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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
Wandsworth 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Inquests
During the year, 58 inquests were held, 7 less than
in 1893. 43 ot these deaths were ot males, and only 15 ot temaies.
All the cases of suicide were males.
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Natural Causes | 22 | 10 | 32 | |
| Suicidal | Hanging | 2 | - | 2 |
| Morphine Poisoning | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Wound in Throat | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Strangulation | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Prussic Acid Poisoning | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Carbolic Acid Poisoning | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drowning | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Accidental | Suffocation by overlaying Erysipelas caused by | - | l | 1 |
| Injury | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drowning | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Suffocation | - | 1 | 1 | |
| A.sphyxia | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Injury to Head | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Fracture of Thigh | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Fall from Wiudow | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fall over Stairs | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Homicide | ||||
| Tabes mesenterica accelerated by neglect | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 43 | 15 | 58 | ||
General Remarks.
Daring the year the district was comparatively free
from diseases of a zymotic nature. The epidemic of measles already
mentioned, was in this regard the only matter worthy of special
note, but as it is not a notifiable disease, no information could be
got as to the extent of it. The experience of other places where
measles has been included under notifiable diseases, has not been
satisfactory. The only remedy which can be applied is the closure
of the public elementary schools, but unless this be done within the
first few days of the outbreak, little good will result. Agaiu in