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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1904
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1904
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THE MORTUARY.
The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the
mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there,
with the causes of deaths, etc.
Number of bodies deposited in mortuary 436
1. To await inquests — (a) Infectious 5
— (6) Non-Infectious 413
2. To await burial 18
Number of post-mortems made 161
INQUESTS.
| Verdicts. | Sex. | |
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |