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Disinfection of wearing apparel, &c., under the Midwives Act,
was carried out in four cases.
Two hundred and seventy books belonging to the Council’s
Public Library, collected from houses where infectious diseases had
occurred, were disinfected before being put back into circulation.
Seven premises consisting of eight rooms were fumigated during
the year, under the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1904, as being verminous.
Four sets of horse clothing were disinfected after glanders.
THE SHELTER.
The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 60, SubSection
4, imposes on the Sanitary Authority the duty of making
provision for the temporary housing of persons who are compelled to
leave their dwellings for the purpose of enabling such dwellings to
be disinfected by the Sanitary Authority.
The accommodation provided at the new premises in Watson
Street consists of a detached building containing two separate and
distinct tenements, each consisting of two bedrooms, kitchen, larder,
bathroom, and w.c. The two bathrooms can be used for the
cleansing of Verminous Persons. Up to the end of the year there
had been no occasion to use the shelter.
MORTUARY AND CORONER’S COURT.
I am pleased to be able to report that the Mortuary and
Coroner’s Court were completed during the year. We have now the
Coroner's Court, Mortuary, Disinfecting Station, and Isolation
Shelter all on one site, which is a great convenience.
The Mortuary and Coroner’s Court were formally opened on
June 24th, 1908, by Councillor Walter Falkner, the Chairman of the
Public Health Committee.
The Mortuary consists of a Mortuary Chamber, 25-ft. by 20-ft.,
containing six Catacombs, Viewing Table, &c.
The Post-mortem Room, which measures 23-ft. by 16-ft. 9-in.,
contains two tables, one fixed and one revolving, a sink, and Lavatory
basin fitted with hot and cold water, all by John Jones, Ltd., of Chelsea.
Adjoining this is the Surgeon’s Room, and Surgeon’s Lavatory and w.c.
In the front of the building is a Waiting Room, 12-ft. by 10-ft.,
for the use of mourners. Separating this from the Mortuary, is a
corridor from which the jurymen view the body, through a fixed
window looking into the Mortuary Chamber, a screen being placed
round the body so that nothing else is visible.
The Infectious Mortuary is quite separate and distinct, and is a
chamber 17-ft. by 14-ft.