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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
Tottenham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| Falls | 7 | 10 |
| Fall from pedal cycle (skid) | 2 | — |
| ,, ,, under lorry | 1 | — |
| Knocked down by motor car | 2 | 4 |
| ,, ,, cycle | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, lorry | 2 | 2 |
| ,, ,, cab | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, railway train | 4 | — |
| ,, ,, pedal cycle | 1 | — |
| Collision between two motor cars | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, motor lorry and motor cycle | 2 | — |
| ,, ,, ,, car and motor cycle | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, and pedal cycle | 1 | — |
| Crushed between Trailer and Van | 1 | — |
| by mangle | 1 | — |
| ,, ,, fall of bricks | 1 | — |
| Thrown from motor cycle, racing | 1 | — |
| Electrocuted by cables | 1 | — |
| Slipped mounting brewer's dray | 1 | — |
| Suffocated in bed | — | 1 |
| ,, epileptic fit | 2 | — |
| ,, by food | — | 2 |
| Burns | 2 | 5 |
| Poisoning | 1 | — |
| Drowning | 4 | — |
| Other forms of violence | 2 | 2 |
| SUICIDES. | ||
| Coal-gas poisoning | 3 | 7 |
| Corrosive poisoning | 4 | 1 |
| Drowning | 1 | 1 |
| Decapitated by train | 1 | — |
| Jumped under electric train | 1 | — |
| Abortion self induced | — | 1 |
| 53 | 36 | |