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Inquests.
The following verdicts on Leyton residents were recorded at
inquests held during the year:—
Accidental.
Knocked down by trolley bus 1
„ „ electric tram 2
„ „ motor car 3
Collision between motor cycle and motor coach 1
„ „ „ „ motor lorry 1
„ „ pedal cycle and motor lorry 1
Thrown from motor cycle while riding pillion 1
Cranial injuries due to collision with postal apparatus
on railway 1
Rupture of small intestine due to kick from horse 1
Coal gas poisoning (bathroom geyser) 1
Septicaemia following injury to finger 1
Shock—Stovain anaesthesia 1
Ether anaesthesia 1
Fractures and falls 10
Drowning 1
Burns 3
Suicide.
Drowning 2
Hanging 2
Run over by electric train 1
Cut throat 3
Coal gas poisoning 9
Hydrochloric acid poisoning 1
Prussic acid poisoning 1
Open Verdict.
Meningitis following septicaemia due to instrumentation
of uterus, producing abortion 1
Asphyxia from drowning 1
Natural Causes.
Myocardial degeneration 2
Pulmonary embolism 2
Heart failure and senile decay 1
Diabetes 1
Coronary atheroma 1