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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

Hackney 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The causes of death in these cases were as follows:-

The causes of death in these cases were as follows:-

Males25 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
27 yearsGun shot wound of chest (self inflicted).
41 yearsCarbon monoxide poisoning (coal gas).
45 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
46 yearsAsphyxia, Carbon monoxide poisoning. Inhalation of domestic gas.
50 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
55 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
66 yearsAsphyxia due to drowning.
67 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
80 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
81 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
32 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
Females38 yearsAspirin poisoning.
52 yearsSelf inflicted cut throat.
58 yearsLysol poisoning.
59 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
68 yearsDrowning.
73 yearsCoal gas poisoning.
84 yearsCoal gas poisoning.

Table: The following table shows comparative figures in relation to suicidal deaths in the borough during the past six years:-

The following table shows comparative figures in relation to suicidal deaths in the borough during the past six years:-

YearMalesFemalesTotal
19519918
195210717
19539514
1954201333
19556814
195611819

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ACCIDENTS - Motor Vehicle. There were fifteen deaths certified
as being due to motor vehicle accidents, seven men and eight women.
All other accidents. Apart from accidents due to motor vehicles,
thirty-six deaths are recorded in the Registrar General's annual death
statistics under the classification "all other accidents".

Table: Details of age, sex and cause of death of thirty-five persons, eighteen males andseventeen females, who are known to have lost their lives from accidentsdue to certain other causes are as follows:-

Details of age, sex and cause of death of thirty-five persons, eighteen males and

seventeen females, who are known to have lost their lives from accidents

due to certain other causes are as follows:-

AgeCause of death
Males8 monthsAsphyxia inhalation of stomach contents into air passage.
5 yearsDrowning.
9 „Drowning.
12 „Asphyxia due to drowning.
29 „Fractured skull and contused brain due to slipping and falling against a passing train.
32 „Coal gas poisoning - fell against gas pipe and joint came undone.
38 „Asphyxia due to drowning when he jumped into the River Lea in an attempt to rescue a boy.
46 „Shock and haemorrhage due to a fractured spine and multiple injuries caused by a fall in a building undergoing demolition.