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City of London 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904
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The baths are in great demand on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but
they are used more on Fridays by both sexes than on any other day, when
the attendances are on the average doubled.
This is probably due to the large number of Jews residing in the Dwellings.
It will be seen from the figures given above that during the eight months
the new Buildings were open upwards of 7,000 baths were taken. This
speaks well for their popularity, and cannot fail to be a useful factor in
enabling the tenants to live under more healthy conditions than obtained in
the past.
DISINFECTION, &c., AT CITY MORTUARY.
2,560 articles of bedding, clothing, furniture, &c., were received at Golden
Lane and disinfected.
184 bodies were received at the Mortuary, pending interment; the number
for the three preceding years being 111, 164, and 190.
Number of Articles disinfected, Bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1904, compared with the previous five years.
| Year. | Articles of Bedding, &c., disinfected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary. | Inquests held on bodies. | Inquests held on Fires. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 9,175 | 102 | 49 | Nil. |
| 1900 | 4,100 | 98 | 61 | Nil. |
| 1901 | 5,527 | 111 | 77 | 1 |
| 1902 | 5,399 | 164 | 140 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7,064 | 190 | 160 | 7 |
| Average for previous five years | 6,253 | 133 | 97 | 1.8 |
| 1904 | 2,560 | 184 | 150 | 6 |