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MORTUARIES.
The following is a list of bodies received into the Council's
Mortuaries classified according to the ages of the deceased. It will
be seen that in proportion a large number of bodies passed through
the infectious diseases mortuary, Wellington Road, Bromley,
(Frederick J. Anthony, Sanitary Inspector, Bromley, North Division,
has charge of this mortuary and acts as keeper).
Total.
No age
stated.
Still-born.
Under 1.
1 to 5.
5 to 15.
15 to 25.
25 to 65.
65 and
upwards.
Bickmore Street 398 2 13 110 31 20 30 149 43
St. Leonard's Road 10 5 — — — 2 — 3 —
Bow Churchyard 7 ... 1 — — 1 1 3 1
Wellington Road (infectious
diseases) 13 2 — 3 1 2 1 3 1
Total 428 9 14 113 32 25 32 158 45
Immediately after the removal of a body from the mortuary ; or,
in the event of any unnecessary or prolonged delay in the removal
of a body; or, should there be any nuisance caused by or arising
through any body lying in a mortuary ; or, if a body be detained
for interment by the parish, a filled-in notification is forwarded by
the mortuary keeper to the Public Health Offices. The notification
gives the full name, apparent age, sex, residence (if known), where
found, cause of death, by whom brought, date, by whom taken
away, and date.
New shells were provided for the Bickmore Street Mortuary.
The Committee directed the old shells to be broken up and burnt in
the Council's Dust Destructor.