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* Library books, 43; private books, 19.
Motor Disinfecting Van.— The motor van during 1931 completed
4,409 miles, carrying 3,308 cwts. of goods. The petrol consumed was
421 gallons, equal to 10.4 miles per gallon.
Mortuaries.
The number of bodies removed to the Council's mortuary under
order of the Coroner, or to await burial, was 331.
Inquests were held at the Coroner's Court, Horseferry Road, in
328 cases, and there were 8 adjourned inquests. Post-mortem
examinations were made in 189 instances. Three bodies were received
in the mortuary chapel to await burial.
London County Council and Inquest Accommodation.— The number
of coroners have been reduced and the boundaries of their districts altered
in consequence. Correspondence and interviews with officers of the
London County Council have taken place with regard to proposals that
inquests should be held at the Westminster Coroner's Court on persons
dying in other districts. It is felt that this question should be considered
in relation to the convenience of those who have to attend the inquests,
to economy in matters of transport and to saving the Coroner's time.
The City Council reported that generally inquests should be held in the
courts nearest to the place where the death took place. As regards
Westminster, the possibility of increased use of the premises on account
of outside cases might later raise the question of additional expenses
on account of heating, lighting and cleansing. These views were put
to the London County Council.