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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY, NEW END
Bodies admitted by order of:-
Coroner 195
Ambulance 34
Police 6
Marie Curie Hospital 4
Public Health Department 2 241
Causes of death:-
Natural Causes 182
Suicides:-
Coal Gas Poisoning 15
Hanging 4
Drugs 6
Falls 2
Drowning 1
Corrosive Poisoning 2
Cut Throat 1
Shooting 1
Electrocution 1 33
Accidental:-
Drowning 2
Drugs 1
Burns 2
Railway 2
Falls 3
Road Accidents 5 15
Post Operative 7
Stillborn 1
Bodies brought for accommodation 5 241
No. of post mortem examinations carried out 237
Of the 241 bodies admitted to the Mortuary, 158 were of
Hampstead residents.