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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
Deptford 1910
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910
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The accommodation provided at the new premises in Watson
Street consists of a detached building containing two separate and
distinct tenements, each consisting of two bedrooms, kitchen, larder,
bathroom, and w.c. One family, consisting of four persons, used the
Shelter during the year.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | Post Mortems. | Inquests. | Brought in to await burial. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectious. | |||||||||
| 89 | 45 | 44 | 64 | 79 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Bodies Brought From | |||||||||
| Borough o£ Deptford | Borough of Greenwich. | Borough of Camberwell. | Surrey Canal | ||||||
| 72 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
MORTUARY KEEPER.
1 regret to report that the Mortuary Keeper, J. H. Slocombe,
died on 10th October, 1910, from blood poisoning, unfortunately
contracted whilst assisting at a post mortem.
INQUESTS.
The number of inquests held on inhabitants of Deptford during
the year was 121, of which 79 were held in the borough, the remaining
42 being on residents of Deptford who died in public institutions
outside the borough.