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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1896
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1896
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CITY OF LONDON MORTALITY—Continued.
| STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | No. of Sub-District. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Hood Court, not stated | 3 | F | 1 hour | 20 April, 1896 | Prematurity | Died in S.B.H., Inquest, no evidence how caused, | |
| „ „ | 12 | 3 | F | 34 | 30 July., „ | Injury to Skull | Inquest. |
| Roman Bath Street | 15 | 3 | M | 49 | 23 Mar., „ | Suicide by Hanging | |
| Rose Alley, Bishopsgate | 14 | 1 | F | 40 | 29 „ „ | Cancer of Uterus | |
| Russia Court, Mark Lane | 4 | 4 | M | 65 | 25 Feb., „ | Enlargement of Prostrate | |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | 3 | F | 30 | 21 Mar., „ | Typhoid Fever | Probationer. | |
| „ „ | 3 | M | 45 | 7 April, „ | Heart Disease | Inq., brght dead to Hspl. | |
| „ „ | 3 | M | 38 | 30 June, „ | Fell from a Window | Inquest. | |
| „ „ | 3 | M | 47 | 20 July, ,, | Heart Disease | „ | |
| „ „ | 3 | M | 36 | 7 Oct., „ | „ | „ | |
| „ „ | 3 | F | 68 | 2 Dec., „ | Pneumonia | Hospital Nurse. | |
| St. Paul's Cathedral | 4 | M | new born | 10 Feb., ,, | Suffocated | Inquest. | |
| „ Churchyard | 3 | 3 | F | 18 | 12 Sep., „ | Typhoid Fever | Died in St. Bart.'s Hsptl. |
| „ „ | 28 | 3 | F | 30 | 21 Dec., „ | Cut Throat | Inquest. Murdered by her husband |
| „ „ | 28 | 3 | M | 35 | 21 Dec , „ | Suicide, jumping from Window | Inquest. |
| Salisbury Court | 138 | 3 | F | 61 | 5 Dec., „ | Bronchitis | „ |
| Seething Lane | 41 | 4 | M | 1 mouth | 18 April „ | Gastro Enteritis | |
| Shaftesbury Place | 27 | 3 | F | 14 | 19 May, „ | Injury to Brain | Inquest. Died in St.B.H. |
| „ „ | 20 | 3 | F | 7 months | 26 Sep., „ | Gastritis | „ „ |
| „ „ | 1 | 2 | F | 79 | 15 Oct., „ | Phthisis | |
| „ „ | 28 | 2 | M | 4 months | 23 „ „ | Bronchitis | Inquest. |
| „ „ | 16 | 2 | M | 53 | 16 Dec., „ | Suffocated whilst Vomiting | „ |
| Sherborne Lane | 19 | 4 | M | 58 | 26 July, „ | Bright's Disease | |
| Shoe Lane | 3 | M | 63 | 12 Mar., ,, | Apoplexy | ||
| „ „ | 112 | J 3 | M | 10 mths | 14 July, „ | Tubercular Meningitis | Died in St. Bart.'s Hsptl. |
| Snow Hill | 7 | 3 | F | 11 mths | 4 „ „ | Croup |
• This man had previously murdered his wife.