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THE MORTUARY.
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During the year 17 bodies were deposited in the public
mortuary; 13 of these were females and 4 were males. Three
were cases of suicide from drowning in the New River. Postmortem
examinations were performed upon 4 of these 17 cases.
INQUESTS.
Inquests were held during the last three-quarters of the year
upon:—2 deaths from burns, 3 from heart-disease, 1 from uraemia,
1 from softening of the brain, 2 from drowning, 1 from cut-throat,
1 from poisoning by sulphuric acid, and 3 from accidents (i.e.,
suffocation in bed by mother " overlaying," " accident during
birth," and " run over by tramcar ").
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
There are three public institutions within the parish, and these
furnished altogether 14 deaths. St. Anne's Home, Manor Road,
furnished 9 deaths; at the close of the year it contained 116
inmates, amongst whom there were three parishioners of Stoke
Newington. Northumberland House Asylum, Green Lanes,
furnished 4 deaths ; at the close of the year there were 75 inmates
and 1 parishioner. The Invalid Asylum, 187, High Street,
furnished 1 death; at the close of the year there were 19 inmates,
but no parishioner.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THE MEASURES TAKEN .
TO PREVENT THEIR SPREAD.
It will be seen from Table B that from the 25th of March to
December 31st, 1894, 145 notification certificates of infectious
disease were received. These 14-5 cases represent infection in 117
different houses, each of which was disinfected. In 125 cases the
disinfection was performed by the Sanitary Department, and in 20
cases by householders, to the satisfaction of their medical
attendants. A visit was paid to each house, and I find that of the
145 cases, 46 of them occurred in houses in which there were