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10 Sept 2025 · Coroner Fiona Wilcox · Inner West London
The coroner's concerns
1. formalin exposure to mortuary users
“There is an under appreciation across mortuaries of the dangers posed by formalin to the health of all mortuary users.”
2. bodies preserved in formalin
“That mortuaries frequently receive bodies preserved in formalin.”
3. lack of formalin monitoring
“That formalin is not routinely monitored in mortuaries.”
4. inadequate equipment for handling formalin-contaminated bodies
“That as such appropriate equipment may not be available nor used when mortuaries handle bodies significantly contaminated with formalin, thus exposing users of mortuaries to health risks including risk of death as outlined above in box 4.”