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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The figures contained in the table which represent an
accurately ascertained portion of the total sickness and
mortality, furnish a reliable indication of the amount
and intensity of disease that has prevailed generally
throughout the sub-district, and serve to corroborate the
information derivable from the statistics contained in the
tables of General and Zymotic mortality.
Inquests,
Deaths from
Violence, Uncertified
Deaths.
The details of the inquests with the verdicts
lereon are shewn in the following table:—
TABLE IX.
| Males. | Females. | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from natural causes | ||||
| „ „ violence, viz:— | ||||
| Run over by Train | - | 11 | ||
| Scalds | — | |||
| Drowning | — . | |||
| Suffocation in bed with Parents | .. | |||
| Fracture of skull, run over by Van | 1 | - | ||
| Fracture of ribs by a fall | - | |||
| Concussion of brain by a fall on the head | ||||
| Suffocation by fire and smoke | - | |||
| Pistol shot | - | |||
| Manslaughter by a blow | 3 | - | 2 | |
| Execution | 1 | - | ||
| Fracture of ribs, how ) caused not known | - | 2 | ||
| Found Dead | ||||
From the foregoing table it is seen that the number of
Inquests held during the year was 35, being 7 less than
in the year previous, and related to the cause of