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Wandsworth 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.

The next Table shows the results of the findings of these inquests.

TABLE XVIII.
Inquests.Sub-Districts.
Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Whole Borough.
Deaths from Natural Causes383043433051235
Accidental:¡ª
Knocked down by motor vehicles581844241
Falls¡ª1539826
Falls from motor vehicles43511620
Falls from a height44122619
Burns and scalds34322115
Suffocation12o13212
Drowning¡ª3¡ª1¡ª¡ª4
Other34451320
Suicidal:¡ª
Poisoning by:¡ª
Coal Gas31421415
Lysol¡ª121¡ª¡ª4
Carbolic Acid2-----2
Aspirin_1¡ª¡ª¡ª12
Sulphuric Acid1____12
" Dial "-----11
Hydrochloric Acid-----i1
Oxalic Acid_¡ª¡ª¡ª1¡ª1
Cut throat1111¡ªl5
Hanging1¡ö¡ªI1¡ªl4
Drowning_21¡ª¡ª3
Fall from a height¡ª11¡ª¡ª¡ª2
Stab wounds_¡ª1¡ª¡ª¡ª1
Gunshot wounds¡ª¡ª1¡ª¡ª¡ª1
Murder1-----1
Found drowned¡ª1¡ª1¡ª24
Hanging¡ªExecution-----33
Totals676595695494444