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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 1910
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1910
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The following table gives the number of bodies received at the Mortuary in each year since 1900:—
| Year. | Number of bodies received in the Mortuary. | Number of bodies upon which postmortem examinations were held. | Number of bodies upon which Coroners' Inquests were held. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 291 | 234 | 273 |
| 1901 | 321 | 271 | 304 |
| 1902 | 239 | 198 | 224 |
| 1903 | 223 | 207 | 213 |
| 1904 | 221 | 161 | 204 |
| 1905 | 253 | 176 | 236 |
| 1906 | 244 | 167 | 239 |
| 1907 | 302 | 204 | 288 |
| 1908 | 259 | 174 | 247 |
| 1909 | 269 | 170 | 258 |
| 1910 | 234 | 137 | 222 |
Inquests. During the year 1910, inquests were held in 222 cases, with the following results:—
| Natural Causes | 139 | |
| Open Verdict— | ||
| Found dead | 3 | |
| Found drowned | 5 | |
| — | 8 | |
| Accidental Causes— | ||
| Burns and Scalds | 9 | |
| Poisoning | 4 | |
| Falls, etc. | 18 | |
| Run over (in street and on railway) | 8 | |
| Suffocation | 4 | |
| Other injuries | 7 | |
| — | 50 | |
| Suicide— | ||
| Cut throat | 6 | |
| Drowning | 2 | |
| Hanging and Strangulation | 7 | |
| Poison | 6 | |
| Gun shot | 3 | |
| — | 24 | |
| Homicide— | ||
| Gun shot | 1 | |
| — | 1 | |
| Total | 222 | |