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Finsbury 1911
Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911
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for the cleansing of Finsbury cases under this Act, at a cost of six
shillings per person.
This cleansing is effected and the clothes of applicants are freed
from vermin at the Casual Wards, in Little Gray's Inn Lane,
Holborn.
During the year applications were received from 11 persons, for
whom orders were duly issued. All except four availed themselves
of the facilities offered.
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 1911 are as follows:-
| Northampton Road Mortuary. | Warwick Place Mortuary. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inquest cases | 79 | 40 | 119 |
| Infectious Diseases | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Bodies deposited by Borough Orders | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bodies brought for convenience of relatives | 69 | 59 | 128 |
| 155 | 105 | 260 |
At the Warwick Place Mortuary 27 post mortem examinations
were made; at Northampton Road 69 examinations.
The Shelter.—The Council's shelter is situated at 47, Northampton
Road, Clerkenwell, in connection with the Disinfecting
Station