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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
Hackney 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Totals. | Hackney Residents. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | ||||
| 0-4 years. | 5-13 years. | Adults. | ||
| Number of Patients Admitted | 844 | 29 | 16 | 321 |
| Number of Attendances | 13,311 | 322 | 178 | 3,719 |
| Number of Treatments given | 23,249 | 458 | 209 | 7,184 |
| Number of Radiographs taken | 176 | 30 | — | 34 |
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
Details of the bodies deposited in the Public Mortuary during the year are given in the following table:—
| Persons dying in Hackney. | Persons dying elsewhere. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of bodies deposited in the mortuary | 401 | 44 | 445 | |
| 1. To await inquests | (a) Infectious | _ | — | _ |
| (b) Non-Infectious | 137 | 11 | 148 | |
| 2. To await burial | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 3. Result of death certified by Coroner | 260 | 29 | 289 | |
| Number of post-mortem examinations made | 365 | 38 | 403 | |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
The following is a summary of the principal forms of inspection and of the action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year :—
| Houses inspected on complaint | 4,458 | |
| ,, ,, after infectious disease | 631 | |
| ,, ,, under Sec. 9, Housing Act | 257 | |
| ,, made fit ,, ,, ,, | 282 | |
| Inspections of factories and workshops | 712 | |
| ,, ,, outworkers' premises | 943 | |
| ,, ,, bakehouses .. | 97 | |
| ,, ,, dairies and milkshops | 1,604 | |
| ,, ,, cowsheds | 11 | |
| ,, ,, slaughterhouses | 597 | |
| ,, ,, butchers' shops and stores | 849 | |
| ,, ,, other food premises | 1,605 | |
| Drains and sanitary fittings examined | 4,856 | |
| ,, repaired | 787 | |
| ,, relaid | 121 | |
| Premises in which defects were found | all forms of inspection | 4,283 |
| ,, ,, ,, abated | 3,957 | |
| Total number of re-inspections | 23,808 | |
| Intimation notices served | 3,909 | |
| Statutory notices served | 1,017 | |
| Summonses issued for housing defects | 21 | |
| ,, ,, under Rag Flock Regulations, 1912 | 1 | |