London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894
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4,446 Articles were received at Golden
Lane, and returned to the owners after
disinfection.
A steam disinfecting apparatus of the most
modern and approved type, together with the
necessary buildings, has been erected; at
the same time the old fumigating chambers
have been retained, so that a substantial
increase of efficiency has been afforded in the
methods and rapidity in which the processes
are conducted, by which the goods sent to be
disinfected are rendered completely safe from
infection and returned to their owners within
a few hours.
In a few cases compensation was given to
the owners of bedding and clothing, when
such articles were destroyed, as being unfit
for further use.
127 Bodies were received at the City
Mortuary, and there kept in decent custody
until the time of burial.
67 Coroner's Inquests were held on bodies,
and three inquests on fires.