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City of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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DISINFECTION, &c., AT CITY MORTUARY.
169,452 articles of bedding, clothing, furniture, &c., were received at Golden Lane
and disinfected. Of these 147,282 were disinfected at the request of City firms
engaged in exporting secondhand 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, 698 such certificates were issued during the year.
6,170 articles were from premises in the City where infectious disease had occurred, and
the remainder, 16,000, were articles of clothing disinfected at the request of the
Management of the Belgian War Refugees Home, Manchester Hotel.
194 bodies were received at the Mortuary pending interment, and 76 postmortem
examinations were made. 172 inquests were held on bodies, and 5 inquests on
fires.
Number of Articles disinfected, Bodies received at the Mortuary, and Inquests held at the Coroner's Court in the City during 1914, 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 325,831 | 205 | 187 | 3 |
| 1910 | 418,957 | 180 | 161 | 2 |
| 1911 | 406,014 | 204 | 182 | 6 |
| 1912 | 355,151 | 191 | 161 | 6 |
| 1913 | 283,989 | 205 | 176 | 6 |
| Average for previous five years | 357,989 | 197 | 174 | 5 |
| 1914 | 169,452 | 194 | 172 | 5 |
Dr. F. J. Waldo, J. P., Coroner for London and Southwark, has kindly furnished
me with the following list of places in the City which were the subject of Fire
Inquests held by him during 1914:—
1914.
Inquest held on
Name of Premises.
Date of Fire.
1. 19th February 36 and 37, Cock Lane 11th February, 1914.
2. 24th July Messrs. Spiers and Pond's 15th July, 1914.
Stores, Water Lane.
3. 6th August 23, Nicholl Square 24th July, 1914.
4. 5th November 4, Little College Street, Upper 22nd October, 1914.
Thames Street.
5. 18th December 39 and 40, Hutton Street 11th December.