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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
Hackney 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY.
Details of the bodies deposited in the Public Mortuary during the year are given in the following table:—
| Persons dying in Hackney. | Persons dying elsewhere. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bodies deposited in the mortuary | 392 | 82 | 474 | |
| 1. To await inquests | (a) Infectious | — | — | — |
| (b) Non-Infectious | 105 | 18 | 123 | |
| 2. To await burial | 2 | — | 2 | |
| 3. Cause of death certified by Coroner | 285 | 64 | 349 | |
| Number of post-mortem examinations made | 383 | 82 | 465 | |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
The following is a summary of the principal forms of inspection and of the action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
| Houses inspected on complaint | 2,584 | |
| ,, ,, after infectious disease | 495 | |
| Inspections of factories and workshops | 426 | |
| ,, ,, bakehouses | 58 | |
| ,, ,, dairies and milkshops | 1,316 | |
| ,, ,, cowsheds | 12 | |
| ,, ,, Meat Depot | 273 | |
| ,, ,, butchers' shops and stores | 608 | |
| ,, ,, other food premises | 1,606 | |
| ,, ,, air raid shelters | 2,040 | |
| Drains and sanitary fittings examined | 3,329 | |
| ,, repaired | 588 | |
| ,, relaid | 29 | |
| Premises in which defects were found | all forms | 2,122 |
| ,, ,, ,, abated | of | 1,936 |
| Total number of re-inspections | inspection | 14,794 |
| Intimation notices served | 1,527 | |
| Statutory notices served | 411 | |
| Summonses issued for housing defects | 4 | |
CLEARANCE AND REHOUSING.
Two unfit houses included in confirmed clearance orders were
demolished during the year. The buildings demolished now total
938 and residents re-housed 4,481. Clearance areas not yet wholly
cleared of buildings are Hindrey Place, 13 houses; Elizabeth
Buildings, 24 flats, and Conduit Street (Nos. 1 and 2 areas), 4
houses.