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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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PUBLIC MORTUARY, ST. GEORGE'S ROAD, PECKHAM—RETURN OF WORK—JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1937.
| Month. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Inquests. | Postmortems | Courts. | Residents. | Outside Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | P.-M.'s. | ||||||||
| January | 21 | 21 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
| February | 15 | 10 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| March | 19 | 16 | 35 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 13 |
| April | 23 | 18 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 10 |
| May | 17 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 13 |
| June | 12 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| July | COURT AND MORTUARY CLOSED FOR REPAIRS, JUNE 19th, 1937, to SEPTEMBER 15th, 1937. | ||||||||
| August | |||||||||
| September | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| October | 23 | 17 | 40 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| November | 26 | 17 | 43 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 13 |
| December | 28 | 31 | 59 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 15 |
| Totals | 194 | 164 | 358 | 199 | 216 | 85 | 165 | 193 | 103 |