Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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MARGARINE ACT.
| Samples taken. | Description. | Samples sold incontravention of Act. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Margarine | 19 | |
MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT.
The following table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary and the inquests held by the coroner during years 1895 and 1896.
| 1895. | No. of bodies received | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. | 1896. | No. of bodies received | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 233 | 2.5 | 134 | 1st.Quarter | 196 | 2.1 | 121 |
| 2nd „ | 144 | 1.5 | 80 | 2nd „ | 175 | 1.9 | 117 |
| 3rd „ | 180 | 1.9 | 83 | 3rd „ | 205 | 2.2 | 111 |
| 4th „ | 185 | 2.0 | 115 | 4th ,, | 181 | 2.0 | 114 |
| Total for Year | 742 | 2.0 | 412 | Total for Year | 757 | 2.0 | 463 |