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MORTUARIES AND CORONERS COURTS.
The total number of bodies received at the two Borough
Mortuaries (High Street and Wanless Road) during 1910
was 361, as compared with 369 during 1909, and an annual
average for the old Parish of Lambeth for 5 years (18961900)
of 450. Of the 361 bodies, 247 were received at
High Street and 114 at Wanless Road.
25 bodies were brought in by the Police (14 to High
Street and 11 to Wanless Road), and the rest by undertakers
or private persons.
The Coroner's Court sat 41 times at Wanless Road and
105 times at High Street.
During 1910, no infectious bodies were received at Wanless
Road Mortuary.
For comparison, details are given in tabular form of
the work carried out by the late Vestrv of Lambeth in
connection with the Wanless Road and High Street
Mortuaries during 5 years (1896-1900). Taking the average,
it will be seen that the total number of bodies received
during 1910 in connection with the new Borough is 89
less than this yearly average (450).
The number of post-mortems conducted for the Borough
during 1910 is 225, as compared with 226 during 1909, and
with 253, 281, 275, 285, and 267 respectively during 5
\ears (1896-1900) for the old Parish, i.e., 17.1 per cent,
less than the yearly average (272.5) during the same quinquennium.
Of the post-mortems, 75 took place at Wanless
Road, and 150 at High 'Street.
'I he London County Council pay a rent of £100 per annum
for the use of the High Street Coroners' Court.
The Mortuary for Norwood has not yet been provided,
but it has been provisionally arranged on the plan., for
such a mortuary in connection with a small part of the
freehold site in Rommany Road, which is being developed
by the Council for a Dust Depot.
Decorative repairs were done during 1910 to the High
Street Watch-house, and a new brick coal bin was provided
there, at an estimated total cost of £24.