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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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PUBLIC MORTUARY, NEW END
| Coroner | 223 | ||
| Ambulance | 39 | ||
| Police | 2 | ||
| Marie Curie Hospital | 1 | ||
| Public Health Department | 5 | 270 | |
| Causes of death:- | |||
| Natural Causes | 211 | ||
| Suicides:- | |||
| Coal Gas Poisoning | 12 | ||
| Drugs | 16 | ||
| Railway | 1 | 29 | |
| Accidental:- | |||
| Drugs | 1 | ||
| Falls | 1 | ||
| Coal gas poisoning | 4 | ||
| Traffic | 10 | ||
| Burns | 3 | 19 | |
| Inattention at birth | 1 | ||
| Post Operative | 3 | ||
| Unknown child | 1 | ||
| Neglect | 1 | ||
| Bodies brought for accommodation | 5 | 270 | |
No. of post mortem examinations carried out 265
Of the 270 bodies admitted to the Mortuary, 232 were of
Hampstead residents.
Coroner's Court.
The Hampstead and St.Pancras Coroner's Court is at
Camley Street, N.W.I. Telephone EUSton 1691.
Coroner:- I.Milne, Esq.