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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

Battersea 1908

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1908

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Table: The next table gives the number of bodies received at the Mortuary in each year since 1892:—

The next table gives the number of bodies received at the Mortuary in each year since 1892:—

Year.Number of bodies received in the Mortuary.Number of bodies upon which poitmortem examinations were held.Number of bodies' upon which Coroners Inquests were held.
1892193163187
1893243200237
1894224197208
1895259210232
1896293242278
1897289246273
1898294238267
1899274221260
1900291234273
1901321271304
1902239198224
1903223207213
1904221161204
1905253176236
1906244167239
1907302204288
1908259174247

Table: Inquests. During the year 1908 inquests were held in 247 cases, with the following results:—

Inquests. During the year 1908 inquests were held in 247 cases, with the following results:—

Natural causes182
Open verdict—
Found dead5
Found drowned3
Accidental causes—-8
Burns and scalds12
Drowning1
Falls, etc.18
Run over (in street and on railway)9
Suffocation1
Other injuries5
—46