Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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MORTUARY. The Council's Mortuary was erected in 1904, and is situate adjacent to the Coroner's Court in Lamb Lane. The number of bodies dealt with since 1916 is shown below:-
Year | Drowned Bodies from River | Other Bodies | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1916 | 11 | 182 | 193 |
1917 | 15 | 209 | 224 |
1918 | 24 | 138 | 162 |
1919 | 12 | 120 | 132 |
1920 | 14 | 175 | 189 |
1921 | 15 | 152 | 167 |
1922 | 14 | 166 | 180 |
1923 | 12 | 170 | 182 |
1924 | 21 | 182 | 203 |
1925 | 17 | 204 | 221 |
1926 | 23 | 214 | 237 |
1927 | 9 | 275 | 284 |
1928 | 10 | 351 | 361 |