Exploring death in Shanghai [Christian Henriot]

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This presentation is a preliminary exploration of the history of death in pre-1949 Shanghai through visual sources. It is based on a talk presented in 2006.

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Scythe and the city: exploring deathin 20th century Shanghai

20 March 2006

Number of funeral parlors and coffin repositories

(1938-1943)

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Funeral parlors Coffin repositories Guild repositories Total

Storage fee Rate

A Rate

B Rate

C Rate

D Rate

E Rate

F

Chung Hwa Funeral Parlor 360 240 120 Happy Garden Funeral Directors 400 240 120 60 36

Vien Coffin repository 600 360 240 120 60 36

Da Hwa coffin repository 720 120 60 36

Coffins Rate

A Rate

B Rate

C Rate

D Rate

E Rate

F Total

Chung Hwa Funeral Parlor 31 35 115 181 Happy Garden Funeral Directors 1 16 22 240 1417 1696

Vien Coffin repository 4 12 24 155 193 408 796

Da Hwa coffin repository 1 16 2 485 504

Total 6 43 75 308 435 2310 3177

Income Rate

A Rate

B Rate

C Rate

D Rate

E Rate

F Total

Chung Hwa Funeral Parlor 11160 8400 13800 33360 Happy Garden Funeral Directors 400 3840 2640 14400 51012 72292

Vien Coffin repository 2400 4320 5760 18600 11580 14688 57348

Da Hwa coffin repository 720 1920 120 17460 20220

Total 3520 15480 18000 36960 26100 83160 183220

Rates and income of four coffin repositories in 1941

Evolution of the number of coffins stored in the IS

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Funeral parlor Coffin repository Guild repository

Exposed corpses collected by the SPBC in the IS (1929-1943)

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ADULTS

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1931 - 1935 - 1936

1937 - 1939 - 1940

1942 - 1943

1931-35-36

1937-39-40

1942-1943

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FC

Zhabei

Unknown

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Zhabei

Nanshi

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Distribution of unclaimed corpses in Shanghai, 1931 & 1937