Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920
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| STREET OR PLACE. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Date of Death. | Cause of Death. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightrider Street | 61 | M | 4 | 5 May | Shock : Hemorrhage—Run over, motor | P.M., Inquest. |
| Laurence Pountney Hill | 18 | M | 49 | 24 August | Suicide, Unsound Mind | |
| Leadenhall Street | 96/ | M | 64 | 5 May | Rupture of Heart | |
| 98 | ||||||
| 101 | M | 15 | 6 Nov. | Shock : Haemorrhage—Fracture of Skull | Crushed in lift well. | |
| Little Britain | 25 | M | 54 | 1 May | Diabetes—Chronic Nephritis | P.M., Accidental. |
| Little College Street | 3 | F | 67 | 2 June | Cerebral Thrombosis | |
| Liverpool Street Station-Cloak Room | — | F | Newly born. | 28 May | Suffocation, strangulation—Tape tied round neck. | P.M., Inquest, Murder. |
| G.E.R. Hotel | — | M | 58 | 10 June | Heart Failure | |
| Railway Station | — | F | Newly born. | 30 August | Inattention at Birth | Unknown. |
| Long Lane | 74 | M | 75 | 8 Jan. | Embolism of Lungs | |
| 75 | M | 74 | 21 May | Cerebral Haemorrhage—Fall from window | ||
| „ Vincent Hotel... | — | M | 65 | 15 June | Actinomycosis—Diabetes | |
| Ludgate Hill | 4 | M | 46 | 24 Dec. | Valvular Disease of Heart | |
| Mansell Street | 30 | M | About 20 mins. | 27 April | Heart Failure | |
| Mark Lane | 36 | M | 43 | 18 July | Syncope, following fall from window | |
| Metal Exchange Buildings | — | M | 46 | 24 May | Lympho-sarcoma of Media | |
| Middlesex Street | 33 | M | 6 | 30 July | Diabetes Mellitus | |
| „ „ | 95 | F | 6 | 24 Nov. | Epithelioma of Vulva | |
| Middlesex Street- | ||||||
| Salvation Army Shelter | — | M | 57 | 28 Feb. | Meningitis | |
| „ „ | _ | M | 76 | 3 March | Bronchitis | |
| „ „ | — | M | 66 | 3 April | Influenza—Bronchitis | |
| „ In Ambulance near | 116 | M | about 60 | 16 „ | Heart Failure. Disease of Coronary Arteries | |
| Salvation Army Shelter | _ | M | 64 | 16 „ | Morbus Cordis | |
| „ „ | — | M | 68 | 25 May | Epithelioma of Lip | |
| „ „ | — | M | 54 | 5 July | Acute Lobar Pneumonia | |
| „ „ | — | M | 39 | 31 „ | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ „ | — | M | 82 | 29 Nov. | Chronic Bronchitis | |
| Middle Street | 2 | F | 8 | 8 August | Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media | |
| „ „ | 4 | M | 48 | 21 Oct. | Periproctitis— Isehio-rectal Abscess | |
| „ „ Bartholomew Close | 2 | M | 74 | 14 March | Bronchitis | |
| Milk Street | 5 | M | 73 | 9 May | Thyroiditis | P.M. |
| Minories | 54 | F | 71 | 20 Feb. | Tubercular Gland in Neck and Lung | |
| „ | 76 | F | 73 | 26 August | Carcinoma of Breast | |
| „ Central Hotel | — | M | 39 | 18 Sept. | Epithelioma of Tongue | |
| Mitre Street, Fleet Street | 1 | M | 61 | IE Feb. | ||
| Monkwell Street, Barker's Hall | F | 65 | 20 Nov. | Cancer of Rectum | ||
| Montague Court | 3 | F | 39 | 27 May | Syncope— Degeneration of Heart | |
| Moor Lane Chambers | 3 | M | 83 | 10 Feb. | Coma—Tubercular Disease of Lung | |
| „ „ | 20 | F | 79 | 25 March | Senile Decay | |
| New Broad Street | 39-41 | M | 70 | 30 August | Cerebral Haemorrhage—Heart Failure | |
| Newgate Street | 50 | M | 67 | 8 March | Cerebral Hemorrhage | |
| „ „ City Central Hall | _ | M | 75 | 26 „ | Influenza | |
| New Street | 6 | F | 65 | 11 June | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| „ „ Houndsditch | 14 | M | 37 | 21 „ | Tubercular Disease in Pulmonary Artery | |
| „ „ Aldgate | 31 | F | 47 | 21 .. | Tumour of Uterus—Intestinal Paralysis | |
| „ „ | 37 | M | 57 | 19 March | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| Noble Street, The Coach-makers' Hall | _ | M | 56 | 29 Dec. | Myocardial Defeneration | |
| Old Bailey | 25 | M | 32 | 18 March | Septic Pneumonia | |
| „ „ | — | M | 68 | 14 April | Bronchitis | |
| Old Broad Street | 56 | F | 03 | 23 Jan. | Carcinoma | |
| „ „ | — | M | 65 | 2 Nov. | Syncope—Ruptured Left Ventricle of Heart | P.M., Natural |
| Paper Bldgs., Inner Temple | 4 | F | 60 | 7 „ | Chronic Nephritis | |
| Paper Street | 7 | M | 5l | 13 May | Carcinoma—Operation Shock | |
| Plowden Buildings | I | M | 46 | 8 August | Pernicious Anaemia | |
| Police Buildings, Rose Alley | 14 | M | 6 m'ths | 27 May | Congenital Heart Disease | |
| Providence Place | 7 | F | 63 | 22 August | Pulmonary Tuberculosis | |
| Queen's Block, Stoney Lane | 46 | M | 69 | 28 Jan. | Acute Bronchitis | |
| Queen's Court | 2 | M | 63 | 13 August | Acute Tuberculosis— Broncho-Pneumonia | |
| Queen Victoria Street | 46 | F | 52 | 3 May | Syncope due to Rupture of Fatty Heart | Found Dead, Inq. P.M. |
| „ „ | 114 | M | 80 | 17 Nov. | Arterio-Sclerosis | |
| „ „ „ | 146 | M | 47 | 16 Jan. | Pernicious Anaemia | |
| „ „ „ | 171 | F | 84 | 26 „ | Senility—Bronchitis | |
| „ „ „ College of Arms | F | 17 | 10 Sept. | Bronchitis | ||
| River Thames— | ||||||
| Near Custom House | — | M | 54 | 28 Jan. | Drowning—no Evidence | P.M., Inquest. |
| Old Swan Pier | — | E | 29 | 29 March | ||
| Southwark Bridge | — | M | about 30 | 3 April | Asphyxia from Drowning—no Evidence | |
| Near London Bridge | — | M | 41 | 10 June | ||
| „ „ „ | — | M | about 30 | 25 Sept. | Drowning—Killed himself | „ „ Unsound Mind |
| Dowgate Wharf | — | M | 42 | 27 June | Suffocation— Drowning | „ ,. Accidental |
| Wheatsheaf Wharf | — | M | about 32 | 28 Sept. | Asphyxia—Drowning | P.M., no Evidence |
| River Thames | — | M | 55 | 8 October | Asphyxia from Drowning | P.M. |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | _ | F | 51 | 20 March | Pneumonia | P.M. |
| — | M | 52 | 4 May | |||
| — | M | 22 | 3 August | Pyo-nephrosis | ||
| St. Bride Street | 7/9 | M | 78 | 28 October | Senile Decay | |
| St. Mary-at-Hill | 16 | M | 61 | 24 April | Influenza—Bronchitis | |
| St. Mary Axe | 1 | F | 58 | 5 October | Syneope—Chronic Interstitial Nephritis | P.M., Inquest |
| 54 | F | 13 | 21 Nov. | Rheumatic Fever and Pericarditis | ||
| St. Paul s Churchyard | 47 | M | 44 | 11 June | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |