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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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PHARMACY AND MEDICINES ACT, 1941.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty.
FERTILIZERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
The provisions of the above Act were carried out without recourse to legal proceedings and
without special difficulty. 52 inspections were made.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1928-1931.
No difficulty was experienced during the year in regard to the administration of the above Acts.
PIGEON NUISANCE.
The Corporation, in exercise of their powers under Sec. 121 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, from time to time cause the number of pigeons in the City to be reduced when it appears to
them either that their number is excessive, or that complaints of their congregation in certain areas
are justified.
A pigeon-catcher is authorised by the Corporation to carry out the necessary trapping, and during
1948, 1,300 pigeons were destroyed by this means.
CITY MORTUARY.
Bodies received 54
Post Mortem Examinations made 46
Inquest on bodies 26
Inquests held at Holloway Prison Nil
Inquest on fires Nil
No. of articles disinfected | 139,191 |
Cases of horsehair | 16 |
Fees received | £542 |
Articles of clothing and bedding disinfected | 499 |
Rooms disinfected after cases of infectious disease | 35 |
Lockers at Post Offices disinfected | 99 |
Verminous rooms disinfected | 78 |
Ambulances, vans, &c., disinfected | 4 |
No. of scabeous persons bathed | 1 |
No. of verminous persons bathed | 144 |
No. of scabeous and verminous articles disinfected | 1,803 |
No. of children cleansed | 2,477 |
No. of articles disinfected | 2,765 |