View report page

43
Of the so-called natural deaths two arose from excessive
drinking,
Uncertified Deaths.—Sixteen cases of death, registered
without medical certificate or inquest, occurred during the
year. The majority are said to have died from Convulsions,
8; Natural Causes, such as Consumption or Diarrhoea, 7;
and in one case the cause of death is said to be unknown.
This condition of matters is very unsatisfactory indeed;
the cause of every death should, in the best interests of
Society, be investigated, and as far as possible, determined
by some competent authority.
W. H. KEMPSTER,
Medical Officer of Health
for East Battersea.