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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

Hampstead 1956

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

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Table: HAMPSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL CLEANSING CENTRE

HAMPSTEAD BOROUGH COUNCIL CLEANSING CENTRE

Verminous conditionsScabies
CasesTreatmentsCasesTreatments
Adults10131439
Children under 589--
Children over 5----
Contacts--611
L.C.C. School Children3838--

Table: London County Council (General Powers) Act,1953

London County Council (General Powers) Act,1953

Persons cleansed at homeNil.
PUBLIC MORTUARY, NEW END
No. of post-mortem examinations carried out232
Causes of death
Natural Causes188
Suicides: Coal Gas Poisoning14
Hanging1
Drugs3
Falls1
Drowning2
Railway122
Accidental: Falls3
Coal Gas Poisoning2
Road Accidents6
Burns2
Railway114
Post operative6
Open Verdict2
Bodies brought for accommodation only1
Total:233.
No. of bodies admitted by order of:Coroner189
Ambulance30
Police9
Marie Curie Hospital4
Public Health Dept.l
Total:233