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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) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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IV.—Sudden and Violent Deaths.
Inquests and Coroner's Court.
| Causes of Death. | St. George, Blooms-bury. | St. Giles-in-the-Fields. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Natural Causes. | Diseases of the nervous system | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Zymotic Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other diseases | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| From Accidental Causes. | Fractures, falls, contusions, &c. | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Suffocation (in bed with parents) | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Do. (swallowing false teeth) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do. (impacted meat in throat) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do. (when intoxicated) | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Burns, scalds | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Poison (chlorodyne) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do. (opium) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do. (cyanide of Potassium) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Do (carbolic acid) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Drowning | — | 1 | 1 | |
| From Suicidal Causes. | Poison (Prussic acid) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Do. (opium) | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Do. (nitric acid) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Drowning | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Cut-throat | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Hanging | — | 2 | 2 | |
| From Wilful Causes. | Fracture of Skull (manslaughter) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Do. (murder) | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 60 | 81 | |
It will be seen from this table that 81 inquests were
held during the year, being at the rate of 11.9 percent. of
total deaths.