Report on the health of Liverpool during the year 1858 / by W. H. Duncan.

Date:
1859
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Report on the health of Liverpool during the year 1858 / by W. H. Duncan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Sudden Death from natural disease, the number in the previous year having been 99. Of the 521 Violent Deaths, there were from Fractures, Wounds, and Contusions... 172 Burns and Scalds 93 Drowning- 63 Hanging, (accidental) 1 Suffocation 86 Poison 10 Murder 17 Manslaughter 10 Exposure to Cold 4 Neglect of Mother, &c 3 Excessive Drinking 30 Suieides 32, of which from Hanging and Strangling 16 Drowning 3. Shooting I Cut-throat 7 Jumping from Window 2 Poison 3 Of the 86 who were suffocated 79 were infants said to* have been overlain by the mothers, 4 of whom were re- corded to have been intoxicated at the time. Of the 63 cases of accidental drowning 28 occurred in the Docks, 24 in the River, 7 in the Canal, 4 in Pits. The extreme ages of those who committed suicide were 16 and 61. Of the 23 males 15 procured their living by manual labour ; 8 were of a higher class, 3 of whom fol- lowed no occupation. Of the 9 females 8 were married and 1 unknown. Their ages ranged from 21 to 61. Intemperance (including Delirium Tremens 17) was assigned as the direct cause of death in 54 cases ; 39 males, 15 females. Of the latter 12 were married, and 3 widows ; their ages varying from 23 to 70. Of the males 28 were labourers or mechanics, 2 sailors, and 9 in a superior station. In addition to the above, 6 males and 2.