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Poplar 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Mortuary and Coroner's Court.
During the latter part of the year the Public Health Committee
considered the installation of refrigerating chambers and the modernisation
of the post-mortem room, etc., and instructions were given for
schemes to be submitted for consideration early in 1938.
The number of bodies deposited in the Council's Mortuary, Cottage Street, Poplar, during the year was
| Residents | Non-Residents1 | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Age not stated (i.e. unknown, newly born) . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Stillborn | — | — | — | — | — |
| Under 1 year | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1 to 5 years | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | — | |||
| 4 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 25 to 45 years | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 44 | 4 | ||||
| 31 | 13 | ||||
| Totals | 58 | 42 | 235 | ||
*Brought from outside the Borough for the convenience of the Coroner.
Inquests were held on 149 (post-mortem examinations, 56), and 77
other post-mortem examinations were made by order of the Coroner. The
total number of post-mortem examinations made was 133. Nine bodies
were brought to the Mortuary for custody (8 from Fever Hospitals and
1 from elsewhere).
In several instances post-mortem examinations were made at
the Poplar Mortuary and inquests held at either the Stepney or
Shoreditch Coroner's Court.