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MORTUARY.
This Council has entered into an agreement with the
Hackney Borough Council for the use of the Hackney Borough
Council Mortuary at a cost of £200 per annum.
M. F. Total.
No. of bodies deposited 57 38 95
No. of post-mortem examinations 57 37 94
No. of inquests held 7 10 17
WATER SUPPLY
All water supplied for drinking and culinary purposes in
the Borough is provided by the Metropolitan Water Board, and
no complaints were received during the year.
HOUSING.
35 families were accommodated in prefabricated houses during
the year.
345 families were rehoused in requisitioned property in
accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 2845.
539 inspections in connection with Housing were carried out
by the Sanitary Inspectors.
No underground rooms were closed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 12, Housing Act 1936.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF POOD.
MILK.
63 premises of purveyors resident in the Borough, and 66
other purveyors operating in the area from premises registered
elsewhere were on the register.
The Sanitary Inspectors made 110 visits to milk shops and
dairy premises.
MILK (Special Designations) ORDER.
1 licence to pasteurise, 6 licences and 18 supplementary
licences to sell designated milk were granted in 1946.
MEAT & OTHER FOODS.
There are two premises in the Borough which have been licenced
as slaughterhouses, but which are not now so used, and which