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The Coroner's Court sat 44 times at Wanless Road, 102 times
at High Street.
Wanless Road Mortuary alone is provided with a separate
room for bodies dead from infectious disease, and during 1907
two infectious bodies (diphtheria and scarlet fever respectively)
were received there.
For comparison, details are given in tabular form of the work
carried out by the late Vestry of Lambeth in connection with the
Wanless Road and High Street Mortuaries during the 5 years
(1896-1900). Taking the average, it will be seen that the total
number of bodies received during 1907 in connection with the
new Borough is 100 less than the yearly average (450) received
in connection with the old Vestry during the 5 years (18961900).
The number of post-mortems conducted for the Borough
during 1907 is 187, as compared with 197 during 1906 and with
253, 281, 275, 285 and 267 respectively during the 5 years
(1896-1900) for the old Parish, i e., 31.4 per cent. less than the
yearly average (272"5) during the same quinquennium. Of the
post-mortems, 48 took place at Wanless Road, and 139 at
High Street
The London County Council now pay a rent of £100, instead
of £80, per annum for the use of the High Street Coroner's
Court, such increased rental to cover the new decorations,
heating and ventilation of the Court itself, and the erection of a
New Waiting Room—work that has been carried out during 1907.
A mortuary for Norwood will now be able to be
provided on a small part of the freehold site (l 3/4 acres) in
Romany Road, adjoining the Norwood Cemetery, which the
Council has purchased for £2000. A separate mortuary for
Norwood has long been wanted, and the principle has been
agreed to, on several occasions, both by the late Vestry and
by the present Borough Council,