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the parish of Fulham, and 61 in the parish of Hammersmith,
against 76 in the previous year, of which there were 17 in the
parish of Fulham, and 59 in the parish of Hammersmith. The
great difference in the number of the deaths in the two parishes is
due to there being a very much larger population in the parish of
Hammersmith than in the parish of Fulham, also because in the
former parish there is a public hospital which admits accident cases
from other districts.
Inquests.
There were 165 inquests held last year, of which there were 55
in the parish of Fulham, and 110 in the parish of Hammersmith,
against 151 in the previous year, of which there were 54 in the
parish of Fulham, and 97 in the parish of Hammersmith.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
There were 214 deaths registered as occurring at public instituions,
of which there were 50 in the parish of Fulham, and 64 in
the parish of Hammersmith, against 447 in the previous year, of
which there were 390 in the parish of Fulham, and 57 in the parish
of Hammersmith. Of the 149 in the parish of Fulham 137 (males
75 and females 62) took place at the Fulham Union Workhouse ;
12 (males 6 and females 6) at the Western District Hospital ; and
one a female at the Female Convict Prison. The 64 in the parish
of Hammersmith (males 45 females 19) occurred at the West
London Hospital. The great diminution in the number of deaths
in the parish of Fulham, was due to the small number of deaths
registered at the Fulham hospital; there being only 12 deaths
registered as occurring in that institution last year against 258
deaths in the year previous.
Piggeries-
The nuisance occasioned by keeping swine in many parts of the
district still continues. There are very few swine kept in the
parish of Fulham, your Board having obtained magistrate's orders
in nearly every case during the last six years. In the parish of
Hammersmith there are however a great many kept in localities
and in a condition so as to be a serious nuisance and injurious to
health. At present there is a difficulty in obtaining evidence to
support a case for prosecution; as the inhabitants although annoyed
by the nuisance are unwilling to come forward and give evidence
against their neighbours. During last year several piggeries were
abolished under notices from your Board, and three summonses were
taken out against pig-keepers. In one Fulham case the magistrate
made an order for the removal of the swine, giving the defendant
three months to dispose of them. In this case several witnesses
were called to prove a nuisance. It was a case in which the same
magistrate had viewed the locality and refused to give an order on
a previous occasion. Since then a large number of houses had
been built and inhabited in close proximity to the piggery. In
the other two cases, which were in the parish of Hammersmith, the
magistrate refused to make orders because none of the inhabitants