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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
City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Number of Articles disinfected, Bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1905, compared with the previous five years.
| Year. | Articles of Bedding, &c., disinfected. | Bodies received at the Mortuary. | Inquests held on bodies. | Inquests held on Fires. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 4,100 | 98 | 61 | Nil. |
| 1901 | 5,527 | 111 | 77 | 1 |
| 1902 | 5,399 | 164 | 140 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7,064 | 190 | 160 | 7 |
| 1904 | 2,560 | 184 | 150 | 6 |
| Average for previous five years | 4,930 | 149 | 118 | 3 |
| 1905 | 2,158 | 183 | 164 | 8 |
Inquests were held on fires that occurred at the following places :—
3rd February, 1905 . City Mills Buildings, 1, Upper Thames Street.
4th April, „ . 11, Queen Victoria Street—Mansion House Chambers.
4th „ „ . 1 and 2, Oxford Court.
19th October, „ . 63, St. Paul's Churchyard.
24th „ ,, . City Mills Buildings, 1, Upper Thames Street.
27th „ „ . A wagon laden with petrol burnt in Cornhill.
7th November, „ . 49, Queen Victoria Street.
30th „ „ 11, Bradford Avenue.
Plans for re.constructing and re.arranging the buildings containing the
post.mortem room, disinfecting machinery, &c., destroyed in October, 1904,
were passed by the Committee on 28th March, 1905, tender for rebuilding
accepted on 25th July, 1905, and the work of restoration is now almost
completed.
DISINFECTANTS.
The methods adopted in 1901 for disinfecting public thoroughfares, &c.,
referred to in detail in your Medical Officer's Annual Reports for that and
the succeeding year, were continued during 1905.
As heretofore, all chemicals and disinfectants supplied throughout the
Public Health Department were obtained through your Medical Officer.