London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1919
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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6 bodies were detained after inquests to await burial, and 10 bodies
were left on deposit to await burial after inquests owing to advanced
decomposition.
Verdicts of Cause of Death, etc.
| Natural causes | 108 |
| Accidental causes | 47 |
| Misadventure | 2 |
| Deposits (Natural causes) | 2 |
| Case of human skull | 1 |
| Suicide whilst insane | 10 |
| Open verdicts | 3 |
| Wilful Murder | 1 |
| Total | 174 |
Boroughs of which Deceased Persons were Residents
| Deptford | 95 |
| Greenwich | 21 |
| Lewisham | 25 |
| Rotherhithe and Bermondsey | 9 |
| Woolwich | 8 |
| Sydenham | 1 |
| Herne Hill | 1 |
| Catford | 1 |
| Crayford, Kent | 1 |
| Forest Hill | 1 |
| Poplar | 2 |
| Bromley | 1 |
| Eltham | 1 |
| Balham | 2 |
| Camberwell | 3 |
| Charlton | 1 |
| Gillngham,Kent | 1 |
| Total | 174 |