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City of London 1909

Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909

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DISINFECTION, &c., AT CITY MORTUARY.
325,831 articles of bedding, clothing, furniture, &c., were received at Golden
Lane and disinfected. Of these 322,916 were disinfected at the request of
City firms engaged in exporting second-hand clothing to South Africa,
where the authorities will not allow such articles to enter the country unless
accompanied by a certificate duly signed by a medical officer of health,
vouching for the proper disinfection of each consignment, the remaining
2,915 articles were from premises in the City where infectious disease had
occurred.
205 bodies were received at the Mortuary, pending interment, 77
post-mortem examinations were made, 187 inquests were held on bodies, and
3 inquests on fires.

Table: Number of Articles disinfected, Bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1909, compared with! the previous five years.

Number of Articles disinfected, Bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1909, 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.
19042,5601841506
19052,1581831648
19063,7962362163
19074,6721931658
190810,0781941733
Average for previous five years4,6531981736
1909325,8312051873

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* Excluding articles disinfected for export.

Table: Dr. F. J. Waldo, J. P., Coroner for London and Southwark, has kindly furnished me with the following list of places in the City which were the subject of Fire Inquests held by him during 1909:—

Dr. F. J. Waldo, J. P., Coroner for London and Southwark, has kindly furnished me with the following list of places in the City which were the subject of Fire Inquests held by him during 1909:—

1909. Inquest held onName of Premises.Date of Fire.
1. April 16th and 23rdNo. 89, Fleet Street12th April, 1909
2. June 25thNo. 5, Lauderdale Buildings, Alders-gate Street.18th June, 1909
3. September 28th and October 1st.No. 14, London Wall17th September, 1909