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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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appendix : inquests, 1919-21.
TABLE XVII. Inquests, 1919-21.
| Finding of Jury. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | V | F. | |
| Natural Causes | 49 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 39 | 30 |
| Misadventure | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Accidents | 27 | 14 | 39 | 15 | 25 | 20 |
| Murder | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 |
| .Neglect. | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| .Open. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 98 | 77 | 101 | 65 | 89 | 67 | |