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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
Strand (Westminster) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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THE STRAND DISTRICT, LONDON.
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| Total number of Bodies. | After Infectious Disease. | Post-mortem examinations made. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strand Mortuary | 50 | 1 | 22 |
| St. Anne's „ | 27 | — | 8 |
| Total | 77 | 1 | 30 |
Inquests were held on the bodies of 45 residents and 25 nonresidents.
The percentage of inquest cases to total deaths among
Strand inhabitants 8.3, in London 9.06. The proportion of such
cases was largely increased by the deaths of 9 persons through a
fire in Church Street, Soho.
Your Board passed a resolution (16th Sept. and 28th Oct.) to
the effect—" That among the cases which require inquests by the
"coroner, there may be from time to time some involving questions
"of importance from a public health point of view—such as deaths
"attributable to infectious disease, to poisoning by unsound food,
"to insanitary conditions, &c. The Sanitary Authority has no
"means of gaining a knowledge of such cases except through the
"medium of the Press, and that the coroner be requested to
"inform the Board when such cases arise."
The following list summarises the work carried out under the supervision of the Department during the year:—
| Number of visits paid by Sanitary Inspectors* | 5,217 |
| Preliminary notices served | 435 |
| Orders made by the Board (" Public Health London Act") | 48 |
| Letters written | 757 |
| Premises in which works have been carried out | 437 |
| Dwelling Houses:— | |
| Inspections* | 947 |
* Exclusive of special inspection of houses in area represented under the
"Housing of the Working Classes Act," and of " Registered Houses."