Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1899
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Verdicts. | Sex. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
Natural causes | 158 | 122 |
Accidental Death | 65 | 48 |
Suicide | 19 | 7 |
Open Verdict | 10 | |
Manslaughter | 2 | |
Murder | 1 | 2 |
Stillborn | 5 | 1 |
Totals | 258 | 186 |
SUICIDES. | ACCIDENTAL DEATHS. | ||
---|---|---|---|
nature of suicide. | No. | nature of accidental death. | No. |
Poisoning | 4 | Fracture of Arm | 1 |
Cut Throat | 5 | Poisoning | 3 26 5 |
Drowning | 8 | Fall | |
Hanging | 4 | Suffocated | |
Shooting | 2 | Shock from Burns | 13 1 7 |
Strangulation | 1 | Blow on Abdomen | |
Jumping from train | 1 | Drowning | |
Bun over by Train | 1 | Hun over | 3 |
Shock from Scalds | 3 | ||
Crushed by Train | 3 | ||
„ Cart | 1 | ||
Fracture of Skull | 13 | ||
Irritant Food | 1 | ||
Fracture of Hip | 6 | ||
Suffocated in Bed | 24 | ||
Hcemorrhage from cut | 1 | ||
Exposure at night | 1 | ||
Not stated | 1 | ||
Total | 113 |