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Wandsworth 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health-.
165
97 Inquests were held on persons belonging to the Borough
who died outside the Borough: 32 from Clapham, nine from
Putney, 19 from Streatham, nine from Tooting, and 28 from
Wandsworth, and the following Table shows the causes of death.
30 of these deaths were from Natural, 54 from Accidental, eight
from Suicidal causes, while in five cases of Drowning, Open Verdicts
were returned.