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impossible for an inspector to prove that the flock used in re-upholstering
and re-stuffing was not being re-used. The judgment given in a subsequent
case, Cooper v. Swift, 1913, has removed another administrative difficulty
which was of a very serious character. It was contended by the trade
that rag flock did not come within the Act unless it was made from rags
which had been worn to a state of raggedness on the human person.
The Court decided that any flock made from woven material constituted
rag flock, irrespective of the way in which the material had been
reduced to its state of raggedness.
Public Mortuary.
During the year, the bodies of 107 persons were brought to the
mortuary, this being the same number as in 1912,-67 by order of the
Coroner, 17 by the Police, and 23 at the request of friends of the
deceased persons.
In 82 instances (or 77 per cent. of the bodies admitted) inquests
were held, and in 57 instances (or 53 per cent.) post-mortem examinations
were made.