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Woolwich 1899

The eleventh annual report of the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1899

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TABLE XII.

Abstract from Mortuary Register for 1899.

Number of bodies received, 77. Average number yearly for the past nine years, 53.

No.Date.-Sex.Age in Years.Residence.Cause of Death.Remarks.
1January 2f5816, Sandy H illSyncope from Heart Disease
2„ 3m4/128, Dicev StreetSuffocation
3„ 13m4313, Glenakon StreetInjuries caused by fall of chimney stack
4„ 13m19R. A. BarracksSyncope following operation
5,, 22m37Found in ThamesAccidentally drownedFrom Tidal Basin.
6,, 24m31UnknownSyncope
7„ 27m3610, Ropeyard RailsCystitis
8„ 31m19Found in ThamesAccidentally drownedUnidentified.
9February2m6690. High StreetBronchitis
10,, 6m9/526, Brigade TerraceSuffocation
11„ 28m39$0, Brenton Street, LimehouseAccidental fall down ship's hold
12March 4m19Found in ThamesAccidentally drownedFrom Harwich.
13„ 6f645, Catherine SquareBronchitis and Pneumonia
14,, 13m22A.S.C. BarracksMeningitis
15,, 14f1 6/1225, Gildersome StreetConvulsions
16„ 18m3912, Robert StreetApoplexy
17„ 27m4/1211, Dicey StreetSuffocation
18„ 27f6715, Kidd StreetSyncope
19,, 27f33105, Crescent Road, PlumsteadNatural Causes
20April 5f1/5233, Union StreetConvulsions
21„ 5f8/12Caravan in CharltonAccidentally burned
22„ 8m5057, Nightingale ValeHeart disease
23„ 13m72R.A. BarracksSenile decay
24„ 17m4614, Frances StreetSuicide by cutting throat
25,, 24m40Found in ThamesAccidently drowned
26May 2.f17Found in ThamesFound drownedOf Globe Lane, Woolwich.
27„ 5m789, Reidhaven Road, PlumsteadAccidental fall
28„ 5f5/125, Delvan StreetPneumonia
29,, 19mnew bornFound in Rectory GroveWant of proper attention
„ 19m2/5277. High StreetImproper feeding
31„ 22mnew bornFound in MarshesWant of proper attention
32,, 28m249, Leonard Street, SilvertownInjuries caused by fall of iron skip
33„ 30m2346, Albert Road, North WoolwichInjuries caused by fall of iron skip
34„ 9f3953, High StreetNephritis
35June 1.m30Found in R.M. Repository PondSuicide by drowningUnidentified.
36„ 3-m50Found in DockyardAccidentallv drowned
37„ 5m38East Street, CharltonNatural causes