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Poplar 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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MORTUARIES AND CORONER'S COURT.
Number of Bodies Received into Council's Mortuaries ;
New Mortuary Accommodation; Mortuary Regulations;
Duties of Mortuary Keeper ; Appointment of Resident
Mortuary Keeper and Caretaker of Coroner's Court ;
Coroner's 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 | 146 | .. | 1 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 26 |
| St Leonard's Road | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Bow Churchyard | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. |
| Wellington Road (infectious diseases) | 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ne\T Mortuary | 190 | .. | 1 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 84 | 36 |
| Total | 342 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 148 | 62 |
New Mortuary Accommodation
The Public Health and Housing Committee viewed the new mortuary
in Cottage Street on its completion by the Works Department and recorded
their appreciation to the Council of the efficient manner in which the work
of construction and fitting up had been carried out
The Committee directed the new mortuary to be used for the whole
of the Borough and the mortuaries in St Leonards Road, Bickmore
Street, Wellington Road and Bow Churchyard to be closed
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Mortuary Regulations
The Council adopted the following regulations submitted by the
Public Health and Housing Committee:—
1 The mortuary is established for the purpose of providing a