Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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6 bodies were detained after inquests to await burial, and 10 bodies
were left on deposit to await burial after inquests owing to advanced
decomposition.
Verdicts of Cause of Death, etc.
Natural causes | 108 |
Accidental causes | 47 |
Misadventure | 2 |
Deposits (Natural causes) | 2 |
Case of human skull | 1 |
Suicide whilst insane | 10 |
Open verdicts | 3 |
Wilful Murder | 1 |
Total | 174 |
Boroughs of which Deceased Persons were Residents
Deptford | 95 |
Greenwich | 21 |
Lewisham | 25 |
Rotherhithe and Bermondsey | 9 |
Woolwich | 8 |
Sydenham | 1 |
Herne Hill | 1 |
Catford | 1 |
Crayford, Kent | 1 |
Forest Hill | 1 |
Poplar | 2 |
Bromley | 1 |
Eltham | 1 |
Balham | 2 |
Camberwell | 3 |
Charlton | 1 |
Gillngham,Kent | 1 |
Total | 174 |