[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough] page 18

St Pancras 1865

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: [TABLE VI.] VIOLENT DEATHS, 1865.

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[TABLE VI.] VIOLENT DEATHS, 1865.

Causes of Death.	AGES AT DEATH.								Total	OBSERVATIONS.
Causes of Death.	under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 to 85	Unknown	Total	OBSERVATIONS.
ACCIDENTAL— Fractures and Contusions	3	4	8	11	32	23	10	..	91	Run over and injured by Railway Trains, 12; fall from Railway Bridge, 1; run over by Omnibuses, Vans, Waggon, and Carts, 15; fall from Horse, 2; catching Horse, 1; kick from Horse, 1; falls from Vans, Cabs, and Carts, 5 ; on Corn Bin, 1; down Stairs, 2; from tree, 1; from Wall, 1; from Scaffold and Ladders, 7 ; in Building, 1; from Windows, 2; from Roof, 1; into Machinery, 2; from Bed, 3; from Step, 1; in Street, 3; when drunk, 2; falls (not described), 8; from running Nail in Great Toe, 1; Pitchfork passing into Brain, 1; Barrel of Cement falling on 1; upsetting Fire Escape, 1; blow in a light, 1; blow on head, 1; wound ol hand, 1; wound of head, 1; causes of Fractures not stated, 11.
Bums and Scalds	..	12	2	..	6	1	2	..	23	Burns from Crinoline, 2; Clothes taking fire, 15; Scalding, 6.
Poison	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	..	3	By Spirits of Ammonia, 1; Overdose Laudanum, 1; Inhaling Aqua fortis, 1.
Drowning	..	1	1	..	1	1	1	2	7	In Regents Canal, 3; in King's Cross Basin, 1; in Highgate Ponds, 1; in water butt, at "Bull and Gate," Kentish Town, 1; in Binn's Yard, Munster Street, 1.
Suffocation	30	4	..	..	..	..	..	..	34	For want of fresh air in bed, 25; whilst sucking at breast, 1; by falling on face in bed, 1; by food gotting in Windpipe, 3; by food passing from Stomach to Lungs, 1; by brother lying on 1; born in W.C., 1; by Mother's Discharges, 1.
Neglect	3	1	1	1	..	1	1	..	8	Exposure to Cold, 3; want of nourishment, 2; Neglect of Mother, 1; Neglect at birth, 2.
Total	36	22	12	12	39	28	15	2	166