Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1909
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INQUESTS.
Verdicts. | Sex. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
Natural causes | 144 | 144 |
Accidental death | 54 | 46 |
Suicide | 28 | 5 |
Open Verdict | 8 | 5 |
Manslaughter | ... | ... |
Murder | 1 | |
Misadventure | 2 | ... |
Totals | 237 | 200 |
Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year ended 1909.
Suicides. | Accidental Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
Poisoning | 6 | Fall | 21 |
Cut throat | 3 | Suffocated | 1 |
Drowning | 18 | Shock from burns | 14 |
Fall from window | 1 | Drowning | 10 |
Strangulation | 1 | Run over | 5 |
Hanging | 3 | Shock from scalds | 4 |
Run over | 1 | Fracture of skull | 13 |
„ thigh | 5 | ||
„ ribs | 1 | ||
Suffocated in bed | 15 | ||
Choking | 1 | ||
Poisoning | 5 | ||
Concussion of brain | 2 | ||
Others | 3 | ||
Total | 33 | Total | 100 |