Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911
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Diseases. | 0-1. | 1-2. | 2-3. | 3-4. | 4-5. | Total under 5. | 5-10. | 10-15. | 15-25. | 25-35. | 35-45. | 45-55. | 55-65. | 65-75. | 75-85. | Over 85. | Males. | Females. | Total All Ages. |
Burns and Scalds | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Surgical Narcosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Effects of Electric Shock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Corrosions by Chemicals | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Suffocation, overlaid in bed | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Suffocation, otherwise | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Falls not specified | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Weather Agencies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Otherwise, not stated | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Homicide | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suicide :— | |||||||||||||||||||
By Poison | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 |
,, Asphyxia .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, Hanging & Strangulation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
,, Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
,, Cut or Stab | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
,, Precipitation from Ele | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
vated Places | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
,, Other and Unspecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
methods | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Execution | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Sudden Death, cause not | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
ascertained | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ill-defined and unspecified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
Total | 517 | 152 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 755 | 55 | 36 | 87 | 129 | 180 | 233 | 263 | 258 | 173 | 59 | 1154 | 1074 | 2228 |