Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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During the month of April—Three. Drowned in Surrey Commercial Docks; Drowned
at Chelsea; Run over by Omnibus.
During the month of May—Five. Drowned at Limehouse; Drowned at Shadwell;
Accidental burns; Drowned in Thames; Run over by Van.
During the month of June—Eight. Cellulitis of face; Drowned in Thames; Syncope
from Tuberculosis; Accidentally suffocated in bed (3); Accidental fall from a
train in motion ; Accidental death from cart upsetting and falling upon him.
During the month of July—Sevon. Drowned in Docks, (3); Run over by Cab;
Asphyxia from Congestion of Lungs; Found dead in Thames, 2.
During the month of August—Four. Drowned in Thames; Septic Broncho-Pneumonia;
Inflammation of Brain from accidental fall down stairs; Fracture of base of
skull by accidental fall whilst driving a van.
During the month of September—Eleven. Suicide by taking poison; Apoplexy (2);
Convulsions; Drowned in Thames; Coma from accidental injury to head; Injuries
whilst diving into the Swimming Bath; Meningitis from excessive heat: Fractured
Ribs from falling off the steps at the pier; Scalds; Throwing himself from a wall
at the Workhouse when in a state of temporary insanity.
During the month of October—Five. Suffocated in bed; Apoplexy; Heart Disease;
Acute Congestion of Brain by accidental fall of a shed; Septic Peritonitis.
During the month of November—Eight. Burns by accidental breaking of a paraffin
lamp; Found Drowned in River Thames; Drowned at Belvedere; Pericarditis;
Drowned in the Surrey Commercial Docks during a dense fog; Accidentally
Suffocated whilst in bed with its parents; Suffocation following Convulsions;
Accidental Burns.
During the month of December—Fifteen. Drowned in Thames, (2); Drowned in
Surrey Commercial Docks, (3); Syncope from long immersion in the sea;
Meningitis caused by a largo piece of coal falling on the top of his head;