Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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| Bodies removed to Mortuary— | 1904. | 1905. |
|---|---|---|
| On Coroner's Order | 274 | 230 |
| By Police | 14 | 16 |
| From London Hospital | 15 | 11 |
| On Sanitary Inspectors' Orders | 6 | 9 |
| On Request of Relatives | 67 | 98 |
| 376 | 364 | |
| Number of Inquests held | 286 | 249 |
| Number of Post Mortem Examinations made | 143 | 100 |
| Particulars of Bodies on which Inquests were held— | ||
| Bodies Removed by Police from Canal and Streets, &c. | 16 | |
| „ Received from Bethnal Green Infirmary | 42 | |
| „ „ „ House Asylum | 2 | |
| ,, „ North Eastern Hospital | 22 | |
| „ „ Mildmay Mission Hospital | 4 | |
| ,, „ Private Houses | 163 | |
| 249 | ||
| Inquest Cases according to Age Periods— | ||
| Number under one year | 75 | |
| ,, over one year and under five years | 23 | |
| „ „ five years and under twenty years | 21 | |
| ,, ,, twenty years and under forty years | 25 | |
| „ ,, forty years and under sixty years | 36 | |
| „ „ sixty years and under eighty years | 60 | |
| „ „ eighty years | 9 | |
| 249 | ||
| Causes of Death in Inquest Cases— | ||
| Natural Causes | 149 | |
| Suffocation in Bed | 37 | |