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. 25
TABLE XIX.
INQUESTS. | Sub-Districts. | Whole Borough. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
i Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
Deaths from Natural Causes | 15 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 36 | 92 |
Accidental:— | ||||||
Falls | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
Knocked down by motor vehicles | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Drowning | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Burns | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Knocked down by horse vehicle | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Fall from motor cycle | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Struck by passing train | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Fall down stairs | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Suffocated whilst in epileptic fit | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Drug habit | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Fall from Retort House | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Fall from back of coal cart | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Suffocated in bed with parents | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Gunshot wounds | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Suicidal:— | ||||||
Poisoning by coal gas | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Drowning | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Hanging | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 |
Cut throat | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Run over by passing train | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Jumped in front of omnibus | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Poisoning by Spirits of Salts | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Poisoning by Cresolene | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Open Verdicts:— | ||||||
Found drowned | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Murder | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Totals | 20 | 28 | 39 | 24 | 50 | 161 |