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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
Paddington 1895
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1895
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TABLE 26. Inquests on Parishioners, 1895.
| Quarter | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | Paddington | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finding of Jury. | St. Mary. | St. John. | St. Mary. | St. John. | St. Mary. | St. John. | St. Mary. | St. John. | Year. |
| Natural Causes | 29 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 101 |
| By Misadventure | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Accidental Death* | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | 7 | 2 | 47 |
| Manslaughter | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wilful Murder | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Suicide | 1 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Open | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 41 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 178 |
| Note—In Table III. (Appendix) deaths "by misadventure" and deaths where "open verdicts" are returned are classified under "accident and neglect." * One case where Septicæmia followed injury to hand is classified under "Pyæemia." | |||||||||
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