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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 1926

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1926

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Table: 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 1914 is shown below:—

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 1914 is shown below:—

YearDrowned Bodies from RiverOther BodiesTotal
191415134149
191515194209
191611182193
191715209224
191824138162
191912120132
192014175189
192115152167
192214166180
192312170182
192421182203
192517204221
192623214237