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inhabitants, and partly to the existence in the parish of Hammersmith
of a public hospital, a large number of persons
suffering from accidents are taken to the West London Hospital
from other districts, consequently the number of deaths registered
from violence is greatly increased thereby.
Inquests.
There were 151 inquests held last year, of which there were 54
in the parish of Fulham and 97 in the parish of Hammersmith,
against 167 the previous year. It is satisfactory to notice a
slight decrease in the number of inquests held.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
There were 447 deaths registered as occurring at public institutions
(of which there were 390 in the parish of Fulham and
57 in the parish of Hammersmith), against 221 the previous
year, of which there were 171 in the parish of Fulham and 50 in
the parish of Hammersmith. Of the 402 in the parish of Fulham
126 (males 57, females 69,) took place at the Fulham Union
Workhouse; 258 (males 144, females 114,) at the Metropolitan
Asylum Hospital ; and 6 (2 males and 4 females) at the Tent
Hospital for Small-pox. Of the 57 in the parish of Hammersmith
there were 56 (males 37, females 19,) in the West London
Hospital; and one (a female) at the Wormwood Scrubs Convict
Prison.
Piggeries.
Very little was done last year in the direction of removing the
remaining piggeries from the district. In the second and third
quarters of the year proceedings were taken against a pig keeper
for disobeying a magistrate's order, prohibiting him from keeping
swine on his premises, situated in Normand Lane, in the parish
of Fulham. He was fined £1 and had to pay £2 5s. costs, after
which he again disobeyed the order and was again fined one
shilling and was ordered to pay five guineas costs. Several other
summonses were taken out in reference to places where swine
were kept, and in all instances but one the learned magistrate
made orders prohibiting swine from being kept upon the premises.
Many hundreds of pigs are still kept in the locality of Latymer
Road. This part of the district is totally unfit for the purpose
of pig feeding, and a most serious nuisance, injurious to public