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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 27.—Scabies—Number of Persons treated at Lissonia and Wedlake Street Baths
| Adults | Children | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | women | Total | Boys | Girls | Total | ||
| 1965 | 96 | 74 | 170 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 247 |
| 1966 | 115 | 93 | 208 | 25 | 62 | 87 | 295 |
| 1967 | 138 | 174 | 312 | 32 | 108 | 140 | 452 |
| 1968 | 129 | 114 | 243 | 40 | 139 | 179 | 422 |
| 1969 | 137 | 183 | 320 | 63 | 191 | 254 | 574 |
| 1970 | 123 | 55 | 178 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 251 |
| 1971 | 114 | 37 | 151 | 36 | 48 | 84 | 235 |
Table 28.—Coroner's Court and Mortuary
| 1971 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bodies received in the Mortuary 0n Cor0ner's Warrants, etc. | 1,192 | 1,247 |
| B0dies dep0sited to await burial | 5 | 8 |
| Inquest cases | 289 | 366 |
| Non-inquest cases | 908 | 889 |
| Post-mortem examinations held | 1,184 | 1,247 |
| The verdicts returned by H.M. Cor0ner in the foreg0ing cases were as follows:—* | ||
| Accidental drowning | 3 | 5 |
| Found dr0wned | 5 | 2 |
| Suicide by drowning | 5 | 4 |
| Suicide by OTHER means | 101 | 123 |
| Street | 22 | 51 |
| Domestic | 20 | 26 |
| Others | 49 | 57 |
| Natural causes | 906 | 887 |
| Misadventure | 3 | 8 |
| Murder | 20 | 5 |
| Miscellane0us causes | 52 | 67 |
| Awaiting pr0ceedings at Central Criminal Court | 6 | 12 |
| 'Excluding b0dies br0ught in to await burial |