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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 1914

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1914

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Table: INQUESTS.

INQUESTS.

Verdicts.Sex
Male.Female.
Natural causes155120
Accidental death5866
Suicide215
Open Verdict117
Manslaughter
Murder
Misadventure
Totals245200

Table: Tableshowing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths In theBorough of Hackney during the year ended 1914.

Tableshowing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths In theBorough of Hackney during the year ended 1914.

Suicides.Accidental Deaths.
Nature of Suicide.No.Nature of Accidental Death.No.
Poisoning5Shock from fall46
Cut throat2Suffocation6
Drowning6Shock from burns4
Hanging7Drowning4
Fall from window3Run over25
Shooting2Shock from scalds12
Run over1Fracture of skull6
Suffocated in bed7
Poisoning5
Others9
Total20Total124