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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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PUBLIC MORTUARY, ST. GEORGE'S WAY, PECKHAM—RETURN OF WORK—January to December, 1938.
| Month. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Inquests. | Postmortems | Courts. | Residents. | Outside Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Bodies | P.-M.'s. | ||||||||
| January | 19 | 19 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| February | 24 | 16 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
| March | 29 | 13 | 42 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 13 |
| April | 23 | 16 | 39 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 12 |
| May | 24 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| June | 12 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 9 |
| July | 16 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 10 |
| August | July 29th—August 21st. All Bodies taken to Southwark Mortuary. | ||||||||
| September | 20 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
| October | 26 | 18 | 44 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 11 |
| November | 24 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 |
| December | 34 | 23 | 57 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 21 |
| Totals | 251 | 193 | 444 | 206 | 267 | 74 | 246 | 198 | 130 |