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Islington 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1925] 26
During- the year special inquiries were made and reports furnished to the
Ministry of Health on deaths from this cause.
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
The deaths due to accident numbered 124. Of this number 56 were due to
vehicular traffic, as against 41 in the previous year. The vehicles causing these
deaths may be summarised as follow :
Motor Car or Lorry. Bus or Tram. Taxi-cab. Other Vehicles. Total.
32 10 3 11 = 56
It is only fair to say, however, that 21 of these deaths occurred to Islington
residents when outside the district.
Eleven deaths of non-residents were also killed by vehicles w ithin the Borough.
INQUESTS AND MORTUARY.
During the year 275 bodies were received into the Mortuary, as compared with
an average of 405 in the preceding 10 years.
No infectious body was received during the year.
The daily average number of bodies received was 0.7 as compared with 0.8
in 1924.

Table: In 306 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an average of 342 in the ten years 1915-24.

In 306 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an average of 342 in the ten years 1915-24.

Bodies received into Mortuary.Inquests.
1915612475
1916507394
1917479359
1918476348
1919429321
1920340312
1921313299
1922316307
1923288279
1924294317
Average405342
1925275306

Table: The following Table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary and the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1925 and 1924

The following Table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary and the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1925 and 1924

1925No. of bodies received.Daily Average.No. of Inquests held.1924No. of bodies received.Daily Average.No. of Inquests held.
1st Quarter790.81001st Quarter1011.0110
2nd580.6602nd „700.776
3rd „650.7653rd440.555
4th „730.8814th „790.876
Total for year2750.7306*Total for year2940.8317*

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*Inclusive of Inquests held by Coroner upon bodies of deceased persons who died in
Public Institutions in the borough.