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THE MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT, 1884.
From the 1st January to the 31st December, 1884, 659 bodies were
received at the Mortuary, the daily average being 1.8.
366 inquests have been held during the same period, the sum of
£55 12s. 6d. having been paid to the Vestry for the accommodation afforded
by the Coroner's Court.
The proportion of inquests to deaths was about 7 per cent. for the
whole year.
SANITARY WORK OF THE YEAR, 1884—85.
Table No. VI.
This table of our Sanitary work has been prepared in the usual manner,
showing in the upper portion the number and variety of the inspections, reinspections,
and calls made by the District Inspectors during the year, and in
the lower portion the amendments effected.
In addition, the District Inspectors have also reported the premises from
which they have found removal of dust to be necessary.
By the authority of the Sanitary Committee, carbolic acid was again used
during the summer months in watering some of the streets. McDougall's
Powder was also used in the hottest and driest part of the season in the
courts, and in connection with the Sunday morning cleansing of the channels
of the Essex, Caledonian, and Holloway roads, where these thoroughfares are
used as market-places until late on Saturday night.
It will be seen from this table that a much larger number of inspections
were made and corresponding improvements effected than usual, notwithstanding
the epidemics of Small-pox and Diphtheria, the excess being chiefly due
to the fact that an extra temporary Inspector was employed in the work
during the last nine months of the year.
THE SLAUGHTER AND COW HOUSES IN ISLINGTON, 1884—85.
At the Annual Licensing of 1884, there were 79 applications for renewal
of licences to Slaughter-houses, 78 being granted. The applicant in one case
not being in attendance the licence lapsed.