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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY—Bodies Admitted, &c.
| Bodies admitted from the Borough:- | ||
|---|---|---|
| By order of Coroner | 269 | |
| By order of Police | 3 | |
| On application of undertakers | 18 | 290 |
| Bodies admitted from other Boroughs: — | ||
| Fulham (Fifty-five by order of Coroner and sixteen by order of Police) | 71 | |
| Chelsea (Two hundred and forty-three by order of Coroner, four by order of Police and five by application of undertakers) | 252 | |
| Kensington (Fourteen by order of Coroner and two by order of Police) | 16 | 339 |
| Total bodies admitted | 629 | |
| No. of P.M. examinations conducted: — | ||
| Hammersmith cases | 268 | |
| Fulham cases | 71 | |
| Chelsea cases | 247 | |
| Kensington cases | 16 | |
| Total P.M.'s | 602 | |
| No. of Inquests held: — | ||
| Hammersmith cases | 65 | |
| Fulham cases | 53 | |
| Chelsea cases | 55 | |
| Kensington cases | 93 | |
| Total Inquests held | 266 | |