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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: MORTUARY, 1927.

MORTUARY, 1927.

Number of bodies in Mortuary286
1. To await Inquests—(a) Infectious—
(b) Non-Infectious212
2. To await Burial31
3. Result of death certified by Coroner43
Number of Post Mortems133

Table: Inquests.

Inquests.

Verdict.Sex.
Male.Female.
Natural Causes4136
Accidental Death5227
Suicide1617
Open Verdict107
Manslaughter——
Murder—2
Misadventure22
Totals12191

Table: Table showing nature of Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year1927.

Table showing nature of Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year1927.

Nature of Suicide.No.Nature of Accidental Death.No.
Poisoning22Shock from Burns4
Drowning4Shock from Fall24
Jumping from window1Run over33
Cut throat2Shock from Scalds7
Hanging3Overlying3
Others1Drowning2
Others6
3379