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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
Woolwich 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table IX.
Abstract from Mortuary Register for 1900.
| Date. | Age. | Sex. | Inquest or no. | Post Mortem or no. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4tli Jan. | 68 years | M | Yes | Yes | Apoplexy |
| „ | 13 days | M | Yes | Yes | Convulsions |
| „ | 56 years | F | Yes | Yes | Fatty degeneration of heart; syncope |
| 9th ,, | .. | M | Yes | No | Accidental death |
| 10th „ | 7 months | F | Yes | Yes | Congestion of lungs |
| 10th „ | 86 years | F | Yes | No | Influenza and bronchitis, caused by a fall |
| 13th ,, | 28 „ | M | Yes | Yes | Heart disease |
| 23rd ,, | 2 days | M | .. | .. | Accidental suffocation |
| 30th „ | 86 years | F | Yes | No | Senile decay |
| 30th „ | 38 „ | F | Yes | Yes | Carbolic poisoning |
| 7th Feb | 4 „ | M | Yes | No | Accidental burns |
| 16th ,, | 4 months | M | Yes | .. | Natural causes |
| 16th „ | 68 years | F | Yes | No | Accidental burns |
| 16th ,, | 45 „ | M | Yes | Yes | Death accelerated by alcoholism |
| 17th „ | 48 „ | F | Yes | Yes | Death accelerated by alcoholism |
| 2nd Mar | 12 hours | M | Yes | Yes | Accidental suffocation |
| 14th ,, | 57 years | M | Yes | Yes | Heart disease |
| 27th „ | 79 „ | M | Yes | No | Shock from fall while intoxicated |
| 27th „ | 14 days | F | Yes | Yes | Accidental suffocation |
| 27th „ | 56 years | F | Yes | Yes | Concussion following accidental fall down stairs while intoxicated |
| 2nd April | .. | M | Yes | Yes | Convulsions |
| 2nd „ | 16 months | M | Yes | .. | Shock following accidental burns |
| 3rd „ | 69 years | M | Yes | No | Accidental death |
| 5th ,, | 13 „ | F | Yes | No | Shock following accidental burns |
| 5th ,, | 7 months | F | Yes | Yes | Convulsions |
| 5th ,, | 69 years | F | Yes | No | Shock following accidental fall |
| 20th ,, | 5 | F | Yes | Yes | Abscess on left of brain |
| 22nd ,, | 81 „ | M | Yes | No | |
| 29th „ | M | Yes | No | Found drowned | |
| 24th May | 34 years | F | Yes | Yes | Heart Disease |
| 24th | 11 | M | Yes | No | Shock following accidental burns |
| 14th June | 2 months | M | Yes | No | Accidental suffocation from overlaying. |
| 25 th „ | 19 years | M | Yes | No | Accidentally drowned in a collision with the Bostonian Steamer. |
| 28th „ | 30 „ | M | Yes | No | Syncope from delirium tremens. |
| 14th „ | 70 „ | M | No | No | Natural Causes. |
| 19th July | 26 „ | M | No | No | Consumption. |
| 19th „ | 43 „ | F | No | No | |
| 21st „ | 79 „ | M | No | No | Senile decay. |
| 30th „ | 79 „ | F | Yes | No | (Old age) Shock following fall by being knocked down by a bicycle. |
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