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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

Lee 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lee]

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Table: I nquests and P ost- M ortem E xaminations held in the Parish of Eltham, in the years, 1894 -5, & 6.

I nquests and P ost- M ortem E xaminations held in the Parish of Eltham, in the years, 1894 -5, & 6.

No.Date.Sex.Age.Residence.Place of Death.Verdict.Whether P.M. held.
1894
lDec. 17Mlm.Travelling VanTent in a field at Eltham GreenBronchitis from exposureYes
1895
lMar. 7M38Hanover HouseHanover HouseSuicide by cutting throatNo
2Sep. 28F67Eltham LaneEltham LanePyæmia from cutting throatNo
1896
1Mar. 12M26SidcupBexley RoadDislocated neck from van overturningNo
2Nov. 7M55Chislehurst, WestGreen LaneSuffocation from falling in a wet ditchYes
3Nov. 9F1111, Pelham Terrace11, Pelham TerraceDiphtheria through insanitary surroundingsYes

Table: Three of the above were not Residents in the Parish. The following I nquests of Residents were held out of the Parish.

Three of the above were not Residents in the Parish. The following I nquests of Residents were held out of the Parish.

1894NIL.
1895
lJan. 23M38Sun YardKidbrook Railway StationCaught between buffers of trainNo
2Oct. 5M58117, Lee Road102, Lee RoadSuicide by hangingNo
1896
1May 5M54Avery Hill House3, Gracechurch streetHeart disease?
2July 9M39Pelham TerraceMiller HospitalFall from a treeYes
3„ 18M42Douglas PlaceLewisham InfirmaryFall from a landauYes