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City of London 1899

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899

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DISINFECTION, &c., AT CITY
MORTUARY.
9,175 articles of bedding, clothing, furniture,
&c., were received at Golden Lane and disinfected.
102 bodies were received at the Mortuary,
pending interment ; the number for the three
preceding years being 94, 131, and 108.

NUMBER of Articles disinfected, bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1899, compared with the average for the previous five years.

Year.Articles of BeddiDg, &c., disinfected.Bodies received at the Mortuary.Inquests held on bodies.Inquests held on Fires.
18944,446127673
18955,637113593
18966,05594612
18975,075131683
18985,349108592
Average for previous five years.5,3121156393
18999,17510249Mil.