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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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INQUESTS.
Thirty-eight inquests were held, the cause of death being: —
| Accidental burns | 4 | Shock following a bath | 1 |
| Suicide | 4 | Heart disease | 11 |
| Run over by a van | 2 | Pneumonia | 3 |
| Run over by a train | 1 | Aortic Anenospin | 2 |
| Murder | 1 | Tubercular Meningitis | 1 |
| Found dead | 1 | Want of food | 1 |
| Accidental fall | 1 | Insufficient nourishment | 1 |
| Fall from train | 1 | Dilatatius of heart | 1 |
| Overlaying | 1 | Status Lymphetricus | 1 |
MORTUARY.
Thirty-eight bodies were removed to the Mortuary, and 25
postmortem examinations were made there.
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
There are two offensive trades carried on in the district—
fat extraction, and the manufacture of a chemical fertilizer.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
There are two licensed and one registered slaughterhouses
in the district. One registered slaughter house was discontinued
during the year.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
There are three Common Lodging Houses registered in
the district, and 306 inspections were made during the year.
There were seven contraventions of the Bye-laws.
REFUSE DISPOSAL.
All the house refuse is now disposed of in the Destructor
recently erected in the northern part of the district.