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He recommenced his duties as an officer of the Council and,
although far from well, struggled to perform them until
February of this year. Since February, he had been on sick
leave, ultimately passing away on Saturday last from heart
trouble, the result of overwork during his period of service,
leaving a widow and two children to mourn his loss. Captain
White was held in high esteem by his colleagues at the Town
Hall, who sincerely regret his demise at the early age of 47
years."
I had only two interviews with Captain White during sick
leave, but they were sufficient to enable me to understand the reason
why he was so well liked by his colleagues.
On March 27th, your predecessors did me the honour of appointing
me to fill the vacancy caused by the late Dr. J. King-Warry's
death, temporarily until such time as a permanent successor would
be appointed. I commenced my new duties on March 31st.

Topography.—The Borough is situated to the north-east of the
City of London. On the east it is separated from the County of
Essex by the River Lea. Elsewhere, it is bounded on the north
by the Urban District of Tottenham; on the west from
north to south, by the Metropolitan Boroughs of Stoke Newington
and Islington; on the south, from west to east, by the Metropolitan
Boroughs of Shoreditch and Bethnal Green; and at the southeastern
corner it adjoins a small portion of the Metropolitan Borough
of Poplar.