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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 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1907

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Table: INQUESTS.

INQUESTS.

Verdicts.Sex.
Male.Female.
Natural causes126108
Accidental death8446
Suicide268
Open Verdict84
Manslaughter2—
Murder1—
Misadventure2—
Totals249166

Table: Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year ended 1907.

Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year ended 1907.

Suicides.Accidental Deaths.
Nature of Suicide.No.Nature of Accidental Death.No.
Poisoning10Kicked by horse1
Cut throat2Pall43
Drowning15Suffocated2
Fall1Shock from burns13
Shooting1Drowning4
Hanging3Run over18
Run over1Shock from scalds8
Stabbing1Fracture of skull5
,, thigh2
Suffocated in bed22
Choking1
Poisoning1
Others10
Total34Total130