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Cleansing Station.
During 1916 201 children and 4 adults were cleansed at the
Cleansing Station by the Council's Attendant, and while this was in
progress their clothes were thoroughly disinfected.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
During the year applications for certificates under these Acts
were received in respect of 33 dwellings, this number being 9 more
than the number for which applications were made in 1915.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year observations were made in 7 instances by the
Sanitary Inspectors. One Intimation Notice was sent.
Public Mortuary.
During the year the bodies of 97 persons were brought to the
mortuary—58 by order of the Coroner, 9 by the Police, and 30 at the
request of friends of deceased persons.
In 21 instances inquests only were held, and in 46 instances
post mortem examinations were made and inquests followed.
The following table indicates the causes of death of the persons
whose bodies were received into the Mortuary:—
Number of
Bodies Received.
Cause of Deatli or Verdict
Deaths from Natural Causes
56
Accidental Deaths
21
Suicide
6
Misadventure
9
Wilful Murder
0
Open Verdict
5
Total
97
Complaints.
During 1910, 430 complaints were were made of the existence of
insanitary conditions, relating to 545 nuisances as follows :—
Accumulations 19
Animals improperly kept 9
Animals dead 4
Dampness in premises 53
Dirty and dilapidated premises 31
Drains defective 39
,, stopped 37
Dust, non-removal 70
Dust receptacles, foul or delapidated 24
,, absence of, or insufficient
7
Insanitary condition of premises 12
Manure not removed 3
Overcrowding 7
Rats, nuisance from 5
Roofs and gutters, defective and
leaky 28
Rubbish Nuisance from burning 2
Carried forward 350
Brought forward 350
Smells on premises 22
Smells from Sewer Ventilators 5
Smells from drains, etc. 8
Smells from manure . 9
Smoke nuisances 4
Verminous conditions 10
Water, absence of 59
Water, leakage of 7
Water-cisterns, dirty &c. 2
Water-closets, insufficient or absence
of 3
Water-closets, defective 13
Water-closets, stopped 4
Yards, unpaved and existing paving
defective 5
Miscellaneous 38
Food, unsound 6
Total 545