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The twenty deaths which were the subject of an Inquest are
classified thus:—
Deaths from Violence :—
By liquid poison 1
By coal gas poisoning 3
By hanging 1
By drowning 2
By decapitation 1
By immersion and shock 1
Accidental injuries by motor vehicles 3
Accidental suffocation 3
Accidental drowning 1
Inattention at birth 1
Other causes:—
Cerebral Hæmorrhage 2
Meningitis 1
Causes of death certified after autopsy:—
Diseases of Heart and blood vessels 11
Meningitis 1
Accident of childbirth 1
Natural causes 1
Cause of death certified by Coroner after inquiry:—
Accidental asphyxia 1
Street Accidents from 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939.
I am indebted to the Surveyor, Mr. T. E. Spencer, for information
relating to street accidents during the period 1st April,
1938, to 31st March, 1939.
It must be observed that the number of persons reported killed
refers only to those who received fatal injuries at the time of the
accident but does not include any deaths which may have occurred
subsequently among those who met with serious accidents.
Period under review—one year.
Number of persons killed in the street 11
Number of serious accidents 145
Number of slight accidents 285
The fatal accidents occurred on the following roads:—
Corbets Tey Road (1), New Road, South Hornchurch (1), New
Road, Rainham (5), St. Mary's Lane, Upminster (1), Hornchurch
Road (1), St. Mary's Lane, Cranham (1), Ockendon Road (1).