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St Giles (Camden) 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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IV.—Sudden and Violent Deaths.
Inquests.
The undermentioned table shows that, during 1894,
80 inquests were held on parishioners, viz., 55 at the
Coroner's Court, Goldsmith Street, and 25 at public
hospitals, situated outside the District, where the deceased
had been removed for treatment.
40 of the deaths occurred from disease, or natural causes.
29 of the deaths resulted from various kinds of accidents.
10 committed suicide.
1 verdict was returned, "homicide, murder."
| Causes of Death. | Registration Sub-Districts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, Bloomsbury | St. Giles, South. | St. Giles, North. | Total. | ||
| From natural causes. | Diseases of the nervous system. | 2 | 3 | l | 6 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | |
| Other diseases | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | |
| From accidental causes. | Fractures, falls, contusions, &c. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Suffocation (in bed with parents) | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| „ (impaction of food) | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| „ (by fire) | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| „ (by water) | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Burns | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Drowning | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Poison (hydrate of chloral) | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| From suicidal causes. | Fractures, falls, &c. | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Drowning | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Bullet wound | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Cut throat | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Poison (prussic acid) | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Hanging | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| From wilful Causes. | Murder | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total. | 20 | 44 | 16 | 80 | |