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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
Marylebone 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, The Parish of ]
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REPORT OF MORTUARY KEEPER FOR
THE YEAR 1895.
Number of bodies received from January 1st, 1895, to December 31st, 1895.
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 156 | 162 | |||
| January | 20 | 29 | July | 18 | 20 |
| February | 42 | 44 | August | 21 | 21 |
| March | 41 | 39 | September | 23 | 14 |
| April | 18 | 23 | October | 15 | 21 |
| May | 21 | 11 | November | 14 | 18 |
| June | 14 | 10 | December | 21 | 21 |
| 156 | 162 | Total | 268 | 277 | |
| 545 | |||||
Number of Inquests from January 1st, 1895, to December 31st, 1895.
| Brought forward | 165 | |||
| January | 25 | September | 18 | |
| February | 36 | October | 16 | |
| March | 18 | November | 10 | |
| April | 18 | December | 16 | |
| May | 20 | Bodies received for inquest, Dec. 1894 and the inquests held Jan. 1895 were | 2 | |
| June | 12 | |||
| July | 16 | Total | 227 | |
| August | 20 | |||
| Number of bodies to await burial only | 318 | |||
| Number of bodies for inquest | 227 | |||
| Total | 545 | |||
Infectious cases received.
| Smallpox | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 5 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 |
| Total 12 |