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

City of Westminster 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Table 27.—Scabies—Number of Persons treated at Lissonia and Wedlake Street Baths

Table 27.—Scabies—Number of Persons treated at Lissonia and Wedlake Street Baths

AdultsChildrenTotal
MenWomenTotalBoysGirlsTotal
19659674170275077247
196611593208256287295
196713817431232108140452
196812911424340139179422
196913718332063191254574
197012355178353873251

Table: Table 28.—Coroner's Court and Mortuary

Table 28.—Coroner's Court and Mortuary

19701969
Bodies received in the Mortuary on Coroner's Warrants, etc1,2471,244
Bodies deposited to await burial812
Inquest cases366365
Non-inquest cases889891
Post-mortem examinations held1,2471,227
The verdicts returned by H.M. Coroner in the fore
going cases were as follows:—*
Accidental drowning57
Found drowned25
Suicide by drowning43
Suicide by other means123116
Accidents:
Street5135
Domestic2638
Others5768
Natural causes887903
Misadventure86
Murder55
Miscellaneous causes6761
Awaiting proceedings at Central Criminal Court129
* Excluding bodies brought in to await burial.