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Record 1 2015-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
DEF

[The] impregnation of a corpse with aromatic spices, to prevent putrefaction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

En France, on comptait entre 300 et 500 thanatopraxies en 1963. Puis en 1973, ce chiffre est passé à 25 000, pour atteindre en 1990 le chiffre de 150 000 soins mortuaires. [...] En estimant les décès annuels de la zone urbaine à 7540 décès par an, cela représenterait environ 4500 soins mortuaires par an. Un soin mortuaire produit environ 5 litres de sang, équivalent à environ 5 kilos.

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