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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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| INQUESTS. | Total. | Claphain. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 29 | |
| 77. Deaths from Violence : | ||||||
| Suffocation in bed with mother | 10 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Fulls | 10 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 |
| Scalds and Burns | 6 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Fractures | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Run over by train | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Drowning | 7 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Syncope | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Hæmorrhage at birth | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Operation for retroflexion of uterus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Poisoning by opium | 1 | .. | .. | •• | .. | 1 |
| Poisoning by carbolic acid | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Poisoning by phosphorus | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Drowning | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanging | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Bullet wound | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Carbonic oxide from burning charcoal | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Cut throat | 1 | •• | 1 | .. | •• | .. |
| (c) Homicide: | ||||||
| (i.) Wilful murder | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | • • | .. |
| Uterine injury | 1 | .. | 1 | •• | • • | .. |
| Execution | 1 | •• | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Found dead | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Found drowned | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | 137 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 50 |
| G 2 | ||||||