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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
Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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These excellent results show how pure swimming bath water can be kept under continuous
filtration process.
MORTUARY.
The Mortuary provides cold chambers for the accommodation of eight bodies, two in each
compartment. One compartment is entirely isolated from the general body of the chamber, so
that two bodies of infectious cases can be accommodated separately. There is also a postmortem
room with modern equipment.
During the year 192 bodies were removed to the Mortuary and were admitted as follows:—
| By order of the Coroner | 118 |
| For convenience till funeral | 74 |
| 192 |
There were 73 post-mortems made and inquests were held in 45 cases.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The following tables show the existing accommodation in Public Conveniences in the Borough.
Under the control of the Public Health Department.
| Convenience. | Date erected. | Men. | Women. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total W.C.s. | Free W.C.s. | Urinal Stalls. | Wash Basins. | Total W.C.s. | Free W.C.s. | Wash Basins. | ||
| WALHAM GREEN | ||||||||
| (enlarged in 1930) | 1895 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| GIBB'S GREEN | 1900 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| L1LLIE ROAD | 1905 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| EELBROOK COMMON | 1929 | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| PUTNEY BRIDGE | 1934 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| WYFOLD ROAD | 1936 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| EFFIE ROAD (for men only) | 1903 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 9 | 59 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 9 | |