Morgue

A morgue or mortuary is a building or room (as in a hospital) used for the storage of human remains.

Usage

The mortuary cold chamber is used to keep the deceased as long as is necessary for identification purposes, or prior to post-mortem examination, or while awaiting burial.

Related Topics:
Post-mortem - Burial

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In many countries, the family have to make the burial within 72 hours but in some countries, (in Africa, for example), it is usual that the burial takes place some weeks or some months after the death. That is the reason why some corpses can be kept as long as one or even two years at the hospital or in a funeral home. When the family has enough money to organise the burial ceremony, they take the corpse from the cold chamber.

Related Topics:
Africa - Funeral home

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Morgues have been constructed in all large cities in the United States; in Boston (1851), in New York, (1866), in Chicago, (1872), etc.

Related Topics:
United States - Boston - 1851 - New York - 1866 - Chicago - 1872

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