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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Inquests.
The following verdicts on Leyton residents were recorded at inquests held during the year:—
| Accidental. | |
|---|---|
| Knocked down by motor car | 5 |
| „ ,, motor lorry | 2 |
| ,, „ train | 1 |
| Collision between pedal cycle and motor car | 2 |
| ,, ,, ,, horse van | 1 |
| „ „ „ motor lorry | 2 |
| Injuries due to collision between two trains | 1 |
| Crushed by falling gate | 1 |
| Drowning | 2 |
| Fractures and falls | 11 |
| Burns | 4 |
| Suicide. | |
| Lysol poisoning | 3 |
| Coal gas poisoning | 3 |
| Hydrochloric acid poisoning | 1 |
| Hanging | 2 |
| Run over by train | 2 |
| Septicaemia from self-inflicted wounds | 1 |
| Cut throat | 1 |
| Open Verdict. | |
| Aspirin poisoning | 1 |
| Natural Causes. | |
| Broncho pneumonia | 1 |
| Oedema of lungs | 1 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 2 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 |