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CORONER'S COURT AND MORTUARY.
One hundred and twenty-nine bodies were removed to
the Mortuary. Thirteen of these were from outside districts and
twenty-nine from the Lewisham Union Infirmary. Inquests
were held in 123 cases.
The bodies of three persons dying from an infectious
disease were removed from their homes to the portion of the
Mortuary specially allocated for such eases.
DISINFECTION.
During the year 1,315 rooms were disinfected by formalin
spray, and 28,322 articles of bedding, clothing, &c., removed
from infected homes to the Council's Disinfecting Station for
treatment in the steam disinfector. The figures for the previous
year were 1,873 rooms and 28,135 articles.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The following is a Summary of the Legal Proceedings
instituted by order of your Council:—
Proceedings under the Sale of Food and Drugs and
Margarine Acts:-
(a) Adulterations:
Summonses issued 12
Convictions obtained 8
Fines imposed £78
Costs imposed £5 8s. 6d.
Details of the above are set out in Tables F, G, and I of the
Report of the Public Analyst, in Part IV. of this Report.