RAILWAY TRAVELLING AND ELECTRICITY. 
139 
Some of these may be further analysed as follows : 
Table IL — Analysis of Table I. 
Cause of Death. No. 
Mechanical Injuries — 
Fall from scaffold (ladder) . 
165 
, , ,, window . « 
70 
„ downstairs 
456 
,, in ships and boats 
134 
„ from height 
500 
„ in walking 
93 
„ (not stated how) . 
530 
„ of heavy substances on 
509 
Horse or other animals 
269 
,, conveyance 
1,250 
Machinery 
1,132 
Fight .... 
5 
Blow, &c. 
124 
Gunshot wounds 
185 
Chemical Injuries — 
Burns .... 
1,064 
Scalds .... 
701 
„ (drinking hot water) 
50 
Lightning 
21 
Sunstroke 
96 
Exposure to cold 
138 
Asphyxia — 
Browned 
3,232 
Suffocated by food 
94 
„ bedclothes 
611 
Hanged, strangled, and executed 
581 
Murder, manslaughter, and suicide 
228 
Now let us take accidents to railway passengers from causes 
within and beyond their own control : 
Table III. — Accidents to Railway Passengers, from Causes within 
AND BEYOND THEIR OWN CONTROL. 
Date. 
Within 
own control. 
Beyond 
own control. 
Total. 
1871 . 
45 
12 
57 
1872 
127 
24 
151 
1873 
120 
40 
160 
1874 . 
125 
86 
211 
Average . 
104 
41 
145 
