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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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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 1915:—
| 1915. Inquest held on | Name of Premises. | Date of Fire. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 5th and 12th January | 29, Upper Thames Street | 24th December, 1914. |
| 2. 22nd February | 93, Aldersgate Street | 4th February, 1915. |
| 3. „ „ | 97, „ | „ |
| 4. 24th | 85, Cannon Street, and 7, Budge Row. | 16th „ |
| 5. 15th March | 7 and 8, Frederick's Place | 9th March, 1915. |
| 6. 19th April | 38, Monkwell Street | 13th April, 1915. |
| 7. 30th „ | 27, Barbican | 27th „ „ |
| 8. 12th May | 22 and 23, Crutched Friars | 3rd May, 1915. |
| 9. 23rd June | Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames Street. | 2nd June, 1915. |
DISINFECTANTS.
As heretofore, all the disinfectants used in the Public Health Department were
obtained through your Medical Officer of Health.
They are used for the following purposes:—
A. Deodorising and "denaturalizing" condemned meat, disinfecting
public conveniences (urinals, &c.),
B. Disinfecting roadways, street gullies, &c.
C. Disinfecting premises, &c., after infectious disease, drain testing and
sundries.
The amounts paid during the past 12 months under the several headings were:—
£ s. d.
A 18 2 9
B 453 0 3
C 14 17 2
Total £486 0 2
The above amounts only relate to materials purchased for the use of the Public
Health Department. Arrangements have been made with the heads of other departments
whereby any disinfectants required by them can be obtained direct from the
Contractor supplying the Public Health Department.
PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF UNKNOWN DEAD.
The De Rechter apparatus for the preservation of the dead, installed at the City
Mortuary in March, 1909, was fully described in the Annual Report for that year.
Some portion of human remains found in the river Thames, and four bodies of
unknown persons were placed in the apparatus during the year.
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT, 1915.
The above Act as introduced into Parliament contained inter alia a Clause which
required premises newly built or re.built to be drained by gravitation or some efficient
pumping arrangement. As a result of opposition this Clause was withdrawn, and the
Act as placed on the Statute Book contains no Clause directly affecting the Public
Health.