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95
Details of Bodies Received.
Usual Place of Residence.
Total
Batter-
sea.
Wands
-worth
Elsewhere
Residence
unknown
Inquest at Coroner's Court—
Post-mortem at Mortuary
20
49
15
6
90
Post-mortem elsewhere
24
38
34
—
96
No post-mortem
17
58
12
—
87
Post-mortem at Mortuary—
No inquest (Coroner's certificate)
52
117
15
—
184
Second post-mortem
1
1
—
—
2
Other bodies received—
Sanitary and other reasons
1
2
—
—
3
Total bodies received
114
264
76
6
460
Total inquests held
61
145
61
6
273
Total post-mortems held at Mortuary
73
167
30
6
276
VERDICTS AT INQUESTS HELD—
Natural causes
5
19
7
—
31
Accident and Misadventure—
Anaesthesia, operation, &c.
3
3
5
—
11
Asphyxia
—
1
1
—
2
Burns and scalds
2
6
—
—
8
Collapse of masonry, &c.
—
-
-
—
—
Drowning
—
-
2
—
2
Electric shock
-
-
-
-
-
Fall
15
28
12
—v
55
Injury at birth
—
1
—
—
1
Injuries (various)
3
1
1
—
5
Overlying
—
2
—
—
2
Poisoning—Gas
2
2
1
—
5
Railway and street
13
31
19
—
63
Silicosis (occupational)
—
—
—
—
—
Other accidents
—
1
2
—
3
Open verdict—
Abortion
1
—
—
—
1
Inattention at birth
1
—
—
2
3
Drowning
—
—
—
1
1
Injuries (Various)
1
2
1
—
4
Poisoning
—
7
—
—
7
Dead on railway
—
-
1
—
1
Hanging
1
-
-
—
1
Still-born
—
—
-
2
2
Sepsis of unknown origin
1
2
—
—
3
Suicide—
Cutting
2
4
—
—
6
Drowning
—
1
1
—
2
Firearms
-
2
-
-
2
Hanging
3
5
—
—
8
Jump from high place
2
1
1
—
4
Poisoning—Coal gas
2
18
2
—
22
„ Drugs, &c.
4
6
1
—
11
Other means
—
—
3
—
3
Homicide—
Manslaughter
—
—
1
—
1
Unlawful abortion
—
—
—
—
—
Wilful murder
—
2
—
1
3
Grand Total
61
145
61
6
273