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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
St Saviour's (Southwark) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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| Date. | Sex. | Age. | Verdict. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 16 | F. | 4 mos. | Inflammation of intestines. Summer diarrhoea. |
| „ 24 | M. | 37 yrs. | Kidney disease. Strangulated hernia. |
| Sept. 19 | M. | 55 „ | Fatty heart. Syncope. |
| Oct. 3 | F. | 2 mos. | Accidentally suffocated in bed. |
| 4 | F. | 57 yrs. | General disease of all organs, accelerated by excessive drinking. |
| Nov. 10 | F. | 17 days | Accidentally suffocated in bed. |
| Dec. 24 | F. | 59 yrs. | Exhaustion following consumption. |
Inquests held in the Christchurch sub-district during the year 1898:—
| Date. | Sex. | Age. | Verdict. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3 | M. | 40 vrs. | Found drowned. |
| Feb. 10 | F. | 3 „ | Bronchitis. Asphyxia. |
| „ 22 | F. | 59„ | Fractured skull. Accidental fall while intoxicated. |
| „ 22 | M. | 50 „ | Excessive drinking. Disease of organs. Shock. |
| April 19 | F. | 20 „ | Fractured skull. Run over by omnibus. |
| May 6 | F. | 33 „ | Found drowned. |
| „10 | M. | 6 „ | Found drowned. |
| „ 12 | F. | 8 davs | Accidentally suffocated in bed. |
| „ 18 | F. | 49 yrs. | Accidentally suffocated falling out of bed on face while intoxicated. |
| June 14 | F. | 46 „ | Found drowned. |
| „ 22 | M. | 46 „ | Bright's disease. Coma. |
| July 27 | M. | 42 „ | Epileptic fit. |
| Aug. 29 | M. | 38 „ | Suicide by drowning. |
| Oct. 12 | M. | 54 „ | Aortic stenosis. Syncope. |
| „ 12 | M. | 3 „ | Measles. Convulsions. |
| „ 31 | M. | 32 | Suicide by opium while of unsound mind. |
| Dec. 19 | M. | 54 „ | Fatty degeneration of heart and liver. |
| „ 19 | M. | 44 „ | Found drowned. |
| „ 28 | M. | 50 „ | Syncope from pneumonia. |
| Inquests held in outlying districts on persons belonging to St. Saviour's sub-district during the year 1898:— | |||
| Date. | Sex. | Age. | Verdict. |
| Feb. 10 | F. | 4 yrs. | Burns from clothes on fire while at play. Accident. |
| „ 13 | F. | 10 wks. | Bronchitis. Convulsions. |
| „ 26 | F. | 10 „ | Accidentally suffocated in bed. |