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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Luke 1899
Report on the sanitary condition, vital statistics, &c., of the Parish of St. Luke, Middlesex for the year 1899
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The number of rooms fumigated after the occurrence of cases
of infectious sickness amounted to 419.
Supply of Disinfectants.
424 persons were supplied with Carbolic Acid and Disinfecting
Powder from the Mortuary upon presentation of orders for the
same issued from this department.
The Mortuary and Coroner's Court.
During the twelve months under consideration 308 bodies have
been received into the Mortuary, 87 Inquests were held in the
Coroner's Court belonging to the Vestry, and 63 Post-mortem
Examinations were made in the Post-mortem Room adjoining
the Court.
By arrangement with the London County Council the sum of
£50 per annum is now received by the Vestry for the accommodation
afforded by the Coroner's Court in lien of payment by
fees as was wont to be the case.
Public Health {London) Act, 1891.
Food and Drugs Acts.
The following is a list of the fines and costs incurred under the several Acts, also the nature and amount of adulteration where analyses were made:—
| Fines. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contravention of the London County Council Bye-laws | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Meat and milk deposited for the purposes of sale and being unfit for food | 55 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
A short summary of the analytical work of the year 1899 may
be of interest.