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Marylebone 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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MORTUARY.
The number of bodies deposited from 1st January to 31st December, 1937, was
as follows:—
TABLE 14.
| 1937. | Males. | Females. | Total. | No. of post-mortems held. | No. of infectious cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 44 | 61 | 105 | 47 | — |
CREMATORIUM.
The St. Marylebone Crematorium, situated in the Borough Cemetery at East
Finchley, was officially opened by the Chairman of the Cemetery Committee
(Councillor G. B. Ramsay) on the 15th December, 1937. Cremation facilities are
available for St. Marylebone and other districts at fees ranging from three to five
guineas.
The Secretary of State, in pursuance of No. 10 of the Cremation Regulations,
1930, appointed the Medical Officer of Health to be Medical Referee in respect of
the Crematorium, and the Deputy Medical Officer of Health to be Deputy Medical
Referee. At the close of the year 1937, the Medical Referee had issued three certificates
authorising cremation.