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Woolwich 1896

The eighth annual report of the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1896

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TABLE XIV.

Returnofthe number of Bodies received into the Mortuary during the year,1896.

No.Date received at Mortuary.Name.Age.Address.Cause of Death.
1January 1stGeorge Kerr27PeckhamFound Drowned.
2„ 29thFemale, unknownNewly bornFound in River Thamesdo.
3February 1stTomaso Fortunino3032, Fenwick StreetDisease of Lungs, &c.
4„ 5thGeo. withers5723. Sarsh Street, Tidal BasinAccidentally Drowned.
5„ 9thFredk. Squibb3750, Garvery Road, Custom Housedo.
6„ 18thThomas Pelzing675, Ann Street, Rush groveRupture of Aueurism.
7Match 16thArthur Gritton8 months2, Acorn StreetCapillary Bronchitis. [birth.
8„ 26thEmily Ward21"Ordnance Arms," Ordnance RoadHæmorrhage, and shock following child
9„ 25thJohn Parker8 months7, Helen StreetConvulsions following Tubeicular Menin
10„ 27thEdward Allsopp19 months17, Sand StreetAccidental Concussion of Brain. [gitis.
11April 11thThomas Harriss50150, Lakedale Road, PlumsteadSyncope.
12„ 11thAnn Jones578, Nelson StreetApoplexy.
13„ 18thWalter Butler17 months40c, E Block, Brookhill RoadNatural causes.
14„ 25thMale, unknownAbout 35Found in River ThamesFound Drowned.
15May 1stAnnie Iveson2947, Wood StreetPerforation of Stomach.
16„ 1st.Beatrice Timpson5 weeks89, Samuel StreetBronchial Catarrh. [Larynx.
J7„19thAnn Porter35a, Chapel StreetSuffocation caused by Abscess in
18„ 15thMary Griffin5 weeks9,Warren LaneAccidentally Suftocated in Bed.
l9„ 31stJohn Kelley2427, Peter Street, Canning TownAccidentally Drowned.
20June 18thFemale, unknown50UnknownSuicide by Drowning.
21„ 22ndEllen Whelan2842, Ogiby StreetNatural Causes.
22July 2ndRussell Gardner20Cheapside, LiverpoolCancer of Stomach.
23„ 4thCaroline Armstrong4231, Orchard StreetFatty Degeneration of Heart.
20„ 4thSophia Evans766, Borthwick Cottages, CharltonCongestion of Lungs.
25„ 8thFemale45 to 50UnknownSyncope, Cancerous rumour.
26„ 13thWilhelm Polley54Found drowned off WoolwichFound Drowned.