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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
Marylebone 1893
The sanitary chronicles of the Parish of St. Marylebone being the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1893
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REPORT OF MORTUARY KEEPER FOR
THE YEAR 1893.
Number of bodies received from January 1st, 1893, to December 31st, 1893.
| Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Carried forward 240 | |||
| January Males 23 | Females 17 40 | July Males 18 | Females 24 42 |
| February ,, 22 | ,, 20 42 | August ,. 24 | ,, 19 43 |
| March „ 30 | ,, 23 53 | September „ 16 | ,, 22 38 |
| April „ 11 | ,, 24 35 | October „ 20 | ,, 20 40 |
| May „ 14 | ,, 20 34 | November „ 29 | „ 19 48 |
| June „ 22 | ,, 14 36 | December „ 23 | ,, 36 59 |
| 510 |
Number of Inquests from January 1st, 1893, to December 31st, 1893.
| Carried forward | 102 | ||
| January | 19 | July | 11 |
| February | 9 | August | 13 |
| March | 32 | September | 14 |
| April | 16 | October | 14 |
| May | 16 | November | 18 |
| June | 10 | December | 28 |
| 200 |
To await burial 304
For inquest 200
504
Note. 6 Bodies were received for Inquest in December, 1893,
but the Inquests were not held until Jan., 1894. 6
Total 510
Number of Infectious cases received from Janurry 1st, 1893, to December 31st, 1893.
| Diphtheria | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 26 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 |
| Total 36 |