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Coroner's Court and Mortuary.
There were 199 bodies removed to the mortuary during the year by
order of the Coroner or to await burial. Inquests were held in 127 cases
but not in 68, while 4 bodies were received to await burial. Post-mortem
examinations were made in 177 instances.
The following is a list of the causes of death of the cases brought to the
mortuary:—
Drowning 7
Street accidents 16
Other accidents 26
Murder 1
Suicide 36
Natural causes 63
Misadventure 24
Other miscellaneous causes 26
HOUSING.
Overcrowding.
In 71 instances new cases of overcrowding were discovered, the
majority occurring in families where children had attained the ages of one
or ten years during the year.
Alleviation of overcrowding was effected iu the following instances :—
Rehoused by the Westminster City Council 15
Rehoused by the London County Council 35
Rehoused by Housing Trusts, Societies, Private
tions, &c. 9
Families who obtained other or additional accommodation
in privately-owned dwelling houses or where some
members of the family left the household 115
Total 174