Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | Whole Borough. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth | ||
5 | .. | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | |
Knocked down by motor car | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 8 |
Knocked down by railway train | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Falls | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 |
Burns | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 |
Fall down stairs | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 |
Thrown out of side car | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 |
Knocked down by horse van | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Knocked down by tram car | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 |
Fall from window | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Fall from ladder | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Crushed by crane | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Scalds | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Suffocation by food in larynx | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Gas poisoning in military mine | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cut throat | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Drowning | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Gun shot wounds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Poisoning by Belladonna . . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Poisoning by Hydrochloric Acid | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
.. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
.. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
.. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Found dead | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Totals | 13 | 4 | 2 7 | 15 | 21 | 8o |
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