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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 Saviour's (Southwark) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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| No. | Sex. | Age. | Verdict. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | f. | 25 yrs. | Suicide by drowning. Temporary insanity |
| 20 | m. | 40 „ | Pneumonia. Pericarditis. |
| 21 | m. | 44 „ | Syncope. Excessive alcoholic drinking |
| 22 | m. | 1 mo. | Accidentally suffocated in bed. |
| 23 | m. | 33 yrs. | Suffocated. Clot of blood in heart. |
| 24 | f. | 1 mo. | Broncho-pneumonia. |
| 25 | f. | 3 mos. | Accidentally suffocated in bed. |
In outlying Institutions belonging to St. Saviour.
| No. | Sex. | Age. | Verdict. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | f. | 10 yrs. | Burns by overall catching fire. Accident. |
| 2 | m. | 3 „ | Burns by playing with lighted paper. |
| 3 | m. | 33 „ | Bursting of blood-vessel in lung. |
| 4 | m. | 33 „ | Fall from scaffold in consequence of a rope being unfit for use. Misadventure. |
| 5 | m. | 62 „ | Suicide by cutting throat with razor. Temporary insanity. |
| 6 | m.. | 41 „ | Fall through ventilator at Temple Station. |
| 7 | m. | 26 „ | House falling on him after gas explosion. |
| 8 | m. | 33 „ | Drowned by collision between steamship and barge. |
| 9 | m. | 74 „ | Pneumonia. |
| 10 | m. | 52 „ | Found drowned. |
| In outlying Institutions belonging to Christchurch. | |||
| No. | Sex. | Age. | Verdict. |
| 1 | f. | 53 yrs. | Oxalic acid poisoning. Suicide. Temporary insanity. |
| 2 | m. | 43 „ | Tubercular disease of the lungs. Heart failure. |
| 3 | m. | 73 „ | Metallic poisoning. Accident. |
| 4 | f. | 11 mos. | Phthisis, accelerated by neglect. |