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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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27
Brought forward 273
St. Thomas' Hospital 2
Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich 1
Shoreditch Infirmary 1
Springfield Mental Hospital 1
South-Eastern Fever Hospital 1
South London Hospital 1
Tooting Bee Mental Hospital 15
University College Hospital 5
Victoria Park Hospital 22
West London Hospital 1
Miscellaneous Institutions 76
Total 399
MORTUARY, 1923.
Number of bodies in Mortuary 266
1. To await Inquests-(a) Infectious —
I (b) Non-Infectious 244
2. To await Burial 22
Number of Post Mortems 139
| Verdict. | Sex. | |
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | |
| Natural Causes | 65 | 50 |
| Accidental Death | 44 | 26 |
| Suicide | 21 | 13 |
| Open Verdict | 15 | 8 |
| Manslaughter | — | — |
| Murder | - | - |
| Misadventure | 2 | — |
| Totals | 147 | 97 |