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Burns from ignited clothing caused the death of a woman over
70, and there was a death from wounding of a child of eighteen months.
The remaining deaths were from suffocation and drowning,
involving one pensioner, one middle-aged woman, and two young persons
in the early twenties.
PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTION OF THE AREA
During 1961 the Public Health Inspectors carried out 37,825
inspections, including reinspections. The nature of these inspections
is shown In Table No. 9. As a result, 657 Intimation Notices and
309 Statutory Notices were served. It was not found necessary to
institute legal proceedings to enforce the requirements of Statutory
Notices served under the Public Health (London) Act.
COMPLAINTS
The number of complaints received during the year was 3,040,
compared with 2,748 in 1960. Any necessary action was taken where
complaints were made or nuisances discovered.

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