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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 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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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 1915 is shown below:—
| Year | Drowned Bodies from River | Other Bodies | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 16 | 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 |
| 1926 | 23 | 214 | 237 |
| 1927 | 9 | 275 | 284 |