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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Lighting.—The building is adequately lighted by windows
and electric light is provided to 20 points, which will give an
efficient means of artificial lighting when required.
Floors.—The floors of all the rooms are paved with Terrazzo
marble, except the shell room and office, which are concrete
paved.
The Mortuary was designed, the plans and specifications
prepared, and the work carried out under the direction of the
Borough Engineer, and the fittings were selected after consultation
with the Medical Officer of Health.
The cost of the new Mortuary, with fittings and equipment
complete, was approximately £7,500, including- £650 for the
purchase of the Site."
Amount of Poor Law Relief.
The CHerk to the Board of Guardians has kindly given me
the following information with reference to the above for the
year ended 31st December, 1920:—
(1) No. of admissions to the Poor Law Institutions 4,066
(2) No. of medical orders given 1,845
(3) Average No. of persons in receipt of outdoor relief 994
(4) Amount of outdoor relief given £15,365
The total number of deaths in Poor Law Institutions was
692, or 19 per cent, of the total deaths. Of these, only 19
deaths occurred in Poor Law Institutions in the Borough, and
673 outside the Borough.
The extent to which Hospital and other forms of Gratuitous
Medical Relief are utilised.
This can at present only be given as far as the number of
deaths is concerned, as this Department has no means of ascertaining
the number of cases from the Borough treated by such
institutions.
The following Table shows the various institutions in which
deaths occurred during thle year, and the number of deaths in
each.