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11. A widow, aged 73, from Hurley Buildings, died
from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Pleuro Pneumonia and heart
failure, at St. Barnabas Home, Clerkenwell.
12. A tailor's cutter, aged 46, from Kerbela Street,
was found dead in Middlesex Street, Whitechapel. The
cause of death is stated to be acute Pneumonia while
suffering from Valvular disease of heart.
13. A compositor, aged 57, from Russia Lane, died
from Syncope and fatty degeneration of the heart, on
Gainsborough Road Bridge, Hackney Wick.
14. A fish porter, aged 48, from Barnsley Houses,
was found drowned in the river Lea, near Stannard's
Boat House, Hackney.
15. A boot repairer, aged 33, from Kay Street, who
had tubercular disease, died at 4, Swiss Terrace,
Hampstead, from Asphyxia caused by Hoemorrhage from
ruptured blood vessel in left lung.
16. An upholsterer, aged 18, from Chambord Street,
hanged himself in Wormwood Scrubbs Prison.
These sixteen deaths of persons ordinarily resident
in Bethnal Green together with the 407 institution
deaths make a total of 423 ; and after adding these
to the number actually registered in the Borough and
subtracting the 399 non-residents there remains a net
total of 2,275.