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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
Leyton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE IIIb—
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XII.—Old Age. | |||||||
| 154 | A. Senile Dementia | M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| B. Senile Decay | M | 39 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 22 | |
| F | 51 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 38 | ||
| XIII.—External Causes. | |||||||
| 155 | Suicide by Poison | M | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 156 | Suicide by Asphyxia | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| F | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | ||
| 157 | Suicide by Hanging or Strangulation | M | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| .. | .. | F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 158 | Suicide by Drowning | M | i | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| F | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | ||
| 159 | Suicide by Firearms | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 160 | Suicide by Cutting or Piercing Instruments | M | .. | 1 | .. | l | 3 |
| F | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 161 | Suicide by Jumping from High Places | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| F | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 162 | Suicide by Crushing | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 163 | Other Suicides | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 164 | Poisoning by Food | M | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | • | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 165 | Other Acute Poisonings | M | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| F | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| 166 | Conflagration | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 167 | Burns (Conflagration excepted) | M | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| F | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | ||
| 168 | Absorption of Deleterious gases (Conflagration excepted) | M | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 169 | Accidental Drowning | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| 170 | Injury by Firearms.. | M | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 171 | Injury by Cutting or Piercing Instruments | M | .. | I | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 172 | Injurj' by Fall | M | 3 | 3 | 7 | .. | |
| F | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | ||
| 173 | Injury in Mines and Quarries | M | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 174 | Injury by Machines | M | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| F | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 175 | Injury by other Crushing (Vehicles, Railways, Landslides, &c.) | M | 4 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| F | 2 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | ||