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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 1892
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1892
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| Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature or Accidental Death. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drowning | 12 | Suffocated in bed | 21 |
| Run over on the Railway | 1 | Concussion of brain | 1 |
| Hanging | 5 | Carbolic Acid Poisoning | 1 |
| Poison—Oxalic Acid | 1 | Jumping out of a train in motion | 1 |
| Do. Prussic Acid | 1 | Overdose of Chloral | 1 |
| Pistol Wound | 3 | Run over | 2 |
| Burns | 2 | ||
| Total | 23 | Total | 29 |
THE PERMANENT STAFF OF SANITARY
INSPECTORS.
There is one subject which I think it my duty to bring before
the Hackney district Board of Works for their serious consideration,
and I think the present is the most fitting time for this— I
refer to the permanent staff of Sanitary Inspectors. This staff is a
quite inadequate one if the various duties placed by modern
legislation upon the Sanitary Authority are to be carried out
thoroughly, and to the extent contemplated and ordered by the
different Sanitary Acts and Orders in force.
The Board will, no doubt, require some proof that the staff of
Inspectors is insufficient, consequently I shall proceed to lay before
the members such facts as have led me to the conclusion that
Hackney is not provided with sufficient Sanitary Inspectors. The
evidence may be divided into two parts—