Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report oj the Medical Officer of Health. 29
INQUESTS. | Sub-Districts. | Whole Borough. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham | j Tooting. | Wandsworth | ||
11 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 91 | |
Falls | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 10 |
Run over by motor vehicles ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 |
Burns | i | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
Suffocation by obstruction in throat | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Dr wning | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Scalds | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Suffocated in bed with parents | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Fall down stairs | - | - | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Thrown from bicycle | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
Kicked by horse | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Poisoning by Spirits of Salts | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Fall from window | - | - | 1 | — | — | i |
Fall from omnibus | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 |
Crushed by truck | - | — | — | 1 | - | 1 |
Poisoning by Strychnine | - | — | — | - | 1 | 1 |
Hanging | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Poisoning by Coal Gas | - | - | 2 | _ | 2 | |
Poisoning by Spirits of Salts | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Poisoning by Chlorodyne | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Drowning | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Gun shot wounds | - | - | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Struck by train | - | - | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Cut throat | 1 | 1 | ||||
Found drowned | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 16 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 53 | 150 |