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Accommodation for the storage of Food.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1937, Section 65.
This section extends the requirements of Section 184 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Accommodation for the Storage
of Food in certain Tenement Houses) to every tenement house.
Under the London Act the provision of storage accommodation
for food could not be enforced in any tenement house used or
occupied as such before 16th August, 1909. The Health Department
has given consideration to these extended powers, and notices have
been served under the Act in suitable cases.
Sixteen notices were served last year for the provision of
ventilated food cupboards. In all 30 such cupboards were installed.
Mortuary, Coroner's Court, Shelter and Disinfecting Station.
These premises are situated at Nos. 47 and 49 Northampton
Road, and will be out of use for these purposes when the new
Health Centre is opened.
Mortuary.—The Mortuary premises are old and not ideal for
the purpose ; there are no cold chambers such as are usually included
in a modern mortuary and the need for such provision is obvious
during hot weather. 47 bodies were received last year.
Coroner's Court.—These premises have not been used for
the purpose for some years.
Shelter.—The Shelter provided for contacts (No. 49 Northampton
Road) consists of a 9-roomed house; 5 of these rooms are
occupied by the caretaker, the remainder of the upper floors being
used for contacts of cases of small-pox when required, and for
accommodating families during the disinfection of their premises
after infectious diseases. The Holborn Metropolitan Borough has
the use of the shelter, for which a sum of £37 10s. Od. per annum
is paid. Last year the shelter was used on four occasions by
families from Holborn.
Disinfecting Station.—The Station is situated on the same
premises. The disinfector is a Washington-Lyons high pressure