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 Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
INQUESTS. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Totals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 71 | |
Falls | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 12 |
Suffocation in bed with parents | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Knocked down by train | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Cardiac failure under anaesthetic | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Exhaustion from fractured thigh | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 . |
Exhaustion from want of food | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 |
Poisoning by Carbolic Acid.. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Concussion of brain | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Burns | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
ltun over | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
Poisoning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Scalds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Suffocation from impaction of food in throat | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Poisoning | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Shock through jumping out of window | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Hanging | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Cut Throat | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Bullet wound in brain | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Fractured skull | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Neglect | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Suffocation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
.. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 7 | |
.. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | |
Burns—no evidence to show how caused | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Malnutrition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | 2 | .. | .. | •• | 2 |
Want of attention at birlh | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..1 | 1 |
Cut throat—no evidence how caused | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 47 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 151 |