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Cleansing Station.
During 1917 444 children and 7 adults were cleansed at the
Cleansing Station by the Council's Attendant, and while this was in
progress their clothes were thoroughly disinfected.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
During the year applications for certificates under these Acts
were received in respect of 43 dwellings, this number being 10 more
than the number for which applications were made in 1916.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year observations were made in 38 instances by the
Sanitary Inspectors. Four intimation notices were sent.
Public Mortuary.
During the year the bodies of 52 persons were brought to the
mortuary—34 by order of the Coroner, 10 by the Police, and 8 at the
request of friends of deceased persons.
In 16 instances inquests only were held, and in 26 instances
post mortem examinations were made and inquests followed.
The following table indicates the causes of death of the persons
whose bodies were received into the Mortuary:—
Cause of Death or Verdict
Number of
Bodies Received.
Deaths from natural causes
34
Accidental Deaths
8
Suicide
5
Wilful Murder
1
Open Verdict
1
Verdict of Felo de se
1
Death from enemy aircraft bomb
1
One body taken to St. Pancras for enquiry
1
Total
52
Complaints.
During 1917, 604 complaints were made of the existence of
insanitary conditions, relating to 629 nuisances as follows :—
Accumulations 13
Animals improperly kept 10
Animals dead 4
Dampness in premises 37
Dirty and dilapidated premises 35
Drains defective 46
„ stopped 31
Dust, non-removal 77
Dust receptacles, foul or dilapidated 16
,, absence of, or insufficient
7
Insanitary condition of premises 26
Overcrowding 8
Rats, nuisance from 4
Roofs and gutters, defective and
leaky 34
Rubbish Nuisance from burning 1
Carried forward 340
Brought forward 349
Smells on premises 20
Smells from Sewer Ventilators 8
Smells from drains, etc. 4
Smells from manure 2
Smoke nuisances 11
Verminous conditions 5
Water, absence of 112
Water, leakage of 16
Water-closets, insufficient or absence
of 12
Water-closets, defective 27
Water-closets, stopped 14
Yards, unpaved and existing paving
defective 1
Miscellaneous 45
Food, unsound 13
Total 639