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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
Lambeth 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, The Vestry of the Parish of]
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INQUESTS.
During the year 1896, 528 cases were submitted to the
Coroner who, in 71 instances, decided that no further
inquiries were necessary; but, in the other 457 cases, held
inquests with the following results:—
I. Natural Causes 173
II. Accidental Causes 247
Burns and Scalds 41
Drowning 9
Run over 22
Falls, &c. 43
Suffocation 59
Alcoholism 27
Knocked down by Engine 2
Improper Feeding 3
Gunshot Wounds or Fractures 12
Rupture 3
Exposure 1
Misadventure 4
Blow 2
Injury to Thumb 1
Self-neglect 2
Blood Poisoning 11
Crushed 5
III. Homicidal Causes 35
Suicide 27
Murder 6
Manslaughter 2
IV. Open Verdicts 2
Found Drowned 1
Found Dead 1
Total 457