Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Ten bodies were detained after inquests to await burial owing
to lack of accommodation at the homes, and three owing to advanced
decomposition. Five bodies were left after inquest to await burial
by the Guardians.
Boroughs of which deceased persons were residents.
Deptford 78 Bermondsey 18
Greenwich 17 Woolwich 7
Lewisham 8 Poplar 2
Camberwell 5
Ward (approximate) | E. | N. | N.W. | S. & S.E. | S.W. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss F. M. Hollands (temporary, from March—May 2nd) | Visits | .. | 96 | .. | .. | .. | 96 |
Revisits | .. | 231 | .. | .. | .. | 231 | |
Total | .. | 327 | .. | .. | .. | 327 | |
MissRobus (May—Dec.) | Visits | .. | 514 | .. | .. | .. | 514 |
Revisits | .. | 1624 | .. | .. | .. | 1624 | |
Total | .. | 2138 | .. | .. | .. | 2138 | |
Miss Holland | Visits | .. | .. | .. | 947 | .. | 947 |
Revisits | .. | .. | .. | 1850 | .. | 1850 | |
Total | .. | .. | .. | 2797 | .. | 2797 | |
Miss Piper (Jan.—Mch.) | Visits | .. | 407 | .. | .. | .. | 407 |
Revisits | .. | 577 | .. | .. | .. | 577 | |
Total | •• | 984 | .. | .. | .. | 984 | |
Miss Smart | Visits | 1227 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1227 |
Revisits | 1196 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1196 | |
Total | 2423 | .. | •• | .. | .. | 2423 | |
Miss Stowell | Visits | .. | .. | 785 | .. | .. | 785 |
Revisits | .. | .. | 3020 | .. | .. | 3020 | |
Total | •• | .. | 3805 | .. | .. | 3805 | |
Miss Reynolds | Visits | 866 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 836 |
Revisits | 2540 | .. | •• | .. | .. | 2540 | |
Total | 3406 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3406 | |
Miss Clubbe | Visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | 784 | 784 |
Revisits | .. | .. | •• | •• | 2202 | 2202 | |
Total | .. | .. | .. | ... | 2286 | 2986 | |
Total | Visits | 2093 | 1017 | 785 | 947 | 784 | 5626 |
Revisits | 3736 | 2432 | 3020 | 1850 | 2202 | 13240 | |
Total | 5829 | 3449 | 3805 | 2797 | 2986 | 18866 |