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Poplar 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF PERSONS OF UNKNOWN ADDRESSES, ETC.,
INCLUDED IN THE MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The following deaths have been included in the Mortality Statistics of the Boiough, in accordance with the rules relating to "Transferable Deaths."
| 1930. Jan. 1 | Poplar Institution | Female, 79 (unknown) | Myocardial degeneration. Senile decay. P.M. Inquest. |
| ,, 15 | 1, Bexley Lane, Dartford, admitted from Casual Wards | Male, 66 | Gastric haemorrhage. Gastric ulcer. Pulmonary tubercu-culosis. |
| ,, 18 | Poplar Institution, of no fixed abode | Male, 74 | Myocardial degeneration. Nephritis. Fall in Ward and injury to hip. Accidental cause. Inquest. |
| ,, 31 | Poplar Institution, address unknown | Male, 69 | Chronic bronchitis accelerated by shock of fall to floor. P.M. Inquest. |
| Feb. 6 | Poplar Institution, no fixed abode | Male, 85 | Chronic interstitial nephritis and chronic bronchitis accelerated by a fall. P.M. Inquest. |
| Mar. 10 | Poplar Institution, Dock Labourer of Aberdeen | Male, 45 | Broncho-pneumonia. Pulmonary tuberculosis. |
| „ 10 | St. Andrew's Hospital, no fixed abode | Male, 50 | Acute lobar pneumonia. |
| April 8 | Poplar Institution, no fixed abode | Male, 68 | Pernicious anaemia. Myocardial degeneration. |
| June 4 | Bow Institution, previous address unknown | Male, 70 | Myocarditis and nephritis. Fractured femur—fall after being pushed. P.M. Inquest. |
| „ 14 | Poplar Institution, no fixed abode | Male, 49 | Asphyxia while in bed during an epileptic fit. P.M. |
| July 25 | Poplar Institution, no fixed abode | Male, 69 | Cerebral apoplexy. High blood pressure. |
| Sept. 22 | St. Andrew's Hospital, no fixed abode | Male, 77 | Thrombosis of femoral artery. Gangrene of leg. Fall from a chair. Accidental cause. P.M. |
| Nov. 28 | Bow Institution | Male, 65 (unknown) | Lobar pneumonia. Exposure and self-neglect. P.M. Inquest. |
| Dec. 8 | Poplar Hospital, no fixed abode | Male, 69 | Cerebral haemorrhage. Chronio interstitial nephritis. Inquest. |
| „ 13 | Poplar Institution, no fixed abode | Male, 85 | Myocardial degeneration. Senility. |
| ,, 15 | Hundred Acres, Epsom, admitted from Poplar Institution, no fixed abode | Male, 31 | Exhaustion from mania. P.M. |