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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 1905

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1905

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Table: INQUESTS.

INQUESTS.

Verdicts.Sex.
Male.Female.
Natural causes121105
Accidental death7852
Suicide216
Open verdict115
Manslaughter2
Homicide ..1
Totala234168

Table: Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the Year ended 1905.

Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the Year ended 1905.

Suicides.Accidental Deaths.
Nature of Suicide.No.Nature of Accidental Death.No.
Poisoning5Poisoning1
Cut throat3Fall44
Drowning16Suffocated41
Fall2Shock from burns25
Shooting1Drowning8
Run over6
Shock from scalds3
Fracture of skull2
Suffocated in bed14
Others26
Total27Total130