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St Giles (Camden) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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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. | Diseases of the nervous system | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Other diseases | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| From Accidental Causes. | Fractures, falls, contusions, &c. | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Suffocation (in bed with parents) | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Do. (from impacted food) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do. (fluid in windpipe) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Burns (from clothes taking fire) | — | 2 | ||
| Scald (from brewer's vat) | — | 1 | ||
| Poison (atrophine) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| From Suicidal Causes. | Fall out of window | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wound in arm with razor | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Bullet wound | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Poison (carbolic acid) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Do (hydrochloric acid) | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Do. (aconite) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do. (cyanide of potassium) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| From Wilful Causes. | Murder | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 58 | 83 | |
It will be seen from the table above that 83 inquests
were held during the year upon the bodies of parishioners
who died suddenly from natural causes and different forms
of violence, whether accidental or otherwise; 62 of these
were at the Coroner's Court, Groldsmith Street, and 21 at
public institutions outside the District, where the deceased
had been removed for treatment.
42 of the deaths were returned as having occurred
from natural causes, 29 were ascribed to accidental, 11 to