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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Of the 66 bodies admitted to await burial, 50 were taken to
Horseferry Road, 12 to Dufour's Place, 3 to Drury Lane, and 1 to
Ebury Bridge resting places.
The number of bodies taken in at Horseferry Road since 1897 has been:—
| Year. | Bodies. | Year. | Bodies. | Year. | Bodies. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 131 | 1901 | 391 | 1905 | 344 |
| 1898 | 165 | 1902 | 371 | 1906 | 332 |
| 1899 | 273 | 1903 | 371 | 1907 | 341 |
| 1900 | 309 | 1901 | 365 | 1908 | 348 |
Removal of Human Remains.—In the course of rebuilding operations
in Meard Street, Soho, some human remains were found at the rear of a
chapel which had recently been pulled down. Under Section 25 of the
Burial Act, 1857, the Home Secretary sanctioned their removal under
the supervision and to the satisfaction of your Medical Officer. The
remains filled four cases, which were removed and re-interred in the
Westminster burial ground at Woking with the usual precautions.