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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
Greenwich 1925
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1925
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MORTUARY.
The Council's Mortuary was erected in 1904, and is adjacent
to the Coroner's Court in Lamb Lane.
The number of bodies dealt with since 1913 is shown below :—
| Year. | Drowned Bodies from River. | Other Bodies. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 17 | 114 | 131 |
| 1914 | 15 | 134 | 149 |
| 1915 | 15 | 194 | 209 |
| 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 |
SECTION 2.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA.
Hospitals Provided or Subsidised by Local Authority.
(1) Tuberculosis.-Sanatoria provided by London County
Council.
(2) Maternity.-Maternity Home, 78, Shooters Hill Road,
Blackheath, S.E.3, provided by the Council. Accommodation
comprises :—
(1) Receiving Ward.
(2) General Ward with 10 beds.
(3) Small Ward with 2 beds.