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Hanover Square 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]

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44
Mortuary.
The following Table shows the number of bodies received
in the Mortuary during the 12 months ending December
29th, 1900, as compiled from the returns furnished to me
monthly by the Mortuary-keeper, Mr. Birch.

Table: Table XV.Returns showing the number of bodies received into the Mortuary, Ebury Bridge, during the 12 months ending December 29th, 1000.

Table XV.

Returns showing the number of bodies received into the Mortuary, Ebury Bridge, during the 12 months ending December 29th, 1000.

Cause of Death.Number.Post-Mortems.Inquests.
Found Drowned000
Found Dead000
Born Dead100
Murder000
Suicide200
Natural Causes8610
Accidents300
Infectious Diseases000
Totals9210

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Of the 92 bodies, 91 were brought to the Mortuary
because there was insufficient accommodation for them at
home.
In the month of May, 1899, the Coroner made arrangements
for all bodies taken to the Ebury Bridge Mortuary to be
removed to the Mortuary at Westminster to await inquest.
This has since been done, so that the bodies admitted since
that date have been almost all of them removed by the
relatives on account of insufficient accommodation at home.
I have given evidence in support of your Public Analyst,
in various cases relating to the adulteration of foods,
although this is not strictly part of my duty.
The results of the analyses of the water supplied to the
Parish by the two companies during each of the twelve
months have been submitted to me by your Public Analyst,
Mr. Charles E. Cassal, and are summarised in Table XVI.