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M 9 Rim over by motor car.
M1l Fell in front of motor bus while cycling.
M 16 Collided with motor bus while cycling.
M 61 Knocked down by motor lorry.
M 74 Knocked down by steam waggon.
F 8 Knocked down by motor lorry trailer.
F 58 Struck by motor car.
F 50 Collision of motor car with electric cable.
F 74 Knocked down by motor coach.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
(Church Row, Bethnal Green, E.2.)
During the year no bodies were received at the
Mortuary.
The limited use of the mortuary during recent
years is due to the fact that the District Coroner
now conducts the inquests in Bethnal Green cases
at Courts in adjoining boroughs and the bodies in
such cases are of course deposited in the mortuaries
attached to these Courts.
THE CREMATION OF THE DEAD.
A matter of considerable public health interest—
the manner of disposal of the dead—has not received
the amount of consideration which it merits. Although
the practice of cremation is increasing, the
great majority of bodies are disposed of by earth
burial—an unhygienic procedure, also involving the
use of a considerable amount of land in and around
our towns which might be more advantageously
employed for housing or open spaces and recreation.
So far as Bethnal Green is concerned, the difficulty
in the way of adopting the saner and more
dignified method of cremation is no doubt mainly
financial, although the fact that earth burial is such
a long established custom prevents a good many
people from seriously considering the newer and
better method. I understand from the Cremation
Society that they have instituted a system of
Cremation Assurance to enable weekly wage earners
to make provision for cremation at death.