Post-mortems and exhumations
Information about Lewisham public mortuary, the regional coroner and exhuming a deceased body.
Mortuary service
The service is provided to Lewisham residents by the public mortuary in Greenwich.
Coroners
The main duty of a coroner is to enquire into sudden or unexplained deaths.
Exhuming a body
Exhumations are generally rare and tend to be traumatic for the family involved.