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97
Brought forward 36
Injuries received from the kick of a runaway
horse 1
Injuries received from falling from a roof
whilst at work 1
Injuries received from being run over by a
Hansom cab
Injuries caused by a knife stab in the chest
(suicide) 1
Injuries received whilst collecting dust 1
„ „ from fall from fire escape 1
„ „ „ „ scaffold whilst
at work 1
Suffocation (infant in the street) 1
Burns (child) whilst playing with the fire 1
„ (child) clothes ignited accidentally
from kitchen fire 1 3
„ (adult) caused by a fire at 86, Long
Acre 1
Poison, opium (suicide) 1
„ chlorodyne (suicide) 1 3
„ irritant, taken when in a state of
intoxication 1
Razor wound of throat (suicide) 2
Drowning 5
Hanging (suicide) 1
Blood poisoning, after injury to little finger 1
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Notification of Infectious Disease.
During the year 102 cases of infectious disease were notified in
conformity with the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. The cost
of the fees paid to the Medical Practitioners for certifying to these
cases amounted to £10 7s. 6d.; this sum is repaid to the Vestry by
the Metropolitan Asylums Board, At Table 9 will be found a
classification of these 102 cases and the localities wherein they
occurred.
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