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Public Mortuary.
One hundred and thirty bodies were removed to
the Mortuary during 1931, and were admitted as
follows:-
By order of the Coroner 115
Brought by the Police 4
For convenience till funeral 11
Total 130
The number of inquests held during the year was
97 and in 56 of these cases post-mortem examinations
were made. The total number of post-mortem examinations
made during the year was 78.
Sanitary Inspection of the District.
The ultimate aim of sanitary inspection is to
promote the health of the inhabitants of the district
and to lower the death-rate.
The duties of a sanitary inspector are many and
varied, but are mainly in connection with housing,
drainage and inspection of food, food premises, workshops
and workplaces, and other places where work is
done for profit. The inspection of factories is principally
the duty of inspectors appointed by the Home
Office but Local Authorities have also certain functions
in factories which are carried out in co-operation with
the Factory Inspector.
The following inspections of dwelling-houses were
made during the year by the Sanitary Inspectors:-
Cause. Premises Inspected.
In consequence of complaint 2,712
In consequence of infectious disease 810
House-to-house initial inspections 740
Re-inspections 18,390