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Poplar 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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Poplar (Sub-Distk ict)—Con tinned.

1906.Poplar Collier Dock.Able seaman on board barque "Brodene," native of Russia. Male, 19.Violent. Suffocation by drowning, through falling off a barge whilst getting to his ship and under the influence of drink. Acc. Inq.
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6th Oct.Off Limehouse Cut, Stink-house Bridge.Unknown parentage, female, about 5 minutes.Pound dead. Prematurity and want of attention at birth. Nat. P.M. Inq.
25th Oct.ss. "Badagri," Millwall Docks, late of 26, Dean Lane, South -ville, Bristol.Male, 37. Steward.Violent. Fracture of skull through falling down hold of ss. "Badagri." Inq.
27th Oct.Second Engineer, ss. "Progress," W. India Docks.Male, 63, of 3, Lower Oriel Street, Dublin.Found dead. Suffocation by drowning, no evidence as to cause. Inq.
30th Oct.West India Docks.Unknown male, about 50.Ditto.
26th Nov.West IndiaDocks.Male, 27. Able seaman on ss. " Catalina," late of St. Vincent. Bromley.Found dead. Rupture of the ascending aorta while straining at stool. Nat. P.M. Inq.
30th Nov.Boatswain of Germany.Male, 50. Bow.Violent. Fractured spine caused by falling in front of a passing motor bus while under the influence of alcohol. Acc. Inq. P.M.
25th MayDuckett's Canal, ofi Monier Road.Unknown female,Found dead, but whether born alive or not the evidenoe failed to prove. Inq.
9th Sept.Duckett's Canal, oft Parnell Road.Unknown parentage. Male, half-hour.Found dead. Want of attention at birth, but under what circumstances the evidence fails to prove. P.M. Inq.
12th Oct,Off Albion Wharf, R.':Lee.Unknown parentage. Male, about 5 minutesFound dead. Suffocation by . umbilical cord round neck due to want of attention at birth. Misadventure. P.M. Inq.