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St Giles (Camden) 1890

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

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The various causes of death returned by the jurours are classified as follows:-

Causes of Death.St. George, Bloomsbury.St. Giles-in-the Fields.Whole District.
From natural causes.Diseases of the nervous system2911
Diseases of the circulatory system.31619
Diseases of the respiratory system21315
Diseases of the digestive system-33
Zymotic disease-11
Other diseases.246
From accidental causes.Fractures, falls contusions, shock21416
SuffocationIn bed with parents279
By smoke from lamp-11
PoisonOpium-11
Belladonna-11
Burns1-1
From suicidal causes.Fracture1-1
Hanging-22
Drowning112
Bullet wound112
From wilful cause.Neglect at birth1-1
187492

Of the 92 deaths, 55 occurred from disease or natural
causes, 29 resulted from various kinds of accidents, 7 committed
suicide, and 1 infant was wilfully neglected at birth,
18 were parishioners belonging to St. George, Bloomsbury,
and 74 to St. Giles-in-the-Fields.
60 of the inquests (including 3 on bodies of non-parishioners)
were held at the Coroner's Court, Goldsmith Street,
12 at other places, as ordered by the Coroner, and 15 at
public hospitals situated outside the district where the
deceased had died at or after removal from their homes for
treatment.
The Public Mortuary, Goldsmith Street.
During the past year 80 bodies were received in the
Mortuary, 67 by the Coroner's order, 5 were brought in by