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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 1915

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1915

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Table: INQUESTS.

INQUESTS.

Verdicts.Sex.
Male.Female.
Natural causes142120
Accidental death6656
Suicide138
Open Verdict14
Manslaughter1...
Murder12
Misadventure12
Totals225192

Table: Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths in the Borough of Hackney during the year ended 1915.

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.
Poisoning9Shock from fall43
Cut throat1Suffocation1
Drowning4Shock from burns15
Shooting2Drowning6
Run over1Run over26
Hanging1Shock from scalds4
Others3Fracture of skull8
Suffocated in bed8
Others11
Total21Total122