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Chelsea 1931
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931
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PUBLIC MORTUARY.
Under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, section 88, every sanitary
authority must provide and fit up a proper place for the reception of
dead bodies before interment.
The Chelsea Mortuary is situated in Arthur Street.
Number of Bodies received in Mortuary during 1931 78
1. To await Inquests:—
(a) Infectious
(b.)Non-infectious 41
2. To await burial 8
3. Sanitary grounds —
Number of Post-Mortem examinations 64
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—No premises for the manufacture
of rag flock are maintained in the Borough and no samples of rag flock
have been taken, during the year.
Offensive Trades.—At the present time there are no offensive trades
in the Borough.