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THE MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT, 1889.
From the 1st January to the 31st December, 1889, 613 bodies
were received at the Mortuary, the daily average being 1.7.
321 inquests have been held during the same period, the sum
of £50 12s. 6d. having been paid to the Vestry for the accommodation
afforded by the Coroner's Court.
The proportion of inquests to deaths was about 6.7 per cent, for
the whole year.
SANITARY WORK OF THE YEAR, 1889.90.
Table No. VII.
This table of our Sanitary work has been prepared in the usual
manner, showing in the upper portion the number and variety of the
inspections, re.inspections, and calls made by the District Inspectors
during the year, and in the lower portion the amendments effected.
In addition, the Inspectors generally have reported the premises
from which they have found the removal of dust to be necessary on
making their ordinary inspections.
The practice adopted by the Sanitary Committee of carrying out
the fumigation of rooms, free of cost, where infectious disease has
occurred, has proved very effectual.
During the year, 8G2 rooms were fumigated by the labourer
specially employed for that purpose.
By the authority of the Sanitary Committee, Carbolic Acid was
again used during the summer months in watering some of the streets.
Disinfecting Powder was also used in the hottest and driest part of the
season in the courts, and in connection with the Sunday morning
cleansing of the channels of the Essex, Caledonian, and Holloway
Roads, these thoroughfares being used as market.places until
late on Saturday night. The Dust Bins were also disinfected by the
Dustmen after removing the Dust from the houses of the inhabitants
during the Summer months.