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St Giles (Camden) 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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35
Inquests,
During the year, 88 inquests were held upon persons in this District
of whom 15 belonged to St. George, Bloomsbury, 56 to St. Giles,
South, and 17 to St. Giles, North. Of these, 35 died from natural
causes, 8 from deaths accelerated by drinking habits, 13 from deaths
accelerated by cold, exposure, and neglect, 21 from accidental causes,
5 from suicides, and 6 from homicide, infanticide, and manslaughter.

Table: The following were the verdicts returned by the juries:—

The following were the verdicts returned by the juries:—

Cause of Death.St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles, South.St. Giles, North.Total.
Natural Causes, Exposure, and Neglect.Apoplexy, diseases of the brain and nervous systeml539
Diseases of the heart and aneurisml9212 18
Diseases of the respiratory and pulmonary organsl161
Diseases of the alimentary canall9...10
Diseases of the kidney...1...1
Teething......11
Measlesl......1
Croup, atrophy, delirium tremensl124
Accidental Causes.Injury to brain from fall down stairs...112
Injury to knee from a nail whilst shoeing a horsel......1
Injury from explosion of gas (fractures)......11
Burns on body from clothes taking firel......1
Scalds from upsetting a basin of hot teal......1
Poison (opium)l......1
Suffocation (of these 12 were children in bed with parents)211114
Suicidal Causes.Haemorrhage from cut throat with razor2......2
Hanging......11
Poisoncyanide of potassium, 1......22
prussic acid 1
Wilful Causes.Strangulation......11
Haemorrhage from cord by neglect of mother...112
Suffocation1......1
Ditto (from fire)...2...2
Total15561788

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