London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1958

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

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Table: PUBLIC MORTUARY. NEW END

PUBLIC MORTUARY. NEW END

Bodies admitted by order of:-
Coroner208
Ambulance29
Police8
Marie Curie Hospital11
Public Health Department1257

Table: Causes of deathi-

Causes of deathi-

Natural Causes198
Suicides;-
Coal Gas Poisoning14
Hanging2
Drugs12
Falls1
Drowning150

Table: Accidental:- 257

Accidental:- 257

Coal Gas Poisoning3
Drugs1
Burns1
Lift1
Fa11s2
Road Accidents715
Post Operative5
Foetus6
Bodies brought for accommodation1
Post Natal1
Strangulation1

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No. of post mortem examinations carried out
256