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 | ||
1 | 3 | 8 | .. | 7 | 19 | |
Run over by motor vehicles | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Falls | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | 2 | 10 |
Killed by bomb dropped from hostile aircraft | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 9 |
Burns | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 8 |
Knocked down by tramcar | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 |
Scalds | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4. |
Fall down flight of stairs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | • 3 |
Run over by horse vehicles | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
Fall from roof | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
Death under an anæsthetic | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Run over by train | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
Fall from tree | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Fall down lift well | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Fall on spiked railings | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Fall through glass roof | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Kicked by runaway horse | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Swallowed halfpenny | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Struck by trolley pole of tramcar | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Tetanus following injury to foot | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Crushed between buffers of railway wagons | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Crushed by falling barrel | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Struck in adbomen by rake | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Crushed by travelling crane | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Drowning | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Hanging | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
Cut throat | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Gunshot wounds | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Poisoning by Cyanide of Potassium | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Poisoning by Hydrochloric Acid | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Totals | 17 | 10 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 104 |