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Poplar 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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MORTUARIES AND CORONERS COURT.
The following is a list of the number of bodies received into the Council's Mortuaries classified according to the ages of the deceased :—
| 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 | 332 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 121 | 49 |
| St. Leonard's Road | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| Bow Churchyard | 11 | 4* | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. |
| Wellington Road (infectious diseases) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Total | 352 | 17 | 4 | 80 | 33 | 19 | 27 | 123 | 49 |
| * 1 adult, and 3 newly-born infants. | |||||||||
Coroner's Court and Mortuary Accommodation.
The question of the provision of suitable mortuary accommodation
in connection with a coroner's court for the Borough, which has been
under consideration during the past 16 years, has now reached a position
in which the present unsatisfactory arrangements will very shortly be
discarded and a suitable mortuary and coroner's court provided. Plans
have been prepared to build on the Cottage Street site and the Local
Government Board inquiry is being awaited.