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VIOLENCE.
There were 50 deaths from Violence in 1919, eight of these being
suicidal. In 1918, the number was 34.
Males. Females.
Drowning 3 2
Falls 9 1
Burns 2 2
Knocked down by Motor Lorry and Bus 1 1
,, Taxi Cab — 1
Tram Car 1 —
Run over by Horse and Trap 1 —
„ ,, Train 2 —
Fall from Lift 1 —
Fall from Telephone Pole 1 —
Sca'ds 1 1
Accidental Gunshot 1 1
Accidental Strangulation by Roller Towel 1 —
Fall of Timber 1 —
Suffocated in bed 1 —
Poison self-administered 2 1
Coal Gas, „ — 1
Hanging — 1
Starvation, self neglect 1 —
Accidental causes not specifically defined 9 -
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FOOD INSPECTIONS.
1,380 Visits have been made by the M.O.H. and Ward Inspectors
in addition to the inspections made by officers of the Middlesex County
Council, which body is responsible for the administration of the Food
and Drugs Act in this district.
The following list gives the distribution of the visits, viz :-
To Butchers' Shops 699
,, Fishmongers' Shops 351
„ Fruiterers' and Greengrocers' Shops 330