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Leyton 1953
[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. | |
| Motor-cycle accident | 1 |
| Knocked down by motor car | 3 |
| ,, ,, lorry | 3 |
| ,, ,, ,, motor cycle | 1 |
| ,, ,, ,, trolley-bus | 1 |
| ,, ,, ,, train | 1 |
| Fractures—falls at home | 5 |
| ,, —falls at work | 1 |
| Coal gas poisoning | 1 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 |
| Scalds | 1 |
| Asphyxia—fumes | 1 |
| Post-operative shock | 1 |
| Drowning | 1 |
| Head injuries | 1 |
| Suicide. | |
| Asphyxia due to hanging | 1 |
| Coal-gas poisoning | 3 |
| Fall in front of train | 1 |
| Fall from roof | 1 |
| Self-inflicted wounds | 1 |
| Open Verdict. | |
| Not ascertainable | 1 |
| Misadventure. | |
| Train accident | 1 |
| Murder. | |
| Gun-shot wound | 1 |