Reference
Co/Fin4/1
Title
Correspondence file
Date free text
1950 - 1970
Production date
From: 1950 To: 1970
Scope and Content
Includes: papers regarding resignation of J.H. Hoare as County Coroner and appointment of J.A.I. Drew;
appointment of Deputy Coroner;
several instances of sending organs of a dead person to Public Analyst with description of circumstances;
template letter regarding notification of inquest;
sending organs of suspected silicosis victim to London Chest Hospital for analysis;
description of a peer on a death certificate;
notification of inquest to be sent to Motor Insurer's Bureau in cases of Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) involving unknown drivers;
copy of S.I. 1948 No.1000 regarding death in an institution;
several instances of adjournment of inquest in cases of suspicious circumstances or suspected murder;
employment of a pathologist on a post-mortem regarding death in suspicious circumstances;
several instances of Coroner's jury riders regarding possible improvements at the site of fatal RTAs;
setting up of a Pneumoconiosis Panel for southern England;
doctor's verbal pronouncement of death rather than issuing a certificate;
circumstances in which a body may be cleansed;
difficulty of obtaining mortuary attendants and payments to them;
discussion on scale of fees in the light of Home Office Circular 176/1955;
formation of Luton District;
several cases of death from suspected pneumoconiosis, and notification to London Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel
Level of description
file