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Mortuary Report for the year ended 31st December, 1925.
Bodies Received, etc.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Inquests.
Postmortems.
Under
1 year
of
age.
Unknown.
Deposited
to await
burial
only.
Infectious.
113
64
49
111
69
12
1
1
1
Eight bodies were detained after inquests to await burial owing
to lack of accommodation at the homes, and three owing to advanced
decomposition.
Boroughs of which deceased persons were residents
Deptford 65
Greenwich 15
Lewisham 9
Camberwell 2
Bermondsey 16
Wimbledon 1
Poplar 2
Lambeth 2
Northfleet 1
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) Sale of Milk.
In December, 1923, the attention of the Public Health Committee
was drawn to the milk shops. To begin with, it was explained that
in the City of London very considerable alterations of the Register had
resulted from the survey of milksellers in consequence of the 1922
Milk Amendment Act. Further knowledge as to action taken elsewhere
obtained, as follows:—
At Westminster, the Medical Officer of Health wrote to me that
"several new applicants have been refused on the grounds of the
unsuitability of the premises, or that other articles are sold liable to
contaminate milk." At Woolwich, one man was struck off owing to
"general shop conditions and methods of the retailer." At Lewisham,
" several persons were removed owing to unsuitable premises, other
articles being sold, such as paraffin." At Fulham, two men were
struck off owing to "unsatisfactory condition of the milk premises, and
both men had several convictions registered against them for selling
adulterated milk." At Holborn, the Council discussed a case in which
"milk premises, fixtures and utensils were found to be in a dirty
condition." In Marylebone, 70 to 80 were struck off in the last five
years, mostly owing to the sale of milk, plus paraffin, pickled herrings,
sauer-kraut, open pickles, firewood, coal blocks, loose vinegar, etc."
In Kensington, in 1921 and 1922, 30 retailers gave up the sale on being