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30
Inquests.
Twenty-five inquests were hold during the
the year, and the following verdicts returned:—
1. From Natural Causes 8
2. Accidental—Children suffocated in bed 3
Poisoning 5—8
3.Suicide 2
4. Homicide—Manslaughter 1
Murder 1—2
25
Uncertified
Deaths.
Six deaths were registered on letters from
the coroner.
Sanitary
Proceedings „
During the year 5,922 houses and premises
of the year, have been inspected. The total number of nuisances
dealt with amounted to 3,293, of which 2,705
were abated on notices being served, 508 without.
There were 1,114 first notices and 133 second notices
served, to remedy sanitary defects and abate nuisances,
and in 8 cases it was found necessary to obtain orders of
the Board:
Table XI. page 19 gives a statement of the nuisances
that can be conveniently classified.
Besides these there were 280 as follows:—06 new ventilating
pipes, 12 ventilating pipes repaired, 15 soil-pipes repaired,
47 leaky water fittings, 8 water butts repitched, 2
water-closets ventilated, 5 floors ventilated, 9 ca-es of
water in basements, 34 bake-houses required limewhiting,
11 manure pits repaired or reconstructed, 4 privies
abolised, 7 cases of stagnant water, 6 cellar dwellings,
2 areas cleansed, 4 cases of foul matter removed from
under floors, 2 foul earth closets cleansed, 11 cases of
throwing slops down public gullies, 3 complaints of rats,
3 cases of burning clay, 2 complaints of smoke from
workshops, leaky bath, water-butt replaced by cistern,