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City of London 1909
Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
In 10 cases only, out of 1,055 Notices issued during the year by the
District Inspectors, was it found necessary in consequence of non-compliance
to refer the matter to the City Solicitor with a view to taking such steps as he
deemed necessary to ensure the required sanitary improvement being carried
out. With one exception the Notices were subsequently complied with
without the matter being taken into Court.
The following are the cases referred to:—
| Premises. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 28-29, Aldersgate Street | Insufficient W.C. accommodation. | Notice complied with. |
| 153-5, Cannon Street | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 4, Ludgate Circus | Ditto | Premises closed. |
| Buildings. | ||
| 6, Paternoster Row | Ditto | Notice complied with. |
| 7, Water Lane | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 84, Fore Street | Fumes from gas stove | Case adjourned and notice complied with. |
| 7, Giltspur Street | Insufficient W.C. accommodation. | Notice complied with. |
| 33, Bury Street | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 3-5, Whitecross Street | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 1-6, Bridgewater Place | Ditto | In Solicitor's hands. |
REMOVAL OF HUMAN REMAINS.
Fetter Lane.
During some rebuilding operations at Nos. 104-107, Fetter Lane, a quantity
of human remains were discovered.
Application was therefore made to the Home Secretary for a Licence
authorising the removal and re-interment of the same at the City of London
Cemetery, Little Ilford.
A Licence dated the 1st January, 1909, was issued subject to the following
conditions:—
(1) That the removal be effected with due care and attention to
decency, early in the morning.
(2) That freshly made ground lime be freely sprinkled over the
coffins, the soil, or any matter that may be offensive.
(3) That the coffins be forthwith re-interred in the City of London
Cemetery at Little Ilford.
The remains, placed in five specially constructed cases, were removed in
accordance with the terms of the Licence, to Ilford Cemetery, at 7 o'clock in
the morning of the 12th January, 1909, under the supervision of your
Medical Officer.