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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
Fulham 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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C.—STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF INQUESTS held during the year, from the 26th March, 1888, to 25th March, 1889.
| Description. | Age. | Cause of Death. |
|---|---|---|
| No occupation | 47 yrs. | Found dead. Rupture of blood-vessel in the lungs. P.M. |
| Son of a spinster | 20 mths. | Sudden. Convulsions, teething. P.M. |
| Daughter of a cook | 6 wks. | Sudden. Spasm of Glottis |
| Solicitor's clerk | 76 yrs. | Sudden. Disease of heart |
| Son of a cabman | 3 mths. | Sudden. Convulsions. P.M. |
| Daughter of a furniture porter | 6 „ | Found dead in bed. Accidental suffocation. P.M. |
| Coal porter at St. James's Palace | 31 yrs. | Found dead. Drowned Accidentally |
| Son of a fitter | 8 yrs. | Sudden syncope under chloroform. P.M. |
| Daughter of a labourer | 5 mths. | Found dead in bed. Convulsions. P.M. |
| Milkman | 32 yrs. | Sudden. Rupture of Aorta. P.M. |
| Son of a tile fixer | 9 „ | Violent Drowned |
| Dustman | 40 „ | Sudden. Disease of heart. P.M. |
| Wife of shirt manufacturer | 30 „ | Violent. Poisoned herself with carbolic acid. P.M. |
| Son of a labourer | 12 „ | Violent. Drowned |
| Son of a labourer | 1 mth. | Found dead in bed. Suffocation |
| Son of a carpenter | 4 mths. | Found dead in bed. Convulsions, Dentition. P. M. |
| Coach builder | 25 yrs. | Found dead. Drowned whilst bathing |
| Labourer | 74 „ | Fall from a loft, 9 or 10 feet |
| Letter carrier | 75 „ | Violent. Run over by a cart |
| Solicitor's clerk | 39 „ | Drowned himself whilst of unsound mind |
| Daughter of a servant | Newly born | Found dead. Want of attention at birth. Misadventure. P. M. |
| Daughter of a labourer | 6 mths. | Bronchitis |
| Civil Service pensioner | 67 yrs. | Sudden. Syncope. |
| Painter and decorator | 40 „ | Sudden. Disease of the Heart. P. M. |
| Wife of butcher | 33 „ | Found dead. Syncope. P. M. |
| Wheelwright | 38 „ | Pistol shot wound, by his own act, whilst of unsound mind through drink |
| Wife of a coachman | 40 „ | Sudden. Rupture of blood vessel in broad ligament. P. M. |
| Unknown | Newly born | Found dead. Neglected birth. P. M. |
| Son of a painter | 3 days. | Sudden. Debility from birth. P.M. |
| Son of a bricklayer | 10 yrs. | Violent. Drowned |
| Roadsman | 38 „ | Sudden. Epileptic fit. P.M. |
| A horse doctor | 71 „ | Sudden. Apoplexy. P.M. |
| Wife of an army pensioner' | 50 „ | Sudden. Disease of Kidneys. P.M. |
| Daughter of labourer | 10 days | Sudden. Convulsions. P.M. |
| Son of a chemist | 9 wks. | Sudden ditto |
| Wife of a labourer | 44 yrs. | Found dead. Drowned herself whilst ot unsound mind, P.M. |