[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney] page 29

Hackney 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1904.
During the year my attention was drawn by the Medical
Officer (Education) of the London County Council to 112 houses
in the Borough from which children were attending school in a
verminous condition, and I was asked to deal with them under the
above Act. I had all these inspected and found that of the 112
homes, 8 had verminous rooms and 3 had both verminous rooms
and bedding or clothing.
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The total quantity of refuse removed from occupied houses in
the Borough by the Council's Contractors during the year 1917,
amounted to 29,022 tons 18 cwts., at a total cost of £9,454 19s. 3d.
Owing to certain difficulties it was necessary to deposit some
of the refuse on "Shoots" in the neighbourhood of the Borough.
The quantity so deposited during the year was 9,084 cubic yards.
The cost of this is included in the total above given.
THE MORTUARY.

Table: The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there, with the causes of death, &c.

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The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there, with the causes of death, &c.

Number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary		423
1. To await inquests—	(a) Infectious	6
	(b) Non-infectious	400
2. To await burial		17
Number of post-mortems made		140

Table: INQUESTS.

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INQUESTS.

Verdicts.	Sex.
Verdicts.	Male.	Female.
Natural causes	123	128
Accidental death	81	55
Suicide	8	6
Open Verdict	2	—
Murder	—	—
Misadventure	2	1
Totals	216	190

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Table: The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there, with the causes of death, &c.

Table: INQUESTS.

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Hackney 1917

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Table: The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there, with the causes of death, &amp;c.

Table: INQUESTS.

Table: The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there, with the causes of death, &c.