Philadelphia County (Pa.) Medical Examiner
| Jurisdiction | Philadelphia County, Pa. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web site | http://www.phila.gov/... | ||||
| Accreditation | None | ||||
| Forensic Pathologists |
|
||||
| Fellows | 0 |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
-44%
|
-44%
|
-38%
|
-30%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Population
|
1.51M
|
1.52M
|
1.52M
|
1.53M
|
1.54M
|
1.55M
|
N/A
|
|
Autopsies
|
1,060
|
1,056
|
1,143
|
1,281
|
1,245
|
1,437
|
1,248
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Forensic Pathologists
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Annual Budget
|
$3.5M
|
$3.6M
|
$3.7M
|
$3.7M
|
$3.2M
|
$4M
|
$4.1M
|
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