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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
Camberwell 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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MORTUARY RETURN.
| Month. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Burial only. | Inquests. | Postmortems | Courts. | Residents. | Outside Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | P.-M.'s. | |||||||||
| January | 22 | 22 | 44 | Nil. | 44 | 28 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 9 |
| February | 20 | 11 | 31 | Nil. | 31 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| March | 27 | 20 | 47 | Nil. | 47 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 8 |
| April | 13 | 7 | 20 | Nil. | 20 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| May | 14 | 15 | 29 | Nil. | 29 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| June | – | – | – | Mortuary Closed. | Installation of refrigeration | plant and repairs. | ||||
| July | – | – | – | – | – | – | do. | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – | – | – | – | do. | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – | – | – | – | do. | – | – | – |
| October | 21 | 6 | 27 | Nil. | 19 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 |
| November | 20 | 18 | 38 | Nil. | 15 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| December | 22 | 16 | 38 | Nil. | 21 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| Totals | 159 | 115 | 274 | Nil. | 226 | 154 | 81 | 171 | 103 | 38 |