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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The Public Mortuary.
Thirty-three bodies were deposited during the year in the
Public Mortuary in Summers Lane, as against twenty-seven
in the preceding year; twenty-five of these had been
parishioners of Finchley, seven of Friern Barnet, and one of
Hornsey.
INQUESTS, 1908.
| 1st Quarter. | and Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Disease | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Anæmia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Convulsions | - | l | - | 1 | 2 |
| Persistent Thymus | l | - | - | - | 1 |
| Accident | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Disease | - | l | - | - | 1 |
| Epilepsy | - | l | - | - | 1 |
| Suicide | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Peritonitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Disease of Stomach | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Want of Attention at Birth | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 28 |