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II
Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide).
32 deaths were classified under this heading as compared with
25 in 1914. 2 were due to wilful murder ; 3 to burns ; 11 to falls ; 7
to injuries caused by being knocked down by motor vehicles; 3 to
injuries by horse vehicles ; 1 to a bomb dropped from an enemy
airship ; 1 to drowning and 4 to suffocation. Of the 4 deaths due to
suffocation, 3 were those of children in bed with their parents, the
ages being five months, four months and two months respectively.
Suicide.
8 persons committed suicide as compared with 8 in 1914. In
2 cases the cause of death was poisoning, 2 deaths were due to strangulation,
2 to bullet wounds from pistols or revolvers, 1 to drowning and
1 jumped under a train.
Section B.
SANITARY ADMINISTRATION AND
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BOROUGH.
SANITARY INSPECTIONS, &c.
1915
Number of Inspections 9534
„ Re-inspections 9399
„ Intimation Notices issued 533
„ Statutory Notices issued 454
„ Notifications sent to " Head Teachers " of Schools
respecting notified cases of infectious disease 480
„ Notifications sent to Medical Officers of Health of
other Boroughs respecting Hampstead children
attending schools in their districts 72
„ Notifications sent to " Head Teachers " of Schools
respecting cases of Measles 498