Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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MORTUARY, 1921.
Number of bodies in Mortuary | 284 | |
1. To await Inquests— | (a) Infectious | 2 |
(b) Non-infectious | 279 | |
2. To await Burial | 3 | |
Number of Post Mortems | 103 |
Verdict. | Sex. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
Natural Causes | 84 | 69 |
Accidental Death | 31 | 32 |
Suicide | 20 | 14 |
Open Verdict | 9 | 4 |
Manslaughter | — | — |
Murder | 1 | 2 |
Misadventure | 10 | 5 |
Totals ..... | 155 | 126 |
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
---|---|---|---|
Hanging | 9 | Shock from Burns | 1 |
Poisoning | 8 | Shock from Fall | 13 |
Cut Throat | 4 | Suffocation in Bed | 1 |
Shooting | 2 | Drowning | 3 |
Drowning | 9 | Run over | 12 |
Run over | — | Fracture of Skull | 11 |
Others | 2 | Fracture of Ribs | 2 |
Fracture of Thigh | 6 | ||
Shock from Scalds | 3 | ||
Coal Gas Poisoning | 2 | ||
Choked | 1 | ||
Others | 8 | ||
34 | 63 |