Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Non-infective Diseases. 39
The next Table shows the results of the findings of these
inquests,
TABLE XIX.
Inquests. | Sub-Districts. | Whole Borough. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
Deaths from Natural Causes | 47 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 74 | 286 |
Accidental:— | |||||||
Knocked down by motor vehicles | 8 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 65 |
Falls | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 39 |
Falls from vehicles | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
Drowning | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Falls from a height | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Deaths under anaesthetics | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Knocked down by train | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 |
Burns and scalds | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Other | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Suicidal:— | |||||||
Poisoning: by:— | |||||||
Coal Gas | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 |
Lysol | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
Carbolic Acid | - | - | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Medinal | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Cyanide of Potassium | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Knocked down by train | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 9 |
Cut throat | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Drowning | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Jumped from a height | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Hanging | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Burns | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Strangulation | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wound in Stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Gun shot wounds | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Execution | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Murder | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 69 | 58 | 108 | 87 | 69 | 138 | 529 |