London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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imported into the town in the month of December; they
were both removed to Hospital where they recovered.
| Deaths from natural causes | 22 | ||
| Deaths from Violence, viz:— | |||
| Accidental | Burning | 2 | 13 |
| Drowning | 5 | ||
| Fracture | 2 | ||
| Run-over by Train | 3 | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | ||
| Suicidal | Hanging | 1 | 2 |
| Poison | l | ||
| Homicidal | Murder | 1 | 2 |
| Execution | l | ||
| Total | 39 | ||
The Inquests were more numerous by 7, but the deaths from
Violence were 1 less than in the year preceding. There
were two instances only in which the cause of death was not
properly attested—a great and satisfactory redaction
compared with former years; until, however, a Medical
investigation is employed in every case in which the cause of
death has not been certified by a Registered Medical Practitioner,
there cannot be that complete security against the perpetration
of secret crime to which Society is indefeasibly entitled
at the hands of the law. (See Reports for 1835 et seq. on the
subject).
Sanitary proceedings.—A brief epitome of the nature and
number of the principal sanitary proceedings that were
carried out during the year are as usual contained in table 6,
Appendix. It will be seen on reference to the table that a much
greater activity prevailed in the inspection of houses, and the
removal of nuisances than here to fore. The inspections of houses