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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

Hackney 1900

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1900

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Table: INQUESTS.

INQUESTS.

Verdicts.Sex.
Male.Female.
Natural causes129107
Accidental Death8142
Suicide134
Open Verdict122
Manslaughter2
Murder1
Stillborn2I
Totals237159

Table: Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in theHackney District during the Year ended 1899.

Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the

Hackney District during the Year ended 1899.

SUICIDES.ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
nature of suicide.No.nature of accidental death.No.
Poisoning5Fracture of Leg2
Cut Throat1Poisoning2
Drowning7Fall34
Hanging2Suffocated2
Strangulation1Shock from Burns18
Fall from window1Shot1
Drowning6
Run over7
Shock from Scalds4
Fracture of Bibs2
Pressure of Crowd1
Fracture of Skull15
Wound on Finger1
Suffocated in Bed25
Fracture of Spine3
Total17Total123