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Walthamstow 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
During the year, 33 examinations were carried out by the
Medical Staff in respect of the Superannuation and Sick
Pay Schemes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Your Council made the following grants during the year
to voluntary organisations:-
Invalid Children's Aid Association £100.
Walthamstow Association of Tuberculosis
Care Helpers £25.
MORTUARY.- A Coroner's Court, mortuary (with special
provision for infectious disease cases) and a post-mortem room
is provided by your Council at Queen's Road Cemetery.
'
The Cemetery Superintendent reports that the number of
inquests and post-mortems were as follows:-
Inquests only 109
Post-Mortems 127
Post-Morteins and Inquests (not
included in above) 25
261
CREMATION.
Facilities for cremation are available at the Crematorium
provided by the Corporation of the City of London, at Manor Park,
Little Ilford.
ASSISTANCE AT E.M.S. HOSPITALS (i.e.Connaught Hospital,
Whipps Cross Hospital and Hermon Hill Hospital) and
DISTRICT NURSING.
Personnel of the Civil Defence Casualty Service helped
during a total of just over 3,000 hours.
27.