Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1897 page 72

Hackney 1897

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1897

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72
THE MORTUARY.
The following tables give the number of bodies deposited in the
mortuary during the year; also the number of inquests held there,
with the causes of deaths, &c.
Number of bodies deposited in Mortuary 382
(a). To await inquests 356
(b). Upon request of relatives, to await burial 26
Number of Postmortems performed 158

Table: INQUESTS

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INQUESTS

Verdicts.	Sex.
Verdicts.	Male.	Female.
Natural causes	144	119
Accidental Death	49	22
Suicide	13	4
Open Verdict	4	0
Manslaughter	1	0
Totals	211	145

Table: Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Hackney District during the Year ended1897.

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Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Hackney District during the Year ended1897.

SUICIDES.		ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
NATURE OF SUICIDE.	No.	NATUltE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH.	No.
Poisoning	4	Shock from Broken Thigh	1
Cut Throat	1	Concussion of Brain	1
Drowning	6	Poisoning
Hanging	3	Fall	3
Shooting	3	Suffocated	14
		Shock from burns	12
		Dog Bite	1
		Drowning	19
		Run over	2
		Shock from scalds	1
		Crushed by Truck	1
		Fracture of Skull	9
		Crushed by Crowd	1
		Fracture of Spine	1
		Suffocated in Bed	1
		Not stated	2
Total	17	Total	71

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Table: INQUESTS

Table: Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Hackney District during the Year ended1897.