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 Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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(2) Homicide. | |||||||||||||||||
Murder and Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
(3) Suicide. | |||||||||||||||||
Wounds-Gunshot, Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
VIII. | |||||||||||||||||
Causes not specified or ill-defined— | |||||||||||||||||
Marasmus | 50 | 11 | ... | ... | 61 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 61 | |||||||
Dropsy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Abscess | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Total | 744 | 520 | 117 | 104 | 175 | 218 | 228 | 129 | 268 | 286 | 39 | 1264 | 423 | 645 | 656 | 1104 | 2828 |