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Battersea 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.

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Coroner's Court and Mortuary.

Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary during 1929 are set out in the following table :-

Usual Place of Residence.Total
Batter-sea.Wands -worthElsewhere.Residenceunknown
Inquest at Coroner's Court ; post- mortem at Mortuary39243773
Inquest at Coroner's Court ; post- mortem elsewhere3685241146
Inquest at Coroner's Court; no post- mortem12137-32
Total inquests at Coroner's Court87122348251
Post-mortem at Mortuary ; inquest elsewhere2---2
Post-mortem at Mortuary ; no in- quest (Dr's. Certificate)1---1
Post-mortem at Mortuary; no inquest (Coroner's Certificate)75111-87
Bodies received for sanitary reasons4---4
Other bodies received on which no inquest held at Mortuary-34--7
Total bodies received172137358352
2nd postmortem held at Mortuary -11--2
Total post-mortems at Mortuary1183647165
VERDICTS AT INQUESTS HELD-
Natural causes28211252
Accidental Death-
Anaesthesia-12--3
Asphyxia (food)-1---1
Burns and scalds53--8
Coal Gas poisoning------
Accident due to Epileptic fit2---2
Fall163211-59
Silicosis-1--1
Railway and street accidents143716-67
Septicaemia following injury11--2
Cellulitis, &c., following injury-3--3
Other accidents321-6
Open Verdict-
Fall-----
Found drowned--112
Septicaemia (following miscarriage)-1--1
Stillborn---22
Want of attention at birth--123
Suicide-
Cut throat11--2
Drowning111-3
Jump under moving train12--3
Jump from high place2---2
Hanging and strangulation11--2
Poisoning-Coal gas831-12
„ Drugs, etc.1101113
Homicide.
Abortion-1--1
Infanticide1---1
Grand Total87122348251