Roofs and gutters, defective and leaky	30	Miscellaneous	35
Roofs and gutters, defective and leaky	30	Food, unsound	7
Rubbish Nuisance from burning	7	Water, supply contaminated	11
Carried forward	523	Total	804

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Table: The following table indicates the causes of death or the persons whose bodies were received into the Mortuary:—

Table: Complaints. During 1915, 658 complaints were made of the existence of insanitary conditions, relating to 801 nuisances as follows:-