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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

Wandsworth 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Battersea these services are provided from the boiler plant in the
adjacent baths establishment which also serves the needs of the
personal cleansing station and the adjacent County Court and
Mortuary. So far as disinfection is concerned, the demand for
this service has shown a steady decline over the years and the
equipment at Battersea can cope adequately with the present need.
After full consideration of all the relevant factors it was decided
that the Battersea station would be the more suitable in which to
concentrate these services and to close the station at Tooting.
There is an increasing demand for special laundry services and
it will be necessary to supplement the equipment at Battersea to
meet present needs and this can be done by the transfer of the
Tooting station equipment to Battersea.

Table: Coroner'sCourt and MortuaryDetails as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary, during 1966, are set out in the following table:—

Coroner'sCourt and Mortuary

Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary, during 1966, are set out in the following table:—

Details of Bodies ReceivedUsual Place of ResidenceTotal
WandsworthElse whereResidence unknown
Post-mortem only61536911995
Post-mortem and inquest112832197
Total post-mortems727452131,192
Inquest only2316
Total inquests114863203
Sanitary and other reasons——11
Total bodies received729455151,199
Verdicts at Inquests held Accidental and Misadventure61461108
Alcoholism3——3
Natural causes——11
Industrial disease112
Open verdict2518
Suicide4533—78
Homicide1__1
Referred to higher court11—2
TOTAL114863203

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In addition to the above, a further 114 inquests were held at
the Coroner's Court in respect of which no bodies were received
into the Mortuary.