London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Finsbury 1904
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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In addition to the inquests held at the Borough Mortuaries, 95
inquests have been held in places outside the Borough upon bodies
of persons belonging to the Borough, making the total number of
THE MORTUARIES.
We have two Mortuaries, one at Warwick Place, in the Eastern Division, and the other at 47, Northampton Road, in the Western Division. The returns are as follows:—
| Northampton Road Mortuary. | Warwick Place Mortuary. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inquest cases | 83 | 55 | 138 |
| Infectious diseases | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Bodies deposited by Borough Orders | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Bodies brought for convenience of relatives, &c. | 148 | 128 | 276 |
| Total | 236 | 201 | 437 |
inquests held 218. The verdicts were as follows:—
| 1. Natural Causes— | 2. Accidental— | ||
| Heart Disease | 24 | Fracture of Skull | 6 |
| Alcoholism | 14 | Fracture of Arm, Leg, &c. | 4 |
| Rupture of Liver | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia | 12 | Run over in Street | 5 |
| Phthisis | 13 | Poisoning | ^ * 1 |
| Cancer | 3 | Injuries caused by fall | 22 |
| Shock from Burns | 11 | ||
| Cerebral Hœmorrhage | 8 | Asphyxia by Choking | 1 |
| Ruptured Aneurism of Aorta | 4 | Asphyxia by Drowning | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | ||
| Bright's Disease | 3 | 60 | |
| Nervous Diseases | 6 | ||
| Meningitis | 2 | 3. Suicides— | |
| Convulsions | 1 | By Hanging | 1 |
| Asphyxia | 31 | By Poisoning | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | By Drowning | 2 |
| By Cutting Throat | 3 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 34 | Miscellaneous | 1 |
| 157 | 11 |