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As regards the second, I fear that there is little prospect of securing legislation forbidding
this practice.
As far as the third point is concerned, the City Corporation have approached the local
authorities concerned and directed their attention to the desirability of concerted and cooperative
action.
In regard to shooting, I am given to understand that shooting with a special type of gun,
which, I am assured, is harrpless to human beings and will not damage property or break
glass, has been found to be remarkably effective. Unfortunately, the promise already
referred to prevents the use of this method.
The principal places of congregation of these birds in the City are such places as St. Paul's
Cathedral, Guildhall Yard, Royal Exchange, Bank of England, Carpenters' Hall, the several
railway stations, markets, etc. It will be seen, therefore, that the City is generally infested.
The contractor reports that he has caught 226 birds and, in addition, 769 have been
caught by your own Officers, a total of 995 birds.
EXHUMATION AND RE-INTERMENT OF BODIES AT THE CITY OF LONDON CEMETERY.
When any application for the exhumation of any body interred at the City of London
Cemetery, at Ilford, is received by the Home Office, permission has, in the past, invariably
been accompanied by the provision that the exhumation, and subsequent re-interment,
if in the same cemetery, shall be carried out under the supervision of your Medical Officer
of Health. During the year three such exhumations and re-interments were effected,
and each was carried out in the early hours of the morning, in the presence of relatives and
under my supervision.
A recent decision of the Home Office will, except in special circumstances, relieve your
Medical Officer of this obligation in future exhumations.
DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS.
Byron House, Fleet Street and Salisbury Court ; St. Martin's-le-Grand ; 69, Old
Broad Street ; News Chronicle Offices, Bouverie Street.
As so frequently happens in the City of London, excavation preparatory to the erection
of large blocks of buildings has resulted in the exhumation of human remains. In each of
the above-mentioned four cases these remains were very small in number and consisted
mainly of broken pieces of bone which had obviously been disturbed at some previous date.
They were all old and, with the approval of the Coroner and the City Police, and in accordance
with the usual practice, they were re-interred on the respective sites with due reverence.
FACTORIES ACT, 1937, AND PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936 (SECTION 181).
Factories and Workplaces.—The premises upon the Register number 4,037, in which
are included 8,506 workrooms, &c.
There were served 1,366 notices during the year for varioils purposes under the Acts.
The number of Factories and Workplaces at present Registered is as follows :—
Registered
Places. Workrooms, &c., in
Registered Places.
FACTORIES (With Power) 1,698 4,124
„ (Without Power) 1,108 1,545
WORKPLACES
Kitchens of Restaurants and Tea Rooms 732 1,612
Kitchens of Licensed Premises 286 854
Stables 6 63
Other places 207 308
4,037 8,506
The following is a Summary of Inspections of separate workrooms, &c., during the year:—
Workshop Inspectors Woman Inspector. Totals.
FACTORIES (With Power) 1,049 1,049
„ (Without Power) 359 359
WORKPLACES 936 390 1,326