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Strand (Westminster) 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London, 1894

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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF

Into the mortuaries in the Strand District were as follows:—

Total number of Bodies.After Infectious Disease.Post-mortem examinations made.
Strand Mortuary55628
St. Anne's „139
Savoy Deadhouse42
Total72639

SANITARY WORK.
The following list summarises the work carried out
under the supervision of the department during the
year:—
Houses and workshops inspected* 3,103
Number of visits paid by Sanitary Inspectors 8,815
Preliminary notices served 576
Orders made by the Board ("Public Health
London Act") 60
Premises in which works have been carried
out 610
Workshops:—
Cleansed and Whitewashed 149
Over-crowding abated 4
Ventilation improved 12
Houses:—
Cleansed and Whitewashed Throughout 14
Partially 190
Ventilation improved, walls, ceilings and
floors repaired 35
* Exclusive of special inspection of houses in area represented under the
" Housing of the Working Classes Act."