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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
Bethnal Green 1926
Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1926
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PUBLIC MORTUARY.
(Church Row, Bethnal Green, E.2.)
During the year 129 bodies were received at the Mortuary, i.e.—
| During the year 129 bodies were received at the Mortuary, i.e.— | |
| On Coroner's order | 88 |
| From the Police | 7 |
| At the request of relatives | 34 |
Exact particulars are only available as to the 93
bodies on which coroner's inquests were held. On
57 of these bodies post-mortem examinations were
male.
Mortuary Statistics.
| Mortuary Statistics. | |
| Places from which bodies were brought to the Mortuary. | |
| Removed by the Police from the canal and Victoria Park Lake | 4 |
| Removed by the Police from streets, etc. | 3 |
| Removed from Bethnal Green Hospital | 25 |
| „ „ Queen's Hospital | 10 |
| „ „ Mildmay Mission Hospital. | 3 |
| „ „ Victoria Park Hospital | 1 |
| „ „ Private houses, etc. | 47 |
| Total | 93 |