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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Table: PUBLIC MORTUARY—Bodies Admitted, &c.

PUBLIC MORTUARY—Bodies Admitted, &c.

Bodies admitted from the Borough:—
By order of Coroner259
By order of Police2
On application of undertakers14275
Bodies admitted from other Boroughs:—
Fulham (Sixty by order of Coroner and twenty-six by order of Police)86
Chelsea (Two hundred and eighteen by order of Coroner, three by order of Police and two by application of undertakers)223
Kensington (by order of Coroner)20329
Total bodies admitted604
No. of P.M. examinations conducted:—
Hammersmith cases251
Fulham cases86
Chelsea cases221
Kensington cases20
Total P.M.'s578
No. of Inquests held:—
Hammersmith cases57
Fulham cases50
Chelsea cases34
Kensington cases87
Total Inquests held228