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porary mortuary at the Wharf Chancellors and to the mortuaries
of the Fulham and Hammersmith cemeteries. During last year
your Board removed one dead body of a child that had died
from diphtheria to the Fulham cemetery. The mortuary Superintednent
refused to admit the body, and although contrary to
your Board's regulations it had to be taken to the temporary
mortuary at the Wharf Chancellors. There were 26 dead bodies
brought by the police to your temporary mortuary at the Wharf
during last year, 11 were removed from the Parish of Fulham
and 15 from the Parish of Hammersmith.
public nuisances.
During last year your Board took no proceedings in reference
to public nuisances in the District. A memorial
signed by 64 inhabitants was received by your Board complaining
of a nuisance in the neighbourhood of Broomhouse
Lane. Upon an investigation having been made it was found
that the nuisance came from the Corrisson Oil Works situated
in Townmead Road, Wandsworth Bridge Road. Your Board
wrote to the Company stating that legal proceedings would be
taken against them unless the nuisance was abated within a
period of cne month. Since the letter was written no complaint
of the nuisance has been received, but I am not able to state
whether the nuisance is abated.
Your Board received a complaint of a nuisance which was
stated to arise from the sewer ventilator in the Lillie Road in
the Parish of Fulham. Upon enquiries being made it was
found that the nuisance arose from liquid refuse from the Gas
Works of the District Railway Company being discharged into
the sewer. Your Board ordered that a notice should be served
on the Company calling upon them to cease to discharge into
the sewer any offensive matter from the Gas Works. No complaint
has since been received from any inhabitant of the
locality.
meteorology.
The average mean temperature registered during last year
was 50.7 Fahrenheit. The highest temperature was 94.2, the
lowest 24.5. Rain fell on 150 days. The total quantity of
rain registered as falling in the year was 18.05 inches.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
N. C. COLLIER,
Medical Officer of Health