London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bethnal Green 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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Strangulation of Bowels 1
Suppurative Nephritis 1
Tuberculosis, General 3
„ Laryngeal 2
„ Meningitis 1
„ Mesenterica 2
„ Pulmonary 8
Want of attention at Birth 3
Chronic Alcoholism 6
Found Drowned 3
Self Neglect 1
Accidental Deaths—
Broken Neck, caught by machinery 1
Burns 7
Chronic Lead Poisoning 1
Drowned 1
Falls 22
Meningitis, Accidental Blow 1
Misadventure, death whilst under Anaesthetic 4
„ ,, after operation of Tracheotomy 2
Mackerel Poisoning 1
Oyster „ 1
Run over in street by Horse Van 1
,, ,, Motor Lorry 1
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,, „ ,, Bus 2
„ ,, Tram Car 1
Scalds 2
Suffocation whilst in Bed 16
„ „ a Fit 1
Sunstroke 1
Suicide—
Cut Throat 2
Coal Gas Poisoning 1
Drowning 1 } 13
Hanging 6
Poisoning 3
Total 247