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 1915
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Verdicts. | Sex. | |
---|---|---|
Male. | Female. | |
Natural causes | 142 | 120 |
Accidental death | 66 | 56 |
Suicide | 13 | 8 |
Open Verdict | 1 | 4 |
Manslaughter | 1 | ... |
Murder | 1 | 2 |
Misadventure | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 225 | 192 |
Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year ended 1915.
Suicides. | Accidental Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
Poisoning | 9 | Shock from fall | 43 |
Cut throat | 1 | Suffocation | 1 |
Drowning | 4 | Shock from burns | 15 |
Shooting | 2 | Drowning | 6 |
Run over | 1 | Run over | 26 |
Hanging | 1 | Shock from scalds | 4 |
Others | 3 | Fracture of skull | 8 |
Suffocated in bed | 8 | ||
Others | 11 | ||
Total | 21 | Total | 122 |