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 Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919
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INQUESTS.
Verdicts. | Sex. | |
Male. | Female. | |
Natural causes | 127 | 106 |
Accidental death | 52 | 38 |
Suicide | 11 | 1 |
Open Verdict | 4 | - |
Manslaughter | 1 | - |
Murder | — | |
Misadventure | 1 | - |
Totals | 1 | 157 |
Table showing nature of above Suicidal and Accidental Deaths
Nature of Suicide. | No. | Nature of Accidental Death. | No. |
---|---|---|---|
Hanging | 4 | Shock from burns | 7 |
Poisoning | 6 | Shock from fall | 41 |
Cut throat | 1 | Concussion | 1 |
Wound on arm | 1 | Suffocation in bed | 6 |
Drowning | 8 | Drowning | 2 |
Run over | 1 | Overdose of chloroform | 1 |
Run over | 12 | ||
Suffocation | 4 | ||
Wound on finger | 1 | ||
Caught in machinery | 2 | ||
Accidental blow | 1 | ||
Crushed | 5 | ||
Shooting | 1 | ||
Others | 6 | ||
Total | 21 | Total | 90 |