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It may be hardly necessary to state, that I perfectly agree
with my colleagues upon the necessity which exists for an
amended Eegistration Act, by which information concerning
the causes of death may be made more reliable. If this
were the case, we surely should less often meet in the Local
Registrar's returns such descriptions of the causes of death
as "found dead," "died in a fit," and such like words of
vague and undefined meaning.
Sanitation.—A knowledge of the year's sanitation will
be readily obtained by a mere glance at the column having
reference to this Sub-district, in Table VI., Appendix.
The principal work accomplished appears to be that of the
construction of a very considerable length of new sewers
and branch drains. As usual, the slaughter and cow-houses
were examined and reported upon favourably to the Board,
in consequence of which, no opposition to a renewal of
licence, in any instance, was offered.
I do not here venture to make any remarks upon water
supply, the adulteration of food, and other vexed questions,
since it is considered that these matters are best left to be
discussed in the general observations, which will, as usual,
precede this and the other Local Summaries.
D. C. NOËL,
Medical Officer of Health
for Streatham, Tooting and Balham.