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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
Wandsworth 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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46 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XJX.
| Inquests. | Sub-Districts. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough | |
| Deaths from Natural Causes | 34 | 24 | 42 | 49 | 34 | 83 | 266 |
| Accidental :— | |||||||
| Knocked down by motor vehicles | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 51 |
| Falls | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 42 |
| Falls from vehicles | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Falls from a height | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 11 |
| Deaths under anaesthetics | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 |
| Suffocation | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Burns and scalds | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Drowning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Blood poisoning following injury | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Knocked down by train | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Suffocated in bed with parents | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Suicidal:— | |||||||
| Poisoning by :— | |||||||
| Coal Gas | 2 | — | - | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| Lysol | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 |
| Hydrochloric Acid | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Prussic Acid | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Chloroform | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Aspirin | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Phosphorus | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cut throat | 2 | — | l | 2 | 3 | — | 8 |
| Gunshot, wounds | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 |
| Knocked down by | - | ||||||
| train | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Drowning | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Hanging | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Open Verdicts :— | |||||||
| Found drowned | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
| Found dead | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Execution | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 71 | 46 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 145 | 498 |