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Wandsworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infective Diseases.
37
In addition to the above 43 other cases were reported to
me. These cases were treated at the Council's disinfecting
station with sulphurated potash baths, and in every case the
disease was cured. The average number of baths given per case
was three.
Other Infective Diseases.
12 deaths occurred, six from Septicaemia, five from Syphilis;
and one from Toxaemia.
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 | 37 | 20 | 38 | 49 | 23 | 56 | 223 |
| Accidental:— | |||||||
| Knocked down by motor vehicles | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 39 |
| Falls from vehicles | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Falls | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| Falls from a height | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Suffocation | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Burns and scalds | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | |
| Knocked down by train | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 |
| Drowning | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Deaths under anaesthetics | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Other | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Suicidal:— | |||||||
| Poisoning by:— | |||||||
| Coal Gas | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
| Lysol | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Carbolic Acid | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cyanide of Potassium | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Yew Leaves | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Phosphorus | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Camphor Liniment | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Aspirin | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Corrosive | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cut throat | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| Drowning | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Gun shot wounds | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Fall from window | — | - | - | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
| Hanging | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Knocked down by train | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Found drowned | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Found dead | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 76 | 44 | 71 | 27 | 41 | 104 | 413 |