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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
Battersea 1933
[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 1933 are set out in the following table:—
| Details of Bodies Received. | Usual Place of Residence. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batter-sea. | Wands -worth | Else-where. | Residenceunknown | ||
| Post-mortem at Mortuary | 46 | 75 | 34 | 5 | 160 |
| Post-mortem elsewhere | 13 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 77 |
| No post-mortem | 18 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 73 |
| Body not received | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 68 | 109 | 20 | 2 | 199 | |
| No inquest (doctor'scertificate) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary reasons | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 11 |
| Total bodies received | 150 | 269 | 90 | 11 | 520 |
| Total inquests held | 79 | 161 | 74 | 10 | 324 |
| VERDICTS AT INQUESTS HELD— | |||||
| 18 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 52 | |
| Abortion—Shock | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Anaesthesia, Operation, etc. | — | 2 | 4 | _ | 6 |
| Asphyxia | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 9 |
| Burns and scalds | 4 | 7 | _ | _ | 11 |
| Drowning | — | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Fall | 10 | 31 | 5 | _ | 46 |
| Overlying | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| Injuries (various) | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | 13 |
| Poisoning—Coal gas | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| „ Food | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| ,, Lead | _ | _ | _ | _ | — |
| Railway and street | 24 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 89 |
| Asphyxia | — | — | — | - | — |
| Blow | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Burns | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Drowning | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Fall | 1 | I | — | - | 2 |
| Inattention at birth | _ | _ | _ | _ | ____ |
| Pneumonia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Poisoning—Carbon monoxide | 1 | 3 | — | - | 4 |
| „ Drugs, &c. | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Railway | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Still-born | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 5 |
| Sepsis following Abortion | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Unknown cause | — | _ | — | '— | — |
| Cut throat | _ | 4 | 2 | _ | 6 |
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 |
| Electrocution | _ | 1 | _ | — | 1 |
| Firearms | _ | 2 | _ | _ | 2 |
| Hanging | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Jump from high place | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Poisoning—Coal gas | 4 | 23 | 1 | — | 28 |
| „ Drugs, &c. | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 15 |
| Railway | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abortion (Sepsis) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Grand Total | 79 | 161 | 74 | 10 | 324 |