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The number of inquests held during the year was more
than doable the number held during 1893.
There were 2 deaths uncertified by a medical man, and
in which the coroner did not think it necessary to hold an
inquest.
Sanitary Work.—A classified table of the various sanitary
operations will be found in the general summary at
the beginning of our report (table XIII.) As in former
years, a large amount of useful work has been carried out,
which cannot but have a beneficial effect on the sanitary
conditions of our district. As in former years a large
amount of time has been devoted to the ordinary house
to house inspection. This work, as I have stated in
former reports, is confined to the poorer class of property.
Better class property is only inspected if there is any
special reason to suspect the existence of any nuisance or
insanitary condition, or if there is any infectious disease
therein. The various sanitary operations classified in
table XIII. are in most cases the result of the regular
house to house inspection. It is during this visitation
that most of the sanitary defects are discovered. During
the year there were 3,295 houses and premises inspected,
901) preliminary and 109 statutory notices served. In
only three cases were summonses issued to enforce orders
of the Board, one was withdrawn, the necessary works
having been carried out. In the second case, the magistrate's
prohibition order was obtained, and the third was
fined £1 and 3s. costs for contravention of prohibition
order. 77 rooms were disinfected after infectious disease,