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against the Metropolitan Railway Company in respect of the work
carried out by that Company at their Swiss Cottage Station in contravention
of the London County Council by-laws.
Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings were taken on certain occasions in 1926 by the
Council, in connection with the work of the Public Health Department*
under the various A.cts of Parliament and By-laws and Regulations
made thereunder which are administered by them. The fines and costs
irrmosed wore .is follows '—
Statute or By-law.
Fines.
Costs.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and
By-laws made thereunder 9 0 0 15 0 0
Metropolis Management Acts, and Bylaws
made thereunder 16 0 0 15 19 0
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, etc. 19 0 0 19 10 0
Total . . .. 44 0 0 50 9 0
Public Mortuary, New End.
During the year, the bodies of 68 persons were brought to the
mortuary—38 by order of the Coroner, 21 by the Police, and 8
at the request of friends, and 1 at the request of the Guardians. In
59 instances inquests were held, and in 53 instances a postmortem
examination was made prior to the inquest. The following table
indicates the causes of death of the persons whose bodies were received
into the Mortuary.
Number of
Cause of Death or Verdict, Bodies received.
Deaths from natural causes 36
Accidental deaths 6
Misadventure 4
Neglect at Birth 5
Manslaughter 1
Murder 1
Open verdict 1
Suicide—Fall under train 1
Gun shot wound 1
Gas poisoning 4
Poisoning by Lysol 1
Cut throat 1
Drowning 2
Total 64