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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

Kingston upon Thames 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: INQUESTS HELD IN 1903.

INQUESTS HELD IN 1903.

Date.Age.Cause of Death.Verdict.
Jan. 1215Tuberculosis, accelerated by immersion in Thames
„ 1263Syncope—Disease of Heart
„ 3011Syncope—Pleural Effusion
„ 303 hoursAtelectasisPremature Birth.
„ 303 minutesAtelectasisPremature Birth.
Feb. 52 daysShock after operation
,, 52½ yearsHeart Failure after Diphtheria
„ 1226Coma from Epilepsy
„ 20—AsphyxiaInattention at Birth.
„ 2125Poisoning by Prussic AcidSuicide.
„ 248 monthsExhaustion from Convulsions
„ 2482Shock from FallAccident.
„ 272 daysAtelectasisPremature Birth.
March 75 weeksComa, due to Convulsions
,, 749Asphyxia from meat in air passages—Epilepsy
„ 1274Syncope from diseased blood vessels
„ 1455Rupture of Heart
„ 214 daysRupture of artery in BrainPremature Birth.
„ 2453Wound in ThroatSuicide.
„ 2479Pneumonia
„ 2879AsphyxiaDrowning.
April 683Old Age
„ 718Rupture of Heart
„ 246Meningitis
May 166Dilated Heart—Syncope
„ 445Fracture of SkullAccidental.
,, 1571Injuries from being knocked down by Tram Car
„ 1852Heart Disease
„ 2244Fatty Degeneration of Hear