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Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 27
| INQUESTS. | Sub-Districts. | Whole Borough. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | ||
| Deaths from Natural Causes. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| Accidental:— | ||||||
| Knocked down by motor vehicles | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Falls | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 |
| Drowning | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Burns | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Scalds | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Crushed by lift | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Cellulitis following injury | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Explosion of petrol tank | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Knocked down by train | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Fall from train | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Fall from scaffold | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fall from window | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fall from bicycle | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 |
| Fall down flight of steps | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Fall from ladder | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Thrown from motor cycle pillion | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Thrown from horse | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ptomaine poisoning | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Crushed by machinery | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Disaster to airship | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Suicidal:— | ||||||
| Drowning | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| Hanging | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Run over by train | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Gunshot wounds | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Fall from cliff | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Burns | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Poisoning by Pyrogallic Acid | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Poisoning by Spirits of Salts | — | — | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Poisoning by Lysol | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Open Verdicts:— | ||||||
| Found drowned | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Murder | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 16 | 7 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 95 |