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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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 1960, are set out in following table : —
Details of Bodies Received | Usual Place of Residence | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Batter- sea | Wandsworth | Elsewhere | Residence unknown | ||
Post-mortem only | 191 | 552 | 145 | 2 | 890 |
Post-mortem and inquest | 18 | 90 | 49 | 2 | 159 |
209 | 642 | 194 | 4 | 1049 | |
Inquest only | - | - | - | - | - |
18 | 90 | 49 | 2 | 159 | |
Sanitary and other reasons | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 |
Total bodies received | 211 | 644 | 194 | 5 | 1054 |
Verdicts at Inquests held- | |||||
Occident and misadventure | 8 | 47 | 35 | — | 90 |
Alcoholism | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Natural causes | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Open verdict | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Suicide | 10 | 34 | 5 | — | 49 |
deferred to higher court | — | 2 | 6 | — | 8 |
18 | 90 | 49 | 2 | 159 |
In addition to the above, a further twenty-one inquests were held
at the Coroner's Court in respect of which no bodies were received
into the Mortuary.
The Wandsworth Borough Council made a grant of £500 per annum
towards the cost of maintaining the Mortuary.
The London County Council pay a rent of £525 per annum for the
use of the Coroner's Court.