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Every year the story is one of expansion. The figures below speak for
themselves.
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
New requests, or request
to restart a closed case
16
44
37
38
42
46
61
105
96
133
Requests within the Act
10
34
32
32
34
37
56
97
91
127
Number of persons
served during the year,
not all being new cases
12
40
39
39
45
45
71
125
139
177
Number of cases reported
or follow up visits to
home
26
65
60
64
132
151
256
348
239
292
Certificates issued for
collections during year
111
350
352
511
1,018
1,137
1,529
2,638
3,494 t
1,650
Number of articles
washed and ironed
each year
1,201
3,903
4,137
5.580
10,437
11,504
14,977
25,459 :
58.069 5:
5,515
Maximum collections in
any one week of the
year
10
15
14
19
25
38
52
100
107
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CORONER'S COURT AND PUBLIC MORTUARY
Every convenience is provided for the Coroner, Pathologist and members of
the Public. The accommodation comprises Court, Jury room and suite of offices
for the Coroner and his officers, a modern post-mortem room with four special
tables, refrigerated accommodation for eighteen bodies, and office accommodation
for the Pathologist and Mortuary Superintendent. A large waiting room comfortably
furnished and a viewing room are also available for the Public.
These facilities are utilised by the neighbouring Boroughs of Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea.
The number of bodies admitted to the Mortuary during the year was 1,354 an
increase of 91 over 1962. There were 1,331 post-mortem examinations, an
increase of 79 over the previous year.
In all 276 inquests were held at the Coroner's Court compared with 269 the
previous year. Details are set out below :
Bodies admitted from the Borough: —
By order of Coroner 366
On application of Undertakers 3
369
Bodies admitted from other Boroughs: —
Fulham (274 by order of Coroner and 9
on application of Undertakers) 283
Chelsea (233 by order of Coroner and 2
2 on application of Undertakers) 235
Kensington (458 by order of Coroner and
9 on application of Undertakers) 467
985
Total bodies admitted 1,354
Of this total 4 were admitted by order of the Police.