Railway suicide in England and Wales, 1850-1949.
According to the official statistics of the Registrar General, the first railway suicide occurred in 1852 and more than 10,000 suicides recorded during the period 1852-1949. Throughout this time the number of male cases always exceeded the number of female cases and the railway accounted for a great...
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| description | According to the official statistics of the Registrar General, the first railway suicide occurred in 1852 and more than 10,000 suicides recorded during the period 1852-1949. Throughout this time the number of male cases always exceeded the number of female cases and the railway accounted for a greater proportion of male than female suicides in all but two years. By the early decades of the twentieth century, the railway was used in 5-6% of male suicides and 3-4% of female suicides. The incidence of railway suicide was correlated with the growth of the railway system offering some evidence for the relationship between availability of a lethal means and suicide rates. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e39bd443-e88f-4df0-889f-144eeb3d50c62022-03-27T10:10:18ZRailway suicide in England and Wales, 1850-1949.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e39bd443-e88f-4df0-889f-144eeb3d50c6EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1994Clarke, MAccording to the official statistics of the Registrar General, the first railway suicide occurred in 1852 and more than 10,000 suicides recorded during the period 1852-1949. Throughout this time the number of male cases always exceeded the number of female cases and the railway accounted for a greater proportion of male than female suicides in all but two years. By the early decades of the twentieth century, the railway was used in 5-6% of male suicides and 3-4% of female suicides. The incidence of railway suicide was correlated with the growth of the railway system offering some evidence for the relationship between availability of a lethal means and suicide rates. |
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| title | Railway suicide in England and Wales, 1850-1949. |
| title_full | Railway suicide in England and Wales, 1850-1949. |
| title_fullStr | Railway suicide in England and Wales, 1850-1949. |
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| title_short | Railway suicide in England and Wales, 1850-1949. |
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