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 1932 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 | 33 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 121 |
Post-mortem elsewhere | 15 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 91 |
No post-mortem | 18 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 82 |
Body not received | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
No inquest (Coroner's certificate) | 59 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 158 |
No inquest (doctor'scertificate) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Sanitary reasons | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
Total bodies received | 131 | 251 | 69 | 9 | 460 |
Total inquests held | 66 | 162 | 65 | 14 | 307 |
VERDICTS AT INQUESTS HELD— | |||||
10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 30 | |
Abortion—Shock | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Anaesthesia, Operation, etc. | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 11 |
Asphyxia | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 13 |
Burns and scalds | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
Drowning | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
Fall | 9 | 21 | 10 | — | 40 |
Injury at birth | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Injuries (various) | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 |
Poisoning—Coal gas | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
„ Food | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
,, Lead | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Railway and street | 18 | 40 | 20 | — | 78 |
War wounds | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Asphyxia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Blow | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Brain Abscess (origin unknown) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Burns | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Fall | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Inattention at birth | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Poisoning—Carbon monoxide | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
„ Drugs, &c. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Railway | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Still-born | — | 1 | — | 6 | 7 |
Sepsis following Abortion | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Unknown cause | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Cut throat | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 |
Drowning | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Firearms | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
Hanging | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Jump from high place | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Poisoning—Coal gas | 8 | 25 | 3 | — | 36 |
„ Drugs, &c. | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 19 |
Railway | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Abortion (Sepsis) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Grand Total | 66 | 162 | 65 | 14 | 307 |