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Islington 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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[1929
Of the 25 deaths, 22 were males and 3 females, the ages ranging from 25 to
75 years.
The Medical Officer of Health at the request of the Editor of " First Aid " (a
journal circulating among ambulance workers), gave permission to reprint in their
columns his notes on " Poisoning from Coal and Exhaust Gases."
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
The deaths due to accident numbered 149. Of this number 58 deaths were
ascribed to vehicular traffic and 52 to accidental falls, including 42 aged people.

Table: The 58 deaths due to accidents in vehicular traffic may be summarised as follows :—

The 58 deaths due to accidents in vehicular traffic may be summarised as follows :—

Motor Car or Lorry.Bus or Tram.Taxi-cab.Other Vehicles.Total.
4333958

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Of this number, 27 deaths occurred to Islington residents when in outlying
districts.
In addition to these, 10 non-residents were also killed by vehicles within the
borough.
INQUESTS AND MORTUARY.
During the year 306 bodies were received into the Mortuary, as compared
with an average of 315 in the preceding 10 years.
Only four infectious bodies were received during the year.
The daily average number of bodies received was 0.8, whilst in 1928 the
average was 0.7.

Table: In 246 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an averageof 289 in the ten years 1919-28.

In 246 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an averageof 289 in the ten years 1919-28.

Bodies received into MortuaryInquests.
1919429321
1920340312
1921313299
1922316307
1923288279
1924294317
1925275306
1926308305
1927309240
1928274206
Average315289
1929306246

Table: The following Table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuaryand the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1919-28 :—

The following Table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary

and the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1919-28 :—

1929No. of bodies received.Daily Average.No. of Inquests held.1928No. of bodies received.Daily Average.No. of Inquests held.
1st Quarter1091.2981st Quarter820.964
2nd610.7532nd ,,720.846
3rd810.9453rd ,,570.643
4th550.6504th „630.753
Total for year3060.8246*Total for year2740.7206*

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* Inclusive of Inquests held by the Coroner upon bodies of deceased persons who died
in Public Institutions in the borough.