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, 1928.
Number of bodies in Mortuary 37
(a) Infectious —
1. To await Inquests—
(b) Non-Infectious 244
2. To await Burial 29
3. Result of death certified by Coroner 98
Number of Post Mortems 184
Verdict | Sex. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
Natural Causes | 41 | 25 |
Accidental Death | 63 | 46 |
Suicide | 20 | 17 |
Open Verdict | 11 | 12 |
Manslaughter | - | - |
Murder | - | 1 |
Misadventure | 3 | 5 |
Totals | 138 | 106 |
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
---|---|---|---|
Poisoning | 17 | Shock from Burns | 4 |
Drowning | 8 | Shock from Fall | 85 |
Jumping from window | 2 | Street Accidents | 43 |
Cut throat | 5 | Shock from Scalds | 2 |
Hanging | 5 | Overlying | 1 |
Shooting | 2 | Drowning | 3 |
Others | 21 | ||
37 | 109 |