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

Southwark 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: MORTUARY

MORTUARY

Post-mortems without Inquest1,017
Post-mortems with Inquest167
Inquests without Post-mortems-
Inquests, Post-mortems held elsewhere-
Bodies brought in for convenience1
Infectious disease deaths-
1,185

Table: Bodies brought to Southwark Mortuary:-

Bodies brought to Southwark Mortuary:-

From Private addressesFrom Hospitals
Southwark11818
Lambeth272186
Camberwell203260
Bermondsey5969
Total652533

Table: Bodies brought from hospitals and institutions:-

Bodies brought from hospitals and institutions:-

Guy's Hospital6Southwark
Evelina Hospital6
Newington Institution6
Lambeth Hospital66Lambeth
South Western Hospital25
St. Thomas' Hospital65
Waterloo Hospital8
Belgrave Hospital5
King's College Hospital17
St. Giles' Hospital119Camberwell
St. Francis' Hospital20
Dulwich Hospital121
St. Olave's Hospital68Bermondsey
Bermondsey Medical Mission1
Total533

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At the end of the year the Public Health Committee had under consideration
the question of improving the accommodation at the Mortuary.