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City of London 1920
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920
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APPENDIX A—STREET LISTS OF MORTALITY.
| STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldersgate Street | 53 | M | 71 | 10 Feb. | Heart Failure | |
| „ „ | 188 | F | 47 | 17 July | Carcinoma of Pylorus | |
| Aldgate | 28 | M | 44 | 7 August | General Paralysis of Insane | |
| „ | 30 | M | 30 | 12 April | Haemorrhage, &c. | |
| „ High Street | 27 | M | 84 | 19 August | Bronchitis—Cardiac Failure | |
| „ Three Nuns Hotel | — | M | 45 | 21 March | Bronchitis | |
| Ansel Court | 14 | M | 63 | 1 ,, | Paralysis Agitans | |
| Artillery Lane | 20 | M | 53 | 3 May | Carcinoma of Stomach | |
| „ „ | 21 | F | 9 | 17 Dec. | Acute Rheumatism | |
| Austin Friars | 22 | F | 83 | 29 Oct. | Cerebral Thrombosis | |
| Barker's Buildings, Room 22 | F | 75 | 14 „ | Syncope—Valvular Disease of Heart | P.M., Natural. | |
| Bishopsgate ... | 26 | M | 61 | 24 Nov. | Syncope—Chronic Disease of Heart | |
| „ | 162 | M | 32 | 14 Feb. | Lobar Pneumouia | |
| „ | 191 | M | 4 | 23 August | Sarcoma of Jaw | |
| „ Fire Station | — | M | 22 | 1 March | Sacra Abscess | |
| „ Great Eastern Hotel | M | 69 | 22 August | Valvular Disease of Heart | ||
| Bridgewater Street | 4 | M | 2 | 24 Jan. | Diphtheria | |
| „ „ | S | F | 18 hours | 12 April | Convulsions | Inquest, P.M. |
| Broadway, Ludgate Hill, 117. St. Ann's Chambers | M | 70 | 7 Nov. | Carcinoma of Tongue | ||
| Brushfield Street | 10 | F | 52 | 28 „ | General Paralysis of Insane | |
| Cannon Street | 53 | M | 36 | 31 Dec. | Lobar Pneumonia | |
| „ „ | 84 | M | 16 | 4 April | Syncope and Broncho-Pneumonia | P.M. |
| „ „ | 88 | M | 65 | 29 June | Broncho-Pneumonia and Cardiac Failure | P.M. |
| „ „ | 109 | M | 49 | 29 „ | Pleurisy—Pyo-pneumothorax | P.M. |
| „ „ | 121 | M | 73 | 22 Nov. | Cerebral Haemorrhage |i | |
| „ „ Hotel | — | M | 68 | 9 Dec. | Acute Cholecystitis | |
| Carter Lane, Choir House. | — | M | 29 | 27 Feb. | Influenza—Pneumonia | |
| Cavendish Court, Bishopseate ...... • ... | F | 67 | 16 „ | Senile Decay | ||
| Cloak Lane Police Station | — | F | 80 | 5 Mar. | Valvular Disease of Heart | |
| Cloth Fair | 45 | F | 76 | 24 Jan. | Syncope—Advanced Disease of Coronary Arteries. | |
| „ Bartholomew House | M | 62 | 10 April | Morbus Cordis | ||
| Cornhill | 78 | M | 3 m'ths | 4 Feb. | Bronchitis | |
| Crown Court | 3 | M | t>6 | 3 „ | Gangrene of Leg | |
| Crown Place, Aldgate | 3 | M | 60 | 6 May | Chronic Gastric Ulcer | |
| Dean's Court, Old Bailey | 31 | F | 76 | 4 Mar. | Senile Debility | |
| Devonshire Square | — | H* | 81 | 10 „ | ||
| Dorset Street | 4 | M | 65 | 11 Oct. | Valvular Disease of Heart | |
| „ „ | 7 | M | 80 | 8 Jan. | Senile Decay | |
| Duke Street, Aldgate | 32 | F | 55 | 1 April | Acute Bronchitis | |
| „ „ | 46 | F | 59 | 17 Jan. | Influenza—Pneumonia | |
| Dyer's Buildings | 6 | F | 80 | 24 July | Misadventure—Fall in a Market | |
| Essex Court, Temple | 5 | M | 60 | 7 Jan. | Cerebral Haemorrhage | |
| Farringdon Street | 18 | M | 57 | 17 July | Syncope—Disease of Heart | r.M. Inquest, Natural. |
| Fenchurch Street | 51 | M | 63 | 22 April | Influenza—Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ „ | 51 | F | 66 | 18 June | Chronic Interstitial Nephritis | |
| Fetter Lane | 40 | F | 43 | 15 Sept. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ „ | 42 | F | 67 | 12 Dec. | Arterio-Sclerosis | |
| „ „ | 108 | M | 35 | 15 April | Appendicitis Abscess—Phthisis | |
| Finsbury Circus, River Plate House | F | 18 | 19 May | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||
| Finsbury Pavement | 63 | F | 1 m'th | 5 April | G astro-Enteritis | |
| Fleet Lane | 29 | F | 79 | 9 Feb. | Syncope, due to Valvular Disease of Heart | P.M. |
| Fleet Street | 44 | M | 40 | 20 March | Valvular Disease of Heart | |
| „ „ | 53 | F | 59 | 27 „ | „ „ „ Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ „ | 95 | M | 48 | 16 July | ||
| Fore Street | 114 | XI | 35 | 12 Dec. | Asphyxia, Monoxide Poison | Suicide, unsound mind |
| „ „ | 116 | M | 45 | 18 Oct. | Sub-acute Bacterial Endocarditis | |
| Garden Court, Temple | 2 | U | 58 | 17 April | Enteric Fever | |
| Garden Place | 9 | M | 42 | 26 Sept. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| Great Eastern Hotel | _ | M | 46 | 8 Jan. | Broncho-Pneumonia | |
| „ „ | _ | M | 58 | 10 June | Heart Failure—Pleurisy | |
| Great New Street | 2 | F | 78 | 9 Dec. | Bronchitis | |
| „ „ | 3 | F | 77 | 27 „ | „ | |
| „ „ | 20 | F | 73 | 29 Feb. | ||
| Great St. Helen's | 26 | F | 50 | 8 May | Intestinal Obstruction | |
| Goring Street | 2 | M | 70 | 20 March | Coma—Cerebral Apoplexy | Inquest, P.M. |
| Gutter Lane | 23 | F | 36 | 14 Feb. | Tuberculosis of Lung and Larynx | |
| Holborn Circus, T. Wallis. | — | F | 57 | 27 August | Carcinoma of Bladder | |
| Holborn Viaduct | 29 | F | 68 | 10 Sept. | Cardiac Disease | |
| „ „ Station, In train. | — | M | Newly born. | 4 April | Rupture—Want of attention | |
| Houndsditch | 8 | M | 68 | 10 Feb. | Pneumonia | |
| „ | 95 | F | 9 m'ths | 4 Dec. | Burns from Clothes on fire-guard | Inquest, Accident. |
| Hutchison Avenue | 3 | F | 66 | 19 Oct. | Morbus Cordis | |
| „ „ | 18 | M | 8 | 28 Nov. | Syncope—Pericarditis | |
| „ „ | 20 | M | 65 | 21 May | Syncope—Chronic Heart Disease | Inquest, P.M. |
| „ „ | — | M | 72 | 17 June | Carcinoma of Tongue | |
| Hutchison Street | 16 | M | 53 | 28 August | Valvular Disease of Heart | |
| Hutton Street | 37 | M | 2 | 15 June | Measles—Bronchitis | |
| John Street, Minories | 13 | M | 64 | 25 May | Melancholia—Cerebral Hemorrhage | |
| King's Block, Stoney Lane | 30 | F | 6 m'ths | 7 Nov. | Gastric Enteritis | |
| „ „ | 36 | F | 69 | 31 Jan. | Gangrene of Foot | |
| „ „ | 38 | M | 2 m'ths | 8 Feb. | Whooping Cough | |
| Kingf Street, Snow Hill | 18 | F | 58 | 27 May | bronchitis | |
| King William Street | 31 | M | 69 | 19 Dec. | Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |