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Rag and Bone By-Laws.—One of the by-laws made by the London County
Council prohibits the distribution or sale of any article of food or any balloon or
other toy from any premises used for the business, or from any cart, barrow, or other
vehicle or receptacle used for the collection or disposal of rags and bones, etc., or
in any other way connected with the business. This by-law is frequently broken.
No summonses were taken out during this year.
Rag Flock.—Four samples of rag flock were taken for analysis. Such material
must comply with the Rag Flock Regulations, in which it is laid down that the
soluble chlorine in the form of chlorides must not exceed 30 parts of chlorine in
100,000 parts of flock. All the samples complied with the Regulations, as the result
of analyses show, the number of parts of chlorine being, respectively, 8; 9.6; 8;
8.
At the request of the manufacturers, 98 bales of rag flock were disinfected
before export, and the necessary certificates were given to enable importation
into South Africa to take place. Payments in respect of this service amounted
to £51 9s. 0d.
Mortuaries.—The Public Mortuary is in Sunbury Street, Woolwich, but in
recent years this has been little used, owing to the centralisation of Coroners' Courts
in London. Inquests on Woolwich cases are held in Lewisham or Greenwich.
The temporary mortuary in Eltham was closed in June, 1937.
The following Table shows the use made of the mortuaries during the year:—

Cemeteries.—The Council own three cemeteries within the Borough, two in
Plumstead and one in Eltham. The two in Plumstead are known respectively as
the Woolwich Cemetery and the Plumstead Cemetery, the Woolwich one being
divided into two portions, the Old and the New. Eltham Cemetery was opened
for interments in April, 1935. Burials also take place in Eltham Churchyard, and
rarely in a private burial ground within the grounds of Christchurch Priory in
Eltham High Street.