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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
Islington 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1915
INQUESTS AND MORTUARY.
During the year 612 bodies were received into the Mortuary, as compared
with an average of 607 in the preceding 10 years.
The daily average number of bodies received was 1.7 as compared with
1.4 in 1914.
In 475 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an average of 410 in
the ten years 1905-1914.
Bodies received
into Mortuary.
Inquests.
1905
625
419
1906
642
433
1907
644
441
1908
563
396
1909
592
407
1910
609
385
1911
646
425
1912
634
443
1913
575
384
1914
537
369
Average
607
410
1915
612
475
In 475 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an average of 410 in the ten years 1905-1914.
| Bodies received into Mortuary. | Inquests. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 625 | 419 |
| 1906 | 642 | 433 |
| 1907 | 644 | 441 |
| 1908 | 563 | 396 |
| 1909 | 592 | 407 |
| 1910 | 609 | 385 |
| 1911 | 646 | 425 |
| 1912 | 634 | 443 |
| 1913 | 575 | 384 |
| 1914 | 537 | 369 |
| Average | 607 | 410 |
| 1915 | 612 | 475 |