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, Metropolitan Borough]
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30 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XVII.
Inquests. | Sub-Districts. | Whole Borough. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
Deaths from Natural Causes | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 108 |
Accidental: | |||||||
Falls | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
Falls from a height | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Falls from a vehicle | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Knocked down by motor vehicles | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
Knocked down by horse vehicles | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
Knocked down by cyclist | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Thrown from motor vehicles | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
Scalds and Burns | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Drowning | — | 3 | – | — | – | 1 | 4 |
Poisoning | 1 | 1 | – | — | — | — | 2 |
Suffocation | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Other | 1 | – | – | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Suicidal:— | |||||||
Drowning | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Cut Throat | — | – | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Poisoning by Coal Gas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 10 |
Poisoning by Nitrous Oxide Gas | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Other forms of poisoning | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Run over by train | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Gun shot wounds | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Hanging and Strangulation | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Cut wrist | — | 1 | – | – | — | — | 1 |
Open Verdicts:— Found drowned | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Manslaughter | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Murder | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Execution | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 44 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 44 | 84 | 261 |