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Bethnal Green 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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(12) Mortuary.
The Council's Mortuary at St. Matthew's Row continued to
serve both the Shoreditch and Bethnal Green Boroughs. During the
year 270 bodies were received there and 249 post mortem
examinations were made.
(13) Burial of the Dead.
During 1949 the Department continued to carry out its
obligations under the National Assistance Act, 1948, Section 50,
and arranged for the burial of those cases in which liability rested
with the Council. It was necessary to carry out this duty on 14
occasions during the year.