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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
Stepney 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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269 articles of clothing were destroyed at the request of their owners in addition
to half-a-ton of damaged military clothing from the Tower of London at the request
of the Military Authorities.
30,519 articles were disinfected at the Disinfecting Station during the year.
The Mortuary.
The number of bodies deposited in the Mortuary during the year was 496, 435
being removed by the Coroner for the purpose of holding inquests. 57 post mortem
examinations were made; 50 bodies were deposited in the Jewish part of the
Mortuary, but 19 only were officially "watched." The bodies of 9 persons who died
from infectious diseases were placed in the Infectious Mortuary.
Unsound Food Destroyed during the Year.
The following foodstuffs were destroyed during the year under the Unsound
Food Series and the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908.
I.—At the Wharves.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Meat | 3 Crates of Rabbits | — | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Preserved Meats | 82,009 Tins of Beef | 57 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 4,757 „ Rabbits | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| 866 „ Tongues | 1 | 8 | 3 | 26 | |
| 296 „ Mutton | — | 15 | 3 | 12 | |
| Fresh Fish | 712 Boxes | 49 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Preserved Fish | 26,933 Tins of Salmon | 8 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 21,016 „ Crayfish | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 300 „ Herrings | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 238 „ Lobsters | — | 1 | 0 | 25 | |
| Fresh Fruit and Vegetables | 15,293 Crates of Bananas | 359 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 Bags of Potatoes | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 Boxes of Oranges | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 „ Tomatoes | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Carried forward | 490 | 2 | 2 | 27 |