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Deptford 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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MORTUARY AND CORONER S COURT.
Considerable progress was made during the year for the erection
of a mortuary and coroner's court. In February, the Council accepted
the design of Mr. H. Bonner, of 13 and 14, King Street, Cheapside,
E.C. In July, after certain modifications and amendments were
made, advertisements were issued inviting tenders, and in December
the Council resolved to accept the tender of Mr. S. B. Baldwin, of
10, Kemble Road, Croydon. I hope to have the pleasure of recording
in my next annual report its completion and opening.
During the year 68 bodies were received into the Mortuary.
Register of Bodies Received into the Mortuary. January 1st to December 29th, 1906.
| Total. | Males. | Females. | Post Mortems. | Inquests. | Under one year of age. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 45 | 23 | 43 | 61 | 14 | ||||
| Bodies Belonging to | |||||||||
| Borough of Deptford | Borough of Greenwich. | Borough of Bermondsey | Borough of Marylebone | Borough of Islington. | Finland. | Inquests held at Greenwich | |||
| 55 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
INQUESTS.
The number of inquests held on inhabitants of Deptford during
the year was 98, of which 42 were held in the borough, the remaining
56 being on residents of Deptford who died in public institutions
outside the borough.
The following table gives the result of the inquests held during the year:—
| Natural Causes | 39 |
| Accidents | 35 |
| Suffocation | 10 |
| Suicides | 5 |
| Drowning | 9 |
| 98 |