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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| INQUESTS. | Sub-Districts. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 30 | |
| Falls | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Knocked down by motor | 3 | 2 | l | ... | 3 | 9 |
| „ „ „ train | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Burns | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 7 |
| Blood poisoning following injury | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Knocked down by van | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 3 |
| Fall into area | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| „ from roof | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Knocked down by tramcar | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Crushed by crane | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Death under an anaesthetic | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scalds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Fall from tree | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| „ „ window | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drowning | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Cut throat | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Poisoning by oxalic acid | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| „ prussic acid | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Run over by train | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 97 |