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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
Fulham 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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D. —STATEMENT SHEWING NUMBER OF INQUESTS HELD DURING THE YEAR, from the 26th March, 1887, to the 25th March, 1888.
| Description. | Age. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|
| Oilman | 27 years | Sudden, syncope. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a glass blower | 9 months | Sudden, spasm of the glottis. Postmortem |
| Son of a bricklayer. | 9 weeks | Sudden, abscess in left ear. Postmortem |
| Son of a financial agent. | 19 days | Found dead in bed. Suffocation, accidental. Postmortem |
| Retired cowman and gardener | 76 years | Found dead, syncope. Postmortem |
| Son of a carpenter . | 8 years | Violent, fall from a fence. Postmortem |
| Wife of a wood cutter . | About 32 years | Found dead. Fall of stack of wood on her |
| Iufant unknown . | newly born | Found dead, want of attention at time of birth. Postmortem |
| Son of a bicycle maker . | 5 months | Found dead in bed. Convulsions, teething |
| Daughter of a house agent | 2 years | Sudden, bronchitis, after measles |
| Laundryman | 57 years | Sudden, apoplexy. Postmortem |
| Widow of a labourer | 82 years | Sudden, rupture of a blood vessel, vein in the leg. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a labourer in gas works | 4 months | Violent, fall from a bedstead |
| Labourer | 89 years | Sudden, rupture of a blood vessel |
| Coachman | 44 years | Cut his throat whilst of unsound mind |
| Widow of a picture dealer | About 85 years | Found dead on the bed, suffocation accidental. Postmortem |
| W ife of a labourer . | 41 years | Found dead, disease of the heart |
| Hairdresser . | 19 years | Violent, drowned whilst bathing |
| Bricklayer | 75 years | Violent, strangulation by his own act whilst of unsound mind |
| Gardener | 89 years | Sudden, sunstroke. Postmortem |
| Grinder and turner | 46 years | Sudden, heart apoplexy. Postmortem |
| Son of a carpenter. | 12 years | Sudden, convulsions. Postmortem |
| Daughter of a builder | 1 year and 3 months | Sudden, convulsions |
| Flyman | 84 years | Violent, fall from a carriage |
| Daughter of a labourer | 4 months | Violent, fall from a bedstead |
| Bricklayer, of 52, Coning-ham Road,Hammersmith | 89 years | Poisoned with muriatic acid, misadventure. Postmortem |