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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
Finchley 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The Public Mortuary.
During the year twenty-five bodies were taken to the
Public Mortuary in Summers Lane, nineteen of these from
various parts of Finchley, and six from Friern Barnet. The
total number during the preceding year was nineteen.
INQUESTS, 1906.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3 rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Suicide | 1 | 1 | – | — | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Accidental Suffocation in bed (infant) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Phthisis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Accident | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Burns | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Intestinal obstruction | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Fractured thigh and bed sores | – | – | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Fractured skull | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 |