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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 1890

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

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Table: TABLE XI.

TABLE XI.

Inquests.Total.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.
I. Deaths from Natural Causes :591010930
II. Deaths from Violence:
(a) Accidental:
Fails126..213
Found dead in bed with parents ..74....12
Drowning122....17
Burns21......1
Scalds22........
Bun over by train11........
Tetanus from injury to thumb ..1....1....
Injury to liver1....1... ,
Fracture of spine1..........
Injuries to head and brain1........1
Pistol wound......1..1
Poisoning by Carbolic Acid1....1... ,
Poisoning by Morphine1........1
Suffocation........
Suffocation by smoke1........1
Suffocation in a fit ..1........1
Suffocation by impaction of teeth in Larynx1........1
Suffocation by neglect at birth ..........2
Asphyxia1..1......
(b) Suicidal:
Hanging3......12
Drowning Poisoning by Chloroform and2....1..1
Belladonna11........
Poisoning by Cyanide of Potassium11........
Poisoning by Carbolic Acid1....1.., .
Bullet wound1..l......
(a) Homicidal:
Haemorrhage from Umbilical cord.1......1..
Want of attention at birth1......1
Fracture of skull1........1
Injury to head1........1
Wilful Murder:
Starvation1........1
Suffocation1........1
Execution2........2
{d) Open Verdicts:
Found Dead2..l....1
Found Drowned11........
Suffocation11........
Totals133311717662