Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Details as to the number of inquests held at the Coroner's Court, and bodies received into the Mortuary during 1931 are set out in the following table :—
Details of Bodies Received. | Usual Place of Residence. | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battersea. | Wands -worth | Elsewhere. | Residence unknown | ||
Post-mortem at Mortuary | 25 | 51 | 23 | 3 | 102 |
Post-mortem elsewhere | 15 | 57 | 24 | — | 96 |
No post-mortem | 19 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 76 |
Body not received | — | 5 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
Inquest elsewhere | — | — | — | — | — |
No inquest (Coroner's certificate) | 70 | 51 | 5 | — | 126 |
No inquest (medical certificate) | — | — | — | — | — |
Sanitary reasons | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
Other reasons | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Total bodies received | 137 | 205 | 67 | 4 | 413 |
Total inquests held | 59 | 156 | 81 | 6 | 302 |
VERDICTS AT INQUESTS HELD— | |||||
6 | 17 | 2 | — | 25 | |
Anaesthesia | — | 3 | 4 | — | 7 |
Asphyxia | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 13 |
„ (Epileptic fit) | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Blow | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Burns and scalds | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 19 |
Cellulitis following injury | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Drowning | — | 3 | 3 | — | 6 |
Fall | 9 | 18 | 14 | — | 41 |
Injury at birth | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Poisoning—Coal gas | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
„ Drugs, etc. | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Post-operative shock | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Railway and street | 13 | 43 | 22 | — | 78 |
Sepsis following injury | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Abortion | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
Asphyxia | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 |
Fall | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Found drowned | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
On railway | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Poisoning—Coal gas | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
,, Drugs, &c. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Still-born | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Want of attention at birth | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Unknown and other causes | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Cut throat | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
Drowning | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Firearms | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Hanging | — | 4 | 2 | — | 6 |
Jump from high place | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
„ under moving vehicle | — | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
Poisoning—Coal gas | 2 | 21 | 2 | — | 25 |
„ Drugs, &c. | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 17 |
Grand Total | 59 | 157 | 80 | 6 | 302 |