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Poplar 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF PERSONS OF UNKNOWN ADDRESSES, ETC.,
INCLUDED IN THE MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The following deaths have been included in the mortality statistics of the Borough in accordance with the Registrar-General's rules relating to "Transferable Deaths."
| 1926. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th Feb. | St. Andrew's Hospital, no fixed abode. | Male, 54. | Acute bronchitis; cardiac failure. |
| 17th Mar. | S.S."Umlazi," East India Dock, of Calcutta . | Male, 36. | Embolism of coronary artery. P.M. Inquest. |
| 19th „ | 31, Orchard Place, of Jersey, Channel Islands. | Male, 73. | Cancer of prostate gland Asthenia. |
| 4th May | On way to Poplar Hospital | Male, 50. (unknown). | Atheroma of coronary arteries. Myocardial degeneration. P.M. Inquest. |
| 28th Dec., 1925. (Body recovered 13th May, 1926). | River Thames, of Hamburg. | Male, 36. | Fell into river while boarding ship. Asphyxia due to drowning. Accidental cause. P.M. Inquest. |
| 21st May. | River Thames, off Storers Wharf. | Male, newly-born (unknown). | Want of attention at birth. Open verdict. Inquest. |
| 2nd June. | River Thames, off Bullivant's Wharf. | Female newly-born (unknown). | Want of attention at birth. Open verdict. Inquest. |
| 10th „ | Poplar Hospital, of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. | Female, 67. | Cerebral haemorrhage. |
| 23rd „ | River Thames, off Lancaster's Wharf. | Female, newly-born (unknown). | Want of attention at birth. Open verdict. Inquest. |
| 2nd July | St. Andrew's Hospital, no fixed abode. | Male, 49. | Pulmonary tuberculosis. |