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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
Hackney 1892
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1892
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THE MORTUARY.
The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in
the mortuary and the post-mortems performed, together with the
number of inquests held in the Coroner's Court during the year
1892.:—
No. of bodies deposited in Mortuary 249
(a). To await inquests 240
(b). Upon request of relatives to await
burial 9
No. of Post-mortems performed 35
INQUESTS.
| Verdicts. | Sex. | |
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |
| Natural causes | 93 | 83 |
| Accidental Death | 19 | 10 |
| Suicide | 18 | 5 |
| Murder | .. | 1 |
| Open Verdict | 6 | 5 |
| Totals | 136 | 104 |