London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Bethnal Green 1912

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1912 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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APPENDIX O.
Mortuary Returns, 1912.

Bodies removed to Mortuary—

On Coroner's Orders245
By Police10
From London Hospital14
On Sanitary Inspector's Order5
On Request of Relatives63
Total337

Number of Inquests held 257

Number of Inquests held257
Number of Post Mortem Examinations made105
Particulars of Bodies on which Inquests were held—
Bodies removed by Police from Canal4
Do.do.Street5
Do.do.found in Parcel1
Bodies received from Bethnal Green Infirmary51
Do.do.Queen's Hospital14
Do.do.Mild may Mission Hospital8
Do.do.Private Houses, etc.174
Total257

Inquest cases according to age period—

Number under one year69
Number over one year and under five years19
Do.fivedo.ten do.14
Do.tendo.twenty years10
Do.twentydo.thirty do.4
Do.thirtydo.forty do.18
Do.fortydo.fifty do.28
Do.fiftydo.sixty do.28
Do.sixtydo.seventy do.38
Do.seventydo.eighty do.21
Do.eighty years8
Total257