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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The Acts also stipulate that all "preserved" eggs shall be so marked before being offered
for sale and that all premises used for the cold storage or chemical storage of eggssshall be
registered with the local authority. There are no firms so registered in the City of London. No
difficulty was experienced in the administration of these Acts.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926
This Act prohibits the importation of certain foodstuffs unless they bear marks indicating
the "country of origin" or whether they are of "Foreign" or "Empire" origin. No difficulty has
been experienced in the administration of this Act.
CITY MORTUARY
| Bodies received | 204 |
|---|---|
| Post \iortem Examinations made | 204 |
| Inquests on bodies | 34 |
| Inquest held at Holloway Prison | 1 |
| Inquest on fires . . | Nil |
| No. of articles disinfected | 771,684 |
| Cases of horsehair | 148 |
| Fees received | £3,717 |
| Articles of bedding disinfected | 68 |
| Premises disinfected after cases of infectious disease | 2 |
| Lockers at Post Offices disinfected | 83 |
| Verminous premises disinfected | 17 |
| No. of verminous persons bathed | 1,054 |
| No. of scabious persons bathed | 13 |
| No. of articles disinfected | 10,670 |