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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
Hackney 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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THE MORTUARY.
The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the
mortuary during the year, also the number of inquests held there,
with the causes of deaths, etc.
Number of bodies deposited in mortuary 427
(a) To await inquests 413
(b) Upon request of relatives, to await burial 14
Number of post-mortems made 208
INQUESTS.
| Verdicts. | Sex. | |
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |
| Natural causes | 136 | 127 |
| Accidental Death | 60 | 48 |
| Suicide | 28 | 5 |
| Open Verdict | 6 | |
| Manslaughter | 1 | |
| Murder | ||
| Stillborn | 2 | |
| Totals | 231 | 182 |
| SUICIDES. | ACCIDENTAL DEATHS. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of suicide. | No. | Nature of accidental death. | No. |
| Poisoning | 7 | Poisoning | 3 |
| Cut Throat | 8 | Fall | 28 |
| Drowning | 12 | Suffocated | 6 |
| Hanging | 2 | Shock from Burns | 15 8 |
| Strangulation | 1 | Drowning | |
| Shooting | Run over | 7 | |
| Jumped in front of Train | 1 | Shock from Scalds | 4 |
| Fracture of Skull | 15 | ||
| Suffocated in Bed | 20 | ||
| Fracture of Spine | 2 | ||
| Total | 33 | Total | 108 |