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.
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 | 40 | 31 | 41 | 25 | 27 | 49 | 213 |
Accidental:— | |||||||
Knocked down by motor vehicles | 9 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 50 | |
Falls from vehicles | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | |
Falls | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
Falls from a height | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
Suffocation | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Burns and scalds | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 9 |
Deaths under anaesthetics | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Knocked down by train | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 5 |
Drowning | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Knocked down by bicycles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Other | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Suicidal:— | |||||||
Poisoning by :— | |||||||
Coal Gas | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
Carbolic Acid | __— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Lysol | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Cyanide of Potassium | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Ammonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Hydrochloric Acid | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Hanging | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
Gun shot wounds | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Knocked down by train | _ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Drowning | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Run over by motor vehicle | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Cut throat | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Procured abortion | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Found drowned | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Totals | 68 | 60 | 86 | 52 | 58 | 90 | 414 |