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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
Hammersmith 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Six hundred and thirty-six bodies were admitted to the Mortuary in Fulham Palace Eoad during the year:— | ||
| Hammersmith:— | ||
| Admitted by order of Coroner | 259 | |
| Admitted by order of Police | 3 | |
| Admitted on application of undertakers for accommodation | 31 | 293 |
| Bodies admitted from other Boroughs :— | ||
| Fulham | 127 | |
| Chelsea | 216 | 343 |
| No. of P.-M. examinations conducted:— | ||
| Hammersmith cases | 231 | |
| Fulham cases | 105 | |
| Chelsea cases | 190 | |
| Total P.Ms. | - | 526 |
| No. of Inquests held:— | ||
| Hammersmith cases | 89 | |
| Fulham cases | 52 | |
| Chelsea cases | 72 | |
| Total Inquests held | - | 213 |