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Merton and Morden 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: Inquests.Inquests were held in the district on 38 deaths, 15 of which were in respect of residents. Verdicts were as follows:—

Inquests.Inquests were held in the district on 38 deaths, 15 of which were in respect of residents. Verdicts were as follows:—

(1) Natural causes9
(2) Suicide by—
Coal gas4
Nicotine poisoning1
Lysol poisoning16
(3) Accidental—
Knocked down by motor car7
Fall in home1
Fall from tree1
Burns1
Electrical burns1
Fumes from car exhaust1
Fall from a building1
Septicaemia from a needle in hand1
Asphyxia by cot pillow1
—15
(4) Misadventure—•
Death accelerated by anaesthetic for appendix operation1
(5) In accordance with medical evidence—
Gastro-enteritis of unknown origin1
Collision with motor lorry
Sepsis following confinement1
Pancreatitis following spinal anaesthesia1
Silicosis complicated by tuberculosis1
Chronic alcoholism17
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Road accidents were responsible for 9 of the total
compared with 5 in the year before.
18