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The old Watch House (the residence of the High Street
Mortuary Keeper) was condemned during 1912 on the
ground of its dampness due to its unfavourable site and
the absence of damp courses and concrete, etc., and a temporary
residence was provided for the Mortuary Keeper at
206 Lambeth Road.
During 1912, a new ambulance wagon for river bodies
was provided.
INQUESTS.
During the year 1912, within the Borough of Lambeth,
309 Lambeth cases were submitted to the Coroner (who,
in 15 instances, decided that no further inquiries were
necessary, the deaths being due to natural causes). In
the remaining 294 cases, inquests were held with the following
result:—
1. Natural Causes 152
II. Accidental Causes 107
Burns and Scalds 12
Drowning 5
Run over 16
Falls, etc. 24
Suffocation 10
Fracture 18
Misadventure 15
Crushed 2
Blood Poisoning 5
III. Homicidal Causes 33
Suicide 32
Murder 1
Manslaughter —
IV. Open- Verdicts 2
Found Drowned 2
Total 294