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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Particulars of the bodies received were as follows:
| Total. | Male. | Female. | Inquests. | Postmortems. | Under 1 year of age. | Unknown. | Deposited to await burial only. | Infectious. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 130 | 88 | 151 | 107 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
In 61 cases no inquests were held, the necessary certificate being
issued by the Coroner.
The causes of death were as follows:—
Natural causes 124
Accidental causes 61
Suicide while of unsound
mind 23
Open verdicts 7
Misadventure 1
Murder 2
Total 218
3 bodies were left at the Mortuary, after the inquest, to await
burial, owing to advanced decomposition.