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City of London 1912
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1912
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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. In all 1,267 such certificates were issued during the year.
The remaining 3,446 articles were from premises in the City where infectious disease
had occurred.
191 bodies were received at the Mortuary, pending interment, 78 post-mortem
examinations were made, 161 inquests were held on bodies, and 6 inquests on
fires.
Number or Articles disinfected, Bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1912, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 4,672 | 193 | 165 | 8 |
| 1908 | 10,078 | 194 | 173 | 3 |
| 1909 | 325,831 | 205 | 187 | 3 |
| 1910 | 418,957 | 180 | 161 | 2 |
| 1911 | 406,014 | 204 | 182 | 6 |
| Average for previous five years | 233,150 | 195 | 173 | 4 |
| 1912............ | 355,151 | 191 | 161 | 6 |
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 1912:—
1911.
Inquest held on
Name of Premises.
Date of Fire.
27th March and 3rd April 70, Queen Victoria Street 21st March, 1912.
7th and 8th May, 1912 Ditto 30th April, 1912.
7th and 8th May, 1912 Ditto 1st May, 1912.
7th and 8th May, 1912 Ditto 1st May, 1912.
7th and 8th May, 1912 Ditto 2nd May, 1912.
DISINFECTION OF CONVEYANCES AFTER CARRYING
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Five public conveyances, which had been used to convey patients suffering from
infectious diseases to hospital, have been disinfected at the City Disinfecting Station,
Golden Lane, E.C.
DISINFECTANTS.
As heretofore, all the disinfectants used in the Public Health Department were
obtained through your Medical Officer of Health.
They are used for the following purposes:—
A. Deodorising and "denaturalizing" condemned meat, disinfecting
public conveniences (urinals, &c.).