London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Battersea 1898
Report upon the public health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Battersea...
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In the other 267 cases inquests were held with the following
verdicts:—
From Natural Causes 145
From Accidental Causes:—
Poisoning 1
Burns 12
Falls 32
Run over 3
Suffocated 7
Suffocated in bed with parents 18
Scalds 3
On Railway 3
Drowned 1
Want of attention at birth 1
Fractured Skull 1
Strangulation 1
Hæmmorhage 1
— 84
From Suicidal Causes:—
Cut throat 5
Drowning 3
Poisoning 4
Hanging 1
Railway 1
— 14
From Homicidal Causes:—
Suffocation 2
Neglect 1
— 3
Open Verdicts:—
Drowned 8
Injuries 7
Poisoned 2