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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 1908
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1908
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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, 1908. The figures for the last year show an improvement
on previous years:—
List of the requests for the removal of Dust received during the ten years ending December 31.s£ 1907.
| 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | 26 | 50 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 |
| Feb. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| March | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| April | 37 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 63 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| May | 21 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| June | 22 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 45 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| July | 43 | 37 | 27 | 119 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 |
| August | 14 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Sept. | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| Oct. | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov. | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Dec. | 18 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 220 | 205 | 158 | 355 | 331 | 155 | 108 | 98 | 89 | 67 |
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 mortuary 424
1. To await inquests—(a) Infectious 5
(b) Non-Infectious 394
2. To await burial 25
Number of post-mortems made 157