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Poplar 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS FROM DROWNING, ETC., AND DEATHS OF
PERSONS OF UNKNOWN ADDRESSES INCLUDED
IN THE MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The following deaths have been included in the Mortality Statistics
of the respective Sub-districts as there is no reason for believing that such
deaths will be shown in the Mortality Tables of any other SubDistrict:—
Poplar (Sub-District).
| 1st Feb. | In Ashton Street. | Unknown. | Female, about 5 days. | Died from disease, the nature of which was not ascertained. P.M. Inquest. |
| 6th Feb. | River Thames foreshore near Pierhead, Millwall. | Unknown. | Male. Newly born. | Hæmorrhage from umbilical cord and want of attention at birth. P.M. Inquest. |
| 23rd April. | Limehouse Basin West India Dock. | Widow of Brick-Female, 89. layer. | Senectus. Syncope. | |
| 20th April. | River Thames. | Marine engineer Male, 32. of Kingussie, Inverness. | Found drowned. Open verdict. Inquest. | |
| Bromley (Sub-District). | ||||
| 20th Sept. | Bow Cemetery. | Unknown. | Female. Newly born. | Atelectasis. Natural cause. Inquest. |
| 2nd Oct. | Poplar Hospital. | Merchant sea-Male, 49. man. Homeless. | Phthisis. Bronchiectasis. | |
| 20th Oct. | Poplar Hospital. | Engine fitter, of Male, 30. Carnoustie, Scotland. | Burst of gas engine. Fractured pelvis. P.M. Accidental. Inquest. | |
| Bow (Sub-District). | ||||
| 19th Sept. | In street, Malmesbury Road. | Unknown. | Female. Newly born. | Atelectasis. Natural cause. Inquest. |