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MORTUARIES AND CORONERS'
COURTS*
The 2 Coroners' Courts are under the jurisdiction of the
London County Council—the Wanless Road one being the
freehold of the County Council, and the High Street one
being rented at a rent of £100 per annum by the London
County Council from the Borough Council, the freeholders
The 2 Mortuaries (Wanless Road and High Street) are the
freeholds of the Borough Council.
The following are the details of work done during 1913
at the two mortuaries and coroners' courts:—
(a) Total number of bodies received, 383—280 at High
Street and 103 at Wanless Road.
(b) Post-mortem examinations conducted 208—144 st
High Street and 64 at Wanless Road.
(c) Coroners' court sat 177 times—137 at High Street
and 40 Wanless Road.
(d) Number of bodies brought in by the Police, 56—44
to High Street and 12 to Wanless Road.
(e) Number of bodies brought in by undertakers or
private persons 327—236 to High Street and 91 »o
Wanless Road.
* The Council's Mortuary Keepers are:—Joshua Fazey (Wanless
Road and Robert William Harriss (High Street). There is alto a
Deputy Mortuary Keeper.