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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
Finsbury 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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During the year applications were received from 15 persons for
which orders were duly issued. All except two availed themselves
of the facilities offered.
While the wards at Little Gray's Inn Lane were closed for a
month in June and July, the cleansing was effected at the St.
Pancras Cleansing Station, Pancras Road, N. W., for the same
fixed charge.
THE MORTUARIES.
There are two mortuaries in the borough, one at Warwick
Place, St. Luke's, and one at 47, Northampton Road, Clerkenwell.
At each place there is a disinfecting station, and a Coroner's
Court.
The returns for 1910 are as follows : —
| Northampton Road Mortuary. | WarwickPlace Mortuary. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inquest cases | 55 | 36 | 91 |
| Infectious Diseases | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Bodies deposited by Borough Orders | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Bodies brought for convenience of relatives | 45 | 55 | 100 |
| 113 | 96 | 209 |
At the Warwick Place Mortuary 23 post mortem examinations
were made; at Northampton Road 52 examinations.
During the year, the post mortem room, and mortuaries were
thoroughly renovated and the walls were tiled. New sets of
post mortem instruments were obtained, and the equipment
generally brought up-to-date, at a cost of a little over £300.