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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
Paddington 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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APPENDIX: INQUESTS, 1919-20.
TABLE XVIII.
Inquests, 1919-20.
| Finding of Jury. | 1919. | 1920. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Natural Causes | 49 | 44 | 48 | 31 |
| Misadventure | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Accidents | 27 | 14 | 39 | 15 |
| Murder | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Suicide | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| "Neglect" | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| "Open" | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 98 | 77 | 101 | 65 | |