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Unfortunately this section only applies to tenement houses
that began to be occupied as such after the passing of the Act, and
it can only have a very limited operation. Nevertheless it marks
a distinct step in advance. The London County Council (General
Powers) Bill, 1909, contains a similar section, enabling sanitary
authorities to require proper accommodation for food storage in
tenement houses, and it is to be hoped that this section will become
part of the sanitary code for London.
Hairdresser's Business.
During the vear an application for a Certificate in respect of
the suitability of his premises, was received from a Hairdresser.
This was granted by the Council on 3rd December, and is the
second Certificate of the kind which has been issued by the Council,
the other having been issued in 1905.
Public Mortuary.
During the year the bodies of 78 persons were brought to the
Mortuary as against 84 last year—40 by order of the Coroner, 15
by the Police, and 22 at the request of friends of the deceased
persons.
In 55 instances, or 70 per cent. of the bodies admitted, inquests
were held, and in 40 instances, or 51 per cent., post-mortem examinations
were made.

One of the bodies received at the Mortuary was that of a still
born child.