London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Westminster 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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Coroner's Court and Mortuary.
| Number of articles disinfected from the Guards' Hospitals and Quarters | 8,240 |
| Number of articles disinfected from the United Parishes... | 10,714 |
| Number of rooms disinfected | 368 |
| Number of families removed to the Vestry's Reception rooms | 12 |
| Number of bodies removed to the mortuary | 309 |
| Number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court | 272 |
| Number of bodies to await burial | 37 |
As all the inquests from the other parishes of the City are
now held at this Court, I append the list of work which was
performed for the year 1899, for the sake of comparison.
| Number of articles disinfected from the Guards' Hospitals, &c. | 1,545 |
| Number of articles disinfected from the United Parishes Number of rooms disinfected | 17,200 430 |
| Number of families removed to the Vestry's Reception rooms | 21 |
| Number of bodies removed to the mortuary | 272 |
| Number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court | 230 |
| Number of bodies to await burial | 42. |
LEGAL PEOCEEDINGS.
Inspector Dee.
Eight summonses for infringements of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, were taken out during the year. In six
cases the Vestry were successful in recovering £2 3s. 6d. in
costs or fines, one case was withdrawn, the work having been
completed prior to the hearing, and the other case after two
hearings, at each of which the defendants were represented
by Counsel, was adjourned sine die.