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Hackney 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907

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The following table shows the number of requests for the
removal of house refuse received during the ten years ending
December, 1907. The figures show a further improvement on
previous years:—

List of the requests for the removal of Dust received during the ten years ending December31st1907.

1898189919001901190219031904190519061907
Jan.22265013312828121412
Feb.67746113555
March63992023106610
April1937221820632110149
May32111121143111076
June11222018124518161311
July11433727119471916167
August614812531210839
Sept.82181717256986
Oct.31087151314612
Nov.462816105645
Dec.15181313351110477
Totals1142202051583553311551089889

THE MORTUARY.

The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there, with the causes of death, &c.

Number of bodies deposited in mortuary434
1. To await inquests—(a) Infectious1
(b) Non-Infectious414
2. To await burial19
Number of post-mortems made144