London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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During 1971 a total of 117 (122) burials or cremations were arranged by the Health Department as follow:-
| 14 (26) | |
| Paddington Cemetery, Mill Hill, N.W.7 | 14 (10) |
| St. Marylebone Cemetery, East Finchley, N.2 | 3 (8) |
| Morden Cemetery | 1 (-) |
| Islington Cemetery | 1 (-) |
| 84 ( 78) |
The two burials which took place at cemeteries other than those of the City Council were so arranged to
enable the bodies to be interred in family graves.
In addition to the cases summarised above, a further 17 were referred; however, action by my officers
resulted in private funerals being carried out either by relatives or other responsible persons.
Requests for burials or cremations were received from the following sources:-
| H.M. Coroner | 56 (49) |
| Relatives or friends of the deceased | 51 (47) |
| Hospitals in the City |
| 0-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | 61-70 | 71-80 | 81-90 | 91-100 | ||||||||||
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| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | ||
CREMATION - WORK OF THE MEDICAL REFEREE
The Medical Officer of Health is Medical Referee for the Council's Crematorium, which is situated at the
St. Marylebone Cemetery, East Finchley. During the year 2,013 (2,058) certificates authorising cremation
were issued. Since December, 1937 when the crematorium was opened 41,753 cremations have taken place.