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Bromley 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 133 and 134)

No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(l)(c)
Wearing Apparel—making, etc.108
Household linen1
Lace, lace curtains and nets1
Upholstery9
Making of boxes or other recp-tacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper5
Carding, etc., of buttons, etc.1
Stuffed Toys3
Christmas Crackers1

MORTUARIES
There are two mortuaries operated by the London Borough
of Bromley, one in the Town Hall grounds at Beckenham and
the other at Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst.

During 1968, 640 bodies were brought to the mortuaries where post-mortem examinations were conducted by Home Office Pathologists as shown below: —

Mortuary Address (1)No. of bodies brought to the Mortuary and post-mortem examinations conducted (2)
(1) Town Hall, Beckenham436
(2) Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst204