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The sum of £10. 8. 1 was received for disinfection after
illness on request of the occupier, the cases being some in which
disinfection was not certified to be required by a Doctor. In
addition a quantity of horsehair and blankets was disinfected for
the Army Ordnance Store Department for the sum of £10. 0. 0.
THE MORTUARIES.
31. The Sun Street Mortuary was used for 197 bodies, compared
with 277, 271, and 185, in the three preceding; years.
173 were deposited for inquest and 24 for custody. 91 postmortem
examinations were made. One body was deposited in the
infectious mortuary, compared with 1, 3 and nil in the three preceding
years.
The Eltham Mortuary was used for five bodies compared
with 3 in 1915, 8 in 1916 and 5 in 1917, all for custody.
cemeteries.
32. The two Borough Cemeteries were well maintained and no
complaint was received. 839 bodies were buried in Woolwich
Cemetery compared with 720, 694, and 701, in the three previous
years. There were 915 interments in the Plumstead Cemetery,
compared with 834, 744, and 665, in the three previous years.
32 burials took place in Plumstead Churchyard, compared with 34,
51, 46, 38 and 36, in the five preceding years.
cleansing OF verminous PERSONS.
33. The station for cleansing verminous persons was opened
in November 1906. During 1918 it was used by 3,684 persons
compared with 651, 811, 954, 1,124 and 2,800, in the five preceding
years. The users were 17 adults (viz. 14 males, 3 females)
and 3,667 children (viz. 1,737 females and 1,930 males).
One of the adults was a soldier.
81 verminous houses were disinfected. The adults
came mainly from common lodging houses and the children from
County Council schools.
An agreement was entered into with the London County
Council, dated August 1911, to allow the London County Council
to use the Borough Council Cleansing Station for cleansing school
children.
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