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verdicts of accidental death returned. One other death
necessitating an inquest, on the body of a person who committed
suicide by hanging, was also registered; hut at
none of the inquiries referred to did anything of a special
character transpire calling for remark in this report.
Sanitary Proceedings of the Year.—In addition to the
usual inspections which preceded a renewal of licenses to
all Cow and Slaughter-house keepers in the Sub-district,
a somewhat large amount of sanitary work appears to have
been accomplished, by no means the least important of
which has been the construction of 14,672 feet of new Sewers,
and as many as 562 drainage connections with such Sewers
from private houses and other premises. Many nuisances
were also removed, and many improvements effected (vide
Table VI., Appendix) that can scarcely fail to have quite
as beneficial a tendency as any of those carried out in
former years.
But one case of complaint, I am pleased to report, was
litigated before the magistrates. In this a compulsory
order was obtained and acted on with effect by the Local
Authorities.
With regard to the question of Water Supply, I quite
agree with my colleagues as to the necessity for some considerable
reforms.
D. C. NOËL,
Medical Officer of Health for
Streatlham, Tooting, and Balham.