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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
St Giles (Camden) 1896
Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1897
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IV.— Sudden and Violent Deaths. Inquests.
| Causes of Death. | St. George, Blooms-bury. | St. Giles-in-the-Fields. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Natural Causes. | i Diseases of the nervous system | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Other diseases | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| From Accidental Causes. ___ | Fractures, falls, contusions, &c. | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Cut (stab) | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation (in bed with parents) | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Poison (chlorodyne) | 1 | — | 1 | |
| From Suicidal Causes. | Poison (cyanide of potassium) | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Do. (strychnine) | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Do. (chlorodyne) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do (ammonia) | - | 1 | 1 | |
| _Bullet-wound | 1 | — | 1 | |
| From Wilful Causes. | Murder (bullet-wound) | - | 1 | 1 |
| Do. (illegal operation) | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 49 | 66 |
Fifty-three of the inquests were held at the Coroner's
Court, Goldsmith Street, and 13 at outlying public hospitals
where the deceased had been taken for treatment.
Thirty of the deaths occurred from different forms of
violence, of these 23 were from accidents.
The following are among the causes of death returned
by the Coroner:—
A doctor of medicine (a professional embalmer) died
from an overdose of chlorodyne.