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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

Enfield 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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Table: inquests— continued.

inquests— continued.

Cause of Death.Sex.Age.Date.Verdict.
DrownedM8 yrs.Apr. 10Accidental death.
Cerebral haemorrhageF58 "Apr. 10Natural causes.
Syncope due to prolonged exertion acting on a weak and flabby heartM59 "Apr. 15Natural causes.
Measles. PneumoniaF34 "Apr. 24Natural causes.
Interstitial Nephritis. Arterial Sclerosis. Heart failureM70 "May 15Natural causes.
Shock from scaldsM2 "May 15Accidental causes.
Syncope due to pressure on the heart of an over-filled stomachM71 "May 19Natural causes.
Burns from the ignition of celluloidM18 „May 20Misadventure.
Distension of the stomach with gas. ConvulsionsM10 wks.June 5Natural causes.
Fatty degeneration of the heart. Syncope. Rupture of a vessel on the brainF68 yrs.June 9Natural causes.
Fracture of skull and laceration of brain sustained by falling from a window while cleaning the sameM14 ..June 23Accidental causes.
Perforation of a Pyboric ulcer. Peritonitis. ShockM33 ..June 24Natural causes.
Arterio Sclerosis. Angina Pectoris. SyncopeM60 ,,June 25Natural causes.
DrownedM64 "July 5Open verdict.
DrowningM12 "Aug. 8Misadventure.
Serous effusion on brainM39 "Aug. 11Natural causes.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, consequent upon injuries received through being knocked down by a motor carM8 ½ "Aug. 13As "Cause of death."