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City of London 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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The Baths provided for the use of the tenants of these Buildings, which were
opened in May, 1904, continue to be extensively used, the number of persons
bathing during 1911 being 12,572, of whom 5,236 were males and 7,336 were
females.
The accompanying Table is compiled from the monthly records of attendances at the
Baths.

Table: CREMATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 27 Years—1885-1911.

CREMATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 27 Years—1885-1911.

YEAR.Woking*Manchester.Glasgow.Liverpool.Hall.Darlington.Leicester.Golder's Green.Birmingham.Leeds.Ilford.Sheffield.Bradford.No. of Cremations each year.
18853....................................3
188610....................................10
188713....................................13
188828....................................28
188946....................................46
189054....................................54
189199....................................99
18921043.................................107
189310130.................................131
189412547.................................172
1895150581..............................209
189613752102...........................201
1897173511610...........................250
1898240621227...........................341
1899240881623...........................367
1900301832040...........................444
1901273961840172.....................446
190227581205413115...............450
190314392243518151583............479
1904138981940208822019............570
190595973535153162522016971601
1906140904546171312298251523613743
1907108963034298132903316181813706
1908119116283237614364182419126795
19091051063046159194213019241813855
1910106114283721916415381222814840
1911114124395025121354244172010131,023
Total3,440158439155122772117296523011913579739,983

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DISINFECTION, &c., AT CITY MORTUARY.
406,014 articles of bedding, clothing, furniture, &c., were received at Golden Lane
and disinfected. Of these 401,649 were disinfected at the request of City firms
engaged in exporting second-hand clothing to South Africa, where the authorities
will not allow such articles to enter the country unless accompanied by a certificate
duly signed by a medical officer of health, vouching for the proper disinfection
of each consignment. In all 1,219 such certificates were issued during the year.
The remaining 4,365 articles were from premises in the City where infectious disease
had occurred.
204 bodies were received at the Mortuary, pending interment, 92 post-mortem
examinations were made, 182 inquests were held on bodies, and 6 inquests on
fires.