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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 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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Wards in Little Gray's Inn Lane, Holborn. When the casual
wards were taken over by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, this
arrangement was discontinued. During the year applications
were received from 2 persons, for whom orders were duly issued.
Both 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 Warwick Place mortuary was closed
in December, 1912.
The mortuary returns for the year are appended:—
| Northampton Road Mortuary. | Warwick Place Mortuary. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inquest cases | 86 | 35 | 121 |
| Infectious Diseases | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bodies deposited by Borough Orders | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bodies brought for convenience of relatives | 58 | 66 | 124 |
| 153 | 101 | 254 |
At the Warwick Place Mortuary 24 post mortem examinations
were made; at Northampton Road 75 examinations.
The Shelter.—The Council's shelter is situated at 47, Northampton
Road, Clerkenwell, in connection with the Disinfecting
Station. In 1912, 4 families, 18 persons in all, availed themselves
of its accommodation.
Offensive Trades.—In Finsbury there is only one registered
offensive trade—Mr. Joseph L. Henson, Tripe Dresser, 137.
Whitecross Street. This was inspected on 5 occasions in 1912,
It was not found necessary to serve any notice for sanitary defects.