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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

Wandsworth 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: In quests.— Violent and Accidental Deaths.— The unusually large number of ]93 inquests were held during the year, the results of which are tabulated as follows:—

In quests.— Violent and Accidental Deaths.— The unusually large number of ]93 inquests were held during the year, the results of which are tabulated as follows:—

VERDICTS.SUB-DISTRICTS.
Battersea.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Wandsworth.Total.
East.West.
Deaths from Natural causes172110342176
Deaths from Violence:—
Accidental—Drowning1010...51430
Concussion5...1...4...10
Compression...............11
Killed on Railway31............4
Suffocation310211320
Wounds......1......23
Poisoning1...............1
Fractures...111238
Burning...51......17
Scalding...............22
Choking...1............1
Suicidal— Cut-throat251.........8
Hanging...2.........35
Poison...1......1...2
Drowning...1...1......2
On Railway...1............1
Gunshot...............11
Homicidal— Manslaughter...1............1
Murder......2.........2
Found dead...1............1
Found drowned.........3......3
Not specified...2.........24
Totals in Sub-Districts.416319141343193
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The number of deaths which formed the subjects of
inquiry were 37, or 1 per cent. higher than the average.
They formed 5.2 per cent. of all deaths. No less