Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 36 MORTUARIES.
During the year 557 bodies were received into the Mortuaries:—
Reasons bodies were brought to Mortuary. | Collier's Rents Mortuary. | Manor Place Mortuary. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Bodies brought in upon which Inquests were held | 293 | 210 | 503 |
Bodies brought in for convenience | 31 | 17 | 48 |
Bodies brought in in cases where death had occurred from Infectious Diseases | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Total | 325 | 232 | 557 |
TABLE 37.
WATER SUPPLY.
Water supplies have been laid on to houses in the Borough after having been withdrawn as follows:—
WARDS. | Total. | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Mary's. | St. Paul's. | St. Peter's. | St. John's. | Trinity. | All Saints'. | St. Michael's. | St. Jude's. | St. George's | Christchurch. | St. Saviour's | ||
1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 58 |