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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 1912

Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1912

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Table: The following table gives the number of bodies received at the Mortuary in each year since 1900:—

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.
1900291234273
1901321271304
1902239198224
1903223207213
1904221161204
1905253176236
1906244167239
1907302204288
1908259174247
1909269170258
1910234137222
1911287173277
1912264174257

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Of the 257 bodies upon which inquests were held, in 174
instances post-mortem examinations were made.

Table: Inquests. During 1912 inquests were held in 257 cases with the following results:—

Inquests. During 1912 inquests were held in 257 cases with the following results:—

Natural causes141
Open Verdict—
Found dead3
Found drowned25
Accidental Causes—
Drowning4
Burns and Scalds10
Poisoning5
Falls, &c.18
Run over (in street and on railway)20
Suffocation15
Other injuries1085
Suicide—
Cut throat6
Hanging and Strangulation1
Poison8
Drowning4
Other methods2
-21
Homicide—
Fractured Skull2
Suffocation2
Abortion15
Total257