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Kensington 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Table: PUBLIC MORTUARY.Bodies were deposited at the Mortuary to the number of 251, compared with 338, 341, and 274, in the preceding three years respectively; upon applications as follows:—

PUBLIC MORTUARY.Bodies were deposited at the Mortuary to the number of 251, compared with 338, 341, and 274, in the preceding three years respectively; upon applications as follows:—

1. At the request of the relatives cf the deceased8
2. At the request of undertakers, mainly at the instance of the relieving officers68
3. At the request of the coroner (inquest cases):—
Cases of sudden death97
Cases of violent death61
158
4. Brought in by the Police—Persons found dead9
Accident cases7
16
5. On account of death due to infectious disease1
251

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In 107 of the above cases post-mortem examinations were made under the coroner's warrant.

Table: Annual Number of Bodies taken into the Mortuary, 1898—1908.

Annual Number of Bodies taken into the Mortuary, 1898—1908.

Year.No. of bodies received at the Mortuary.No. of bodies upon which Coroner's inquests were held.No. of bodies upon which post mortem examinations were made.
1898275215111
1899342259129
1900317244106
1901295221115
190227318792
190330020777
190433420690
1905338202119
1906341217127
1907274194112
1908251174107

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CHAPEL OF REST FOR THE DEAD.
During the year 64 bodies were deposited in the Chapel of Rest, Avondale Park, compared
with 66 in 1907.
WATER SUPPLY.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Provisions as to Water.—In accordance with the
instructions of the Public Health Committee, houses newly erected are now inspected before being
occupied, in order to effect being given to Section 48 (2) of the Act, which reads as follows:—
"A house which after the commencement of this Act is newly erected, or is pulled down to or below
the ground floor and rebuilt, shall not be occupied as a dwelling house until the sanitary authority have
certified that it has a proper and sufficient supply of water, either from a water company or by some other
means."
Sixty-eight houses were certified in 1908.